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Book SynopsisFreezing Order, the follow-up to Red Notice, is available now! “[Red Notice] does for investing in Russia and the former Soviet Union what Liar’s Poker did for our understanding of Salomon Brothers, Wall Street, and the mortgage-backed securities business in the 1980s. Browder’s business saga meshes well with the story of corruption and murder in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, making Red Notice an early candidate for any list of the year’s best books” (Fortune). “Part John Grisham-like thriller, part business and political memoir.” —The New York TimesThis is a story about an accidental activist. Bill Browder started out his adult life as the Wall Street maverick whose instincts led him to Russia just after the breakup of the Soviet Union, where he made his fortune. Along the way he exposed corruption, and when he did, he barely escaped with hi

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Book SynopsisThrough an unprecedented analysis of two crucial energy sectors, this book illuminates the economic and political factors that caused the United States and Mexico to develop an asymmetrical codependency that disproportionally benefits the United States.Trade Review"This very interesting book advances our understanding of the way developing nations and wealthy nations depend on each other. Menchaca carefully surveys dependency studies that explain how wealthy nations exercise power over developing nations." * Choice *Table of Contents List of Tables List of Abbreviations Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. From Dependency to Codependency Chapter 2. The Politics of Oil and National Security: The Beginning Chapter 3. US Dependency on Mexican Farm Labor: The Development of a Structure Chapter 4. Asymmetrical Codependency following Crisis Periods Chapter 5. Mexico Reopens the Oil Industry to US Investors Conclusion. Asymmetrical Codependency: A Functional Capitalist Relationship Appendix A. Pemex Assessment of Mexico’s Proven Crude Oil Reserves, 1976 to 2014 Appendix B. Pemex: Total Crude Oil Reserve Estimates, 2003 to 2014 Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThrough an unprecedented analysis of two crucial energy sectors, this book illuminates the economic and political factors that caused the United States and Mexico to develop an asymmetrical codependency that disproportionally benefits the United States.Trade Review"This very interesting book advances our understanding of the way developing nations and wealthy nations depend on each other. Menchaca carefully surveys dependency studies that explain how wealthy nations exercise power over developing nations." * Choice *Table of Contents List of Tables List of Abbreviations Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. From Dependency to Codependency Chapter 2. The Politics of Oil and National Security: The Beginning Chapter 3. US Dependency on Mexican Farm Labor: The Development of a Structure Chapter 4. Asymmetrical Codependency following Crisis Periods Chapter 5. Mexico Reopens the Oil Industry to US Investors Conclusion. Asymmetrical Codependency: A Functional Capitalist Relationship Appendix A. Pemex Assessment of Mexico’s Proven Crude Oil Reserves, 1976 to 2014 Appendix B. Pemex: Total Crude Oil Reserve Estimates, 2003 to 2014 Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWith empirical case studies of Walmart's entry into Latin America, Africa, and Asia, this book reveals how the world's largest private employer has had to adapt its labor practices and supply chain operations to meet local conditions.Trade ReviewThrough its wide-ranging and multi-faceted analysis, Walmart in the Global South provides a thought-provoking examination of globalized capital accumulation, the embeddedness of [transnational corporations] within local environments and relations, and the struggle between [transnational corporations] and workers. * Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies *[Walmart in the Global South] reads like a stolen playbook, explaining how the biggest retailer on the planet has managed to infiltrate, appropriate, exploit, and degrade working conditions around the world…Books like this one are essential to remind consumers and shareholders in the global North that everyday low prices depend on the shocking exploitation of working people around the world. * Contemporary Sociology *An invaluable addition to the literature on modern global capitalism that demonstrates both the company's power to reshape work and work cultures globally and also how worker resistance can force it to make compromises with unions it would never acquiesce to in the United States. * The Latin Americanist *Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction. Situating Walmart in a Global Context: Workplace Cultures, Industrial Relations, and Supply Chains (Carolina Bank Muñoz, Bridget Kenny, and Antonio Stecher) 1. Walmart in Brazil: From Global Diffusion to National Institutional Embeddedness (Katiuscia Moreno Galhera, Scott B. Martin, and João Paulo Cândia Veiga) 2. Walmart and Labor Conditions in South Africa: Local Retailing, Contract Labor, and Union Challenges (Bridget Kenny) 3. Walmart Workers in Chile: A Case of Union Democracy, Militancy, and Strategic Capacity (Carolina Bank Muñoz) 4. Rank-and-File Union Activism in Walmart Argentina (Paula Abal Medina) 5. Walmart Culture in the Information Technologies Industry in Mexico (Gabriela Victoria Alvarado) 6. Walmart’s Direct Farmer Program in South Africa: Developmental State Victory or Corporate Whitewash? (Stephen Greenberg) 7. Brokering Development: NGOs and Walmart in Low-Income Countries (Jennifer Wiegel) 8. Walmart’s Human Trafficking Problem: The Shrimp Supply Chain in Thailand (Nicholas Rudikoff) Final Reflections (Carolina Bank Muñoz, Bridget Kenny, and Antonio Stecher) Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThe dramatic increase in minority- and female-owned companies continues to transform the business world while setting standards for those who follow.Thriving as a Minority-Owned Business in Corporate Americaoffers you a comprehensive guide to current practical knowledge of minority business development, from grants and loans to market building. This book demonstrates how you can use specific laws, institutions, and new technologies to set up and steer your business to success.Expert coverage includes both established and underused resources at the federal, state, and local levels dedicated to minority business expansion. You will learn how to tap resources made available by government agencies like the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and programs such as the Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI). Non-governmental funding sources (e.g., banks, credit unions, venture capital) are also examined in depth, with sound advice on approaching each.The author explores the crTable of ContentsChapter 1, tentative title: The Minority Business ImperativeChapter Goal: Set the stage for the discussion• What Is a Minority Business?• Why are they important?• SummaryChapter 2, tentative title: The Current State of Minority BusinessChapter Goal: Begin the discussion• Number of firms• Type of firms• Data sources on Minority Businesses• SummaryChapter 3, tentative title: Laws and RegulationsChapter Goal: Dive into the market• History of laws designed to support minority businesses• How effective have these efforts been?• SummaryChapter 4, tentative title: Public Sector InstitutionsChapter Goal: Provide a public sector institutional overview • Federal: MBDA• New Federal Efforts: OMWI• State• Local• Summary and Data SourcesChapter 5, tentative title: Private Sector InstitutionsChapter Goal: Provide a public sector institutional overview • National: NMSDC, etc.• National Chambers of Commerce• State Chambers of Commerce• State Level Organizations• SummaryChapter 6, tentative title: New Technologies and Institutions Chapter Goal: Societal trends (like Instagram businesses) that are opening new spaces • Review of technologies • JOBS Act and Crowdfunding. Indiegogo, Kickstarter, GoFundMe • Digital currency• Instagram• Facebook• LinkedIn• Independent websites• SummaryChapter 7, tentative title: Interviews with successful small business ownersChapter Goal: Real World • Shoe Crazy Wine: Gwen Hurt• Texas Black Chamber of Commerce: Charles O’Neil• Others to be addedChapter 8, tentative title: AppendixChapter Goal: Real World ResourcesHow to complete a Bank Loan ApplicationGrants for Minority and Women-owned Small BusinessesHow to complete a Grant ApplicationBanks: Do they hate Women and Minority-owned Small Businesses?Short and Long-term capital, business financingWhy you should avoid Venture Capital and Private Equity firmsHow to work with Federal, State and local AgenciesDay Care Centers, Hair Salons, and Music/Film businessesTemplates:Business Plan (Example: Business Plan for the Apple Mac (1981))Completed Bank Loan ApplicationCompleted Credit Union Loan ApplicationCompleted Grant ApplicationCompleted Franchise Purchase ApplicationBlank Ten Page Business Plan Presentation

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Book SynopsisThis book analyzes Keynesâ less well-known publications on money, finance, and international trade in order to show that his concerns extended beyond his magnum opus to include the monetary and financial concerns of Great Britain and the world at large.Trade ReviewA delightful triptych through the development of the thought and analysis of Keynes’s work. Ideally suited as a supplement to a macroeconomics course which could serve as a stark contrast to the mainstream New Keynesian content which has little if nothing to do with Keynes or Keynesian economics. -- Roy Rotheim, Skidmore CollegeTable of ContentsI .Introduction: An Overture to Keynes’ Major Economic Writings II. Keynes and the Indian Currency System III. The Economic Consequences of the Peace IV. The Manchester Guardian Supplements and A Tract on Monetary Reform V. The Economic Consequences of Mr. Churchill VI .A Treatise on Money VII. The Means to Prosperity and National Autarky VIII. The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money IX. How to Pay for the War X. The Clearing Union Proposal and Bretton Woods XI. The Anglo-American Loan XII. Epilogue

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Book SynopsisOver the last two decades or so, a number of developing countries have become important suppliers of manufactured goods. A good deal of these goods are produced under extremely poor working conditions, incompatible with the fundamental rights and freedoms. However, WTO rules do not allow restrictions on imports of such goods, and the ILO hardly ever sanctions violations of international labor standards. On the one hand, this leaves exporting countries free to compromise on labor protection in order to enhance their competitiveness on foreign markets. On the other hand, importing countries are obliged to keep their markets open for goods produced under substandard labor conditions. This gives rise to the question of whether the rules of the multilateral trading system should be linked to international labor standards. This study argues that there are two trade-related reasons for establishing such a link.The first one is commonly referred to as social dumping. GATT rules enshrine the prTrade ReviewThis book shows what can be done against the deplorable working conditions in many developing countries that we encourage when buying vast quantities of imported goods produced in conditions that would not be unfamiliar to Dickens. It is, however, not yet another incendiary, bleeding heart pamphlet but the opposite of a dogmatic treatise, far away from the one-track-mind approach that has led so many worthy causes to defeat. It should be read by anyone concerned about the impact of our actions or inactions on the rest of the world, and especially by those who can influence public or private policy- and decision-making. -- Mogens Peter CarlMr. Plasa's book is, to my knowledge, the most comprehensive study of every aspect of the trade labor relationship. It shows the price that workers have paid for the sake of trade and corporate interests. I have the greatest respect for this extraordinary piece of work that should be brought to everybody's knowledge. -- Hervé Jouanjean, European CommissionTable of ContentsIntroduction: What This Book Is About Chapter 1. The Institutional Framework Chapter 2. The Framework of the Discussion Chapter 3. Linking Trade to Labor Standards for Non Trade-Related Reasons Chapter 4. Linking Trade to Labor Standards for Trade-Related Reasons Chapter 5. Alternative Approaches Chapter 6. Links in the Trade Regimes and Arrangements Chapter 7. The Shape of the Links Proposed in this Study Chapter 8. Objections to Linking Trade and Labor Standards Chapter 9. Additional Benefits of Linking Trade and Labor Standards Chapter 10. Getting Agreement on Linking Trade and Labor Standards Chapter 11. My Own Proposals Final Remarks Summing Up

