Sustaining Industrial Competitiveness after the Crisis Lessons from

Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach and using the case of the automotive industry as a starting point this volume discusses how industrial companies can remain competitive in spite of the current economic downturn.

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Sustaining Industrial Competitiveness after the Crisis

10.1057/9781137010988 - Sustaining Industrial Competitiveness after the Crisis, Edited by Luciano Ciravegna

10.1057/9781137010988 - Sustaining Industrial Competitiveness after the Crisis, Edited by Luciano Ciravegna

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Lessons from the Automotive Industry Edited by

Luciano Ciravegna Royal Holloway School of Management, UK

10.1057/9781137010988 - Sustaining Industrial Competitiveness after the Crisis, Edited by Luciano Ciravegna

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Sustaining Industrial Competitiveness after the Crisis

Selection and editorial content © Luciano Ciravegna 2012 Individual chapters © the contributors 2012

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