International Business, International Organizations and the Wealth of Nations
EBHA - 11th Annual Conference
Geneva, 13-15 September 2007
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11.45 - 12.30 Annual General Meeting of the
Programme
The Conference will take place at UniMail
40 boulevard du Pont d'Arve
1205 Geneva
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Thursday 13 September 2007
| 13.30 - 17.30 | Registration (Uni-Mail, main hall) |
| 14.00 - 17.00 | Meeting of the EBHA Council(M 3250) |
| 18.00 - 19.30 | Welcome Reception(Uni-Mail, main hall) Addresses by David Hiler, State Councillor, Canton of Geneva and Yves Flückiger, Vice-rector, University of Geneva |
| 20.00 | EBHA Council Dinner |
Friday 14 September 2007
| 08.30 | Opening of the Conference, Bernard Morard, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Geneva(R290) |
| 08.40 | Alfred Chandler - A Memorial, Franco Amatori, Bocconi University Milan(R290) |
09.00 - 10.45 Session I
A. Markets and Entrepreneurs in the Alps from the late Middle Ages to the 20th Century (R 050)
| Chair: | Mathieu Jon, University of Lucerne |
| Discussant: | Mathis Franz, University of Innsbruck |
| Bergier Jean-Francois Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich |
The Geneva Fairs in the Middle Ages |
| Denzel Markus A. University of Leipzig |
The Bolzano Fairs in the Early Modern Times |
| Imboden Gabriel University of Fribourg |
The Fratelli Loscho of Brig, Entrepreneurs at little markets in the region of the Alps in the Napoleonic Era |
| Bonoldi Andrea University of Trento |
Tyrolian Markets and Entrepreneurs from the 18th to the 20th Century |
| Lanaro, Paola University of Ca'Foscari Venice |
Italian Merchants, International Fairs: the Italian Answer to New Markets (15th-18th Centuries) |
B. Foreign Direct Investment I (R 060)
| Chair: | Verley Partick, University of Geneva |
| Discussant: | Fitzgerald Robert, Royal Holloway, University of London |
| Castro Balaguer Rafael University Complutense, Madrid |
The History of a Transformation : French Capital in Spain after the World War II |
| Álvaro Moya Adoracion University of Barcelona |
American Direct Investment and Economic Aid in Spain (1920s-1970s) |
| Wubs Ben University of Utrecht |
Comparing US Multinational Companies in a Dutch Business Environment: IBM, Dow and Sara Lee |
C. Risk Management I (R 070)
| Chair: | Lindgren Hakan, Stockholm School of Economics |
| Discussant: | Lescure Michel, University of Paris X-Nanterre |
| Hakansson Elias / Larsson Mats / Lilja Kristina University of Uppsala |
Institutional Settings and Risk Management in Swedish Banking during the early 20th century |
| Acheson Graeme G. / Turner John D. University of Ulster/ University of Belfast |
Canny Investors ? : The Investment Behaviour of Scottish Bank Shareholders in the Nineteenth Century |
| Rutterford Janette Open University |
The Sleeping Partners ? : Women Shareholders in England and Wales, 1870-1903 |
D. Governments and International Business (1 150)
| Chair: | Segreto Luciano, University of Florence |
| Discussant: | Defraigne Jean-Christophe, Université Catholique de Louvain |
| Bieganski Stéphane University of Geneva |
The State, the Market and Big Business : Rethinking French Interventionism in Industrials Affairs during the Late 1960's |
| Connors Duncan Philip University of Glasgow |
Harland and Wolff and the British Government 1964-1975. The Role of Negociation and Compromise between Shipbuilders, Central and Devolved Governments in Determining Programmes of Industrial Modernisation |
| Pokarier Christopher Waseda University |
Discretionary Economic Nationalism ? : Business Policy Preferences towards Open Markets for Corporate Control |
E. The emergence of standards (1 160)
| Chair: | Fridenson Patrick, EHESS Paris |
| Discussant: | Sougy Nadège, University of Geneva |
| Heide Lars Copenhagen Business School |
Patents and Standards in shaping business: the Bull-Knutsen Punched Card Systems and Compagnie des Machines Bull |
| Moguen-Toursel Marine EHESS Paris |
Mutual Influence of Innovative Choices made by Industrialists: Diesel Technology and Community Environmental Standards |
| Weber Heike Technische University Darmstadt |