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Book SynopsisOver the last two decades or so, a number of developing countries have become important suppliers of manufactured goods. A good deal of these goods are produced under extremely poor working conditions, incompatible with the fundamental rights and freedoms. However, WTO rules do not allow restrictions on imports of such goods, and the ILO hardly ever sanctions violations of international labor standards. On the one hand, this leaves exporting countries free to compromise on labor protection in order to enhance their competitiveness on foreign markets. On the other hand, importing countries are obliged to keep their markets open for goods produced under substandard labor conditions. This gives rise to the question of whether the rules of the multilateral trading system should be linked to international labor standards. This study argues that there are two trade-related reasons for establishing such a link.The first one is commonly referred to as social dumping. GATT rules enshrine the prTrade ReviewThis book shows what can be done against the deplorable working conditions in many developing countries that we encourage when buying vast quantities of imported goods produced in conditions that would not be unfamiliar to Dickens. It is, however, not yet another incendiary, bleeding heart pamphlet but the opposite of a dogmatic treatise, far away from the one-track-mind approach that has led so many worthy causes to defeat. It should be read by anyone concerned about the impact of our actions or inactions on the rest of the world, and especially by those who can influence public or private policy- and decision-making. -- Mogens Peter CarlMr. Plasa's book is, to my knowledge, the most comprehensive study of every aspect of the trade labor relationship. It shows the price that workers have paid for the sake of trade and corporate interests. I have the greatest respect for this extraordinary piece of work that should be brought to everybody's knowledge. -- Hervé Jouanjean, European CommissionTable of ContentsIntroduction: What This Book Is About Chapter 1. The Institutional Framework Chapter 2. The Framework of the Discussion Chapter 3. Linking Trade to Labor Standards for Non Trade-Related Reasons Chapter 4. Linking Trade to Labor Standards for Trade-Related Reasons Chapter 5. Alternative Approaches Chapter 6. Links in the Trade Regimes and Arrangements Chapter 7. The Shape of the Links Proposed in this Study Chapter 8. Objections to Linking Trade and Labor Standards Chapter 9. Additional Benefits of Linking Trade and Labor Standards Chapter 10. Getting Agreement on Linking Trade and Labor Standards Chapter 11. My Own Proposals Final Remarks Summing Up

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Book SynopsisThe era of globalization saw China emerge as the world's manufacturing titan. However, the "made in China" model—with its reliance on cheap labor and thin profits—has begun to wane. Beginning in the 2000s, the Chinese state shifted from attracting foreign investment to promoting the technological competitiveness of domestic firms. This shift caused tensions between winners and losers, leading local bureaucrats to compete for resources in government budget, funding, and tax breaks. While bureaucrats successfully built coalitions to motivate businesses to upgrade in some cities, in others, vested interests within the government deprived businesses of developmental resources and left them in a desperate race to the bottom. In Manipulating Globalization, Ling Chen argues that the roots of coalitional variation lie in the type of foreign firms with which local governments forged alliances. Cities that initially attracted large global firms with a significant share of exports were more likely to experience manipulation from vested interests down the road compared to those that attracted smaller foreign firms. The book develops the argument with in-depth interviews and tests it with quantitative data across hundreds of Chinese cities and thousands of firms. Chen advances a new theory of economic policies in authoritarian regimes and informs debates about the nature of Chinese capitalism. Her findings shed light on state-led development and coalition formation in other emerging economies that comprise the new "globalized" generation.Trade Review"There is an urgent need to understand the sources of China's industrial prowess. Avoiding sweeping generalizations, Ling Chen spotlights China's divergent development paths and convincingly argues that each city's use of foreign capital in the heyday of FDI attraction has shaped and altered its government-business coalitions, with important consequences for industrial upgrading and innovation. This is a must read for anyone interested in China's political economy and its global implications." -- Dali L. Yang * The University of Chicago *"This book should be required reading for anyone hoping to understand how China's relations to foreign capital work in practice. It represents the next generation of research, showing how the strategies of local governments vary fundamentally across regions, how these variations are rooted in local political history, and why some are significantly more effective than others." -- Peter Evans * University of California, Berkeley *"In this impressively researched and tantalizing book, Ling Chen advances capitalism literature by bringing it to subnational development in China. She offers this key development lesson: choices made in the early stages of economic liberalization profoundly shape the subnational political economy for years to come." -- Edmund Malesky * Duke University *"Contrary to the popular image, Chinese localities vary tremendously in their interactions with the global economy. In the past two decades, Beijing has moved from pressing Chinese cities to attract FDI at all costs to upgrading capacity through "indigenous" innovation. Ling Chen gives a masterful account of the interaction of local governments, firms, and vested international coalitions, and why Beijing's new direction could be welcomed in some areas, but not others." -- Margaret M. Pearson * University of Maryland *"One of China's key challenges is managing the shift away from export-led manufacturing toward more profitable, innovation-rich industrial policies. Despite intense leadership attention, implementation remains puzzlingly mixed at best. In this wonderful book, Ling Chen takes us to the very nexus of this shift, arguing that the size of locally-investing foreign firms influences and reinforces coalitions of local bureaucrats, leading some locales to foster and others to stifle these national policy priorities." -- Andrew Mertha * Cornell University *"Manipulating Globalizationcontributes to the best of subnational research in the study of both China's political economy in particular and social science generally. [Chen's] approach contributes to growing concerns that the strategies producing political compliance and economic success in one period have serious consequences for subsequent stages of development, especially for countries developing in the age of globalization, where managing domestic and international firms presents additional challenges." -- Michael Thompson-Brusstar * H-Diplo *"Ling Chen has produced a well-researched and highly detailed account of the ways in which, among other things, China's local bureaucrats have responded to the incentives placed before them by central policy-makers...The book certainly sheds further light on the nature of Chinese capitalism and, more generally, the nature of the developmental state. This type of research can really help us better appreciate Chinese development."––Dylan Sutherland, The China Quarterly"Manipulating Globalization advances our understanding of business-state relations, interest-group politics and industrial policies in contemporary China. It should be on the reading list of any scholar interested in these topics." -- Yue Hou * Perspectives on Politics *"By opening the black box of state and exploring the interaction between government and businesses, Manipulating Globalization advances our understanding of internal driving factors of economic development in an authoritarian regime, which also provides a vivid explanation for the dynamic state–market relationship. How an emerging economy such as China integrates itself into a new globalized world, while still preserving autonomous policies, remains an appealing puzzle. Chen's book provides one feasible and interesting explanation." -- Wei Li * China International Strategy Review *"Rich in its data, authoritative in its argumentation, thorough in its investigation, and important in its findings about globalization and structural economic transformation of China, Chen's work constitutes an essential reading on Chinese political economy." -- Vasilis Trigkas * Pacific Affairs *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts2Chasing Foreign Capital chapter abstractThis chapter examines the rise of the FDI-attraction paradigm at the national level and the emergence of local investment-seeking states in the 1990s. It explores in detail the varied strategies that city governments employed to attract foreign investors to launch the campaign of FDI attraction, ranging from tax cuts and land and utility discounts to industrial zone establishments. At one end of the strategic continuum are local governments that prioritized large, leading multinationals that have been playing the role of the "dragon's head" at the top of the global value chain, whereas, on the other end are cities where bureaucrats brokered deals with small-scale foreign firms established by "guerilla investors" at the bottom of the value chain through flexible arrangements. 3From FDI Attraction to Domestic Competitiveness chapter abstractThis chapter traces the relative decline of the previous FDI attraction paradigm and the emerging paradigm of domestic technology competitiveness, drawing on government documents, media text analysis, and interviews. The chapter then introduces the actors, arguments, and the matrix of supporting institutions and policy tools underpinning the two policy paradigms. It draws attention to the coexistence of the two paradigms at the local level, where policies and institutions of FDI attraction profoundly affect the government's response to domestic upgrading and their choice of development strategies. 4Local Policy Making, Globalized Coalitions, and Resource Allocation chapter abstractThis chapter delves into the coalitional politics of policy making and resource allocation by investigating strategies of city government officials. The chapter examines the patterns of bureaucratic competition between international commerce departments and newly emerged domestic technology departments and their respective business clients, including foreign and domestic firms. I explain the influence of FDI attraction on domestic politics by showing (1) how the overlap between FIEs and exporters shaped the degree of perceived threat and the cohesiveness of the vested interests in international commerce under the rule of fragmented bureaucratic competition and (2) how the existence of large foreign firms strengthened the bargaining power of the vested interest bureaucrats against allocating resources to the domestic technology coalition. The direction and the magnitude of foreign influence, therefore, is filtered and channeled through local bureaucracy. 5The Microfoundations of State Intervention and Policy Effectiveness chapter abstractThis chapter explains the effectiveness of policy implementation and the varied capabilities of local governments, using policy tools to generate firm-level upgrading incentives. Using China's largest manufacturing industry—the electronics industry—as an example, the chapter compares the development of China's two largest manufacturing cities, Suzhou and Shenzhen. It demonstrates how earlier patterns of FDI attraction and the prioritization of large or small FIEs gave rise to distinctive foreign–domestic firm relations. Through both in-depth case studies and hierarchical models, the chapter shows that a segregated relationship started by the group-offshoring strategy of large FIEs makes upgrading policies, such as government funding and tax cuts, less effective and dampens the innovation incentives for domestic private firms. By contrast, a more equal, broadly connected relationship started by the subcontracting strategy of small FIEs makes upgrading policies more likely to generate firm-level innovation behavior. 6Varieties of Local Capitalism in Historical Perspective chapter abstractThis chapter traces the historical roots of local variation by chronologically and cross-sectionally placing China in a comparative historical perspective. It compares varieties of local capitalism in China across four periods: the late Qing and early Republican period, the Mao era, the post-Mao period, and the globalized era. It explores how the historically entrenched top-down and bottom-up modes of capitalism have conditioned local government preferences, as well as their reaction to centrally driven development initiatives, leading them to attract foreign firms in the globalized era. The narrowly selective development strategies based on top-down capitalism were more effective in the industrial transformation during the preglobalized era before the 1990s. The influx of FDI since then, however, has unleashed new complexity so that cultivating bottom-up, broadly supportive networks with small firms was more likely to provide an institutional environment for the competitiveness of domestic private businesses. 7Making Economic Policies Work chapter abstractThis chapter summarizes the findings of the book. It draws attention to how global production fragmented or integrated state agencies and businesses, shaped the ways they perceived their interests, and ultimately affected the local political environments for domestic private firms. Compared with other approaches, the theory advanced in this book takes the incentives of local state agencies seriously. It shows that in an authoritarian country where businesses do not have a direct role in policy making, the local bureaucrats, by pursuing their own political and economic interests, can influence the political and economic environment of production. The chapter then broadens out to map major Asian economies in Northeast and Southeast Asia in a comparative picture. 1Bureaucrats, Businesses, and Economic Policies in a Globalized China chapter abstractThis chapter introduces background on emergence of national campaigns to cultivate domestic competitiveness in contrast to China's previous role as the "world's workshop." It reveals the divergent ways in which localities responded to and carried out policies. The chapter accounts for such variation by breaking down the assumption of a coherent and single-level state that is inherent in the state-centric approach, while at the same time disaggregating the influence of foreign capital assumed by the FDI-driven perspective. By examining the interaction of foreign capital and local states, the chapter discusses how globalization influences the rise of investment-seeking states, the bureaucratic coalitions in city policy making, the effectiveness of policies for local firms, and the varieties of local capitalism. It also discusses the logic of the research design, the major sites of field work, and the sources of qualitative and quantitative data that the book draws on.

