The Global Business Revolution and the Cascade Effect: Systems Integration in the Global Aerospace, Beverage and Retail IndustriesUsing empirical data from the supply chain of aerospace, beverages and retail this text develops an original framework, the 'cascade effect', to explain changes in industrial concentration. This provides an original insight into the determinants of industrial structure and has vital implications for firms and policy-makers in developing countries. |
Contents
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1 The Debate | 6 |
2 The Global Business Revolution Systems Integration and the Cascade Effect | 15 |
3 The Aerospace Industry | 36 |
4 The Beverage Industry | 67 |
5 The Retail Industry | 115 |
6 Implications for Firmlevel CatchUp in Developing Countries | 144 |
| 162 | |
Notes | 168 |
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