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A framework in strategy and competition using alliances: application to the automotive industry
Michel Soto ChalhoubCompetition is a major driver of industry consolidation, pushing firms towards mergers or alliances. This paper discusses growing competitive challenges that make business…
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Wither labor? reassessing organized labor's political power
Peter L. FranciaPopular accounts of the labor movement suggest that unions have become weak organizations. There are, however, trends that indicate laborʼs political power has not waned in recent…
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Organization theory and stages of decline: the case of the afl-cio, 1955-2005
Taylor E. DarkDespite the appeal of studying successful organizations, valuable tools have also been developed by social scientists for understanding organizations that fail. This study applies…
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Ctw vs. the afl-cio: the potential impact of the split on laborʼs political Action
Tracy RoofUnions representing 40 percent of union membership broke away from the AFL-CIO in 2005 to form a rival federation, Change to Win (CTW). CTW leaders argued that the AFL-CIO placed…
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ISSN:
1093-4537Online date, start – end:
1998Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Associate Professor Davide Secchi