Consumers as Innovative Actors? The Role of Users in he Shaping of German GSM Telephone |
| Gaillard Isabelle University of Grenoble 2 |
The CCIR, the Standards and the TV Sets'Market in France (1945-1980) |
F. International Marketing (1 170)
| Chair: | Stokes Ray, University of Glasgow |
| Discussant: | Schwarzkopf Stefan, Queen Mary, University of London |
| Polese Francesca Bocconi University Milan |
Tailoring and Industry to Suit International Markets : the Emergence of Italian Fashion on the World Scenes in the Post-WW2 Years |
| Pedersen Birgit Lyngbye Copenhagen Business School |
Dressed Up for the International Market : A Study of Copenhagen Fashion Week, 1964-2006 |
| Majima Shinobu Gakushin University, Tokyo |
Generating Fashion Cycles: the Role of Trade Fairs since the Creative Destruction of the Parisian Monopoly |
10.45 - 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 - 13.00 Session II
A. International Trade (R050)
| Chair: | Schulz Matthias, University of Geneva |
| Discussant: | van Kerkhof Stefanie, University of Hagen |
| Watanabe Junko University of Kyoto |
International Trade Rules and Industrial Adjustment : the Case of the Textile Industry |
| Benmamoun Mamoun Saint Louis University |
Global Governance Institutional Bias, U.S. Forum-shifting Power, and the Future ot the W.T.O: New Insights |
| Dejung Christof University of Zurich |
Competences and Regulations. Institutions in the World Cotton Trade in the 19th and early 20th Century |
| Engel Alexander Georg-August University Göttingen |
From Traditional Networks to Modern Companies |
B. Foreign Direct Investment 2 (R060)
| Chair: | Sluytermann Keetie, University of Utrecht |
| Discussant: | Scarpellini Emmanuella, University of Milan |
| Colli Andrea Bocconi University, Milan |
Foreign Direct Investments in Italy (1913-1985) : Research Issues, Early Findings |
| Barbiellini Amidei Federico / Goldstein Andrea Bank of Italy / OECD Development Centre |
Italian Investments in the United States, from 1900 to Present - Contribution to a History |
| Müller Margrit University of Zurich |
Changing Competitive Advantage : Switzerland as Home and Host Country of Multinational Enterprises |
C. Risk Management 2 (R070)
| Chair: | Tortella Gabriel, University of Alcala |
| Discussant: | Knusten Sverre, Norwegian School of Management |
| Falting Lars / Petersson Tom University of Uppsala |
Deposit and Lending Strategies of the early Swedish Savings Banks |
| Garcia-Ruiz Jose L. / Caruana, Leonardo Complutense University, Madrid / San Pablo University, Madrid |
Strategies in the Internationalization of the Spanish Insurance Companies in the 20th Century |
| Broman Thérèse Stockholm School of Economics |
Managing Risk in the 19th Century: Agriculture and the Matter of Insurance |
| Schneider Andrea H. Gesellscahft fur Unternehmensgeschichte |
Instalment - plan finance: an Innovative Finance System in Germany in the 1920s. The Finance House KfV (Kreditanstalt fur Verkehrsmittel) and its Impact on Living Standards |
D. Imperialism, colonialism, nationalism (1150)
| Chair: | Etemad Bouda, University of Geneva |
| Discussant: | Balachandran Gopalan, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva |
| Sweeney Stuart University of Oxford |
Military Railways in India 1875-1914 : Off Balance Sheet Globalization |
| White Nicolas J / Yacob Shakila Liverpool John Moores University / University of Malaya, Malaysia |
Guthrie's 'Dawn Raid' : A Malaysian Nationalistic Coup? |
E. Transnational business networks (1160)
| Chair: | Wilson John, University of Central Lancashire |
| Discussant: | Boje Per, University of Odense |
| Lengwiler Martin University of Zurich |
Conference or Cartel ? The international Congress of Actuaries and the Emergence of a European Market for Private Sickness Insurance (1890-1950) |
| Leimgruber Matthieu Columbia University |
Bringing Private Insurance Back In. The "Geneva Association" and the Rise of Elite Business Policy Groups in the post-Keynesian Decades (1970-2000) |
| Eifert Christiane University of Bielefeld |
The World Association of Women Entrepreneurs 1945-1970s : Objectives and Results within Cold War Europe |
F. International Management (1170)
| Chair: | Kipping Matthias, York University |
| Discussant: | Lescent-Giles Isabelle, University of Paris IV-Sorbonne |
