Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. SETTING THE CONTEXT: Multinational Enterprises in a System of Nation-States -- A Rough Take-off for the Multinationals -- Calibrating the Multinationals' Importance -- Multinationals' Behavior in International Markets -- The Challenge: Accommodating...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I: The New Geography Hypothesis -- 1. Massive Global Income Inequality: When Did It Arise and Why Does It Matter? -- 2. The Reversal of Historical Inequality Trends -- Part II: Measurement -- 3. How Is National Income Measured, and Can We Trust the Data? --...

This book presents a new era where the main force for social change, research, education, economic betterment, and even employee happiness is the global enterprise. So many businesses today are "global," though often with conflicting priorities and potential civilization clashes. Companies may...

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Contents -- Prologue -- DHL Chronology (1969-1990) -- Chapter 1. Born Global -- Chapter 2. The 70s -- Chapter 3. The Start-up Years -- Chapter 4. The Start-up Years: Business Innovation -- Chapter 5. Innovation and Its Broader Impact on Business...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. IMF ARRANGEMENTS FROM 1970 TO 2004 -- III. INDICATORS OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT -- IV. METHODOLOGY -- V. EMPIRICAL RESULTS -- VI. ROBUSTNESS -- VII. PREDICTING ACCESS LEVELS -- VIII. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- APPENDIX I. BACKGROUND ON IMF...

"Between Brexit, efforts to 'Make America great again' and ongoing appeals for patriotic consumption to boost economies, the intersection between national identity, marketing campaigns, and consumer choices has been brought to the fore. This book maps out this terrain and provides a framework...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Main Messages -- Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for global value chains -- Measures for managing a crisis and the recovery -- Main policy messages -- References -- 1 Introduction and Overview --...

Cover -- Guest editorial Rethinking international manufacturing in times of global turbulence -- Manufacturing network integration and culture: an institution-based view -- The influence of IIoT on manufacturing network coordination -- Using plant leaders' perspectives to overcome barriers to...

China is now the world's fourth largest economy and growing very fast. India's economic salience is also on the rise. Together these two countries will profoundly influence the pace and nature of global economic change. Drawing upon the latest research, this volume analyzes the influences on the...