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Varieties of capitalism: the institutional foundations of comparative advantage

Peter A. Hall, +1 more
- 01 Jan 2001 - 
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In this paper, the authors highlight the role of business in national economies and show that there is more than one path to economic success, and explain national differences in social and economic policy.
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What are the most important differences among national economies? Is globalization forcing nations to converge on an Anglo-American model? What explains national differences in social and economic policy? This pathbreaking work outlines a new approach to these questions. It highlights the role of business in national economies and shows that there is more than one path to economic success.

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Political Entrepreneurs and Co‐Managers: Labour Transnationalism at Four Multinational Auto Companies

Ian Greer, +1 more
- 01 Mar 2008 - 
TL;DR: This paper examined labour transnationalism within four multinational automakers and concluded that intensified worker-side cross-border co-operation has not prevented wage-based competition in general (due to the lack of between-firm co-ordination), it has reshaped employment relations within these multinational corporations.
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Mapping the business systems of 61 major economies: A taxonomy and implications for varieties of capitalism and business systems research

Michael A. Witt, +5 more
- 01 Jan 2018 - 
TL;DR: The authors analyzed the institutional structures of 61 major economies, accounting for 93.5% of 2013 world GDP at purchasing power parity, and found nine main types of business systems: Highly Coordinated, Coordinated Market, Liberal Market, European Peripheral, Advanced Emerging, Advanced City, Arab Oil-Based, Emerging, and Socialist Economies.
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Accounting for varieties of capitalism: The case against a single set of global accounting standards

Martin Walker
- 01 Sep 2010 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the optimal design of accounting standards may depend on the institutional characteristics of the political and economic system and that the forced adoption of a single form of accounting runs the risk of severely restricting the different forms of capitalism that can develop.
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Institutions and Collective Actors in the Provision of Training: Historical and Cross-National Comparisons

Kathleen Thelen, +2 more
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The Institutions of Corporate Governance

Mark J. Roe
- 01 Jan 2005 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the authors outline the institutions of corporate governance decision-making in the large public firm in the wealthy West and summarize and conclude the central problems of Corporate Governance.