The Limits of Convergence: Globalization and Organizational Change in Argentina, South Korea, and Spain

by Mauro F. Guillén

Book Overview

This book challenges the widely accepted notion that globalization encourages economic convergence--and, by extension, cultural homogenization--across national borders. A systematic comparison of organizational change in Argentina, South Korea, and Spain since 1950 finds that global competition forces countries to exploit their distinctive strengths, resulting in unique development trajectories.

Analyzing the social, political, and economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691116334
• ISBN13: 9780691116334
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"