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The Globalisation of Management

Standardisation Processes in Management with an Illustration from Scandinavia

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Der Beitrag untersucht den Globalisierungsprozeß der Unternehmensleitung.

Er beruht auf wirtschaftshistorischer Quellen-Analyse.

Er analysiert den Prozeß der Amerikanisierung in der Betriebswirtschaftslehre.

Er zeigt interessante Zusammenhänge zwischen Management-Praxis und ManagementAusbildung auf.

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Engwall, L. (2000). The Globalisation of Management. In: Albach, H. (eds) Corporate Governance. ZfB-Ergänzungshefte, vol 1. Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-07710-7_1

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