One Political Economy, One Competitive Strategy?: Comparing Pharmaceutical Firms in Germany, Italy, and the UK

One Political Economy, One Competitive Strategy?: Comparing Pharmaceutical Firms in Germany, Italy, and the UK

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-224

  Herrmann, Andrea M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIETIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antitrust legislation; Comparative advantages; Corporate competitiveness; Corporate governance; Industrial relations; Innovation strategies; Institutions; Pharmaceutical industry; Varieties of capitalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449388047     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199543434.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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