Lean and Mean: Why Large Corporations Will Continue to Dominate the Global Economy

by Bennett Harrison

Is big business on the way out? Are small firms better at generating new jobs and spurring technological innovation? This myth-shattering book contends that long-term economic growth and technological innovation lie ultimately where they always with the largest, most resourceful global companies. But while the biggest businesses still create the lion's share of jobs, these jobs are changing. A rise in part-time and temporary jobs is making the "permanent" workforce an endangered species. Instead of romanticizing the small firm, Harrison argues, government, business, and labor policymakers must confront more significant issues, such as encouraging innovative management behavior--without adding to underemployment and working poverty--and regulating businesses whose organizational boundaries are increasingly fuzzy.

This edition features a new foreword by Robert Kuttner and a new chapter that incorporates current research and addresses critical policy questions.

Genres: Economics

363 pages, Paperback

First published July 11, 1994

Reviews

[Bablu]

the word you're seeking is impannatore, a business cliche◌́,which has in our time come to stand for enterpreneuriality and a willingness to double deal. the example of prato is monumentally relevant today, if only as a case study in what not to do to retain control of the commanding heights of a nation's economy in a free trade zone. i think it's relevant to everyone advancing an maoist third-worldist argument if only as a mental exercise in sticking to one's guns and understanding how to unpack a densely grown network

good book, though i had to skip chapters liberally when it got too in the weeds about specific conglomerates and interfirm partnerships for me