Download or read book Multinationals Environment and Global Competition written by Sarianna M. Lundan and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aims to present research concerning the strategic importance of environmental concerns within the multinational firm, and to explore the implications of corporate environmental strategy on public policy. This book is useful to students and decision-makers interested in the changing role of multinational enterprises in the global economy.
Download or read book The Role of Resources in Global Competition written by John Fahy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dramatic changes are taking place in the world of international business as we move forward in the twenty first century. Increasing levels of international trade and foreign direct investment, the growth of huge multinational corporations, and the emergence of new centres of economic prosperity are all evident. Businesses are faced with the challenge of having to survive and succeed in this competitive environment. This book looks specifically at the question of how firms attain a sustainable competitive advantage (SCA) in a global environment characterised by above average levels of geographic scope, marketing convergence and cross-national interdependencies. This work will be of essential interest to academics and researchers in the fields of international strategy and international business.
Download or read book Global Competition and Technology written by Robert Pearce and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multinationals are increasingly taking internationalised approaches to the ways in which they generate new knowledge and develop innovative new products from it in the pursuit of global competitiveness. These new perspectives in MNEs' technological behaviour open up important additional possibilities for those countries that play host to operations of these companies. This book analyses in detail the new dimensions in MNEs' approach to global competitiveness and the role played in this by overseas R & D units, and discusses the implications of this for host countries' growth and welfare.
Download or read book Strategies in Global Competition RLE International Business written by Neil Hood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-04 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main thrust of Part 1 is to give some understanding of the concept of ‘global competition’. In doing so, the chapters rely heavily on industrial studies. Part 2 deals with two different aspects of this change viewed from two different perspectives. The one is economic and more macro: the other political and social and more micro, being concerned with the way in which companies have to utilize their various organisational units and integrate information on a fragmented environment into a strategic whole. Part 3 deals specifically with technology, as the particular segment of the environment which often has the largest impact on future strategies. In Part 4 the perspective of global competition is applied at industry, country and company levels and it is shown that this perspective adds new dimensions to old problems. The final parts address the problem of management in global competition.
Download or read book Global Business written by Riad A. Ajami and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalization has been under extreme pressure in the wake of the financial crisis. Multinational firms are weighing the costs and benefits of international scale and scope, and are increasingly under pressure to hire local, to source local, and to pay taxes domestically. At the same time global competitive pressures have intensified. This book reviews international business practices from the multinational firm perspective, and provides pathways forward concerning competitiveness and sustainability in global markets. What sets this book apart from others is that the benefits and pitfalls of globalization are addressed. Chapter coverage focuses on the functional areas of the business and how they are impacted by international expansion. Practical case studies supplement chapter coverage and highlight both positive and negative developments in the global business arena. Readers should expect to be challenged on what will be the limits of the multinational firm in the future, and how multinational firms can continue to prosper while at the same time adhere to sustainable business initiatives. Equally useful to both undergraduate and graduate students of international business as well as professional development programs, Global Business: Competitiveness and Sustainability provides a necessary tonic for dealing with today’s troubled seas of globalization.
Download or read book Global Competitive Strategy written by Daniel F. Spulber and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-07-02 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalization has fundamentally changed the game of business. Strategic frameworks developed for the analysis of purely domestic business necessarily fall short in the international business context. Managers and business students require alternative approaches to understand and cope with these far-reaching changes. We must learn to think globally in order to succeed. Global Competitive Strategy shows how we can do this by providing a unique set of strategic tools for international business. Such tools include the 'star analysis' that allows strategy makers to integrate geographic information with market information about the global business environment. Also introduced is the 'global value connection' that shows managers how to account for the gains from trade and the costs of trade. Aimed at MBA students taking courses in international strategy, consultants and practising managers with responsibility for strategic development, this 2007 book offers a comprehensive strategic framework for gaining competitive advantage in the global marketplace.
Download or read book Globalizing Management written by Vladimir Pucik and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1993-10-28 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A team of international scholars and practitioners offer a variety of ideas that contribute to a new vision of the global firm in a contemporary competitive environment. Provides in-depth coverage of the most promising concepts and methods of managing and developing people in global organizations and demonstrates how human resource programs in global companies respond to ever-increasing change in world technology, economics, politics and culture.
Download or read book Introduction to Business written by Lawrence J. Gitman and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Business covers the scope and sequence of most introductory business courses. The book provides detailed explanations in the context of core themes such as customer satisfaction, ethics, entrepreneurship, global business, and managing change. Introduction to Business includes hundreds of current business examples from a range of industries and geographic locations, which feature a variety of individuals. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of business concepts, with attention to the knowledge and skills necessary for student success in this course and beyond.
Download or read book The International Business Environment written by Leslie Hamilton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Business Environment, Second Edition, prepares students for the realities of global twenty-first-century business. Building on the success of the previous edition, it employs a wide range of examples from BRIC and CIVETS economies and offers chapters on CSR, the ecological environment, and corporate social responsibility. Authors Leslie Hamilton and Philip Webster discuss the process of globalization, the global economy, and the impact of that economy on international business organizations. Using a PESTLE framework, they analyze the economic, political, legal, financial, technological, socio-cultural, and ecological environments, clearly outlining the factors that affect the everyday business of organizations. Adopting a truly international approach, this full-color, visually engaging text features a wealth of examples and case studies. Each chapter begins and ends with a one-page case study, and fifty additional mini-cases address such compelling issues as civil unrest in North Africa, the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, Wikileaks, and Google in China. Organizations including BP, Dell, Domino's Pizza, Apple, and Procter & Gamble are featured throughout the book. A Companion Website offers numerous resources for students and instructors.