| Boyns Trevor University of Cardiff |
Lyndall Urwick at the International Management Institute, Geneva, 1928-1934 : Right Job, Wrong Man ? |
| Bloemen Erik |
Albert Thomas, De ILO and the International Management Institute |
| Cayet Thomas Postdoctorat CNRS, CRH, EHESS |
A Scientific Management of Work ? A Microinternational Perspective on the Internationalization of Management Ideas |
| Boulat Régis Université de Franche-Comté |
The ILO and the Diffusion of the Productivity Concept (1945-1955) |
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch (Uni-Mail, Marx-Café)
14.30 - 16.15 Session III
A. Globalizing Maritime Entreprise (R050)
| Chair: | Gourvish Terry, London School of Economics |
| Discussant: | Harlaftis Gelina, Ionian University Corfu |
| Coopey Richard University of Aberystwyth |
The Severn Ports : The Interconnection between Global and Local Networks, 1750-1950 |
| Mc Glade Jacqueline Penn State University, Shenango |
'Denationalizing' World Shipping : The Impact of Cold War Containment on Western Maritime Enterprise and Administration, 1949-1990 |
| Borde Christian Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale |
Safety at Sea and the Conduct of Shipping : Three International Conferences, 1889-1929 |
| Keeling Drew University of Zurich, Switzerland |
International Networks, Corporate Strategy, and the Improvement of Travel Conditions for Migrants Crossing the North Atlantic, 1900-1914 |
B. International Business under Dictatorship (R060)
| Chair: | Forbes Neil, Coventry Business School |
| Discussant: | Galvez-Munoz Lina, University Pablo de Olavide, Seville |
| Farré, Sébastien University of Geneva |
'The Conquest of the South'. Swiss Investments in Franco Spain. |
| Toninelli Pier Angelo University of Milan-Bicocca |
Reckoning with Mussolini : Ford's Unsuccessful Attempt to Penetrate Italian Automobile Market in the Interwar Period |
| Shpotov Boris Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow |
Business without Entrepreneurship: the Ford Motor Company and Soviet Industrialisation, 1920-1930s. |
C. Financial institutions and Markets (R070)
| Chair: | Ross Duncan, University of Glasgow |
| Discussant: | Sylla Richard,Stern School of Business, New York |
| Battilossi Stefano University Carlos III, Madrid |
Where Did Multinational Banks Go during the First Globalization ? An Augmented Gravitational Approach |
| Quennouelle-Corre Laure Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris |
International Capital Flows and the 'Wealth of Nations' : did the Paris Bourse Enrich Europe before 1914 ? |
| Compton Ryan / Giedeman Daniel University of Manitoba/ Grand Valley State University |
Panel Evidence on Finance, Institutions and Economic Growth |
D. Variety of Capitalism (1150)
| Chair: | Godelier Eric, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris |
| Discussant: | Hannah Leslie, University of Tokyo |
| Binda Veronica Bocconi University, Milan |
Big Business Internationalisation in Two Mediterranean Countries : A Comparison between Italy and Spain, 1950-2002 |
| Flume Gunnar Sodertorns Hogskola Stockholm |
The Swedish Production Regime: Multinationals and Institutional Change, 1980-2000 |
| von Steiger Anne University of Geneva |
A 'German' Firm in France, AIAG during World War One |
| Berber Aykut / Aksel Ibrahim / Picakci Sertac University of Istanbul |
Changing Competitive Strategies in the New Era of Globalization: The Use of Differentiation as a Competitive Strategy in the Turkish Textile Industry |
E. International Knowledge Networks (1160)
| Chair: | Ullenhag Kersti, University of Uppsala |
| Discussant: | Tanner Jakob, University of Zurich |
| Longchamp Olivier / Steiner Yves University of Lausanne |
The contribution of the Schweizerisches Institut fur Auslandforschung (Swiss Institute of International Studies) to the International Restoration of Neoliberalism (1949-1963) |
| Koene Bas / van Driel Hugo / Bergström Ola / Walter Lars Erasmus University Rotterdam |
Institutional Entrepreneurship: Comparing Dutch and Swedish Temporary Work Agencies |
| Puig Nuria / Fernandez Paloma University Complutense, Madrid/ University of Barcelona |
Silent Revolution: The Internationalization of Spanish Family Firms |
