... on the identification of this type, the article offers evidence from the corporate telecommunications market where this strategy has emerged. Findings The evidence offered suggests there are limits to the strategic value of a virtual global strategy. Not only are the conditions for its existence rare, but also even...

...Peter Curwen Purpose To demonstrate that the strategic typology advanced by Turner in this journal for the European telecommunications sector is in need of further clarification. Design/methodology/approach The Turner sample is subjected to a number of tests specifically in the European mobile...

...Peter Curwen; Jason Whalley Purpose The European Union (EU) has recently been significantly enlarged with the addition of ten countries. This was expected to induce telecommunications operators in the original EU15 to invest heavily in operators in the accession countries. This paper seeks...

...Colin Turner Purpose The paper seeks to examine the evolving international strategies of Europe's incumbent telecommunications operators. The aim is to develop a typology of how these different operators have sought to position themselves within an internationalising marketplace. Design...

... heights” of their economies; and the manner in which the European telecommunications sector is being restructured. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Italy Telecommunications Mergers and acquisitions Organizational restructuring It has long been accepted that there is a clear distinction between...

...Thoralf Daßler; David Parker; David S. Saal The European telecommunications sector is undergoing major structural change in the face of new technology, privatisation and European Commission directives requiring market liberalisation. This study considers the comparative performance of the major...

...Colin Beard; Rainer Hartmann Market forces are often unable to deal with environmental problems due to the inability of the economic system to internalise environmental costs. Telecommunications around the world are “service” companies that are considered to have little impact on the natural...