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Borderless Business Managing the Far-Flung Enterprise
Clarence J. Mann, Klaus Götz
A Research Project Sponsored by the Institute for Global Management, University of Maryland University College, and DaimlerChrysler, A.G.
Book Code: B9217
ISBN: 0-275-99217-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-99217-0
368 pages, figures; tables
Praeger Paperback
Publication: 6/30/2006
List Price: $39.95 (UK Sterling Price: £22.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Paperback
Also Available: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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  • Endorsement From Martin Gannon
    Professor of Strategy and Global Management
    California State University San Marcos
    Professor Emeritus
    University of Maryland of College Park
    author of Understanding Global Culture:     Borderless Business should be the book of choice for managers, potential managers, students, and the general reader seeking to understand the complexities of globalization and its effects on business firms, nations, executives, and employees. Its distinctive features include a crystal-clear writing style, a wide and all-encompassing range of topics, vivid examples, summary highlighted points of emphasis, insightful charts and figures, and deep understanding of each major topic. I strongly recommend the book.
  • Endorsement From John H. Dunning
    Emeritus, Professor of International Business
    Reading and Rutgers Universities:     This is a truly first rate book--one of the best I have read on the current challenges and opportunities of globalization. It is eminently readable, and addresses a set of key issues in international business from an interdisciplinary perspective. Its emphasis on the cultural and institutional imperatives of local and regional communities, and on mobilizing creativity and commitment in MNEs, is particularly germane to our contemporary globalizing economy. The editors are to be congratulated for assembling and integrating such an interesting, incisive, and relevant selection of essays. This work deserves the widest possibly audience of business students, scholars, and executives of global companies.
  • Endorsement From Sunil K. Munjal
    Chairman of Hero Corporate Service Ltd.
    New Delhi, India:     Borderless Business is essential reading for senior managers and CEOs looking beyond their domestic markets at new growth territories. The book realistically maps some of the key transition challenges that corporations often underestimate while expanding their operations overseas, and it also provides important lessons for managers who often have to tussle between short-term shareholder pressures and long-term vision. I recommend this book for all practicing managers.
Description: From extending successful brands into exotic new markets to tapping talent in "virtual" teams to building ultra-complex supplier and distributor networks, today's executives and managers must consider the international implications of every decision they make. To put the magnitude of global business in context, consider that between 1820 and 1992 world population increased 5-fold, world income 40-fold, and world trade 540-fold. And in the past decade, the pace of change has only accelerated, with the Internet, for example, making connections instantaneous and ubiquitous--and global aspirations attainable for even the smallest of enterprises. Certainly, globalization has its detractors, but for today's business leaders, the issue is not to debate the merits of globalization but to learn how to thrive in the global marketplace. In Borderless Business the authors tackle every major dimension of globalization --from marketing to human resource management to supply chains to accounting and finance--and demonstrate how these issues play out in a global context. Each chapter describes the new skills and competencies that managers must master in order to lead their companies in this environment, where every management challenge is amplified. Featuring current data and dozens of case examples and applications from around the world, Borderless Business will serve as a practical handbook for executives and managers and as an indispensable text for students of international business.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Overview: Forces Shaping the Global Business Environment
  • SECTION I. FOCUSING ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS
  • Strategy in a Global Context
  • Marketing across the World
  • Managing Global Supply Networks
  • Human Resources Development Strategy
  • SECTION II. LEVERAGING THE ENVIRONMENT
  • Trade and Government relations
  • The Fragmented Legal Environment of Global Business
  • Managing Country Risk
  • SECTION III. ADDING ENTERPRISE VALUE
  • Managing Knowledge in the Extended Enterprise
  • International Accounting, Taxation, and Corporate Governance
  • Road Map To Changing Financial Environment
  • SECTION IV. MOBILIZING CREATIVITY AND COMMITMENT
  • The Global Leader
  • Cultivating Global Teams: Diversity Management Squared
  • Toward the Transnationalization of Corporate Culture
  • Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Conclusions: An Emerging Global Management Paradigm
  • About the Editors and Contributors
  • Index
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