Series Editors' Foreword ix
Preface xi
Part I Introduction 1
1 Perspectives on Corporate Co-evolution 3
2 The Economic and Political Context of Telecommunications in Brazil 27
3 Scope and Method 46
Part II Historical Co-evolution of Telemig 55
4 Foundations 1953-1985 57
5 Politicization 1985-1993 92
6 Reconstruction and Demise 1993-2000 115
Part III Multidimensional Co-evolution 145
7 Organizational Culture 147
8 Corporate Identity 171
9 Metaphors and Reflective Imaging 200
10 The Politics of Learning at a Time of Restructuring 226
Part IV Conclusion 245
11 A Political Interest Theory of Corporate Co-evolution 247
Author index 273
Subject index 275