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ABSTRACT:
In this article I discuss some theoretical and methodological aspects in the development of a new business sociology and link this discussion to the work with industrial policy. The focus is on small subcontracting firms in the metalworking industry in two local communities in two diverse counties of Denmark. I look for the genuine aspects of each community, concentrating on which governance structures affect local industrial organization. The business communities in question are different, which shows in the interaction between the firms, and in their
interaction with the institutional milieu. In short the governance structures differ across communities, which stems from the social, economic, and political development through time. To guide (and nurse) the establishment of new firms, to bootstrap the existing industry, it is
necessary for policy makers to understand the different types of “strategic games” that go on in various local communities, which include actors from the industrial arena as well as actors from the proximate social institutional arena. My aim is to put forward a story that might help civil servants and industrial policy makers to better understand the constitution and performance of the industry they are serving; and at the same time help us as researchers and teachers to focus alternatively when dealing with issues of strategic management. Following that I have to stress that my aim is not to give advice, but rather to reflect upon these matters in a theoretical and
methodological light.
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