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Book SynopsisAfter two decades of reinvention, Japanese companies are re-emerging as major players in the new digital economy. They have responded to the rise of China and new global competition by moving upstream into critical deep-tech inputs and advanced materials and components. This new "aggregate niche strategy" has made Japan the technology anchor for many global supply chains. Although the end products do not carry a "Japan Inside" label, Japan plays a pivotal role in our everyday lives across many critical industries. This book is an in-depth exploration of current Japanese business strategies that make Japan the world's third-largest economy and an economic leader in Asia. To accomplish their reinvention, Japan's largest companies are building new processes of breakthrough innovation. Central to this book is how they are addressing the necessary changes in organizational design, internal management processes, employment, and corporate governance. Because Japan values social stability and economic equality, this reinvention is happening slowly and methodically, and has gone largely unnoticed by Western observers. Yet, Japan's more balanced model of "caring capitalism" is both competitive and transformative, and more socially responsible than the unbridled growth approach of the United States.Trade Review"Ulrike Schaede's new book combines an invaluable primer on Japanese business culture with a striking analysis of Japan's little understood strategy for producing enduring economic strength based on manufacturing excellence and constant, managed change. I came away with renewed admiration for the country's political and corporate leadership, and Japan's ability to forge a successful economic future despite the many daunting challenges one often hears about."—Ambassador Ira Shapiro, former U.S. Trade Negotiator with Japan, former Chairman of the National Association of Japan-America Societies"This authoritative and sophisticated account of how Japanese companies have quietly reformulated how they compete in the global economy is a timely reminder why we need to pay attention to Japan. Japanese companies and their technologies remain, and will continue to remain, critically relevant in our fast-changing world."—Alberto Moel, VEO Robotics"For more than a generation, the outside world has been ready to write off Japan's economy as yesterday's story, in contrast to the tomorrows being created elsewhere, especially in China. Ulrike Schaede clearly and convincingly lays out how out-of-touch that judgment is—and how much more impressive the creativity, flexibility, and re-invention of the Japanese business system look when examined up close. The crispness and concision of the book make it a pleasure to read, and its originality will make it useful for anyone who wants to understand the next stage in global business."—James Fallows, The Atlantic"Schaede truly understands Japanese business strategy and culture. With deep insights and keen analysis, she offers an update on how Japanese companies are evolving to compete in the new global economy. And, she shows how they carefully harmonize social stability with economic success."—Kyota Omori, Chairman, Mitsubishi Research Institute"A gem! Schaede links corporate culture to incentives and outcomes, and shows how Japanese firms have kept the tight corporate culture that makes things right, but add elements of the loose culture that makes the right things. She gives concrete examples of Japanese firms that got it right and how they did it."—Robert Alan Feldman, Tokyo University of Science"Schaede's book offers an up-to-date, intriguing, rich, and easy to read account of changes in Japanese business over the last 20 years. As such, it deserves a wide readership and it will definitely enter my reading list for students."—Harald Conrad, The Journal of Japanese Studies"Japan's economy and its evolving business systems matter, and this insightful evaluation explains how and why. A definite read."—Hugh T. Patrick, Chairman, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School"Schaede's book not only advances our view of the possibilities for Japanese business reinventions on a variety of technology frontiers, but also the broader nature of linkages that underpin the prospects for prosperity and security in Asia and beyond."—Saadia M. Pekkanen, Pacific Affairs

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Book SynopsisCross-Cultural Management: Essential Concepts introduces readers to the fundamentals of cross-cultural management by exploring the influence of culture on interpersonal interactions in organizational settings and examining the ever-increasing number of cross-cultural challenges that global managers face in today’s workplace. The Fourth Edition reflects the most current thinking on the topic and includes a series of new features including: Enhanced coverage of language issues, offering strategies for improving communication in multinational companies (Ch.6) New discussions about the relationship between immigration and international management (Ch. 11) Increased emphasis on understanding the mechanisms of cross-cultural interactions Best practices for transferring knowledge across cultures (Ch.9) Expanded coverage of cross-generational considerations (Ch.11) New and updated examples, statistics, discussion questions and references. The book is complemented by a companion website featuring a range of tools and resources for lecturers, including chapter-specific PowerPoint slides, and a Microsoft Word test bank containing multiple-choice, true/false, and open-ended questions for each chapter. Suitable reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking Change Management courses.Table of ContentsPART I: MANAGEMENT AND CULTURE Chapter 1: Introduction: The Challenging Role of the Global Manager Chapter 2: Describing Culture: What It Is and Where It Comes From Chapter 3: Comparing Cultures: Systematically Describing Cultural Differences Chapter 4: How Culture Works: Fundamentals of Cross-Cultural Interaction PART II: ROLES OF THE GLOBAL MANAGER Chapter 5: The Manager as Decision Maker: Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Decision-Making Chapter 6: The Manager as Negotiator: Communicating and Negotiating Across Cultures Chapter 7: The Manager as Leader: Motivation and Leadership across Cultures PART III: GLOBAL MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES Chapter 8: The Challenge of Multicultural Work Groups and Teams Chapter 9: The Challenge of International Organizations: Structure and Culture Chapter 10: The Challenge of International Assignments Chapter 11: The Challenge of Managing Across Cultures in the Future References Name Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisWalmart. Coca-Cola. BP. Toyota. The world economy runs on the profits of transnational corporations. Politicians need their backing. Non-profit organizations rely on their philanthropy. People look to their brands for meaning. And their power continues to rise. Can these companies, as so many are now hoping, provide the solutions to end the mounting global environmental crisis? Absolutely, the CEOs of big business are telling us: the commitment to corporate social responsibility will ensure it happens voluntarily. Peter Dauvergne challenges this claim, arguing instead that corporations are still doing far more to destroy than protect our planet. Trusting big business to lead sustainability is, he cautions, unwise — perhaps even catastrophic. Planetary sustainability will require reining in the power of big business, starting now.Trade Review“Can the same corporations that have brought us violent overconsumption, endless growth, and inequality be trusted to fix those crises? Spoiler alert: not a chance. Rarely have the questions in this pithy book been framed so carefully, or answered so satisfyingly.” Naomi Klein, author of No Is Not Enough and This Changes Everything."Peter Dauvergne's book is so reasonably argued it is hard to believe his conclusion is so radical. Put bluntly, without growth corporations will die, so they must keep selling us more stuff. It is in the system's DNA. But the organism is now devouring its host, and we need a mutation — fast."Clive Hamilton, Charles Sturt University, Canberra “[A] highly readable and caustic critique of ethical corporate behaviour ... a breath of fresh air.”New ScientistTable of Contents Acknowledgments 1 Total Destruction? No 2 The Rising Power of Big Business 3 The Business of CSR 4 The Dark Side of Big Business 5 The Consumption Problem 6 Less Destruction Further Reading Notes

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Book SynopsisWalmart. Coca-Cola. BP. Toyota. The world economy runs on the profits of transnational corporations. Politicians need their backing. Non-profit organizations rely on their philanthropy. People look to their brands for meaning. And their power continues to rise. Can these companies, as so many are now hoping, provide the solutions to end the mounting global environmental crisis? Absolutely, the CEOs of big business are telling us: the commitment to corporate social responsibility will ensure it happens voluntarily. Peter Dauvergne challenges this claim, arguing instead that corporations are still doing far more to destroy than protect our planet. Trusting big business to lead sustainability is, he cautions, unwise — perhaps even catastrophic. Planetary sustainability will require reining in the power of big business, starting now.Table of Contents Acknowledgments 1 Total Destruction? No 2 The Rising Power of Big Business 3 The Business of CSR 4 The Dark Side of Big Business 5 The Consumption Problem 6 Less Destruction Further Reading Notes

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Book SynopsisThe New Global Marketing: Local Adaptation for Sustainability and Profit discusses the ways that marketing managers can assess the potential for global expansion and help their firms capitalize on opportunities. The book explores which companies and products should expand internationally, what countries offer the best opportunities, and which marketing plan will lead each product or company to success.The material adapts well-established frameworks to demonstrate how the global marketer can assess company strengths and weaknesses and analyze opportunities and risks in foreign markets. It discusses the proper balance between standardization and localization, and addresses the importance of the “triple” bottom line – environmental sustainability, social fairness, and financial performance. Students also learn about bottom-of-the-pyramid markets, the role of digital global marketing, and the importance of adapting to international political, social, and environmental pressures.Featuring more than twenty original case studies, The New Global Marketing is an excellent introduction to what it really takes to succeed as a global marketer. Written for students with some marketing education and exposure to international business, the book is ideally suited to upper-level business courses and M.B.A. programs.

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Book SynopsisIf you''re on the internet, you''re already global. Now, get access to an innovative data-driven model for profitably expanding the international presence you already have.Companies looking to expand used to think about entering international markets, but today you''re global from the moment you create a website. Nataly Kelly, Chief Growth Officer at Rebrandly (a global tech company with customers in more than 100 countries) and former VP International Ops and Strategy at HubSpot, says now the goal should be market intensification?building on the presence you already have.Kelly''s MARACA model enables companies to distill the mass amounts of data available to determine if, how, and where they should expand by looking at three key areas of measurement:MA: market availability?the size of the market opportunity within a given countryRA: real-time analytics?data indicating how your company is currently performing in that marketCA: customer addressability?the measure of your company''s ability to address the market, no matter its sizeThe book is based on Kelly''s experiences with building a global business both at HubSpot and as a consultant, but also contains numerous examples from successful global companies of various sizes, such as Airbnb, Canva, Dashlane, GoStudent, Facebook, LinkedIn, Lottie Dolls, Netflix, Revolut, Teamwork, and Zoom. Including information on building a globally minded corporate culture, this is a complete strategic guide to discovering international growth opportunities.

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Book SynopsisThe twentieth century was an era of socialist revolutionary transformations and significant social-democratic reforms. By the twenty-first century, these socialist inspired movements have largely disappeared, their ideologies have been disavowed, and their institutions dismantled and replaced by global neoliberal capitalism. This book explores the social, political and economic forces driving these movements in Western Europe and in the USSR, explaining their initial triumphs and how they eventually faltered under the influence of global neoliberalism. David Lane examines the nature and appeal of neoliberal capitalism and analyses current social and political proposals for its reform or replacement, including statist forms of capitalism; social-democratic and ecological globalization reforms; self-sustaining autonomous communities; and globalised forms of social-democracy or socialism. Outlining his own proposal to replace global neoliberal capitalism with political systems based on a combination of market socialism and state planning, Lane provides important insights for ways forward, and a challenge for parties seeking political and economic alternatives.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Global Neoliberalism and What It Means 3. Neoliberalism: A Critique PART I Socialist Contenders and Their Demise 4. Socialist Visions 5. The State Socialist Challenge and Its Market Socialist Critics 6. The Decay of Social Democracy 7. The Conversion of Social Democracy to the ‘Third Way’ 8. State Socialism Moves to a Market Economy PART II Capitalist Globalisation and Its Adversaries 9. From Industrial to Global Capitalism 10. The Changing Global Class Structure and the Challenge of the Semi-Core 11. The Self-Destructing Propensities of Global Capitalism 12. The ‘Anti-Capitalist’ Critique 13. Ecological ‘Catastrophe’ 14. Social Democratic and Socialist Perspectives 15. The Challenge of State Capitalisms 16. Regulated Market Socialism

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Book SynopsisBased on the chart-topping BUSINESS WARS podcast re-imagined using Sun Tzu's THE ART OF WAR as a guide, THE ART OF BUSINESS WARS features stories and lessons from history's greatest business rivalries revealing why some companies triumph while others crumble.Business is a fight for survival. In business as in war, leaders match their wills in pursuit of opposing outcomes, they devise strategies, and marshal resources for victory. Success can turn on the smallest of details; a single tactical blunder can topple an empire. Ultimately, one side triumphs - and victory is all that matters.In The Art of Business Wars, David Brown, host of the hit podcast Business Wars, masterfully frames some of the biggest business rivalries in history using revered Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu's insights and pragmatic advice. Each rivalry tells a story of combined wits, strategies, and resources. Brown chronicles the rise of companies as they vanquish rivals, formulate innovative plans, and adapt to keep up with shifting needs. The goal? Stay ahead of the competition and emerge victorious.By compiling powerful insights uncovered over hundreds of podcast episodes and more than a year of in-depth research, Brown has developed a formula for business intrigue rich in popular history. The stories in The Art of Business Wars will inspire you, and the lessons you can draw from them - about determination, ingenuity, patience, grit, subtlety, and other traits that contribute to a victorious enterprise - are invaluable, whether you're a creative freelancer or the CEO of a multinational manufacturer.

