书目名称 | Norwegian Shipping in the 20th Century |
副标题 | Norway‘s Successful |
编辑 | Stig Tenold |
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概述 | Brings the success of the Norwegian shipping industry to an international audience for the first time.Explains the importance of the shipping industry for the economic development and sustainabilty of |
丛书名称 | Palgrave Studies in Maritime Economics |
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描述 | .This book is open access under a CC BY NC ND 4.0 license..This book belongs to the .Maritime Business and Economic History. strand of the .Palgrave Studies in Maritime Economics .book series..This open access book discusses how Norwegian shipping companies played a crucial role in global shipping markets in the 20th century, at times transporting more than ten per cent of world seaborne trade. Chapters explore how Norway managed to remain competitive, despite being a high labour-cost country in an industry with global competition. Among the features that are emphasised are market developments, business strategies and political decisions.The Norwegian experience was shaped by the main breaking points in 20th century world history, such as the two world wars, and by long-term trends, such as globalization and liberalization. The shipping companies introduced technological and organizational innovations to build or maintain a competitive advantage in a rapidly changing world. .The growing importance of offshore petroleum exploration in the North Sea from the 1970s was both a threat and an opportunity to the shipping companies. By adapting both business strategies and the political re |
出版日期 | Book‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ 2019 |
关键词 | maritime economics; Norwegian shipping industry; maritime history; World War I; World War II; Shipping du |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95639-8 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-95639-8Series ISSN 2662-6551 Series E-ISSN 2662-656X |
issn_series | 2662-6551 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 |