Transnational Marriages in the Steel Industry: Experience and Lessons For Global Business

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Sae-Young Kim Garth Mangum

Transnational Marriages in the Steel Industry

Experience and Lessons For Global Business

Sae-Young Kim, Garth Mangum, Stephen B. Tallman , Stephen B. Tallman (Associate Professor of Management, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, USA)

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English

Praeger Publishers Inc
07 May 1996

International business; Takeovers, mergers & buy-outs; Iron, steel & metals industries; Industrial relations

Drawing upon case studies of firms in the steel industry, authors show that companies competing internationally can pool their strengths to offset their individual weaknesses, enabling them to build economically successful entities more easily than if each company tried to go it alone in competition with rivals. In doing so they show how the world steel industry emerged into a group of international joint ventures and how in each of these transnational marriages the whole became greater than the sum of its parts. Among the authors' main points are: cultural conflicts are minimized by economic success but magnified by failure; expertise and commitment can overcome national differences, and even failing international joint ventures can be rehabilitated. Important reading for professionals in all areas of international business and for their colleagues in the academic community.

Included in each case study is a history of the firms and the emerging joint venture. Authors described the condition of facilities, the rehabilitation and construction of new facilities, the financial relationships between firms and the sources of funding, and their corporate structures. Cultural differences between firms and their impact on the success of the relationship are examined closely, with particular emphasis on personnel selection, training supervision, labor relations, retention and promotion policies and policies on tenure and layoff. Authors look at labor productivity and the use of participative management and other team approaches, relating them to such measurable variables as product quality, corporate profitability, and indeed the ultimate survival of each newly created firm. From there the authors show how the experiences of the steel industry and the lessons learned from its transnational alliances can be applied to other industries and to their own joint ventures.

By: Sae-Young Kim, Garth Mangum, Stephen B. Tallman, Stephen B. Tallman (Associate Professor of Management, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, USA)
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 489g
ISBN: 9781567200409
ISBN 10: 1567200400
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 07 May 1996
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Emergence of International Joint Ventures The International Joint Venture from a Theoretical Perspective Steel Industry Challenges of the 1980s Steel Industry Joint Venture Responses Steel Case Studies: Three Integrated Mills Steel Case Studies: Three Finishing Mills Lessons from Steel Industry Joint Ventures Theoretical Implications Conclusions References Index

GARTH L. MANGUM is Max McGraw Professor of Economics and Management at the David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah. A former steelworker and steel industry arbitrator, with doctorates in both economics and law, he is author of more than 50 books and monographs and numerous scholarly articles. He has been an economic adviser in more than 30 countries and has served in legislative and executive positions in the U.S. government during the course of two administrations and in an advisory capacity in five others. SAE-YOUNG KIM is Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of International Trade at the Dankook University, Seoul, Korea. He holds a doctorate in economics and among other positions serves on the Board of Directors of the Korean Development Bank and as a consultant to Pohang Steel Company, Korea. STEPHEN B. TALLMAN is Associate Professor of Management at the David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah. He received his doctorate in management from UCLA and is author of numerous articles, conference papers, research projects and presentations. He is also an editorial board member and a reviewer for various academic journals in international business.