This book tackles the history of the Swiss watch industry in a global perspective: it gives particular attention to rival nations such as the United Kingdom, the USA and Japan. The author demonstrates how Swiss watchmakers succeeded in facing various challenges: the industrialization of production at the end of the 19th century, the delocalization of production in the interwar years and globalization since the 1960's. These challenges helped Switzerland to maintain and strengthen its position as a leader on the world market. This study shows how innovation and new technologies, the industrial policy of the Swiss authorities, the industrial district organization and the relations with trade unions explain the worldwide success of the Swiss watch industry.
- ISBN10 3035104727
- ISBN13 9783035104721
- Publish Date 1 November 2012 (first published 24 November 2011)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 August 2021
- Publish Country CH
- Imprint Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
- Edition 2nd Revised ed.
- Format eBook
- Pages 163
- Language English