Organized Business Interests in Changing Environments: The Complexity of Adaptation

Introduction: Organized Business Interests in Changing Environments; V.Schneider, A.Lang & J.R.Grote SECTION 1: THEORIES AND DETERMINANTS OF ORGANIZING BUSINESS INTERESTS From Simple to Complex: An Evolutionary Sketch of Theories of Business Association; A.Lang, K.Ronit & V.Schneider Between Politics, Economy, and Technology: The Changing Environments of Business Associations; A.Lang, V.Schneider & R.Werle SECTION 2: BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL Persistent Divergence? Chemical Business Associations in Britain and Germany; J.R.Grote Business Associability in the United States' Chemical Industry: Private Interest Governments in Pluralist Precincts?; H-J.Schmedes Similar Responses to Similar Pressures? Adaptation Processes of British and German Business Associations in the Information and Communications Sector; A.Lang Cooperation, Competition, and Mutualism in the U.S. Information and Communications Sector; J.Bauer & V.Schneider Complex Associations in the Dairy Sector: A Comparison of the Development in Four Countries; C.Wagemann SECTION 3: BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS AT THE EUROPEAN LEVEL Europeanized Convergence? British and German Business Associations' European Lobbying Strategies in the Formulation of REACH; A.Wonka Business Interest Associations and Corporate Lobbying: Which Role for Brussels?; M.Tenbücken Conclusion: The Complexity of Adaptation; A.Lang & V.Schneider