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<title>Renaissance of the German Carmakers during the 1990s: Successful Japanization or the Development of a Genuine Business Model?</title>

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<abstract>This chapter aims at explaining the renaissance of the three German carmakers within the context of the international automobile industry. The main argument is that this revival can only be understood by referring to some common elements of the business models in place at all three companies. These business models include four basic pillars, each of which answers a basic question at the core of the firms activities: (1) the corporate structure and profit strategies, (2) product structure and market strategies, (3) the production system and (4) the labour relations regime. A business model could thus be understood as the specific configuration of structures and strategies in these four activity fields and transformation spaces. This configuration does not represent a deterministic and fixed system but a sort of loosely coupled 'regime of affinity'.</abstract>

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<topic>Geschäftsmodell</topic>

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<topic>Volkswagen</topic>

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<topic>Kraftfahrzeugindustrie</topic>

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<topic>Unternehmenspolitik</topic>

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<topic>internationaler Vergleich</topic>

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