The Privatisation of European Telecommunications

Kjell A. Eliassen Norwegian School of Management – BI, Norway; Johan From Norwegian School of Management – BI, Norway

Contents: Preface; Introduction: company transformation - corporatisation, privatisation and company behaviour, Kjell A. Eliassen and Johan From; Modelling the transformation process, Johan From and Lars C. Kolberg. Part I Liberalisation as a Context for Company Transformation: Ownership matters, Johan From and Lars C. Kolberg; The political and regulatory framework towards a European information and knowledge society, Caroline Pauwels and Simon Delaere; EU competition policy and the transition to a more competitive communications industry, Patrizia Cincera and Nick Sitter. Part II The Transformation of Telecommunications Companies: Some Contrasting West-European Examples: Orderly revolution: the case of France Telecom, Marit Sjovaag Marino; The problems of the 1st mover: the case of British Telecom, Marit Sjovaag Marino; Small companies - big problems: the case of Belgacom, John Vanhoucke; Managing complexity: the case of Deutsche Telekom, Günter Knieps, Jürgen Müller and Arnulf Heuermann; Fast mover in a reluctant political environment: the case of Telenor, Stine Ludvigsen. Part III The Transformation of State Monopolies: The complexities of business orientation, Johan From and Lars C. Kolberg; Structures and business strategies, Catherine B. Arnesen; Internationalisation, Kjell A. Eliassen and Brigitte Grøgaard; Conclusion: incumbent company transformation - how far and why, Kjell A. Eliassen and Johan From; Bibliography; Index.