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European market integration and the political economy of corporate adjustment: OTE and Telecom Italia, 1949-2009

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  • Andreas Kornelakis

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Despite the common challenges posed by European market integration and liberalisation, the behaviour of telecommunications operators across Europe suggests a variety of modes of adjustment and paths to privatisation. The article examines the puzzle of divergent responses to liberalisation by OTE and Telecom Italia (TI), casting light on their distinct paths to privatisation and internationalisation. The cases are considered in the context of the Varieties of Capitalism frame, which challenges the perspective that global market integration will lead to convergence in strategies and structures. Thus, the article suggests that the observed differences are largely explained by the domestic actors' preferences, and to a much lesser extent attributed to the globalising forces of technological change and competition.

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  • Andreas Kornelakis, 2015. "European market integration and the political economy of corporate adjustment: OTE and Telecom Italia, 1949-2009," Business History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(6), pages 885-902, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:bushst:v:57:y:2015:i:6:p:885-902
    DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2014.986106
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    1. Andreas Kornelakis, 2016. "Inclusion or Dualization? The Political Economy of Employment Relations in Italian and Greek Telecommunications," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 54(2), pages 385-408, June.

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