The Dynamics of Big Business

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Acknowledgments

1  Introduction

PART IHistorical Features of Italian and Spanish Capitalism

2  Italy: Toward a Democratization of Big Business?

3  Changing Fortunes for Spanish Big Business?

PART IIThe Evolution of Big Business in Italy and Spain

4  No Country for Large Corporations? The Role and Impact of Big Business in Italy and Spain

5  Sector-Based Analysis of Large Corporations in Italy and Spain

6  Big-Business Owners and Managers

PART IIIStrategy and Structure

7  The Product Diversification Strategy: Between Single Activity Companies and Business Groups

8  The Geographic Diversification Strategy: The Rise of Italian and Spanish Multinational Companies?

9  The Organizational Form: H-Form versus ...