StMicroelectronics Restructuring in Agrate Brianza. A Local Game within a Global

STMicroelectronics is a global leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics applications. This contribution analyses the restructuring process that affected the Agrate Brianza site, in Lombardy (Italy) between May 2005 and September 2007, as a case of local governance of global dynamics, essentially based on industrial relations without any intervention of local or public authorities. The chapter is structured in three parts: a company presentation, the analysis of the restructuring process and some considerations about the innovative practices explained by the case-study.