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Globalisation, Commodification and Cultural Production in Africa: Contemporary Theatre in Sierra Leone (ENCATC Advances in Cultural Management and Policy)
by Kathrin SchmidtThis book engages with contemporary cultural production in Africa, focusing on theatre in Sierra Leone as main case study. The author provides coverage of, and insights into, such themes as cultural globalisation, commodification, the global creative economy, culture and development, international relations and contemporary cultural production in Sierra Leone within the context of local and global flows of people, media, images, technologies, finance and ideas. Combining the analysis of theatre in Sierra Leone and its aesthetics with its policy, structural and institutional context, this book highlights in much detail and nuance the interconnectedness between the micro- and the macro-levels of cultural production, between the local and the global, and between aesthetics, politics, policy, governance structures and institutions. This book links the particular findings from the author’s fieldwork to larger issues of contemporary local cultural production within the context of globalisation, commodification and decolonisation; adds a postcolonial perspective to existing theories and approaches to cultural production, management and policy, which is still largely missing from the existing discourse; and also contributes to addressing the gap in the knowledge about the context of contemporary cultural productions in diverse African contexts. This book will be particularly useful for both theatre scholars with an interest in the political economy of theatre and, more broadly, those seeking to understand the nuanced challenges and opportunities faced by policymakers, artists and arts managers to embrace the cultural and creative industries in this context. It also offers excellent insights for policymakers who wish to improve their understanding and interventions beyond superficial ‘best practice’ snippets and simplified ‘success stories’.
Globalisation, Development and Plantation Labour in India
by P. K. Viswanathan K. J. JosephThis book provides a detailed examination of the impact of globalisation on plantation labour, dominated by women labour, in India. The studies presented here highlight the perpetuation of low wages, inferior social status and low human development of workers in this sector and point out the movement of labour away from this sector and the resultant labour shortage. It also highlights the perils involved in doing away with the Plantation Labour Act 1951 and provides a plausible way forward for improving the conditions of plantation workers. <P><P> Rich in empirical analysis, this volume will prove essential for scholars and researchers of labour economics, development studies, gender studies and sociology.
Globalisation, Economic Inclusion and African Workers: Making the Right Connections
by Kate Meagher Laura Mann Maxim BoltThis book addresses the question of whether greater inclusion in the global economy offers a solution to rising unemployment and poverty in contemporary Africa. The authors trace the connection between global demographic change and new mechanisms of economic inclusion via global value chains, digital networks, labour migration, and corporate engagement with the bottom of the pyramid, challenging the claim that African workers have become functionally irrelevant to the global economy. They expose the shift of global demand for African workers from formal to increasingly informalised labour arrangements, mediated by social enterprises, labour brokers, graduate entrepreneurs and grassroots associations. Focusing on global employment connections initiated from above and from below, the authors examine whether global labour linkages increase or reduce problems of vulnerable and unstable working conditions within African countries, and considers the economic and political conditions needed for African workers to capture the gains of inclusion in the global economy. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Journal of Development Studies.
Globalisation Impacts: Countries, Institutions and COVID19 (International Law and the Global South)
by Amitendu PalitThe book reviews globalisation by identifying causes behind the discontent it has produced in recent years. It variously engages in economics, political economy, development and policy discourses to study experiences of countries and institutions in managing and adjusting to globalisation. Extending the analysis to latest global developments, including the remarkable advance of technology and digitalisation, and political and economic upheavals caused by COVID19, the book collects varied academic perspectives and reflects on the present as well as future. Comprising chapters written by distinguished academics and policy experts, the book is a rare collection of cross-disciplinary objective evaluations of globalisation.
