Corporate Co-Evolution A Politiical Perspective

by Rodrigues, Suzana B.; Child, John

• ISBN13: 9781444301700
• ISBN10: 1444301705
• Edition: 1st
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-03-06
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Corporate Co-Evolution is a work of major scholarship that develops broad macro-economic principles of corporate strategy by examining and analyzing the history and growth of Telemig, a major Brazilian telecommunications company.

• Analyzes the different domains of the corporate environment - economic, social, cultural and political - that impact on the evolution of companies
  
• Traces the multi-level changes in a major Brazilian telecommunications company, uncovering the dynamics of change over the course of 30 years
  
• Develops a broader contextual and historical perspective that enriches our understanding of today’s international corporate environment
  
• Includes a general introduction to the complex political factors in the corporate environment that impact the growth of companies
  
• Co-authored by internationally-renowned author and business consultant, John Child

Author Biography

Suzana Rodriguez is a Professor of International Business and Organization at Birmingham Business School.

John Child is Chair of Commerce at Birmingham Business School. He is the author of the classic text: Organization and author or co-author of 18 books and more than 120 articles.

Table of Contents

Series Editors’ Foreword.

Part I: Introduction.

1 Perspectives on Corporate Evolution.

2 The Economic and Political Context of Telecommunications in Brazil.

3 Scope and Method.

Part II: Historical Co-evolution.

4 Foundations 1953-1985.

5 Politicization 1985-1993.

6 Reconstruction and Demise 1993-2000.

Part III: Multi-dimensional Co-evolution.

7 Organizational Culture.

8 Corporate Identity.

9 Metaphors and Reflective Imaging.

10 The Politics of Learning.

Part IV: Theoretical Development.

11 A Political Interest Theory of Corporate Co-evolution.

Index