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Book Synopsis"This is the Indiana Jones of international business." Csaba Toth An unvarnished, story-driven, practical guide to working across cultures. The book features real stories of companies going global and highlights the realities of doing business overseas in a post-globalization world. Each story gives fascinating insights and lessons into the cultural realities and unexpected surprises of modern globalization. The Accidental Business Nomad is for anyone working in a more global environment and who is looking to gain critical insights and communications skills needed for a shrinking world. As Managing Director of TSL Marketing's Leadership Nomad group, Kyle Hegarty has deciphered the culture code of doing business in Asia and the fastest growing markets. Hegarty reports on his triumphs and failures, including tales where unexpected lessons abound. The result is a no-holds-barred, gritty, and unvarnished guide to doing business across cultures. Readers will learn:· Why up to 70 percent of international ventures fail due to cultural issues, and how to avoid becoming a casualty· How to navigate the invisible language of cultural misunderstandings· Cross-cultural communications skills everyone in business needs to know· The art and science of personality profiling and quick short-cuts to understanding people· What outsourced call centers can teach us about the future of global communication· How to find inspiration and innovation in the most unlikely of places

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Book Synopsis"This book has it all." Craig Storti, author of The Art of Doing Business Across CulturesMany people today are expected to manage intercultural teams, serve culturally diverse customers and communities, and support partnerships with international companies and governments. If you are one of them, this book is for you.It will help you discern the cultural orientation of international contacts, no matter where they-or you-are from, and understand behavior and expectations in any environment you encounter.The Culture Solution is a practical system that applies straightforward principles to real-life situations. It will guide you in creating strategies for managing cultural differences and learning from the approaches of new counterparts.You will learn to adapt to new cultural environments and deal with people from unfamiliar cultural backgrounds as you develop the skills you need to anticipate challenges and promote your agenda in culturally appropriate ways.Trade ReviewThis book has it all. -- Craig Storti, author of The Art of Doing Business Across CulturesThe topics discussed in this book are a must-read for anybody who needs to accomplish an international mission. This book takes you quickly from understanding to strategy. -- Karl Wimmer, PhD, Director, Design Enablement, Global FoundriesIn addition to the utility of the approach, this is a fun read, enlightening and even self-illuminating. -- Raymond J. Brimble, CEO Lynxs GroupI highly recommend this book to anyone considering an assignment overseas. -- Terry B. Kahler, Vice President, Dell, Inc.

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Book SynopsisThe essential guide for working in diverse teams and across cultures today. This practical self-help guide will optimize the performance of individuals and teams working in an intercultural environment. By increasing awareness of the nature and impact of diversity in the workplace and national cultural differences, it demonstrates how to use the power of difference to achieve positive results for all. Learn how to mitigate unconscious bias to create inclusive organizations and how to use key cultural dimensions to communicate and cooperate in intercultural teams. Addressing the unique challenges of influencing across cultures and managing international transformation projects, this is an indispensable toolkit for a key competence in business.Leading interculturalist Robert Gibson challenges conventional ideas and makes new connections between culture, diversity and neuroscience in this modern guide for anyone working virtually or together in a diverse team or international business. Use these simple and proven approaches for better communication, collaboration, leadership and decision making in today's globalised workplace.Trade ReviewFinally a book on culture for the 21st century. For everyone wanting to successively navigate today's complexity and contribute to making a better and more inclusive world. * Toby Peyton-Jones OBE, former HR Director, Siemens UK & Northern Europe *With his long experience of providing training around the world for a multinational company, Robert Gibson knows best how culture affects people's success in doing business both locally and globally. * Marion Horstmann, former Corporate Vice President, Siemens *A wealth of experience carefully condensed in a hands-on book which will be a day-to-day reference for leaders seeking to create value from diversity. * Markus Tacke, CEO, Oerlikon Surface Solutions *Pioneering business interculturalist Robert Gibson is better qualified than most to help readers bridge the culture gaps. His many years as in-house intercultural consultant with one of Europe's most significant global players have given him a range of intercultural experience and insight unique in their breadth and richness. * Professor Peter Franklin, Konstanz University of Applied Sciences *A brilliant, comprehensive overview of what it really takes to work effectively in our increasingly multi-cultural world. Thought-provoking and practical, it challenges conventional ideas and develops new approaches for all those engaged in cross-cultural business activities. * Patrick Schmidt, former President, SIETAR Europa *The exercises, tools and advice are ideal for use by members of diverse teams seeking to develop their global competence * Qing Hua Xing, former Vice President, Head of HR APAC Region, Osram *Practical advice that could help a multicultural team to find the right formula and perform at its best * Marcello Russo, Director of Global MBA, Bologna Business School *The need to succeed working in international virtual teams while creating an inclusive work environment has become more important than ever. This practical guide is a great resource and inspiration for anybody who is working internationally or in diverse teams: provoking self-reflection, challenging assumptions and making important connections between neuroscience, culture and diversity. * Christine Wirths, Founder and Managing Director, CultureWaves *A timely bridge between culture and D&I issues. A comprehensive masterpiece from this inspiring interculturalist. * Vincent Merk, Senior Lecturer in Intercultural Management, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) *Invaluable help to bridge the gaps in all post-merger integration projects where 'worlds are clashing' on all levels of business organizations * Beate Bidjanbeg, former Director Center of Competence M&A Integration, Siemens *A valuable guidebook for everyone engaged in any aspect of international business * Tim Bookas, CEO, Breitenstein Consulting *The perfect overview of intercultural issues both for those starting out in the field and also for more experienced practitioners * Ian McMaster, Editor-in-Chief, Business Spotlight *