F. Corporate Governance (1170)
| Chair: | Lescent-Giles Isabelle, University of Paris IV-Sorbonne |
| Discussant: | Cailluet Ludovic, University of Toulouse I |
| Lüpold Martin / Schnyder Gerhard University of Zurich/ University of Lausanne |
International Corporate Governance Debates ? Switzerland, Germany and the US in Comparison, 1910s-1930s |
| Catelani Stefano Paolo |
Corporations and their Governance between History and Current Practice |
| Lubinski Christina Georg-August University Göttingen |
Governance Adaptations to Global Challenges : Ownership and Family Governance Changes in German Family Businesses, 1960s to 2005 |
16.15 - 17.00 Transfer to the United Nations
17.00 - 18.00 Visit of the United Nations
18.30 - 20.00 Reception (Restaurant Les Délégués, ONU)
Saturday 15 September 2007
08.30 - 10.15 Session IV
A. Early Modern International Business (R050)
| Chair: | Veyrassat, Béatrice, University of Geneva |
| Discussant: | Pezzolo, Lucciano, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice |
| Bulut Mehmet University of Baskent |
Making Business between the Atlantic and the Levant during the Mercantilist Ages |
| Caracausi Andrea Bocconi University Milan |
How to Cope with International Markets in Early Modern Time ? Coalition, Reputation and “Lex Mercatoria”: some Firms of the Republic of Venice |
| Perron Fabrice University of Reims |
Champagne Merchants of the Marne under the Directoire: Clientele and Structure of Commissions |
B. The Internationalization of Big Business 1 (R060)
| Chair: | Minoglou Ioanna, University of Economics, Athens |
| Discussant: | Smith Michael, University of South California |
| Barjot Dominique University of Paris IV-Sorbonne |
Holcim (1993-2005) or how to Retain a World Leadership in the Cement Industry |
| Gardner Mark Institute of Historical Research, University of London |
Bristish and French Advertising and the Challenge of the American Multinational Agency (1945-1965) |
| Jambard Pierre University of Paris IV-Sorbonne |
Housing Building, National or International Logic ? The Strategies of a Company, the Société Auxiliaire d'Entreprises (1955-1992) |
C. Banking Practices (R070)
| Chair: | Nattmessnig Charlotte, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration |
| Discussant: | Kostis Kostas, EHESS Paris |
| Ogren Anders Stockholm School of Economics |
The Role of Internationalization on Banking Practices |
| Bonin Hubert Institut d'Etudes Politiques Bordeaux |
French Investment Banking : the Heritage of the 19th century (from 1860s to 1910s) |
| Brambilla Carlo / Piluso Giandomenico Bocconi University Milan/ University of Siena |
Italian Investment and Merchant Banking up to 1914 : Hybridising International Models and Practices |
| Zumello Christine University Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3 |
Finance and Politics in the USA : From Citybank to Citigroup, an American Bank or a World Bank? |
D. Roads to Capitalism (1150)
| Chair: | Danker Joost, University of Utrecht |
| Discussant: | Brautaset Camilla, University of Bergen |
| Stefanová Dana University of Vienna |
An Economic Institution in the Habsburg Monarchy in the Period of Transition |
| Sassi Mohamed University of Paris IV-Sorbonne |
Regional Integration and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Mediterranean Zone |
| Ghiorghita Eugen University of Spiru Haret, Bucharest |
Rational and Practical Perequisites of Socialism in Rumania (1945-1989) |
E. Business Information (1160)
| Chair: | Fellman Susanna, University of Helsinki |
| Discussant: | Popp Andrew, University of Liverpool |
| Olegario Rowena University of Vanderbilt |
The Attempts to Establish International Credit Information Bureaus in the U.S. and Europe, 1919-1940 |
| Favero,Giovanni University Ca'Foscari, Venice |
Weather Forecasting or Rain Dance ? Business Barometers in the Interwar Period |
| Stanziani Alessandro Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique |
Economic Informationand International Networks: A Comparison France-Italy (19th Century) |
| Silberstein-Loeb Jonathan University of Cambridge |
The Creation and Development of International News Agencies and Their Cartel in the Context of Business History |
F. The League of Nations (1170)