Globalisation in Transition: Human and Economic Perspectives
by Umair Ghori Mary Hiscock Louise Parsons Casey WattersThis book brings together diverse ideas on selected facets of globalisation and transitions in globalisation. The scholars that have contributed to this book examine the phenomenon of globalisation through varied lenses, focusing specifically on the human and economic perspectives. These analyses originate in many areas and different legal systems but are all connected through the work of Professor John Farrar and the associations of the contributors with him. This book does not attempt to provide answers to the many challenges of globalisation. Instead, this book discusses selected, particular aspects of globalisation that derive from and are connected to the authors’ own research. The thematic diversity of this book is a true strength and should draw a broad range of readers. Whilst this book is primarily written from a legal angle, its content overlaps with broader specialised policy areas, with contributions ranging from taxation to ageing, from insolvency to social licences, and from refugees to the treatment of first nations people. In short, there is something for everyone in this book. As a tribute to the life’s work of an outstanding legal scholar, Professor John Farrar, this book explores legal responses to the social and economic impacts of globalisation. After personal acknowledgments from colleagues highlighting the significance of his scholarship, this book is divided into two parts. The first part addresses the social impact of globalisation, focusing on immigration and the impact on First Nations people. Changes in the regulation of medicine and technologies related to ageing are also addressed in this part. In part two, the book addresses the transitioning corporate law landscape and notions of fairness and good faith in the law. The final part contains the conclusions, reflections and synthesis of the editors.
Globalisation, Multilateralism, Europe: Towards a Better Global Governance? (Globalisation, Europe, and Multilateralism)
by Mario TelòThis student-friendly textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to globalization studies and the European Union within a multipolar world. It provides its readers with critical analysis of the key concepts of multilateral global and regional governance and Europe’s role in the world; and this in an accessible and intelligible fashion. This volume collects contributions by eminent scholars from world class universities from five different continents. As such, this unique exercise in transnational multi-disciplinary cooperation, provides extensive coverage of the main issues pertaining to multilateral cooperation - notably its history, troubles, legitimacy challenges and efficiency questions - from a variety of national perspectives. The book covers the major issues confronting students of European and global studies, amongst which: pressing security challenges, new forms of institutionalized cooperation, shifting international trade flows, the notion of responsibility to protect, social imbalances and environmental emergencies, the need for less contingent forms of legitimacy for global regulation, as well as global public opinion and transnational civil society networks. Each chapter includes a summary of its salient points; methodological indications; illuminating illustrations; and a suggested list for further reading. This textbook strives to help students develop a better and more secure grasp of the innovative balance between interdisciplinary openness and disciplinary rigor when engaging with global governance studies, comparative regionalism, normative studies, international political economy or international law.
Globalisation, New and Emerging Technologies, and Sustainable Development: The Danish Innovation System in Transition (Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology)
by Jesper Lindgaard Christensen, Birgitte Gregersen, Jacob Rubæk Holm and Edward LorenzThis book explores the capacity of the Danish innovation system to respond to key societal challenges including the green imperative of achieving growth with environmental sustainability and the need to adapt to new and possibly disruptive changes in technology, often referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The book is divided into four main parts. The first describes the evolving characteristics of the Danish system of research and innovation with special attention to the role of policy at the national and regional levels. The second part focuses on interorganisational relations, including the position of Danish firms in national and global value chains. The third part examines changes in labour markets and in the educational and training system, and it considers the impact of new technologies including robotics and artificial intelligence on employment and skills. The fourth part turns to issues of climate change and environmental sustainability including an assessment of the Danish economy’s success in meeting the challenges of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The book will be of particular interest to small countries, of which the Danish innovation system is representative, but it also appeals more broadly to an audience interested in innovation systems and policies to support economic development.
The Globalisation of Corporate Governance: The Challenge of Clashing Cultures
by Adrian DaviesThe structure of corporate governance has made significant progress in OECD countries but it remains imperfectly linked to the activities of many businesses. Its advance on the global stage will be hesitant and slow until its practice in OECD countries is more consistent and convincing. Weaknesses in corporate governance and law enforcement are impeding the investment needed to build the global economy to its full potential. The Globalisation of Corporate Governance: The Challenge of Clashing Cultures, explores the challenges of making corporate governance effective for all participants in a global economy. The tasks of: o
Globalisation of High Technology Production: Society Space And Semiconductors In Restructuring Of Modern World
by Jeffrey HendersonThis book analyses how high technology production has shifted from a regional to a global scale. Using the example of semi-conductors it illustrates the interaction of the developed industrial and developing industrialising nations. This book should be of interest to lecturers and students of international economics and international business, professionals dealing with multinationals.
