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European Corporations: Ownership, Governance, Strategies and Structures. A Review of Five Countries: United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Spain

In: The European Enterprise

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  • Franco Amatori

    (Institute of the same at Bocconi University)

  • Andrea Colli

    (Bocconi University)

Abstract

The focus of this chapter is on large firms, for which the convergence/divergence patterns in ownership and governance are more easily detectable. Thus (notwithstanding their well known relevance) a distinctive section of the European enterprise apparatus, i.e. the world of the small and medium-size companies and of local production systems will be left aside. Consequently, we will concentrate on the top section of each country’s rankings of manufacturing enterprises by turnover, even if some of the data collected in the secondary sources we utilise refer to other rankings (e.g., the top listed corporations). We must say however that in general they overlap almost completely with the list of top corporations by total sales.

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  • Franco Amatori & Andrea Colli, 2008. "European Corporations: Ownership, Governance, Strategies and Structures. A Review of Five Countries: United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Spain," Springer Books, in: Harm G. Schröter (ed.), The European Enterprise, pages 23-36, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-540-74038-4_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-74038-4_2
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    1. Andrea Colli & Alberto Rinaldi & Michelangelo Vasta, 2016. "The only way to grow? Italian Business groups in historical perspective," Business History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 58(1), pages 30-48, January.

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