Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2004. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 531-544).

This study has sought to probe the origin of Korean chaebols by employing theories that have been developed to account for the rise of American business organizations. By examining the top four chaebols qualitatively through detailed case analyses and 143 business groups quantitatively through statistical analyses, this study tests hypotheses raised by the three theoretical perspectives. The major findings of this study indicate that the political economy has been the dominant factor that contributed to transforming mediocre business groups into large chaebol groups. In particular, an organization's relationship with the state was of utmost significance. This study also indicates that the institutional isomorphism approach can complement politically motivated or efficiency-oriented theories. One of the major findings of this study is that Chandler's theory accounting for the rise of Korean chaebols is weak. However, its weakness does not stem from its main proposition that strategy calls for structural reform, but from its premise that growth strategy and structure presuppose economic and technological development. Williamson's transaction cost economics has a limited capability to account for the rise of the Korean chaebol. It is argued that the relative weakness of this theory may be inherent in its "universal" nature, which makes little provision for societal and cultural differences between the United States and Korea.

Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 144-147).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Brown University, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 208-230).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-95).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 126-128).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 179-185).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Union Institute, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 65-67).

Thesis (doctoral)--Kyoto University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-208).

Orientador: José Paulo Alves Fusco / Banca: Ethel Cristina Chiari da Silva / Banca: Otávio José de Oliveira / Resumo: O contexto organizacional contemporâneo reflete as nuances da globalização e do avanço tecnológico, responsáveis pelo aumento da competitividade. Dessa forma, as empresas, que atuavam isoladamente, passam a enfrentar desafios em grupos relativos ao lançamento contínuo de produtos e serviços que atendem às exigências do mercado. Face ao cenário exposto, surge um novo modelo de cooperação, conhecido como redes de empresas, que podem ser arranjados interorganizacionais ou intraorganizacionais formados por atores que se relacionam com o intuito de melhorar a obtenção de vantagem competitiva diante da concorrência. As instituições de Ensino Superior (IES), públicas ou privadas, constituem-se como empresas cuja imcubência é preparar a mão de obra visando ao desenvolvimento do país. Por esta razão, o conceito de redes de empresas aplicado às IES é relevante nos âmbitos sociais e econômicos. O presente estudo propõe a aplicação de uma abordagem que permita avaliar a sustentabilidade das operações de uma IES, mediante a análise de critérios de desempenho referentes às dimensões sobre as quais se assenta a realidade operacional da instituição. Para alcançar os resultados almejados realizou-se um estudo de caso na Faculdade de Tecnologia de Garça, estado de São Paulo, por ser uma instituição pública que oferece ensino tecnológico. Ao definir o recorte a ser estudado, procedeu-se ao levantamento das principais atividades desenvolvidas pelos atores entrevistados, ao mapeamento do recorte dfa rede intraorganizacional, à avaliação da intensidade dos relacionamentos entre os atores e à análise das principais atividades por eles desenvolvidas com os critérios de desempenho estabelecidos pela instituição. O estudo apresentou indícios de que as operações desenvolvidas pelos atores estão... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The contemporary organizational context reflects the nuances of globalization and technological advance, responsible for the increase in competitiveness. In this way, companiese which operated separately began to face challenges in groups for the launching continuously of products and services that meet market requirements. In this scenario, it comes out a new cooperation model, known as corporate networks, that is, inter-organizational or intra-organizational arrangements that are formed by actors whose relationship aims at improving the achievement of competitive advantage before the competition. Higher education institutions (HEI), public ot private, establish themselves as entreprises whose task is to prepare a manpower for the development of the country. For this reason, the concept of corporate networks applied to HEI is relevant in social and economic spheres. The present study proposes the application of an approach that allows the assessment of the sustainability or the operation of an HEI, through the analysis of performance criteria concerning the dimensions upon with the operational reality of the institution rests. To achieve the desired results a case study was carried out at the Faculdade de Tecnologia de Garça, São Paulo State, for being a public institution that offers technological education. To set the bounds of the study, the main activities developed by the interviewed actors were raised, as well as the mapping of the clipping of the intra-organizational network, the assessment of the intensity of the actors' relatinships, and the analysis of the main activities undertaken by them according to the performance criteria established by the institution. The study presented evidences that the operations carried out by actors are linked to the performance criteria established by the Unit in order to reach... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre