Global business in the age of transformation / Mahesh K. Joshi, J. R. Klein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joshi, Mahesh K., author.

Klein, J. R. (James R.), author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic commerce.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization.

International business enterprises.

Success in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 214 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

Drawing on insights from academics and practitioners around the world, this book takes some of the mystery and anxiety out of common perceptions about economic, cultural, and social transformation in the age of globalization, and offers clear and effective approaches for survival in a continually changing business environment.

Contents:

Cover

Global Business in the Age of Transformation

Copyright

Foreword

Preface

Contents

SECTION 1: STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION

1: The Global Phenomenon

Globalism

Globalization

Economic-Trade

Local Business

Work and the Workplace

Trade

Cultural

Political

Bibliography

2: Economic Clusters and Emerging Players

BRICS

BRICS Do Not Make a Wall

Mixed Fortunes of the BRICS

Ever Present Corruption

The 'Winners' Remain at Risk

BRICS in the Future

3: Rising Stars, Hot Markets, and Brave New Worlds

Rising Stars

Turkey

Indonesia

Mexico

Philippines

Nigeria

Hot Markets

Brave New World

4: Regulating Global Commerce

Framing the Challenges

Population

Currency

Emerging Economies

Scope

SECTION 2: BARRIERS TO INTERCONNECTIVITY

5: Ideology versus Ideology

Borders

History of Nations

The Rise of the Nation-State

Nationalism

Internationalism

World Governance

Multicultural Thoughts and Attitudes around the World

Ideology vs. Ideology

6: Old Beneficiaries, New Critics

Examining the Issues

Attraction of Anti-Globalization

Poverty and the Middle Class

Economic Consequences

Democracy, National Self-Determination,and Economic Globalization

7: Geopolitical Fractures

Europe

European Union

Muslims

Russia's Putin

National Culture's Future

British Populism

American Populism

Impact of the Fractures

Relationship of Power

Globalization's Evolution

SECTION 3: IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON GLOBAL BUSINESSES

8: Technology as the Driver and Consumer

So What Happened?

The Golden Handcuffs

The DNA

Pride, Pockets, and Paralysis

Proactive Towards Change

Handling Change Opportunities.

The Leader's Role

9: Digitize or Disappear

Digitization's Impact on Conventional Industries

Sales and Marketing

Creating New Revenue Opportunities

Increasing Revenue

Organizational Challenges of Digitizing

The Future

10: Smart Selling on the E Platform: The Amazing World of Amazon

Selling on Amazon, Yes or No?

Managing Content on Amazon

The Dilemma

Amazon Opportunity Land

Where To?

11: Sector Impact

Overview

Resource Demands

Water

Energy

Manufacturing

Education

Transportation

Health

SECTION 4: LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE IN A TRANSFORMATIONAL WORLD

12: Taking a New Shape

Constantly Changing the Role of Leadership

The Characteristics of Leadership

Leadership Character Drives Leadership Purpose

Leadership's Inclusive Responsibility

13: Trust in a Splintered World

Change Leadership

The Issue of Character

14: Tool-Boxfor Change

The Shift to Technology

Change Itself

What Are You Prepared to Do?

Pitfalls and Pragmatism

15: Being Introspective in an Expanding World

Public-Private Synergy

Employment-BasedEconomy versus Entrepreneurial Basis

Education for the Future

Self-Awareness

Index.

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-266299-6

0-19-193964-1

0-19-266298-8