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Strategic management in the German brewing industry: Are there still differences between East and West

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  • Matthias Heyder
  • Ludwig Theuvsen

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Despite the reunification of Germany more than 15 years ago, substantial differences remain between the regions that once comprised the market-driven West and the socialist, centrally planned East. Although today’s Eastern German economy is less competitive than the Western German economy, there are important exceptions to the rule. One exception is the food and beverage industry in which Eastern German companies have gained strong competitive positions. Did they reach this position by mimicking Western German blueprints, or did they go their own way? These questions are addressed in this paper by referring to a large-scale empirical study in the German brewing sector.

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  • Matthias Heyder & Ludwig Theuvsen, 2008. "Strategic management in the German brewing industry: Are there still differences between East and West," Journal of East European Management Studies, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 13(1), pages 10-39.
    • Handle: RePEc:rai:joeems:doi_10.1688/1862-0019_jeems_2008_01_heyder
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    1. Liam Keenan, 2020. "The geographies of the institutional and industrial constraints on the financialization of German brewing," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 52(8), pages 1662-1680, November.
    2. Simon Cadez & Albert Czerny, 2010. "Carbon management strategies in manufacturing companies: An exploratory note," Journal of East European Management Studies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 15(4), pages 348-360.
    3. Dominic, Theresia & Theuvsen, Ludwig, 2015. "The Impact of External and Internal Factors on Strategic Management Practices of Agribusiness Firms in Tanzania," GlobalFood Discussion Papers 197072, Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, GlobalFood, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development.
    4. Tomac Cater & Danijel Pucko, 2010. "Factors of effective strategy implementation: Empirical evidence from Slovenian business practice," Journal of East European Management Studies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 15(3), pages 207-236.

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    Keywords

    brewing industry; Eastern Germany; food industry; strategic management; transformation processes transition;
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    JEL classification:

    • M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management
    • M20 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - General
    • P31 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - Socialist Enterprises and Their Transitions

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