GLOBALIZATION

GLOBALIZATION

 
The Talent Powered Organization Cheese, Peter | Thomas, Robert J. | Craig, Elizabeth Kogan Page Limited , 2008 Human Resources, Leadership Development

Companies face rapidly changing conditions in the world that affect their ability to find talent. In The Talent Powered Organization, Peter Cheese, Robert J Thomas, and Elizabeth Craig propose that the...

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The Services Shift Kennedy, Robert E. | Sharma, Ajay FT Press , 2009 Business Strategy, Global Business, Productivity

While twenty-first century managers are well-versed in the phenomenon of globalized manufacturing (the physical production of goods outside of a company’s country of operation), the details and implications of a more...

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Globalization Greenwald, Bruce C. | Kahn, Judd John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Global Business

Globalization has been occurring for 200 years, and has been feared for nearly that long. In fact, the balance between local and global has remained nearly unchanged. Globalization discusses the fears, realized and not...

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The Loudest Duck Liswood, Laura John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2010 Diversity

The increased globalization of the business world has caused organizations to become more aware of the need to ensure diverse, level playing fields in their workplaces. While organizations frequently create diversity...

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Merge Ahead Adolph, Gerald | Petitt, Justin | Sisk, Michael McGraw-Hill , 2009 Business Strategy

Mergers and acquisitions (M & A) and other corporate development deals have never been more important than they are today. But a variety of factors – including globalization, the speed with which deals are closed,...

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Emerging Markets Pacek, Nenad | Thorniley, Daniel Profile Books Ltd. , 2007 Business Strategy, Global Business

For a long time, many companies viewed under-developed markets as a strategic afterthought and, for the most part, tackled them in an opportunistic way. Though this partly explains why so many companies ended up...

 
 
Leadership Without Borders Cohen, Ed John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2007 Global Business, Leadership, Management

Today, the working world is smaller and much more integrated. Home base for a business isn’t necessarily one’s home country, and leadership may often take business professionals out of their cultural comfort zones....

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Business Across Cultures Trompenaars, Fons | Woolliams, Peter Capstone Wiley Publishing Ltd. , 2004 Diversity, Global Business

In a global economy, contemplation of culture is neither new nor unusual. In fact, it is crucial for a successful business venture. Often, when company executives seek to break into the international market or form...

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When Economics Means Business Kermally, Sultan Financial Times Pitman Publishing , 1999 Economics & Finance

Globalization, rapid technological change, and knowledge - the primary forces of the information age - have brought into serious question the propriety and value of traditional economics. When Economics Means...

 
 
Global Squeeze Longworth, Richard C. Contemporary Books , 1998 Economics & Finance, Global Business

The world is a fundamentally changed place in which the old Cold War paradigms have disappeared. As the world moves beyond interdependency to the wholly new phenomenon of globalization, these changes are most evident...