Family and other business groups in economic development: the case of Nicaragua
Author: Strachan, Harry W. Series: Praeger special studies in international business, finance and trades Publisher: Praeger, 1976.Language: EnglishDescription: 129 p. : Graphs ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0275560503Type of document: BookBibliography/Index: Includes bibliographical references
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Europe Campus Main Collection |
HD2731.32 .N5 S87 1976
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Includes bibliographical references
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Family and Other Business Groups in Economic Development The Case of Nicaragua Contents Page FOREWORD Raymond Vernon ACKNOWLEDGMENTS LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Definition Scope and Magnitude Functions and Services Implications for Business Administration Impact on Development Note 2 DEFINITION AND DESCRIPTION Identification of the Nicaraguan Business Groups Characteristics of Business Groups Business Groups Compared with Other Organizational Arrangements Boundaries of Business Groups Amenability of Business Groups to Empirical Investigation Cross-cultural Applicability of the Definition The Essence of a Business Group Notes 3 SCOPE AND MAGNITUDE México South America--Chile India Japan Western Europe 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 6 7 15 18 20 26 30 31 31 34 34 36 38 40 44 vi vii x xii Chapter North America Nicaragua Other Central American Countries Conclusions and Hypothesis Notes 4 FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES A Conceptual Framework Environmental Conditions Potential Group Services Actual Group Services Notes 5 IMPLICATIONS FOR THE BUSINESSMAN The Group Factor in Decision Making Costs of Membership in a Business Group Note 6 IMPACT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The Neutral Tool Theory The Pluses and Minuses Approach Notes APPENDIX A FIELD WORK AND METHODOLOGY B NICARAGUA C SURVEY TABLES D THE BIRTH OF THE BANCO NICARAGUENSE GROUP ABOUT THE AUTHOR Page 45 47 51 53 55 60 60 63 65 68 83 85 85 88 89 90 92 93 99 100 111 119 128 130
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