Authors:Anil K. Gupta, Vijay Govindarajan, Haiyan Wang,
Publisher: Jossey-Ba
Keywords: global, competitive, advantage, presence, transforming, dominance, quest
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2008-03-21
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0470194405
ISBN-13: 9780470194409
Anil K. Gupta, Vijay Govindarajan, and Haiyan Wang are among the most distinguished experts in the field of globalization. In The Quest for Global Dominance they present the lessons from their twenty-year study of over two hundred corporations. They argue that, in order for a company to create and maintain its position as a globally dominant player, executives must ensure that their company leads its industry in the following four essential tasks: Identifying market opportunities worldwide and pursuing them by establishing the necessary presence in all key markets Converting global presence
Authors:Gernot Kohler, Arno Tausch,
Publisher: Nova Science Publisher
Keywords: global, exploitation, exchange, unequal, keynesianism
Number of Pages: 458
Published: 2010-02-24
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1590330021
ISBN-13: 9781590330029
Contents: Theory of world income; The structure of global money; Unequal exchange: world tables of unequal exchange 1995; Unequal exchange: world tables 1965 and world trend 1865-1965-1995; Global Keynesianism and beyond; A simulation of global exploitation; Theory of isomorphism, productivity and growth; Surplus value and transfer value; Unemployment (centre) and unequal exchange (centre-periphery); Global utopia, green and red; The Development Marathon, 1960--2000; Migration and unequal exchange; Towards a sustainable EU-accession policy. Social security, mass demand and development; Cross-n
Authors:Wilma De Jong, Martin Shaw, Neil Stammer,
Publisher: Pluto Pre
Keywords: global, media, activism
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2005-03-01
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 074532195X
ISBN-13: 9780745321950
Radical political activist movements are growing all the time. To reach a wider audience each organisation has formed networks and websites, exploiting new communications technologies as well as conventional media to get its message across. This is often very successful: activist politics have come to influence ’mainstream’ politics over fundamental issues such as trade, gender relations, the environment and war. This book brings together activists and academics in one volume, to explore the theory and practice of global activism’s relation to all forms of media, mainstream a
Author: Bjorn Lomborg
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: global, solutions, crises
Number of Pages: 670
Published: 2004-11-15
List price: $33.99
ISBN-10: 0521606144
ISBN-13: 9780521606141
This volume provides a uniquely rich set of arguments and data for prioritizing our responses to some of the most serious problems facing the world today, such as climate change, communicable diseases, conflicts, education, financial instability, corruption, migration, malnutrition and hunger, trade barriers, and water access. Leading economists evaluate the evidence for costs and benefits of various programs to help gauge how we can achieve the most good with our money. Each problem is introduced by a world-renowned expert analyzing the scale of the problem and describing the costs and benefi
Author: Diana Farrell
Publisher: Harvard Business Pre
Keywords: global, economy, institute, mckinsey, poverty, imperative, wealth, productivity
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2006-12-19
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 1422110265
ISBN-13: 9781422110263
What factor most influences whether an economy will flourish or sink into poverty? Productivity. In this volume, experts examine the impact of productivity on a nation’s economic well being and identify barriers to productivity based on analyses of industries from around the world.
Author: Diana Farrell
Publisher: Harvard Business Pre
Keywords: global, prosperity, institute, mckinsey, barriers, growth, breaking, driving
Number of Pages: 237
Published: 2006-12-19
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 1422110095
ISBN-13: 9781422110096
What really underpins economic growth and prosperity in the world today - and what do these new realities imply for organizations around the globe? This vital anthology debunks several myths around what makes economies and companies grow, and helps you assess the potential impact of growth drivers such as information technology and innovation, manufacturing and service industries, and the informal economy.
Author: Diana Farrell
Publisher: Harvard Business Pre
Keywords: global, mckinsey, institute, market, labor, emerging, offshoring, understanding
Number of Pages: 180
Published: 2006-12-19
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 1422110079
ISBN-13: 9781422110072
The range of tasks that can be done offshore has ballooned to encompass even activities critical to company performance, such as research and new product design. This 10-article collection offers suggestions and facts key to understanding the potential of the emerging global labor market - including assessing the size of the global talent pool, how to choose an offshore location, and how to interpret the implications of offshoring policies.