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Book SynopsisAlongside burgeoning global business, which asserts its legality, ethics and social responsibility, there exists a dark side of shadow trades manifesting various shades of legitimacy. Not only do the latter’s corrupt practices, dubious supply chains and other illicit operations run in tandem with global business, these borderless trades intersect with economic structures and contribute to systems adopted by corporations, endorsed by neoliberal capitalism, that are often condoned by governments and unwittingly sustained by consumers. In a very real sense, all of us may be implicated in shadow trades through our work, consumption and citizenship. Even before we can begin to confront and constrain shadow trades, their business models first need to be identified and analysed in all their networked complexity, interconnectivity with global business and embeddedness within the world economy. Numerous hard questions need to be raised around enabling circumstances and responsibilities of stakeholders, as well as the winners and losers resulting from business globalisation and socio-economic inequities within and between countries. Providing background, evidence and analysis on select exemplars of shadow trades, this book provides graduate students of business, plus scholars in the social sciences, together with practitioners and policymakers, consumer groups and civil society, with an indispensable resource for critical engagement. Only through knowledge gained by research and advocacy for transparency can we begin to shed light on this dark side of global business, enabling all of us to grapple with activism against and collaborative action towards undermining all shadow trades. Amos Owen Thomas was a Docent / Reader in Marketing and International Business at Stockholm University until his recent retirementTrade ReviewInternational business texts typically focus upon everyday corporate activities and the various political, legal, and cultural environments to which they must adapt. These books do consider illicit practices, such as counterfeiting, that threaten companies, as well as some ethical, social responsibility, and sustainability issues, but generally tilt toward the sunny side of global commerce. In Shadow Trades: The Dark Side of Global Business, author Amos Owen Thomas introduces readers to a wide range of much more controversial, often despicable, business conduct that flourishes on a worldwide scale. Topics include exploitation of migrants and laborers, human organ trafficking, hazardous waste transhipment, the global arms trade, money laundering, and much more. Thomas’ writing is engaging, and his chapters end with a variety of sources – research works, executive books, informational websites, and documentary videos – for further study. Shadow Trades will make a nice supplement for international business, management, and marketing classes. -- Terrence H. Witkowski, Professor of Marketing and Director, International Business Program, College of Business, California State University, USAShadow Trades takes on the existence and growth of illegal markets from a business perspective. Labour exploitation, organ transplant tourism, environmental crimes, waste transhipment, arms trafficking, money laundering, and related dark markets are examined, using available data and careful analysis of the relationships among legal and illicit markets, businesses, and government activity in alternately ignoring or facilitating this largely hidden activity. The consequences of this situation for legitimate business and broader economic development are discussed, as are the actions that might be taken to improve the contemporary situation globally. Good insights into some bad behavior, and the reasons why it continues to thrive. -- Jay S. Albanese, Professor and Criminologist, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USAThe legitimate global capitalist financial and business world lives in creative co-existence with its dark alter ego. As this book demonstrates, these shadow trades haunt capitalism and complicit government as viruses. These co-inhabit spaces with hosts such that management, healthcare and environmentalism have their converse in exploited labour, organ harvesting and waste dumping. Amos Owen Thomas is bold enough to take a fierce analytical torch to this murky admixture in a book that will become a mainstream source for business and business educators -- David Weir, Professor, York Business School, York St John University, UKThis book makes a great addition to the literature on CSR and Business Ethics, filling one of the gaps that have existed in management knowledge. I believe that there are still no credible books in this area for education and training purposes on the market. Dr Thomas’ book will certainly be a welcome addition to what we have now at business schools around the globe. -- Samuel O Idowu, Deputy CEO, Global Corporate Governance Institute, UKThis is a very important book on a subject typically ignored in management education. The author′s unique perspectives and insights make for a vital contribution to our knowledge. It is important for students and the general public to understand these challenges, so I hope the book gets some traction in academia and beyond. -- Laurence Chalip, Professor, Director, School of Sport, Recreation, and Tourism Management George Mason University, Virginia, USACompelling and original, Shadow Trades exposes the criminogenic nature of international capitalism. The spectres of fraud, violence and coercion lurk on every page. Essential reading for all scholars of critical globalization studies. -- Leo McCann, Professor of Management, University of York, UKDriving directly to the heart of crime, greed and desperation, the author explains the interactions between leading world countries and companies profiting from illegal activities to economically disadvantaged countries mired in political conflict and military rule. Shadow Trades describes how UN, laws, international conventions and interventions are circumvented by ingenious yet, corrupt means to the detriment of every living creature on this planet. -- Colleen Clarke, Professor Emeritus, Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA Author, Stealing HistoryAmos Owen Thomas addresses a fascinating collection of cross border business activities that provide a rich source of material for discussing business ethics and corporate social responsibility. By highlighting these examples of cross border activity that are either illegal or at the margins of social acceptance, the book provides a unique source for reflecting on contemporary international economic value creation with a dark side. -- Johan Lindeque, Assistant Professor of Strategy, University of Amsterdam Business School, NetherlandsProfessor Amos Owen Thomas′s book on dark trade makes a tremendous contribution to uncovering an important phenomenon of economy that has been little known. -- Tony Fang, Professor, Stockholm Business School, Stockholm University, SwedenA very interesting and novel book on the illegitimate aspects of international trade. Arguably, economic globalization has accelerated the growth in international trade globally in recent decades. But, it is assumed that globalisation fosters only legitimate trade. Hence, there is not much consideration in the international business literature about the dark side of international trade. This timely book sheds a much needed light on issues such as human trafficking, money laundering, waste management and arms trade. It provides an excellent critique of the push and pull migration theories underlying these shadow trades and illuminates our understanding of the global human resource implications of these unsavoury/disreputable trades. A must read for academics, practitioners, government official, policy makers and social activists. -- Yaw Debrah, Professor, School of Management, Swansea University, UKShadow Trades makes fascinating reading. We know the dark side of international business exists but perhaps understandably it is rarely examined objectively and analytically by academics or taught as part of university degree programmes. Dr. Thomas should be congratulated, therefore, not just for a clearly written, compelling text, but for the way he has researched and addressed this much neglected topic. The text contains a the wealth of information that will be of interest to practitioners, policy makers and all those concerned with social responsibility, as well as academics and students of international business. -- David A. Kirby, Holder of The Queen′s Award for Enterprise Promotion, UK. Former Vice President (Enterprise and Community Service), The British University in Egypt. Honorary Professor, Almaty UniversiThis book, Shadow Trades is unlike any other book on business ethics. It belongs to class of its own in several ways. First it covers several ethical topics ranging from business, medicine, human trafficking, environment, hazardous recycling, military contracting and money laundering; all in the global landscape. Second, and perhaps even more important, the writing style and easy-to-follow narrative ensures that the book will engage students and the various audiences. Third, it is an intelligent, quietly provocative book touching upon, though tangentially, on controversial social-economic issues such as imperialism, capitalism and Marxian philosophy. Fourth and finally, the skilful use of language makes the book even more appealing to serious as well as leisure readers. -- Edward E. Marandu, Professor of Marketing, Faculty of Business University of BotswanaShadow Trades is a must-read for all who are interested in gaining insights into the power and influence that access to finite, valuable resources benefits those who achieve it by any means available. Moreover, this book provides well-documented cases, including from recent Middle East history, of how various players, often foreign, take advantage of the woes that afflict developing countries to threaten lives and disrupt whole regions. -- Nabil Sultan, Visiting Professor at SERVUS, Free University of Amsterdam. Formerly Dean, College of Business Administration, A′Sharqiyah University, Oman.Shadow Trades could not come at a more opportune time - as we’re flooded with news of social and racial disparities brought to light by the pandemic, Mexico’s shelters overwhelmed by migrants hoping to cross the US border, mass school kidnappings in northern Nigeria, Indian farmers demonstrating against the new agriculture laws leaving them unprotected from the greedy private sector. Shadow Trades goes a step further to reveal many dire causes and effects of neo-colonialism and call out for action. Eye-opening, informative, a must-read for anyone who chooses not to remain ignorant, "Shadow Trades" is looking to convince us to get involved, and to persuade the government and corporations to take meaningful action and place the protection of human rights above profit. It is unfortunate that we still need this training in our humanity, and while this level of clarity can be shocking, it is perhaps necessary. -- Maria Yannakea, Stockholm Business School; Marketing Operations Manager, CBS Interactive, USADespite an increased focus on CSR and business ethics, shadow trades are thriving underneath the legitimate surface of global business. Human trafficking, resource pilfering and money laundering co-exist alongside seemingly legitimate trades, often benefiting from a symbiotic relationship. Dr Thomas’ book examines the business models of shadow trades and the complex ways in which illicit activities underpin the global economy. The murky aspects of capitalism are rarely discussed in business ethics classes, which is why Shadow Trades is an important and timely contribution to management literature. Calling for transparency and action, Shadow Trades is an invitation to scholars, practitioners and consumers to disarm the dark side of international trade. -- Robyn Belak, Stockholm Business School; Digital Marketing Manager, Stora Enso, SwedenWhat a fantastic page turner! Whether you are an academic looking for sources about the topic or whether you are passionate about ethical business I highly recommend this book. If you are a business leader I especially recommend this read, it will challenge your company’s values and culture and start some healthy boardroom conversations. I loved how Dr Thomas always had this ability of taking complex, multi-faceted topics and making them so simple and relatable to an academic, an executive keen on making a difference or an average consumer wanting to make informed, ethical choices. I particularly liked how this book emphasises the role of investigative journalism to drive accountability to businesses, governments and help consumers make informed choices. -- Maya Rigg, Maastricht School of Management; Chief Executive Officer, Elite Havens, SingaporeThis book provides a great overview on illegal practices and issues of the current business environment, which are a result of the products and services we use in our everyday life. Topics such as labour exploitation, environment degradation and money laundering (and many more) are analysed and permit to gain critical knowledge on today′s business practices. I can recommend this book to everyone who is linked to the business world (students, lecturers, managers...) as it enables you to become critical towards common business practices and to recognise and understand the shadow trades behind those. Moreover, it can be a source of inspiration for further research in this mostly undiscussed area of today′s business world. -- Jonathan Ribeiro, Copenhagen Business School; Demand Activation Assistant, Mars, GermanyTable of ContentsChapter 1: Charting the Borderless Chapter 2: Darkness Enlightened Chapter 3: Irregular Migration & Labour Exploitation Chapter 4: Transplant Tourism & Organs Acquisition Chapter 5: Resource Pilferage & Environment Degradation Chapter 6: Waste Transhipment & Hazardous Recycling Chapter 7: Arms Conveyance & Military Contracting Chapter 8: Financial Sleight & Money Laundering Chapter 9: Tracking Cross-Currents Chapter 10: Imperative of Engagement

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Book SynopsisWritten by leading experts in the field, this bestselling textbook has guided over 25,000 students across 130 countries through their International Human Resource Management studies. Retaining its critical edge, academic rigour and breadth of coverage, the sixth edition has been thoroughly updated to include cutting-edge content on the Covid-19 pandemic, digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI), as well as a broad range of new case studies and practical examples from organizations around the globe. Suitable for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students of International Human Resource Management. Lecturers can visit the companion website to access a range of online resources designed to support teaching, including a teaching guide, PowerPoints, videos with critical thinking questions and answers, and selected content from the SAGE Business Cases platform. B. Sebastian Reiche is Professor of People Management at IESE Business School in Barcelona. Anne-Wil Harzing is Professor of International Management at Middlesex University, London, Visiting Professor at Tilburg University, and Fellow of the Academy of International Business. Helene Tenzer is Assistant Professor of International Management at LMU Munich School of Management.Trade ReviewSebastian Reiche, Anne-Wil Harzing and Helene Tenze yet again set the bar for textbooks in this area. The thoughtfully curated chapters, written by leading global scholars, include the very latest research and thinking, and are comprehensive, critical and accessible. This volume will continue to be the go-to volume for anyone teaching or studying international Human Resource Management. -- Professor David CollingsTable of ContentsPart 1 Cultural, Comparative and Organizational Perspectives on IHRM Chapter 1 Comparative Human Resource Management Chapter 2 Culture and Cross-Cultural Management Chapter 3 Multinational Companies and Institutional Environments Chapter 4 Approaches to International Human Resource Management Part 2 IHRM Functions Chapter 5 International Assignments Chapter 6 Global and Local Resourcing: The Cases of Japan, China and Vietnam Chapter 7 Training and Development: Developing Global Leaders and Expatriates Chapter 8 Global Performance Management Chapter 9 Total Rewards in the International Context Part 3 IHRM Contexts Chapter 10 Regulation and the Changing Context of International Human Resource Management Chapter 11 The Transfer of Employment Practices across Borders in Multinational Companies: From Context to Actors Chapter 12 People Management in Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions Chapter 13 Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Global Context Chapter 14 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability through Ethical HRM Practices

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Book Synopsis*Updated edition with a new foreword on the Trump administration's trade policy* The vast benefits promised by the supporters of globalization, and by their own government, have never materialized for many Americans. In Failure to Adjust Edward Alden provides a compelling history of the last four decades of US economic and trade policies that have left too many Americans unable to adapt to or compete in the current global marketplace. He tells the story of what went wrong and how to correct the course. Originally published on the eve of the 2016 presidential election, Alden’s book captured the zeitgeist that would propel Donald J. Trump to the presidency. In a new introduction to the paperback edition, Alden addresses the economic challenges now facing the Trump administration, and warns that economic disruption will continue to be among the most pressing issues facing the United States. If the failure to adjust continues, Alden predicts, the political disruptions of the future will be larger still.Trade ReviewIn this critical—and thorough–—analysis of US government policies regarding the country’s involvement in the global economy during the last half century, the author (Council on Foreign Relations) concentrates on the changing competitive environment the US faces. In the process of assessing the impact of those changes, he discusses a wide range of policies and how they affect US economic progress and international relations. Those policies include not only tariffs and trade agreements but also domestic tax policies, government support for enhanced investment, improvements in the education system, immigration issues, and monetary policies as they influence the international role of US currency. Part of the analysis deals with state and local governments’ attempts to take advantage of international economic opportunities in the face of insufficient federal commitments. In the process, the author also provides an insightful history of worldwide economic transformation over the last 50-plus years. This analysis is very well written and documented and is strongly recommended to anyone interested in international trade and global economic development, especially as national policy pertains to them. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. * CHOICE *Rising opposition to globalization has thrown an already polarized political environment in America into near mayhem, with our key economic partnerships hanging in the balance. Ted Alden provides a cogent and constructive analysis of the origins of opposition to economic openness that charts a viable path forward. It is essential reading for all who care about America's role in the global economy. -- Gordon Hanson, Pacific Economic Cooperation Chair in International Economic Relations at UCSD and Director, Center on Global Transformation“Ted Alden hits the nail on the head with this cogent analysis of the trade issue, its impact on American workers, our failure to meaningfully help those adversely affected and what we should now be doing to save globalization by adopting more thoughtful and far-reaching policies.” -- Steven Rattner, Chairman, Willett Advisors LLC"Ted Alden's new book, Failure to Adjust, captures vividly the inherent tension in America’s role in the post-war global economy: that between the principal architect and guardian of an open system, on the one hand, and a participant and competitor within that system, on the other. That tension cannot be removed. But in Alden’s thoughtful analysis, as the global economy grows, the balance between player and referee that needed to shift in America in favor of the former, has been late in coming. It is a really interesting and detailed assessment, that avoids overly simple diagnoses and prescriptions." -- Michael Spence, Nobel Laureate and William R. Berkley Professor in Economics and Business, New York University[Alden] demonstrates how four decades of market-friendly economic and trade policies have been insufficiently inclusive, setting the stage for the populist backlash we’re now experiencing. -- Sebastian Mallaby, The Wall Street JournalTable of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments 1 The End of the World’s Greatest Autarky 2 Confronting the Competition: The Limitations of Trade Policy 3 Confronting the Competition: How a Strong Dollar Has Hurt 4 Investment: The Winners and the Losers from Offshoring 5 Helping the Losers: The Tragedy of Trade Adjustment Assistance 6 Tiger Moms and Failing Schools – The Competitive Challenge at Home 7 How to Think About Economic Competitiveness 8 A Strategy for Competing in a Globalized World Notes Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisBecause Islamic jihad wins through marketing, Weaponized Marketing proposes to fight back with this marketing battle plan that uses the techniques that built the world's leading brands to succeed where military might and diplomacy have failed.