The Globalisation of Indian Business: Cross border Mergers and Acquisitions in Indian Manufacturing (Routledge Studies in the Economics of Business and Industry)
by Beena SaraswathyConsolidation activities such as mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have been one of the major strategies adopted by Indian firms to withstand global competition. M&As experienced a substantial increase in value and volume during the post-liberalization era, facilitated by the presence of foreign subsidiaries in the Indian market as well as competitive pressure on domestic firms. The increased foreign investment through M&As brought new dimensions to the fore such as the implications on technological performance, efficiency, and more importantly, competition in the Indian market. The Globalisation of Indian Business: Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions in Indian Manufacturing provides an in-depth analysis of these issues, specifically aiming to understand whether the M&As strategies helped the firms to achieve their desired objectives in terms of improvement in technology, efficiency and market power in the context of the increase of M&As in India, using appropriate statistical and econometric techniques. The book is of additional importance in the context of the recently implemented Competition Act, replacing the thirty year old MRTP Act in India. The new Act aims to maintain competition and protect consumers’ interests without harming that of the producers’. Based on the analysis, broadly, the study cautions the regulators to rethink the efficiency defence argument and become more vigilant on the creation of monopolies. On the other side, it suggests firms should reconsider their post-merger integration strategy since consolidation has not led to a sustainable increase in market share of the surviving firms.
Globalisation, State and Labour (Routledge Studies in Employment and Work Relations in Context #Vol. 2)
by Peter Fairbrother Al RainnieGlobalisation, State and Labour combines a new theoretical approach with comparative analysis – ensuring that it will be of vital interest to anyone concerned with the globalization debate, the future of the state, and organized labour. It shows how although the world is undergoing enormous changes involving politics, the economy and society, the position and place of the state, and the significance of state policy in this process, is heavily contested. Presenting a timely opportunity to review and re-assess the modern state with regards to labour, the essays included in this text, written by leading researchers in the area, develop a new theoretical framework that puts work, workers and their organizations at the heart of analyzing state restructuring. Using major studies from four countries (UK, Denmark, Australia and New Zealand), the contributors challenge many preconceptions regarding globalization and labour organization - including the notions that the state is being marginalized by the processes of globalization, and that the trade unions are becoming irrelevant.
Globalisierung: Geschichte Der Internationalen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen
by Gerold AmbrosiusDieses Buch gibt einen Überblick über die drei zentralen Phasen der Globalisierung in der Moderne: 16. bis 18. Jahrhundert, zweite Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg und zweite Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts bis in die 2010er Jahre. Die internationalen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen werden anhand der Güter-, Arbeits- und Finanzmärkte, der Weltwirtschafts- und Weltwährungsordnungen einschließlich der Handels- und Geldpolitiken sowie der Organisationsformen und Marktstrategien der wirtschaftlichen Akteure, d.h. der Kaufleute, Handelskompanien und internationalen Unternehmen, dargestellt. Das Buch ist chronologisch aufgebaut, wobei die Darstellung der unterschiedlichen Epochen der gleichen Systematik folgt. Damit liegt zum ersten Mal eine Gesamtdarstellung der internationalen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen seit dem 16. Jahrhundert vor, die einen strengen Vergleich zwischen unterschiedlichen Zeitabschnitten ermöglicht und gleichzeitig die übergreifenden Entwicklungslinien beim Handel, bei der Migration und beim Geld- und Kapitalverkehr, bei den politischen Außenwirtschaftsregimen und wirtschaftlichen Unternehmensführungen herausarbeitet.
