International Industrial Networks and Industrial Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe

International Industrial Networks and Industrial Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe analyses the role of international industrial networks in industrial restructuring and corporate growth in central Europe, Russia and Ukraine. It shows that two d

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International Industrial Networks and Industrial Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe Edited by

Slavo Radosevic School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies, University College London, U.K. and

Bert M. Sadowski Eindhoven Centre on Innovation Studies, University of Technology Eindhoven, The Netherlands

KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS NEW YORK, BOSTON, DORDRECHT, LONDON, MOSCOW

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface ....................................................................................................................... xi List of tables and figures.......................................................................................... xiii About the Editor ......................................................................................................... x Contibutors ............................................................................................................... xv CHAPTER 1 Slavo Radosevic and Bert M. Sadowski INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 2 Slavo Radosevic and Bert M. Sadowski INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL NETWORKS AND INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING DURING POST-SOCIALIST TRANSFORMATION........... 15 2.1. Different theoretical perspectives on international strategic alliances and their empirical relevance.................................................. 16 2.2. International industrial networks and industry restructuring in Post-Socialist transformation: A review of key issues ...................... 28 2.3. Summary and conclusions ..................................................................... 35 PART I INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL NETWORKS AND INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING IN CENTRAL EUROPE CHAPTER 3 Slavo Radosevic THE DYNAMICS OF INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL NETWORKS IN CENTRAL EUROPE ................................................................... 41 3.1. Alliances and growth of enterprises in Central Europe: A conceptual framework........................................................................ 42 3.2. An empirical analysis of international strategic alliance activity: Some stylised facts ................................................................................ 46 3.3. Discussion.............................................................................................. 51 3.4. Conclusions ........................................................................................... 55 CHAPTER 4 Stanislaw Kubielas PRODUCT FR