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Book SynopsisInspired by Jules Verne’s classic adventure tale, celebrated editor-in-chief of The Wine Economist Mike Veseth takes his readers Around the World in Eighty Wines. The journey starts in London, Phileas Fogg’s home base, and follows Fogg’s itinerary to France and Italy before veering off in search of compelling wine stories in Syria, Georgia, and Lebanon. Every glass of wine tells a story, and so each of the eighty wines must tell an important tale. We head back across Northern Africa to Algeria, once the world’s leading wine exporter, before hopping across the sea to Spain and Portugal. We follow Portuguese trade routes to Madeira and then South Africa with a short detour to taste Kenya’s most famous Pinot Noir. Kenya? Pinot Noir? Really! The route loops around, visiting Bali, Thailand, and India before heading north to China to visit Shangri-La. Shangri-La? Does that even exist? It does, and there is wine there. Then it is off to Australia, with a detour in Tasmania, which is so cool that it is hot. The stars of the Southern Cross (and the title of a familiar song) guide us to New Zealand, Chile, and Argentina. We ride a wine train in California and rendezvous with Planet Riesling in Seattle before getting into fast cars for a race across North America, collecting more wine as we go. Pause for lunch in Virginia to honor Thomas Jefferson, then it’s time to jet back to London to tally our wines and see what we have learned. Why these particular places? What are the eighty wines and what do they reveal? And what is the surprise plot twist that guarantees a happy ending for every wine lover? Come with us on a journey of discovery that will inspire, inform, and entertain anyone who loves travel, adventure, or wine.Trade ReviewVeseth, a wine writer and professor emeritus at the University of Puget Sound, has penned an informative work that will entertain any wine lover. Drawing inspiration from Jules Verne's classic novel, Veseth becomes a latter-day Phileas Fogg, bringing his reader on an adventure in wine history, grape cultivars, geography, climate, and economics that follows the fictional character's journey around the world. Since he limits his sampling to just eighty wines, readers might likely disagree with his wine choices from some well-known regions and marvel at the existence of wine in others. Really, Pinot Noir in Kenya? But the reader is given justification for choices made... [T]he wealth of material and the author's thoroughly enjoyable approach make this a valuable addition to any collection. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers. * CHOICE *Inspired by Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days, Veseth’s personal journey through the complex and compelling world of wine starts and ends on London’s St. James’s Street, home to fine-wine merchants Berry Bros. & Rudd since 1698. Along the way, Veseth tours Bordeaux and Burgundy, where some of the world’s best wines are made, and visits the more uncharted wine-growing territories of Bali, Thailand, and Tasmania. Veseth chooses the wines he profiles based on the ability of each to excite the palate, and the imagination: 'Each of [the] eighty wines must tell a story, [but they] must not just each tell their own story.... They must collectively form a picture and tell a story that reveals a greater truth,' he writes. As a result, reading his book is rather like attending a swanky cocktail party: it contains a vast and varied buffet, with loads of interesting conversational tidbits. The book makes for an entertaining introduction to the world of wines. As an added bonus, the author also provides a bibliography for those wishing to delve deeper into the topic. * Publishers Weekly *Veseth undertakes a global adventure seeking stories of the people, places and cultures that are the essence of what makes wine so unique: an intoxicating enchantment that draws in people from all walks of life. Casting off from the historic Berry Bros. & Rudd wine shop in London, Veseth embarks on a long and fascinating trip that includes not only expected areas, like France, Italy, Australia, and California, but also places less known for wine making, such as Syria, Kenya, and Virginia. Each leg of the journey is documented through interesting stories, with a small selection of representative wines listed at the end of the chapter. A wine economist, Veseth often discusses the varying impacts such influences as war and climate change have on the wine industry in the particular regions.... The final list of wines discussed is much longer than the 80 that readers will anticipate. * Booklist *Through reading, we can taste meals never eaten or savor wines not yet swallowed. A satisfying book transports readers; a memorable book also transforms them. . . . This non-fiction work takes readers on a rapid, engaging skip and skim around the globe—highlighting the diversity of wines now produced across the planet. . . . An entertaining smatter of the eclectic, a trove of stories and facts not found in other books about wine. * Forbes *[An] erudite soul, Mike ‘The Wine Economist’ Veseth, treads a playful path throughout Around the World in 80 Wines, replicating Jules Verne’s classic Around the World in 80 Days. Besides citing and assessing scores of great wines, Veseth breaks out of stuffy academia, seeking out which Spanish wines most exemplify soccer powerhouses Real Madrid and Barcelona, or tracking down and profiling ‘The Mondavi of Mumbai.’ During his journey shadowing the route of Phileas Fogg and Passepartout, readers can glean fascinating minutiae (Thailand’s biggest wine producer is a man who co-founded Red Bull) or go more in-depth on topics such as riesling’s identity crisis or how a major peso crisis helped spawn Argentina’s booming malbec industry. * Star Tribune *Around the World in Eighty Wines pulls together research from [Veseth’s] extensive travels and highlights wines that tell stories about the world’s vintners and vineyards…. Veseth uses the wines to explore interesting questions of history, economics, terroir and taste. And his enthusiasm for the people he meets and the stories they tell should encourage wine lovers to take a voyage of their own, pushing beyond their comfort zones to explore the vast and surprising world of wine. * Wine Spectator *This follows the path of Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days, picking up a glass in each of the 80 locations. A breezy, easy to follow sampler of wines from… well, everywhere, including Shangri-la, this book has a good sense of humor and a wide-ranging, bird’s-eye perspective. It will digress into history, marketing, economics, culture, politics and religion and take you right along with it. A really fun and engaging read that will make you want to start planning an 80-wine whistle-stop tour of your own. * Paste Magazine *If you are like me, great wine and good food are two things that have the ability to enhance your happiness in life…. [This book] can help elevate those already good moods. In his latest book, Around the World in Eighty Wines, Mike Veseth tries to answer the question, ‘Why wine?’ Inspired by Jules Verne’s classic tale, Veseth follows Phileas Fogg’s journey around the world to explore why wine is a source of such enjoyment, passion and obsession. The answer: ‘Wine fills your glass, but it can also fill your heart and focus your mind.’ Despite battling war, poor economic conditions and changing climates, winemakers in every corner of the world remain dedicated to their craft. As Veseth scours the world for the best bottles of wine, he regales the stories of these winemakers, not just in the usual places like Italy, France and the U.S., but in often-overlooked countries like Algeria, Georgia, Lebanon, Shangri-La, Syria and Tasmania. * The Pulse Magazine *Mike Veseth has deftly captured the magical worldwide journey of wine. This is a great rollicking educational roller coaster of a ride that the global fraternity of wine enthusiasts will embrace. -- Robert Hill-Smith, vigneron, Yalumba, AustraliaLike a master blender, Mike Veseth stimulates the mind's appetite with a wonderful balance of illusion and substance, as complex as a fine wine. Structured with cultural nuance and imagination, this delightful book is a must-read for serious wine enthusiasts and neophytes alike. Circumnavigating the world in eighty wines should be enjoyed with a glass of your favorite 'origin' in hand. -- George Sandeman, Sogrape Vinhos, PortugalThis captivating book is about more than just wine—it’s about human nature, travel, and enjoyment. As the Rick Steves of the wine world, Mike uses his rich talents as a writer and storyteller to transport the reader to a new territory to explore as each of the eighty wines is opened. -- Howard Soon, master winemaker, Sandhill WinesMike Veseth takes the reader on a Phileas Fogg–inspired odyssey in search of the answer to the question: why wine? The solution is a true global adventure—a mosaic of stories that illuminate wine beyond the glass to embody the enduring human spirit through controversy, love, loss, and hope. I was packing my bags to join the journey before the end of part I. A must-read for all who love wine and life. -- Michelle Williams, author of the Rockin Red Blog and Snooth contributing writerThis adventurous book shows us that wine is about more than what’s in the glass: it is about meeting new people and discovering vibrant cultures and amazing landscapes. Mike’s engaging storytelling reveals the histories behind the wine he tastes, which are often just as complex and delightful as the vino itself. -- Matteo Bisol, Venissa Winery, ItalyTable of ContentsPart I: From London to Beirut 1 London: The Challenge Is Made and the Journey Begins 2 France: Which Bottle? Which Wine? 3 Italy: Batali’s Impossibility Theorem 4 Syria, Lebanon, and Georgia: The Wine Wars Part II: Rounding the Cape 5 Spain: El Clásico 6 Portugal: Any Porto in a Storm 7 Out of Africa 8 India and Beyond: New Latitudes, New Attitudes Part III: High and Low 9 Shangri-La 10 Australia: The Library and the Museum 11 Tasmania: Cool Is Hot 12 Southern Cross Part IV: Sour Grapes? 13 Napa Valley Wine Train 14 A Riesling Rendezvous 15 Cannonball Run 16 Back to London: Victory or Defeat? Notes The Wine List Acknowledgments Selected Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisIn his influential and widely debated Capitalism and Slavery, Eric Williams examined the relation of capitalism and slavery in the British West Indies. Binding an economic view of history with strong moral argument, his study of the role of slavery in financing the Industrial Revolution refuted traditional ideas of economic and moral progress and firmly established the centrality of the African slave trade in European economic development. He also showed that mature industrial capitalism in turn helped destroy the slave system. Establishing the exploitation of commercial capitalism and its link to racial attitudes, Williams employed a historicist vision that has set the tone for an entire field. Williams’s profound critique became the foundation for studies of imperialism and economic development and has been widely debated since the book’s initial publication in 1944. The Economic Aspect of the Abolition of the West Indian Slave Trade and Slavery now makes available in book form for the first time his dissertation, on which Capitalism and Slavery was based. The significant differences between his two works allow us to rethink questions that were considered resolved and to develop fresh problems and hypotheses. It offers the possibility of a much deeper reconsideration of issues that have lost none of their urgency—indeed, whose importance has increased.Trade ReviewThe fact that Williams’s previously hard to access doctoral thesis is now available to the general public will help to clarify important aspects of the ‘Williams Thesis’ and its genesis. . . . The route from dissertation to final text runs parallel to Williams’s trajectory from a young black student combating racism and imperial narratives at Oxford to the future prime minister of an independent nation. Apart from being an important historiographical document, Williams’s dissertation is therefore also a historical source in its own right. . . . [R]econsidering the ‘making of’ the Williams Thesis can have a profound impact on how we view its later interpretations and current relevance. . . . The Economic Aspect provides important insights into the genealogy of the Williams Thesis that are much harder to grasp from the more polemical, and more layered text of Capitalism and Slavery. . . . The publication of The Economic Aspect finally makes it possible for a wider audience to retrace Williams’s steps. In the process, we can start to disentangle Williams’s complicated relationship to the Oxford imperial historians, radical predecessors and contemporaries, and the emerging anti-colonial struggles of his day. * International Review Of Social History *Here readers will find the original formulation of some of the ideas that led to Eric Williams’s long-famous Capitalism and Slavery, which addressed, among a wide range of provocative issues, why Britain abolished the slave trade and slavery within its empire during the early years of the nineteenth century largely for strong economic rather than humanitarian reasons, though both sources of motivation carried weight. This new book shows the dissertation as a separate, if closely related, intellectual project of great insight. The published dissertation will surely awaken new interest in Williams's ideas that have sparked so much heated debate in their continued global relevance to issues related to capitalism, power, poverty, and much more. -- David Barry Gaspar, Duke UniversityA major publishing event for scholars and students of slavery, abolition, capitalism, and the Atlantic world. The appearance of Eric Williams's thesis will mark a turning point in the historical debates that his work has long fueled. -- Christopher Schmidt-Nowara, Tufts UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceDale TomichIntroduction: From the Dissertation to Capitalism and Slavery: Did Williams's Abolition Thesis Change?William Darity Jr. The Economic Aspect of the Abolition of the West Indian Slave Trade and SlaveryEric WilliamsIntroductionPart IChapter 1: The Impolicy of the Slave SystemChapter 2: The Superiority of the French West IndiesChapter 3: East India SugarChapter 4: The Attempt to Secure an International AbolitionChapter 5: The West Indian ExpeditionsChapter 6: The Significance of the West Indian ExpeditionsChapter 7: The Abolition of the Slave TradePart IIChapter 8: The Abolitionists and EmancipationChapter 9: The Foreign Slave TradeChapter 10: East India SugarChapter 11: The Distressed AreasChapter 12: The Industrialists and EmancipationEpilogueAppendix I: "The Influential Men"Appendix II: Ramsay as an AuthorityAppendix III: The Intercolonial Slave TradeBibliography