Globalisierung: Voraussetzungen, Auswirkungen, Widerstände
by Joachim Betz Wolfgang HeinDieses Lehrbuch beschäftigt sich mit der fortschreitenden globalen Entgrenzung von Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, die erhebliche Auswirkungen auf die Arbeitsmärkte, die internationale Arbeitsteilung, die soziale Sicherung und auf die Einkommensverteilung hat. Politisch lässt sie die souveräne Gestaltungsfähigkeit von Nationalstaaten erodieren, gesellschaftlich beschwört sie das Gespenst einer zunehmenden globalen Einheitskultur herauf. Vor dem Hintergrund der empirischen Effekte von Globalisierungsvorgängen in einer Reihe von Bereichen stellt das Buch dar, inwieweit diese Befürchtungen berechtigt sind, sich nicht auch durch andere Entwicklungen erklären lassen und ob die Nutzen von Globalisierung die aus ihr resultierenden Kosten und Risiken rechtfertigen. Zusätzliche Fragen per App: Laden Sie die Springer Nature Flashcards-App kostenlos herunter, um Ihr Wissen zu prüfen.
Globalisierung: Chancen – Risiken – Antworten
by Eckart KochDie nationalen Grenzen haben ihre wirtschaftliche Bedeutung weitgehend verloren, so dass die internationalen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen von „intraglobalen“ Wirtschaftsbeziehungen abgelöst wurden. Professor Eckart Koch analysiert und strukturiert Ursachen und Erscheinungsformen dieser Entwicklung, stellt Akteure und ihre Strategien vor und diskutiert die Folgen der Globalisierung, ihre Chancen und Risiken. Darüber hinaus skizziert der Autor Möglichkeiten der nationalen Politiken zur Beeinflussung der Globalisierung und entwirft das Modell einer globalen Wirtschaftsordnung mit den Säulen Globale Sicherheitsarchitektur, Globale Wirtschaftsarchitektur und Globale Nachhaltigkeitsarchitektur. Die dritte Auflage wurde umfassend aktualisiert, ergänzt und um Überlegungen zu den Auswirkungen aktueller Krisen und Entwicklungen auf die Zukunft der Globalisierung erweitert. Dieses Fach- und Lehrbuch richtet sich nicht nur an Studierende der Wirtschafts-, Sozial- und Politikwissenschaften an Universitäten, Hochschulen und Berufsakademien, sondern wendet sich insbesondere auch an Praktiker, Wirtschaftsfachleute, Journalisten und alle diejenigen, die an den wirtschaftlichen und politischen Kernfragen unserer Zeit interessiert sind, Wissen und Informationen sinnvoll strukturieren möchten sowie Anregungen und Argumentationshilfen suchen.
Globalisierung: Chancen – Risiken – Antworten
by Eckart KochDie nationalen Grenzen haben ihre wirtschaftliche Bedeutung weitgehend verloren - die internationalen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen werden damit zunehmend von neuen, "intraglobalen" Wirtschaftsbeziehungen abgelöst. Das Buch analysiert und strukturiert Ursachen und Erscheinungsformen dieser Entwicklung, stellt Akteure und ihre Strategien vor und diskutiert die Folgen der Globalisierung, ihre Chancen und Risiken. Der Autor skizziert Möglichkeiten der nationalen Politiken zur Beeinflussung der Globalisierung und entwirft das Modell einer globalen Wirtschaftsordnung mit den Säulen Globale Sicherheitsarchitektur, Globale Wirtschaftsarchitektur und Globale Sozial- und Umweltarchitektur. Das Lehrbuch richtet sich nicht nur an Studierende der Wirtschafts-, Sozial- und Politikwissenschaften an Universitäten, Hochschulen und Berufsakademien, sondern auch an Praktiker, Wirtschaftsfachleute und alle diejenigen, die an den Kernfragen unserer Zeit interessiert sind, Wissen und Informationen sinnvoll strukturieren möchten sowie Anregungen und Argumentationshilfen suchen.
