Hidden Champions in CEE and Turkey Carving Out a Global Niche
This book presents hidden champions in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Turkey that have been studied as a joint project between CEEMAN and IEDC-Bled School of Management, Slovenia. This is an outcome of extensive research undertaken by
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dden Champions in CEE and Turkey Carving Out a Global Niche
Hidden Champions in CEE and Turkey
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Peter McKiernan • Danica Purg Editors
Hidden Champions in CEE and Turkey Carving Out a Global Niche
Editors Peter McKiernan Strathclyde Business School University of Strathclyde Glasgow United Kingdom
Danica Purg CEEMAN and IEDC-Bled School of Management Bled Slovenia
ISBN 978-3-642-40503-7 ISBN 978-3-642-40504-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-40504-4 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013954673 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
Looking at the list of the most admired companies in the world as published annually by Fortune magazine, one must conclude that an excellent company must be large, indeed very large, and glamorous. Only well-known corporate giants appear in this list. And this is in accordance with the prevailing belief of the public, politicians, journalists, and business professors on role models of good management. If this view was right, a country and its politicians should focus on creating large corporations to compete internationally. But for most countries the reality is very different: 169 of the 206 sovereign
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