| Chair: | Cassis Youssef, University of Geneva |
| Discussant: | Feiertag Olivier, University of Rouen |
| D'Alessandro, Michele Bocconi University, Milan |
Seeking Governance for World Markets. The League of Nations between Corporatism and Public Opinion, 1925-1931 |
| Decorzant Yann University of Geneva |
Private and Public Initiatives in the Economic and Financial Organization of the League of Nations in the early 1920s |
| von Graevenitz Fritz Georg European University Institute, Florence |
State and Market in Agriculture : a Comparison of France and Germany in the Interwar Period |
10.15 - 10.45 Coffee Break
10.45 - 11.45 Keynote speech (R290)
| Harm Schröter University of Bergen |
Institutional Business, Institutional Choice and the Wealth of Nations |
11.45 - 12.30 Annual General Meeting of the
European Business History Association (R290)
12.30 - 14.00 Women Lunch (Uni-Mail, Marx-Café)
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch (Uni-Mail, Marx-Café)
14.00 - 15.45 Session V
A. Transnational Cartels 1
| Chair: | Schröter Harm, University of Bergen |
| Discussant: | Giannetti Renato, University of Florence |
| Jensen-Eriksen Niklas University of Helsinki |
Disband or go Underground? - The Nordic Pulp and Paper Export Cartels and European Competition Policies, 1970-1995 |
| Sandberg Peter University of Götheborg |
The Pressure of New Innovations on Transnational Cartels and Trade Organisations - The Tin Can and the Increased Competition between the Swedish and Danish Brewing Industries since the 1950's |
| Sandvik Pal / Storlie Espen University of Trondheim |
How Did International Cartels and Oligopolies Shape the Norwegian Aluminium and Nickel Industries? |
B. The Internationalization of Big Business 2 (R060)
| Chair: | Sjögren Hans, Linköping University |
| Discussant: | Hausman Will, College of William and Mary |
| Vuillermot Catherine Université de Franche-Comté |
The Schneider Group and the Process of Globalization |
| Pedersen Kurt/ Strandskov Jesper University of Aarhus |
Electrical and Electronic industry in Denmark before 1972 |
C. The Oil Business (R070)
| Chair: | Sluytermann Keetie , University of Utrecht |
| Discussant: | Sogner Knut, Norvegian School of Management |
| Botos Katalin Pazmany Peter Catholic University, Budapest |
Oil Price Explosion, Economic Policy Answers and the Terms of Trade Changes in the 1970s |
| Jaloustre Pierre University of Geneva |
The Oil Interests of the Rothschild of Paris, between World Competition and the Russian Government (1883-1912) |
| Stokes Ray University of Glasgow |
International Oil Firms and the Marshall Plan |
| Bamberg Jim University of Cambridge |
The 'Carbon Club' : Oil Companies, Climate Change & the Shaping of Public Policy, c.1970s-2005 |
D. Economy and Culture (1150)
| Chair: | Cailluet Ludovic, University of Toulouse 1 |
| Discussant: | Minoglou Ioanna, University of Economics, Athens |
| Dreyfus Emmanuel University of Paris IV-Sorbonne |
Teaching Economics in France from 1945 to 1991, from Sciences Po Example, Elites Training and Economic Mentalities |
| Valtonen Heli University of Jyvaskyla |
Do Cultural Differences Matter ? Entrepreneurial Attitudes in 20th Century Business Leaders - Autobiographies in Finland and the United States |
| Loehr Isabella University of Leipzig |
Selling Books: The League of Nations and the Globalization of Copyright Norms in the 1930s |
| Valtonen Maare / Uotila Merja University of Jyvaskyla |
Coevolution of Business and Society in 19th Century Finland |
E. International Regulation (1160)
| Chair: | Griset Pascal, University of Paris IV-Sorbonne |
| Discussant: | Reckendress Alfred, University of Cologne |
| Dalmasso Anne University of Grenoble 2 |
International Organizations, Private Companies and the Construction of Large Dams since the 1950s |
| Lagendijk Vincent Eindhoven University of Technology |
A Network of Power ? The European Electrical Industry and the Grid for the United States of Europe, 1929-1937 |
| Fari Simone University of Bari |
'Electric Business'. The First Globalization and the Birth of the International Telegraphic Union |
F. Technology Transfers (1170)
| Chair: | Scranton Philip, Rutgers University |
| Discussant: | Bruland Kristine, University of Geneva |
