Sumários
Aula Prática nº 10
8 Maio 2009, 08:30 • Leonor Freire Costa
Análise do texto "Os Estados Unidos da América: o berço da capitalismo de gestão", de Alfred Chandler.
Multinationals and the third industrial revolution
8 Maio 2009, 08:00 • Nuno Valério
The specificities of multinationals.
= Multinational firms: a special case of multi-plant operation firm = Foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Acquisition and greenfield investment. = Costs and risks of crossing borders. = Explaining why firms cross borders: the eclectic paradigm. = Multinationals along the contemporary world economy.The small firm, flexible networks and 'the second industrial divide'. The decline of 'big business' in the second globalized economy ?
= The third industrial revolution: technological, market and institutional constraints. The importance of communication facilities. = Is technological change led by small firms? Are big firms faced with organizational rigidity and obsolete technological capabilities slow to adjust? = Fragmented markets vs. mass markets. … Lean production and the keiretsu and chaebol examples. … Big firms' control over networks.Aula Prática n.º 11
7 Maio 2009, 12:00 • Amélia Branco
Conclusão da aula anterior.
Início do exercício relativo ao Texto 3.