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive book traces the role of money in the creation of the state. Starting in the early modern era, Paul Wilson explores the monetary systems of empires and new states in the age of nation-building in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Spanning a wide geographical and historical range from the creation of the United States of America to the establishment of the European Union and the breakup of the Soviet Union and beyond, the author examines changing attitudes toward monetary sovereignty as dozens of new states created new currencies since the end of the Second World War. Wilson analyzes the decision–making of newly independent states in their choice of an appropriate currency, considering the complex factors involved—ranging from the purely economic to questions of security, international recognition, and outright nationalism that have played a part. The author challenges the notion that each country must necessarily have its own currency and explains why some newly independent countries have chosen to adopt the currency of another state. Citing the examples of international currency unions of the nineteenth century and the present day, he contends that sharing a currency does not represent a surrender of political sovereignty. Instead, Wilson argues for a more rational attitude toward money as a facilitator of transactions rather than as a symbol of national identity.

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive book traces the role of money in the creation of the state. Starting in the early modern era, Paul Wilson explores the monetary systems of empires and new states in the age of nation-building in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Spanning a wide geographical and historical range from the creation of the United States of America to the establishment of the European Union and the breakup of the Soviet Union and beyond, the author examines changing attitudes toward monetary sovereignty as dozens of new states created new currencies since the end of the Second World War. Wilson analyzes the decision–making of newly independent states in their choice of an appropriate currency, considering the complex factors involved—ranging from the purely economic to questions of security, international recognition, and outright nationalism that have played a part. The author challenges the notion that each country must necessarily have its own currency and explains why some newly independent countries have chosen to adopt the currency of another state. Citing the examples of international currency unions of the nineteenth century and the present day, he contends that sharing a currency does not represent a surrender of political sovereignty. Instead, Wilson argues for a more rational attitude toward money as a facilitator of transactions rather than as a symbol of national identity.Trade ReviewA potentially dry subject is however made accessible by the author’s readable style and broad scope of coverage of currency systems around the world and across ages…. Paper money aficionados will find much of interest in this highly absorbing book and its study of the relationships between nationhood and currency. * National Bank Note Society Journal *Paul Wilson skillfully sifts through the ever-changing, shifting sands of monetary sovereignty to produce a clear, coherent portrait. What do we see? That monetary sovereignty is all about the right to determine a unit of account, a means of payment, and, yes, the right to produce money. -- Steve H. Hanke, The Johns Hopkins UniversityThe subject of money has intrigued us for millennia and has been treated in many books, but none like Paul Wilson’s fascinating account of how money helped fashion nations. The historical breadth of coverage is breathtaking and engrossing. The choice of monetary regimes has sometimes been determined by economic and sometimes by political considerations. Unsurprisingly, a distinct national currency has often been an important symbol of nationhood for newly independent countries, whether its value was linked to gold, another currency, an inflation target, or nothing at all. But as Wilson engagingly documents: ‘There is no single solution to the question of which currency regime should a new country adopt.’ Wilson traces more currency history than you probably thought you needed to know, but by the time you finish his absorbing account, you will be glad that you read every word. -- Warren Coats, International Monetary Fund, 1976–2004; author of One Currency for BosniaAny central banker who wishes to set the monetary history of his or her state in historic perspective and in its relation to broad international trends will find this stimulating book essential reading. * Central Banking Journal *The primary challenge through all of the stories recorded in the book is how to ensure stability in the value of the currency. Irrespective of whether the currency is based on a tangible object such as gold and/or silver, or linked in some way to another currency, citizens will seek out stable value. This book tracks the constant struggle of nations to do this, particularly where they lack scale, wealth or stability. Given the rise of cryptocurrencies, this book challenges the link between money and sovereignty. Monetary independence is separate from having your own currency. * Cash & Payment News *Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsGlossary1Iintroduction2The Money of Nation Builders 3International Monetary Unions in the 19th Century4Money and Empire 5The End of Empire6Secession and Accession7Countries and Currencies in Waiting8Modern Multinational Monetary Unions 9Money and the Making of the StateBibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that International Investment Law system – IIL - was the result of a colonial project within a capitalist system that has been influenced by the developmentalism discourse and the neoliberal ideology, becoming an instrument that facilitated forms of systemic violence against Third World countries. In order to develop this argument, Enrique Prieto-Rios uses post-war critical thought, chiefly Fanon as interpreted by Lewis R Gordon, the works pursued by academics, part of the Caribbean Philosophical Association, the Institute for Global Law and Policy, the international law from below (southern perspectives), and critical economic thought— particularly the notable economic contributions of Ha-Joon Chang and Latin-American philosopher Enrique Dussel.Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: Systemic Violence and International Investment LawChapter 2: Fault-Lines: In-between Moving Abroad and Attracting Foreign Direct InvestmentChapter 3: The Riddle of Treaties and AwardsChapter 4: The Encrypted Discourse of International Investment Law: Hierarchy, Knowledge and PowerChapter 5: Neoliberal ideology: A Tale of Persistence and HegemonyChapter 6: IIL an Autopoietic SystemConclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that International Investment Law system – IIL - was the result of a colonial project within a capitalist system that has been influenced by the developmentalism discourse and the neoliberal ideology, becoming an instrument that facilitated forms of systemic violence against Third World countries. In order to develop this argument, Enrique Prieto-Rios uses post-war critical thought, chiefly Fanon as interpreted by Lewis R Gordon, the works pursued by academics, part of the Caribbean Philosophical Association, the Institute for Global Law and Policy, the international law from below (southern perspectives), and critical economic thought— particularly the notable economic contributions of Ha-Joon Chang and Latin-American philosopher Enrique Dussel.Trade ReviewBy placing systemic violence at the center of the evolution of investment protection, Prieto-Ríos shows how the investor-state dispute settlement system creates a complex legal, institutional and ideological apparatus that foments exclusion, and facilitates social and political control. This a passionate, rigorous, and timely indictment of international investment law, that exposes the limits of a reformist agenda emerging from within the investment regime. -- Rene Urueña, associate professor of law, Universidad de los AndesEnrique Prieto-Ríos’ latest contribution is a thought-provoking book that challenges the global understanding of international investment law, by framing it under the prism of systemic violence and addressing its role in the perpetual domination of the developing world through international economic structures. At a time when the global status quo is under thorough examination, this work is a welcome reflection on the lingering challenges for international economic law in a society that aims to move in the direction of sustainable development and equality for all. -- Humberto Cantú Rivera, professor of law, University of MonterreyThis book convincingly contests the dominant narrative on the system of International Investment Law, and proposes a radical alternative interpretation: that this system is an instrument of systemic violence. Combining a deep understanding of the relevant positive law with a striking grasp of critical literature, this book offers an extremely relevant critique of one of the main tools of neoliberalism. -- Rémi Bachand, professor of international law, University of QuebecTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: Systemic Violence and International Investment LawChapter 2: Fault-Lines: In-between Moving Abroad and Attracting Foreign Direct InvestmentChapter 3: The Riddle of Treaties and AwardsChapter 4: The Encrypted Discourse of International Investment Law: Hierarchy, Knowledge and PowerChapter 5: Neoliberal ideology: A Tale of Persistence and HegemonyChapter 6: IIL an Autopoietic SystemConclusion

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Book SynopsisProvides a comprehensive analysis of cynicism in the workforce and tells how to identify and successfully combat it in organizations. Offers case studies of companies ranging from Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream to Unisys and Caterpillar Tractor to show how businesses of all types and sizes can effectively rebuild trust and restore confidence in organizational life.

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Book SynopsisProvides practical answers to the most pressing questions faceddaily by today's global managers. Based on groundbreaking researchconducted by the Institute for the Future on behalf of suchorganizations as Apple Computer, AT&T, and American Express,this guide to the challenges of managing globally identifies thekey competencies that managers need to succeed in the globalworkplace. Get the practical answers to the most pressing questions faced bytoday's global managers. Based on groundbreaking research, thisguide identifies the key competencies managers need to succeed inthe global workplace. Get the practical answers to the most pressing questions faced bytoday's global managers. Based on groundbreaking research, thisguide also identifies the key competencies managers need to succeedin the global workplace.Trade Review"If you're a player in the global market, don't leave home withoutGlobalwork." (Peter G. W. Keen, chair, International Center forInformation Technology) "Globalwork advances an essential principle that developments inculture and technology must go hand in hand in order to promotecross-cultural collaboration. Anyone working in Chinese-speakingnations would do well to read this book." (Hanmin Liu, president,United States-China Educational Institute) "The greater the distance dividing us, the more relationshipsassume priority. Globalwork offers Europeans and others tools tomanage the major changes occurring in today's work environment."(Meryem le Saget, director of Erasme International, Paris) "While the sixties and seventies focused on the Americanization ofthe rest of the planet, the nineties will focus on the culturalglobalization of American business. Globalwork clearly depicts theimportant issues of the nineties business world." (Bob Douglas,global product supply specialist, Procter & Gamble) "To Mexicans, NAFTA symbolizes a very important step in developingbetter and equal-partner business relationships across our borders.To get there we need a deeper understanding of each other as peopleas well as connections through technology. Globalwork providesMexican and U.S. businesspeople with the kind of broad andequidistant perspective needed." (Guadalupe Martinez de Leon,chair, Organizational Development Masters Program, University ofMonterrey, Mexico) "One of the few cutting-edge books you'll read this year. It's asvaluable for the new perspective it'll give you as for the toolsyou can put to use now." ``This practical handbook makes sense of the daily conflicts,uncertainties, and pleasures of work in cross-cultural teams,global outposts, and even cyberspace through the cultural lensesused by anthropologistslanguage, time, context, power, andinformation flow.''Table of ContentsIntroduction: Fault Lines in the New Global BusinessLandscape. THE NEW COMPETENCIES OF THE GLOBAL MANAGER. A Multicultural Perspective: TranscAnding the Barriers of Behaviorand Language. Technical Competence: Managing Team Connections withGroupware. Process Facilitation: Mastering the New Leadership Skills. Team Leadership: Managing the New Global Business Unit. THINK GLOBALLY, ACT GLOBALLY: GLOBALWORK IN ACTION. Creating the Global Workspace: Culture Clash and Confusion on thePacific Rim. Global Vision: Using Third-Way Strategies for CollaborativeWork. Learning New Rules of Thumb: Partnering with Mexico. Overcoming Differences and Sameness: Collaborating withCanada. The United Nation of America: An Outside-In View of Existance andDiversity Within the United States. Voyaging into Cyperspace The Anytime, Anyplace GlobalWorkspace. Conclusion: Global Living and Global Work: New Knowledge, Values,and Communities.