Globalisierung des deutschen Umwandlungssteuerrechts: Neuer Anlauf durch das KöMoG (BestMasters)
by Miles WeberMiles Weber analysiert die Auswirkungen des Gesetzes zur Modernisierung des Körperschaftsteuerrechts (KöMoG) auf das deutsche UmwStG und überprüft dieses im Hinblick auf seine Europarechtskonformität. Dabei wird zunächst auf die zunehmende Internationalisierung des Umwandlungsrechts durch das SEStEG und anschließend durch das KöMoG eingegangen. Die Aufhebung des § 1 Abs. 2 UmwStG im Rahmen des KöMoG führt zu einem globalen Anwendungsbereich des UmwStG für Kapitalgesellschaften, wohingegen § 1 Abs. 4 UmwStG ausschließlich neu formuliert wurde und Personengesellschaften in Drittstaaten deshalb weitgehend von der Anwendung des UmwStG ausgeschlossen sind. Diese Änderungen werden anhand ausgewählter Fallbeispiele in einen praktischen Kontext eingebettet und es wird aufgezeigt, welche globalen Umstrukturierungsmöglichkeiten nunmehr durch das KöMoG geschaffen werden, aber auch welche bis dato nicht steuerneutral möglich sind. Die dadurch gewonnenen Erkenntnisse bilden die Grundlage für die anschließende kritische Würdigung, in der anhand der Darlegung der Besteuerungsgrundsätze der EU wesentliche Problemfelder des UmwStG aufgedeckt werden.
Globalisierung nach der Corona-Krise: oder wie eine resiliente Produktion gelingen kann – Ein Essay
by Hartmut Frey Engelbert Westkämper Dieter BesteUnterbrochene Lieferketten, Schwierigkeiten im Nachschub einfachster medizinischer Schutzkleidung (z. B. Mundschutz) im Rahmen der Corona-Krise bieten Anlass die Globalisierung zu hinterfragen. Den gegenwärtigen Spielregeln der Globalisierung sind die Perspektiven einer digitalisierten Wirtschaftsordnung mit entsprechenden Geschäftsmodellen für die Zukunft gegenübergestellt. Es ist dargelegt, welche Prozesse und Verfahren diese Entwicklung unterstützen und es ist ein Ausblick gegeben, wie sich diese Entwicklung auch auf bildungs- und forschungspolitische Aspekte auswirken kann.
Globalisierung und Digitalisierung: Erfolgsstrategien und Toolbox für CEOs und Topmanager
by Stephan Bergamin Markus Braun Bruno GlausWie Unternehmen den digitalen und globalen Transformationsprozess erfolgreich meistern Dieses Buch erläutert, wie nationale und internationale Unternehmen in verschiedenen Branchen den digitalen Transformationsprozess erfolgreich meistern. Digitales Nutzer- und Kundenverhalten und digitale Technologien bilden zunehmend die Grundlage für neue Geschäftsmodelle.Während etablierte Unternehmen mit langjährigem Kundenverständnis und überragendem Produktions- und Forschungs-Know-how punkten, greifen neue digitale Anbieter in der Regel die profitabelsten Produkt- und Dienstleistungsangebote an. Traditionelle Unternehmen sind gefordert, sich mit Fragen wie der agilen Organisation, der möglichen Kannibalisierung ihres analog geprägten Geschäftsmodells und der App-kompatiblen Weiterentwicklung der bestehenden IT-Systeme auseinanderzusetzen. Die im Buch dargestellte Digital Business Transformation Matrix schärft das Verständnis für die digitalen und globalen Anforderungen, fördert das Zusammenspiel dieser zwei Aspekte und stellt eine Plattform für die Weiterentwicklung der Unternehmen dar.Anhand von neun Praxisbeispielen aus der Schweiz erläutern die Autoren, worauf es bei einem erfolgreichen digitalen Transformationsprozess ankommt und stellen verschiedene Managementinstrumente vor. Das Buch richtet sich vor allem an Führungskräfte aus dem Topmanagement, aber auch an Management-Studierende.Ein Leitfaden zur digitalen Transformation in fünf Kapiteln:1) Digital Business Transformation als Herausforderung Die globalen Trends Globalisierung und Digitalisierung Von evolutionärer zu disruptiver Geschäftsmodellentwicklung: ein OrientierungsrahmenDigital Business Transformation MatrixAuswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf die Globalisierung und Digitalisierung2) Digital Business Transformation in neun