Handbook on the Geopolitics of Business
Author(s): Joseph Mark S. Munoz
- Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date: 30 July 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 328 pages
- ISBN-10: 0857939742
- ISBN-13: 9780857939746
Book Description
In recent years, rapid globalization, novel technologies and business models, as well as economic and political changes have transformed the international business landscape. This pioneering volume offers a comprehensive discussion of the new global terrain and makes a strong case for the consideration of geopolitics in both the study and practice of modern-day business.
Featuring original contributions from experts across the world, this Handbook provides a solid foundation for both understanding and responding to recent changes and trends in global economics, politics, and business. Topics discussed include the shifting nature of international trade, economic growth in emerging economies, voluntary sustainability codes, management in international corporations, organization of mega-events, entrepreneurship and geopolitical risk, and investment law and firm behavior.
This volume offers important implications for both the academic and corporate communities. It will appeal to professors and students of international business and management, economics and political sciences. Offering groundbreaking perspectives that drive contemporary business strategy, this book is also highly valuable to global managers, entrepreneurs and policy makers.
Contributors: N.O. Agola, A. Barron, R. Bhar, A.M. Bobillo, H. Bonin, M. Chand, M. Chirwa, F. Corsini, L. Curran, J. Ghosh, J.D. Greenberg, E. Kalipeni, A. Liberatore, R.E. Looney, F. López-Iturriaga, V.V. Miller, L. Mudunuru, M. Müller, J.M.S. Munoz, B. Nikolova, L.A. Perez-Batres, M. Pettus, M.J. Pisani, J. Rowney, C. Steyaert, F. Tejerina-Gaite, M. Tortora, L. Wilks, D. Windsor, E.D. Winet
Editorial Reviews
Review
’Global economic challenges and political upheavals underscore the importance of geopolitical understanding in the management of the contemporary corporation. Handbook on the Geopolitics of Business assembles a global cast of thought leaders in the geopolitical arena. The insights offered are highly valuable to students, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, government officials, and policy makers. This serves as a compass that would help you find your bearings in the complex world of international business.’ — Ilan Alon, Rollins College
’[T]he content is easy to understand and provides a great overview of the geopolitical issues that businesses and researchers should consider in today’s global environment. Information contained within the pages of this resource will appeal to a variety of audiences and is useful for research and practical purposes. Users and librarians in academic and public libraries will find the Handbook on the Geopolitics of Business enlightening and beneficial.’ — Jordan Nielsen, Reference & User Services Quarterly
About the Author
Edited by Joseph Mark S. Munoz, Professor of Management, Millikin University, US
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