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Schlagwörter:
firm strategy, Germany, industrial relations, institutional change, institutional structure, internationalization
Zusammenfassung:
The preceding article by Arndt Sorge and Wolfgang Streeck entitled ‘Diversified quality production re-visited: Its contribution to German socioeconomic performance over time’ examines the historical dynamics of diversified quality production (DQP). Socio-Economic Review invited a group of leading scholars from different subfields to discuss the paper. Lucio Baccaro opens with a comprehensive reconstruction of the DQP concept within the field of comparative political economy and the history of the German model of capitalism. The next contribution by Virginia Doellgast investigates on how and why Sorge and Streeck’s arguments have been influential in employment relations research. Tony Edwards focusses on internationalization, particularly the way in which German multinationals have expanded into other countries and what this means for the viability and prevalence of DQP, both in Germany and elsewhere. Finally, Josh Whitford explores the attempts to export of the concept of DQP to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, about 25 years ago.
