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Cooperation and asymmetry: the development profile of an east-west corporate project
Kooperation und Asymmetrie: das Entwicklungsprofil eines betrieblichen Ost-West-Projekts
[working paper]
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Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH
Abstract "This paper deals with a case of transnational cooperation between companies. The profile
of cooperation between the two motor vehicle makers Skoda and the Volkswagen Group
is reconstructed, characterised by the interlocking transformation and globalisation.
Decisive for the success of the project w... view more
"This paper deals with a case of transnational cooperation between companies. The profile
of cooperation between the two motor vehicle makers Skoda and the Volkswagen Group
is reconstructed, characterised by the interlocking transformation and globalisation.
Decisive for the success of the project was not only Volkswagen’s substantial transfer of
know-how and management resources to the Czech manufacturer but also how it was
approached. The utilisation of existing Škoda competencies was crucial in providing the
stability needed for the learning process.
The study discusses findings at three levels of integration: corporate, regional, and
international. In contrast to the success achieved in international integration, the regional
integration of the company has been slow.
The authors conclude that this discrepancy was to be expected, given the unequal
resources available to international firms and to local industry, and is not primarily to be
explained by the tendency often attributed to so-called global strategy players of external
concentration on the group network. The case has rather shown that limited regional
integration has been largely due to the policy pursued by the Czech government in the
important early years of transformation, which failed to generate the necessary domestic
efforts in restructuring." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
production; knowledge transfer; modernization; transnational relations; national state; integration; regional economy; Federal Republic of Germany; learning process; trust; firm; subcontractor; international cooperation; joint venture; cost reduction; Czech Republic; division of labor; governance; globalization; enterprise; cooperation; automobile industry; technology transfer
Classification
Management Science
Economic Sectors
Method
descriptive study
Document language
English
Publication Year
2002
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
46 p.
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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