Download or read book Technological Innovation Multinational Corporations and New International Competitiveness written by and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1995 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines those countries of Southern Europe influenced by the phases of European construction and countries of Latin America where the opening up process has changed the traditional role played by multinational corporations.
Download or read book Environmental Strategies of Multinational Companies written by Petra Christmann and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Competitive Advantage of Nations written by Michael E. Porter and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Multinational Enterprise and World Competition written by J. Clegg and published by Springer. This book was released on 1987-06-29 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multinational firms are often seen as controlling the secrets of industrial success, and conversely, as causing industrial decline. As a consequence their activites are the subject of intense debate. This study assesses the role of multinational enterprise in international competition - including trade and technology licensing - and analyses the profound implications that follow for policy formulation. This is the first book to use a systematic comparative approach, in which the experience of five major developed economies, the USA, Japan, the UK, Sweden and West Germany, are appraised using the framework of modern economic theory.
Download or read book Strategies in Global Competition written by Neil Hood and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Competitive Global Management Principles and Strategies written by Abbass Alkhafaji and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1994-11-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each chapter in Competitive Global Management: Principles and Strategies lists important objectives to be learned. The latest management research explains strategies of multinational corporations. A real-life case study helps the reader comprehend the importance of the issues discussed. The book features a current literature review, drawn from recent studies and research in the major international publications, further exemplifying major points.
Download or read book The International Environment of Business written by Gerald M. Meier and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998-01 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an innovative way, The International Environment of Business, focuses on the fundamental forces of globalization and their implications for both private management in and public management of the changing world economy. The author approaches the subject matter in a way that cuts across the traditional boundaries of business, economics, and international relations. The resulting integration provides the basis for an undertaking of international contextual analysis by managers for their practical tasks of diagnosing, predicting, and responding in their rapidly evolving international, economic, and political environment. The first five chapters establish -- in a substantial, yet concise manner -- some basic principles of international trade and finance. The emphasis is on dynamic comparative advantage, trade policy, international capital movements, and balance-of-payments policy in order to further an understanding of the conduct of international economic transactions and an evaluation of public policy. The analytical principles from these chapters are applied in a number of Policy Profiles that present real policy issues of contemporary and future importance in the world economy. A set of questions provides a basis for an extended discussion of each Policy Profile. For a more advance exposition of some analytical points, there are a number of statistical and technical appendices at the end of these chapters. The next four chapters examine problems that involve state/market relationships in a variety of countries and regions. A major structural change in the global economy is the new Europe -- the internal market integration of the European Union and the proposed movement to an Economic and Monetary Union. Also far reaching are the changes in Japan's global position, the question of "Japanomics," and Japan's transition to a new era. The newly industrialized countries (NICs) are also important actors in the global economy. But can the successful strategies of the Asian NICs be generalized to other developing countries? Also raising crucial questions about the future are the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and China. What is their potential and what is the likelihood of free markets taking hold? In the final two chapters, the author summarizes managerial problems that arise when the forces of international economic integration conflict with national political autonomy, and synthesizes the overriding themes of global competition and global governance.
Download or read book How We Compete written by Suzanne Berger and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2005-12-27 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Impressive... This is an evidence-based bottom-up account of the realities of globalisation. It is more varied, more subtle, and more substantial than many of the popular works available on the subject." -- Financial Times Based on a five-year study by the MIT Industrial Performance Center, How We Compete goes into the trenches of over 500 international companies to discover which practices are succeeding in today’s global economy, which are failing –and why. There is a rising fear in America that no job is safe. In industry after industry, jobs seem to be moving to low-wage countries in Asia, Central America, and Eastern Europe. Production once handled entirely in U.S. factories is now broken into pieces and farmed out to locations around the world. To discover whether our current fears about globalization are justified, Suzanne Berger and a group of MIT researchers went to the front lines, visiting workplaces and factories around the world. They conducted interviews with managers at more than 500 companies, asking questions about which parts of the manufacturing process are carried out in their own plants and which are outsourced, who their biggest competitors are, and how they plan to grow their businesses. How We Compete presents their fascinating, and often surprising, conclusions. Berger and her team examined businesses where technology changes rapidly–such as electronics and software–as well as more traditional sectors, like the automobile industry, clothing, and textile industries. They compared the strategies and success of high-tech companies like Intel and Sony, who manufacture their products in their own plants, and Cisco and Dell, who rely primarily on outsourcing. They looked closely at textile and clothing to uncover why some companies, including the Gap and Liz Claiborne, choose to outsource production to foreign countries, while others, such as Zara and Benetton, base most operations at home. What emerged was far more complicated than the black-and-white picture presented by promoters and opponents of globalization. Contrary to popular belief, cheap labor is not the answer, and the world is not flat, as Thomas Friedman would have it. How We Compete shows that there are many different ways to win in the global economy, and that the avenues open to American companies are much wider than we ever imagined. SUZANNE BERGER is the Raphael Dorman and Helen Starbuck Professor of Political Science at MIT and director of the MIT International Science and Technology Initiative. She was a member of the MIT Commission on Industrial Productivity, whose report Made in America analyzed weaknesses and strengths in U.S. industry in the 1980s. She lives in Boston , Massachusetts.
