ALFRED L. THIMM is a Professor of Management at the University of Vermont. Over the past twenty years he has frequently been affiliated as a visiting professor with the University of Munich, Institut fur Organization and the Wirtschaftsuniversitat, Institut fur Organization in Vienna. An international consultant, he is the author of many scholarly articles and five books, including Economists and Society (with J. Finkelstein) 1973, Entscheidungstheorie (with E. Witte) 1976, and The False Promise of Codetermination 1980.

• Preface European Telecommunication Policy: Creative Destruction in a Corporate Environment German Telecommunication Policy, 1970-89 The Final Phase of German Telecommunication Reform, 1987-90 The Reform of the French Telecommunication System: A Case Study in Industrial Policy Minitel: An Industrial Policy Success by William L. Cats-Baril The Deregulation and Privatization of British Telecommunication The Telecommunication Policy of the European Community; Project 1992 The National and Corporate Strategies of International Standards: The Case of Telecommunication Index

ALFRED L. THIMM is a Professor of Management at the University of Vermont. Over the past twenty years he has frequently been affiliated as a visiting professor with the University of Munich, Institut fur Organization and the Wirtschaftsuniversitat, Institut fur Organization in Vienna. An international consultant, he is the author of many scholarly articles and five books, including Economists and Society (with J. Finkelstein) 1973, Entscheidungstheorie (with E. Witte) 1976, and The False Promise of Codetermination 1980.

• Preface European Telecommunication Policy: Creative Destruction in a Corporate Environment German Telecommunication Policy, 1970-89 The Final Phase of German Telecommunication Reform, 1987-90 The Reform of the French Telecommunication System: A Case Study in Industrial Policy Minitel: An Industrial Policy Success by William L. Cats-Baril The Deregulation and Privatization of British Telecommunication The Telecommunication Policy of the European Community; Project 1992 The National and Corporate Strategies of International Standards: The Case of Telecommunication Index

ALFRED L. THIMM is a Professor of Management at the University of Vermont. Over the past twenty years he has frequently been affiliated as a visiting professor with the University of Munich, Institut fur Organization and the Wirtschaftsuniversitat, Institut fur Organization in Vienna. An international consultant, he is the author of many scholarly articles and five books, including Economists and Society (with J. Finkelstein) 1973, Entscheidungstheorie (with E. Witte) 1976, and The False Promise of Codetermination 1980.

• Preface European Telecommunication Policy: Creative Destruction in a Corporate Environment German Telecommunication Policy, 1970-89 The Final Phase of German Telecommunication Reform, 1987-90 The Reform of the French Telecommunication System: A Case Study in Industrial Policy Minitel: An Industrial Policy Success by William L. Cats-Baril The Deregulation and Privatization of British Telecommunication The Telecommunication Policy of the European Community; Project 1992 The National and Corporate Strategies of International Standards: The Case of Telecommunication Index