| Donzé Pierre-Yves University of Kyoto |
Joint-venture Companies and Technology Transfer from the West to Japan. Citizen Watch Co and the Swiss Watchmakers (1900-1945) |
| Berkers Eric Eindhoven University of Technology |
The Swiss-connection. Knowledge and innovation at Hero Netherlands, 1930-1980 |
15.45 - 16.15 Coffee Break
16.15 - 18.00 Session VI
A. Transnational Cartels 2 (R050)
| Chair: | Berghoff Hartmut, Georg-August Universität Göttingen |
| Discussant: | David Thomas, University of Lausanne |
| Bouwens Bram / Dankers Joost University of Utrecht |
The Dutch Cartel-paradise; Tensions between Governments and Business in Post-war Europe |
| Fellman Susanna / Itkonen Janne University of Helsinki |
International Influences and Domestic Models - Cartel and Competition Law in Post-war Finland |
| Luxbacher Guenther Technische University, Berlin |
Pooling Electrical Interests : The Convoluted Path to the Global Cartel Phoebus S.A., 1880-1943 |
| Hidvégi Mária University of Leipzig |
The Incandescent Lamp Cartel and Econmic Nationalism |
B. Multinational Enterprises (R060)
| Chair: | Bonin Hubert, Institut d'Etudes Politiques, Bordeaux |
| Discussant: | Miskell Peter, University of Reading |
| Piquet Caroline University of Paris IV-Sorbonne |
Suez - an International Enterprise in Egypt (1858-1956) |
| Tesi Francesca University of Paris IV-Sorbonne |
The Michelin Tire Company : the American Adventure (1907-1931) |
| Potkina Irina V. Institute of Russian History Moscow |
Transnational Corporation in Russia : "the Singer Company", 1897-1917 |
C. Transnational Mergers (R070)
| Chair: | Boje Per, University of Odense |
| Discussant: | Wilson John, |
| Amatori Franco / Lavista Fabio Boccon University, Milan |
Troubled International Merger : Pirelli Dunlop Union (1970-1981) |
| Banken Ralf |
The Growth of Business Integration in the Western European Mining Regions of France, the Netherlands Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany, 1890-1914 |
| Straus André Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, Paris |
The Setting-up of the International Network of the Union des Assurances de Paris (UAP) |
D. European Integrations (1150)
| Chair: | Rücker Katrin, Institut d'Etdues Politiques, Paris |
| Discussant: | Dritsas Margarita, Hellenic Open University |
| Iversen Martin Copenhagen Business School |
Corporate Changes in the Context of Institutional Transitions |
| Fauri Francesca University of Bologna |
The Role of the OEEC in Fosterring the Italian Economic Miracle |
| Natali Paolo University of Cambridge |
Italian Business Associations, the International Monetary Regime, and the Collapse of Bretton Woods 1971-1973 |
| Muresan Maria Academy of Economic Studies, Budapest |
Romania's Integration in the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA). The Analysis of a Defeat |
E. Regulating Labour (1160)
| Chair: | Kott Sandrine, University of Geneva |
| Discussant: | Lespinet-Moret Isabelle, University of Paris X-Nanterre |
| Scott, Peter / Spadavecchia, Anna University of Reading |
The 1919 Reduction of Working Hours and Labour Productivity : the British Case |
| Feiertag Olivier University of Rouen |
Facing Globalization : the International Labor Office and the Worldwide Economic Crisis of 1920-23. The Emergence of a Transnational Regulation |
F. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (1170)
| Chair: | Colli Andrea, Bocconi University, Milan |
| Discussant: | Scranton Philip, Rutgers University |
| Moskowitz Sanford L. / Gebeke Jenna E. Saint John's University Collegeville |
Outsourcing, Wealth Creation, and SMEs : the Internationalization of Services within the Global Textiles and Apparel Industry : a Comparative Analysis of South Africa and Eastern Europe 1980-2003 |
| Paquier Serge University of Saint-Etienne |
Middle Firms and International Business during the Second Industrial Revolution - The Case of the French Speaking Part of Switzerland (1890-1914) |
| Oris Michel University of Geneva |
Hoyoux Rolling-mills in the International Exhibitions. A Strategy between Archaism and Modernity |
| Alexeeva Olga V. University of Paris VII |
New Chinese Migration in Europe : Networks, Community and Ethnic Business |
20.00 Reception and Dinner, Hôtel Beau-Rivage Genève.