exponierten Unternehmen3) Strategische Optionen im veränderten MarktAktuelle PositionierungEntwicklungspfadeDie digitalen Wettbewerber – Nightmare Competitors4) Herausforderungen aus CEO-Sicht Haben wir Digital Transformation Awareness?Folgen wir dem Kundenverhalten vom analogen in den digitalen Raum?Nutzen wir das gesamte Spektrum von digitalen Technologien?Haben wir eine digitale Vision und Strategie?Wie gestalten wir unser Digital Business Model?Wie gestalten wir unsere Digital Leadership und Governance?5) Toolbox: Digital Radar, Digitale Technologien, Digital Governance und LeadershipDigital RadarEtablieren einer Kultur der HyperawarenessDigital Customer Experience und JourneyDigitale TechnologienDigitale Vision und StrategieDigitales Business Modell und agile OrganisationDigital Governance und LeadershipDigital Readiness und KulturDigital Transformation Management
Globalising the Climate: COP21 and the climatisation of global debates (Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research)
by Stefan Aykut Jean Foyer Edouard MorenaFrequently presented as a historic last chance to set the world on a course to prevent catastrophic climate change, the 21st Conference of the Parties to the Climate convention (COP21) was a global summit of exceptional proportions. Bringing together negotiators, scientists, journalists and representatives of global civil society, it also constituted a privileged vantage point for the study of global environmental governance "in the making". This volume offers readers an original account of the current state of play in the field of global climate governance. Building upon a collaborative research project on COP21 carried out by a multidisciplinary team of twenty academics with recognised experience in the field of environmental governance, the book takes COP21 as an entry point to analyse ongoing transformations of global climate politics, and to scrutinise the impact of climate change on global debates more generally. The book has three key objectives: To analyse global climate governance through a combination of long-term analysis and on-sight observation; To identify and analyse the key spaces of participation in the global climate debate; To examine the "climatisation" of a series of crosscutting themes, including development, energy, security and migration. This book will be of great interest to students, scholars and policymakers of climate politics and governance, international relations and environmental studies.
Globalism and Regional Economy
by Susumu EgashiraThe book covers the results of trial and error of regional economies in Japan, Korea, Austria, New Zealand, and the UK over the past two decades. Since the end of the cold war, regional economies have been struggling to meet the demands of global change, and are trying to find a new approach based on "inter-regional cooperation" to survive and develop further. This book focuses on the circumstances of regional economies worldwide as well as three important issues of concern: commercial and policy issues, international trade, and promoting a regional approach in international tourism. The book presents case studies of five countries and examines the possibility of application to other regions. Although every region has suffered from the decline of traditional industries in the face of international competition, academic analysis of successful cases are particularly useful and relevant to the reforms of regional economies and their development. This book also discusses the current problems of FTAs, tourism, medical management, and regional management and suggests possible short-term development strategies. Regional economies have begun a number of initiatives in these fields in the globalized world. The book demonstrates the current results of such initiatives. The book also explores new patterns of collaboration between regions of different countries following their recent initiatives.
Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism
by Quinn SlobodianNeoliberals hate the state. Or do they? In the first intellectual history of neoliberal globalism, Quinn Slobodian follows a group of thinkers from the ashes of the Habsburg Empire to the creation of the World Trade Organization to show that neoliberalism emerged less to shrink government and abolish regulations than to redeploy them at a global level. Slobodian begins in Austria in the 1920s. Empires were dissolving and nationalism, socialism, and democratic self-determination threatened the stability of the global capitalist system. In response, Austrian intellectuals called for a new way of organizing the world. But they and their successors in academia and government, from such famous economists as Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises to influential but lesser-known figures such as Wilhelm Röpke and Michael Heilperin, did not propose a regime of laissez-faire. Rather they used states and global institutions—the League of Nations, the European Court of Justice, the World Trade Organization, and international investment law—to insulate the markets against sovereign states, political change, and turbulent democratic demands for greater equality and social justice. Far from discarding the regulatory state, neoliberals wanted to harness it to their grand project of protecting capitalism on a global scale. It was a project, Slobodian shows, that changed the world, but that was also undermined time and again by the inequality, relentless change, and social injustice that accompanied it.
Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism
by Quinn SlobodianDo neoliberals hate the state? In the first intellectual history of neoliberal globalism, Quinn Slobodian follows neoliberal thinkers from the Habsburg Empire’s fall to the creation of the World Trade Organization to show that neoliberalism emerged less to shrink government and abolish regulations than to deploy them globally to protect capitalism.
Globality
by Harold L. Sirkin James W. Hemerling Arindam K. BhattacharyaGlobality primarily involves large western corporations expanding their operations and moving aggressively into new overseas markets. GLOBALITY radically defines a 'post-globalization' world, where companies from India, China, Russia, eastern Europe, Brazil and Mexico are expanding beyond their home base, entering and building new markets, creating whole industries, and competing for customers, resources, market share and attention. In short, the tide has turned. As a result, western companies need to understand these emerging new businesses and the economies they come from in order to stay ahead and stay alive.
Globality: Competing with Everyone from Everywhere for Everything
by Hal Sirkin Jim Hemerling Arindam BhattacharyaGlobalization is about Americans outsourcing product development and services to other countries. Globality is the next step, where rapidly developing economies from around the world are now competing with us head to head. The authors present a strong case that the economic climate in which we have lived is going to change in unprecedented ways."...their insights into the competitive battle in emerging markets are so keen." -William J. Holstein of The New York Times"Many American chief executives, it turns out, are aiming at emerging markets...And they will find many insights into prevailing in those battles in this book." -William J. Holstein of The New York Times"...for any corporate strategist pondering the challenges and opportunities of globalization, this book is an indispensable guide." -John Cummings of Business Finance"While the global economy has been a hot topic for at least two decades, it is in constant need of updating ...GLOBALITY...does the job nicely." - BNET"[This] vividly detailed tome describes the latest shift in globalization from a one-way street of Western domination to an increasingly competitive global playing field, where businesses from once-discounted nations are solidifying their standing." - CIO Insight"Whatever the next New World Order turns out to be, the advice in GLOBALITY will come in useful, for multinationals and individual workers alike." -Business Pundit"A smart discourse on how local companies in developing economies, suchas China, India and Brazil, are bucking tradition and going for broke ontheir own terms..." -BNET"This book is a must-read for leaders of companies in the developed world who want to get into the globality act and stay in it." - Cecil Johnson, McClatchy-Tribune News "Get ready for a new wave of challengers, 'bursting their way onto the big stage.' So say the three authors of this smart analysis about the latest developments in global competition" - Andrea Sachs of TIME
Globalization: Prerequisites, Effects, Resistances
by Joachim Betz Wolfgang HeinThis textbook deals with the progressive global dissolution of political, economic, and social boundaries, which has significant implications for labor markets, the international division of labor, social security, and income distribution. Politically, it is eroding the sovereign ability of nation-states to shape their own affairs; socially, it conjures up the specter of an increasingly global culture of unity. Against the background of the empirical effects of globalization processes in a number of areas, the book discusses to what extent these fears are justified, whether they cannot also be explained by other developments, and whether the benefits of globalization justify the costs and risks resulting from it.