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Author Breiding, R. James, 1958- author.

Title Swiss made : the untold story behind Switzerland's success / R. James Breiding.

Publication Info. London : Profile Books, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (764 pages) : illustrations
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Contents Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1 It all started with milk; 2 Watchmaking: good timing; 3 Swiss tourism: or how to sell snow and air; 4 Switzerland's silent traders; 5 Numbered accounts: countless profits; 6 Spinning and weaving profits; 7 Small miracles: the wonders of medical technology; 8 Switzerland's mighty industrial machines; 9 Pharmaceuticals: knowledge for sale; 10 Swiss transport: mastering mobility; 11 Bricks + mortar; 12 From supercomputers to mice; 13 Beautiful business: Swiss achievement in art and architecture; 14 Swiss made: why multinationals love Switzerland; 15 Conclusion: getting to Switzerland; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Picture credits; Index.
Summary Why has Switzerland - a tiny, land-locked country with few natural advantages - become so successful for so long at so many things? In banking, pharmaceuticals, machinery, even textiles, Swiss companies rank alongside the biggest and most powerful global competitors. How did they get there? How do they continue to refresh themselves? Does the Swiss 'Sonderfall' (special case) provide lessons others can learn and benefit from? Can the Swiss continue to perform in a hyper-competitive global economy? Swiss Made offers answers to these and many other questions about the country as it describes the.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 668-683) and index.
Note Print version record.
Subject Business enterprises -- Switzerland.
Industrial policy -- Switzerland.
Economic development -- Switzerland.
Entrepreneurship -- Switzerland.
Industrial efficiency -- Switzerland.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
Business enterprises. (OCoLC)fst00842519
Economic development. (OCoLC)fst00901785
Entrepreneurship. (OCoLC)fst00912787
Industrial efficiency. (OCoLC)fst00970970
Industrial policy. (OCoLC)fst00971433
Switzerland. (OCoLC)fst01205401
Other Form: Print version: Breiding, R. James. Swiss Made : The Untold Story Behind Switzerland's Success. London : Profile, ©2012 9781846685866
ISBN 9781847658098 (electronic bk.)
1847658091 (electronic bk.)
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