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Book SynopsisStrategic alliances are becoming increasingly important as a long-term response to the move towards globalization of businesses, and to their need to learn and adapt quickly, gain access to new markets, and diffuse new technologies. In this comprehensive informative and practical text the authors delvop: An analysis of over 30 alliances in the US, Japan and Europe. A blueprint for successfully forming and implementing an alliance. Practical case histories of nine successful and unsuccessful alliances which highlight benefits and drawbacks. Highly successful in hardback, this book is now available in paperback for undergraduate and MBA students of corporate strategy and international business.Table of ContentsPreface. Part I: Introduction:. 1. Strategic Alliances in International Business. Part II: Formation and Evolution of Strategic Alliances:. 2. The Formation Process. 3. Evolution of Strategic Alliances. Part III: Management Processes:. 4. Planning and Control Considerations. 5. Human Resource Management. Part IV: Contextual Issues:. 6. Culture, Management Approach, and Performance. 7. Common Obstacles. 8. Emerging Challenges. Part V: Conclusions and Implications:. 9. Conclusions. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisGlobal Management is the new international management text for undergraduates, covering both strategy and the human resource function in a global context. Written by an authoritative author team, it features: Coverage, in three main sections, of the Global Picture, the Firm Picture and the People Picture A comprehensive list of references Classroom-tested experiential exercises that relate to different countries, different sized organizations, and different people for flexible learning Discussion questions at the end of each chapter Long and short cases Table of ContentsPart I: The Global Picture: Understanding the International Management Environment. Part II: The Firm Picture: International Strategic Management and Operations. Part III: The People Picture: Executing International Decisions through Staffing and Directing.

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Book SynopsisThis is an examination of one of the most puzzling and important issues in western economic analysis - corporate inertia in the face of known threats to survival. The book is part synthetic, part based on intensive case studies, and part theoretical.Trade Review"In The Cultural Crisis of the Firm Erica Schoenberger has produced a thoughtful and accessible book that begins to address the much neglected questions of why firms sometimes get it wrong (and sometimes disastrously wrong) when they try to respond to change in their operational environments." Michael Taylor, University of Portsmouth "The Cultural Crisis of the Firm was an enjoyable, stimulating and all-too-short read ... it should appeal both to geographers and non-geographers alike. Buy it and read it!" A.Tickell, University of Southampton "Schoenberger's work presents a credible retheorization of the firm and the nature of industrial decline that deserves further reading and debate." Karen Bakker, University of OxfordTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Part I. Competition, Time, and Space. 1. The End of an Industrial Era. 2. Competition, Time, and Space in Industrial Change. 3. The New Competition and the Recalibration of Time and Space. 4. The Sources of Industrial Rigidity. Part II. Corporate Culture, Strategy, and Change. 5. Corporate Culture and Strategy. 6. Culture, Identity, and Corporate Transformations: case Studies. Part III. The Cultural Crisis of the Firm. The Cultural Crisis of the Firm. Bibliography. Index

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Book SynopsisCases in Strategic Management is designed to provide students with the best means for developing their decision-making skills. It contains 25 comprehensive, up-to-date cases featuring a wide range of organizations that are undergoing, or have undergone, strategic change. All the cases feature actual organizations, ranging in size from small businesses to Fortune "Global 500" industry giants. The emphasis of this casebook is on strategic decisions, particularly those involving quality issues and global competition. It may be used with the companion text, Strategic Management by Michael J. Stahl and David W. Grigsby, or with other texts or books of readings.Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction: Preparing and Presenting Effective Case Analyses. 1. Harley-Davidson, Inc. (Sexton Adams and Adelaide Griffin). 2. The Swatch in 1993 (Arieh A. Ullman). 3. Hoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: RU 486 (Jan Willem Boi and David Rosenthal). 4. The Rise and Fall of Yugo America, Inc. (Carolyn Silliman and Jeffrey S. Harrison). 5. GM Allison Japan Ltd (Richard T. Dailey). 6. Kenhar Products, Inc. (Kenneth F. Harling). 7. Calox machinery Corporation (Lester A. Neidell). 8. American Airlines International Strategy (Steve Bogner and Lester A. Neidell). 9. Korean Air: Challenges and Opportunities in the Growth (Chung Young-Chul). 10. The Metamorphosis of Whirlpool Corporation (Arieh A. Ullman). 11. Cosmetic and Activism: Anita Roddick and The Body Shop (David W. Grigsby, Alison M. Flynn, and Tanya Craig). 12. IKEA (Canada) Ltd (Paul W. Beamish and Peter Killing). 13. Toys ‘R’ Us, 1993 (Caron H. St John). 14. Wal-Mart, 1992 (Walter E. Greene). 15. Cadbury Schweppes plc (Franz Lohrke, James Combs, and Gary J. Castrogiovanni). 16. Kentucky Fried Chicken in China (Allen J. Morrison and Paul Beamish). 17. Labatt Breweries of Europe (with industry note: Italy and Its Beer Industry) (Arthur Sharplin). 18. Dibrell Brothers, Inc. (David W. Grigsby and Lester A. Hudson). 19. Liz Claiborne, Inc., 1994 (David W. Grisby, Linda O. Smith and Jane Crews). 20. Nike, Inc. (David W. Grisby, Susan Gaertner, and Karen Roach). 21. Lee Jing Textile Company Ltd (Sue Greenfield and Shun-Ching Horng). 22. Amtrak: Is This Any way to Run a Railroad (David W. Grigsby, Steven Horshbarger, and Jeffrey West). 23. UNICRESA and the Credit Card Industry in Portugal (David W. Grigsby and Vitor F. C. Gonçalves). 24. Transvit of Novgorod, Russia (Joseph Wolfe). Index

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Book SynopsisI>Cases in International Organizational Behavior is an ideal supplement to organizational behavior and principles of management courses.Table of ContentsList of Exhibits. List of Contributors. Preface. 1. Rough Times At Nomura: Allen Bird, Ron Dalbell, Richard Madigan, Jim Noble, and Prema Venkat. 2. Chiba International, Inc: Nina Hatvany and Vladimir Pucik. 3. Euro Disneyland: Stewart Black, Hal B. Gregersen and Sonali Krishna. 4. Computex Corporation: Martin Hilb. 5. Ellen Morre in Bahrain: Gail Ellement, Martha Maznevski, and Henry W. Lane. 6. TDK de Mexico: Manab Thakur. 7. IKEA: P. Grol, C. Schoch and CPA. 8. Olivia Francis: Mark Mendenhall. 9. How Much Sleaze is too Much?: Asbjorn Olsand. 10. Chicago Medical Supplies Corporation: Explaining Sales in India: Lynne H. Rosansky. 11. Colgate Palmolive in Post-Apartheid South Africa: David T. Bealy. 12. Leadership of TQM in Autocratic Settings: Asbjorn Olsand. 13. Chang Koh Metal Ptd. Ltd, in China: Thomas Begley. 14. Rus Wane Equipment: Joint Venture in Russia (A) and (B) and Note on Russia's History and Recent Business Environment: Stanislaav V. Shekshnia and Sheila M. Puffer. 15. The Donor Services Department: Joyce Osland. 16. Nissan Italiz, SPA: Ayako Asakura and Susan Schneider. 17. Creating a Learning Organization Through HRM: A German-Czeck Joint Venture (A): Dianne J. Cyr and Susan C. Schneider. 18. Technogrid Group and A/O Navicon: J. Stewart Black and Marat Shinkarev.

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Book SynopsisEach chapter in Global Marketing features a unique three-scan model - Competitive Scan, Environmental Scan and Marketing Scan - that provides a consistent framework for analyzing the tremendous variety of global marketing problems. By using one model to determine the similarities and differences of different situations, students are provided with a clearer understanding of how to devise a marketing strategy that works across markets while taking regional differences into account. Global Marketing: * Discusses contemporary global issues * Covers important cultural issues * Offers a superior discussion of the global environment * Synthesizes traditional and non-traditional analysis * Emphasizes experience-based analysis Each chapter features a chapter outline, learning objectives, conclusions and questions based on the learning objectives. Global Marketing is suitable for marketing practitioners and all international marketing courses at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level.Trade Review"... Professor Lamont is to be commended not only for presenting an excellent analysis of current international marketing strategies, but for proposing and applying a comprehensive framework that will serve readers well in coping with the complex issues facing international markets." Philip Kotler, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwest University "... I would adopt this text. It has excellent structure, it is rigorous, current, well-written and gets to the point of what information means more so than most (if not all) texts on the market today." Van Wood, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityTable of ContentsForeword. Preface. List of Exhibits. Part I: Introduction: . 1. Marketing Frames of Reference. 2. Organizing Marketing Experience. Part II: Researching International Markets:. 3. Country Analysis. 4. Demographic Facts. 5. Cultural Insights. 6. Political Realities. Part III: Positioning Global Brands: . 7. Marketing Teamwork. 8. Marketing Strategy. 9. Product Positioning. 10. Channel Management. Part IV: Signaling National Information: . 11. Promotion Marketing. 12. Price Signals. 13. Sales Force Behavior. 14. Value Marketing. 15. Marketing Forecasts.

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Book SynopsisThe book takes knowledge and understanding developed within uni-societal studies of business and society and extends the frame of reference to the international arena.Table of ContentsList of Figures viii List of Exhibits x List of Tables xi Preface xii Copyright Acknowledgements xiv 1 Business and Society: Global Issues and Global Environments 1 2 SEPTE and the Global ISMs 19 3 Managing International Business—Government Relations 42 4 Corporate Social Responsibility and Responsiveness 67 5 Managing International Stakeholder Relations 93 6 Micro-Level Issues: Ethics and Values 116 7 Managing Business Ethics in Diverse Societal Environments 147 8 Tying It Together: International Issues Management and Public Affairs 172 9 Managing Global Corporate Social Performance 200 10 Business and Societies: the Future 223 Index 242

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