03100cam a2200493 a 4500 16950895 MWNLS 20141027110820.0 110907s2008 enka b 001 0 eng 2011291254 GBA8A5000 bnb 101495108 DNLM 014707666 Uk 9780199543434 (hbk. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn226360125 NLM NLM UKM BTCTA BAKER YDXCP BWKUK BWK BWX CDX SNK NTE DLC nlmcopyc lccopycat e-gx--- e-it--- n-us--- e-uk--- HD9671.A2 H47 2008 2009 B-139 QV 736 H568o 2008 338.476151094 22 Herrmann, Andrea M. One political economy, one competitive strategy? : comparing pharmaceutical firms in Germany, Italy, and the UK / Andrea M. Herrmann. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. xvi, 202 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-185) and index. "One Political Economy, One Competitive Strategy? begins with an assessment of how many pharmaceutical firms in Germany, Italy, and the UK pursue strategies facilitated by national institutions governing the financial markets, antitrust activities, and the labour market. Quantitative analyses reveal that deviant firms, competing through institutionally unsupported strategies, outnumber conforming firms by far. Not only does this finding run counter to the expectations of the competitiveness literature, it brings up a whole new line of inquiry. How can firms compete through strategies that are not supported by national institutions? The book addresses this question and illustrates that firms do not necessarily exploit comparative institutional advantages, but that they can also circumvent institutional constraints. International markets and individual collaboration on a contractual basis allow firms to compete despite comparative institutional disadvantages. These findings suggest that trade liberalization does not lead to strategy specialization but to strategy diversification, depending on the inventiveness of entrepreneurs to develop individual approaches to compete."--BOOK JACKET. Pharmaceutical industry Germany. Pharmaceutical industry Italy. Pharmaceutical industry Great Britain. Drug Industry economics Germany. Drug Industry economics Italy. Drug Industry economics United States. Economic Competition Germany. Economic Competition Italy. Economic Competition United States. Technology, Pharmaceutical economics Germany. Technology, Pharmaceutical economics Italy. Technology, Pharmaceutical economics United States. 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 19221 19221 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC BT BT GEN 2014-10-27 BAI 6000.00 338.476151094 HER 0078422 2026-09-09 13:28:21 9000.00 2014-10-27 BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC HQ HQ GEN 2016-01-18 Book Aid International 8000.00 338.476151094 HER 0081618 2026-09-14 06:26:52 12000.00 2016-01-18 BK