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The quest for global dominance : transforming global presence into global competitive advantage / Anil K. Gupta, Vijay Govindarajan, Haiyan Wang ; foreword by Jeffrey E. Garten.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gupta, Anil K., 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International business enterprises--Management.
- International business enterprises.
- Industrial management.
- Organizational effectiveness.
- Comparative advantage (International trade).
- Globalization--Economic aspects.
- Globalization.
- Competition, International.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (318 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 <li
- Contents:
- The Quest for Global Dominance: Transforming Global Presence into Global Competitive Advantage, Second Edition; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Origin and Focus of the Book; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Rising Up to the Global Challenge; What Is Globalization?; What Is a Global Company?; What Is Driving Globalization?; Why Globalization Is Here to Stay; Implications for Companies; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Building Global Presence; Choice of Products for Launching Globalization; Choice of Strategic Markets; Mode of Entry; Transplanting the Corporate DNA; Winning the Local Battle
- Speed of Global ExpansionConclusion; Chapter 3: Lessons from the Globalization of Wal-Mart; Globalization Imperatives; Choice of Markets: Roads Taken Versus Roads Not Taken; Summing Up the Lessons; Chapter 4: Exploiting Global Presence; Sources of Global Competitive Advantage; Creating Global Competitive Advantage: Action Implications; The Star Framework in Action; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Cultivating a Global Mindset; Why Mindset Matters; What Is a Global Mindset?; The Value of a Global Mindset; Does Every Company Need a Global Mindset?; Does Every Employee Need a Global Mindset?
- Cultivating a Global MindsetConclusion; Chapter 6: Building a Global Knowledge Machine; Unpacking the Knowledge Management Agenda; Pathologies and Pitfalls in Knowledge Management; The Social Ecology of a Knowledge Machine: The Case of Nucor; Guidelines for Building an Effective Knowledge Machine; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Dynamics of Global Business Teams; Why GBTs Fail; Defining Team Charter; Configuring the Global Business Team; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Globalizing the Young Venture; Early Globalization-a Double-Edged Sword; To Globalize or Not to Globalize-Early?
- Disciplined Pursuit of Early Globalization: The Case of Approva CorporationConclusion; Chapter 9: Leveraging China and India for Global Dominance; The Reemergence of China and India; China and India as Four Game-Changing Realities; Major Challenges and Common Mistakes; Designing Robust Strategies for China and India; Notes; The Authors; Index
- Notes:
- Rev. ed. of: The quest for global dominance / Vijay Govindarajan, Anil K. Gupta. c2001.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-278) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611237592
- 9781119097457
- 1119097452
- 9781281237590
- 1281237590
- 9780470278444
- 0470278447
- OCLC:
- 476138668
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