The authors have selected five typical 'Mittelstand' or small- and medium-sized companies in Germany with export activities, which however, have been successful in transforming themselves from traditional organisations and sluggish performers into more entrepreneurial, successful value-creating...

This article is an initial attempt to classify the nature of transformations and specifically to look at the nature of transformation which attempts to build more broadly adaptive, 'entrepreneurial' organizations. The article is built on initial observations of companies that have undertaken...

This two-part article describes the restructuring of the European operations of the 3M Company in 1992. The restructuring was undertaken to more effectively deal with its Pan-European customers by changing from a country-orientated organization to one based on product lines. The first article in...

This two-part article describes the restructuring of the European operations of the 3M company in 1992. The restructuring was undertaken to more effectively deal with its Pan-European customers by changing from country-orientated organizations to one based on product lines. This first article,...

This book presents up-to-date evidence on the issues facing financiers and intermediaries involved in venture capital and management buy-outs. It provides a comprehensive review of existing literature and an analysis of international trends in market development as well as a global comparison of...