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100			_aAli, Abbas.
245	1	0	_aGlobalization of business : _bpractice and theory / _cAbbas J. Ali.
260			_aNew York : _bInternational Business Press, _cc2000.
260			_bDistributer: Al-Ahram
300			_axii, 342 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 301-324) and index.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: Chapter 1. The Theory and Practice of Globalization -- Globalization Aspects -- Definition of Globalization -- Approaches to Globalization -- Theories of Globalization -- Chapter 2. Global Business Environment -- Liberalization -- Trade -- Foreign Direct Investment -- Financial Market -- Beyond the Economic Crisis -- Political and Social Environment -- Political Aspects -- Globalization and the Nation-State -- Population, Poverty, and Health -- Chapter 3. Globalization Discourse -- Typology of the Current Discourse -- Beyond Self-Delusion -- Dominant Issues -- Facing the Challenge -- Issues for Concern -- Chapter 4. Globalization Dimensions -- The State of the Literature -- Trade Dimension -- International Relations -- Developing an Integrated Approach to Globalization -- Method -- Findings -- Chapter 5. Globalization and Regionalism -- Regionalism: Conditions and Assumptions -- Conditions for Successful RTPs -- Prospects for Healthy Regional Trade Pacts -- From Global Pillage to Global Village -- Chapter 6. Global Corporations -- Significance of Modern Firms -- The Global Firm: A Definition -- What Is a Global Company? -- Making Globalization Work -- Benefits of Being Global -- Chapter 7. Structuring Global Organizations -- What Is Organizational Structure? -- Approaches to Organizational Structure -- Structure in Practice -- Chapter 8. Global Strategies -- Strategy Perspectives -- Evolution of Strategic Objectives and Approaches -- Chapter 9. Globalization and Competitiveness -- Changing the Competitive Landscape -- National Competitiveness -- Firm Competitiveness -- Staying Competitive -- Chapter 10. Global Managers -- Management Qualities -- Scholars' Perspective -- Practitioners' Perspective -- Confronting Myths -- The Manager's Role -- International Relations and Cooperation -- Who Is the Global Manager? -- 7 : I 7 -- Chapter 11. Global Leadership -- Necessity of Global Leadership -- Jockeying for World Leadership -- Possible World Power Rivals -- The Nature of Global Conflict -- The U.S. Role -- Hegemony and Leadership -- Global Leadership in the Twenty-First Century -- Chapter 12. Global Backlash -- Sources and Nature of Global Backlash -- Unit of Analysis -- Minimizing the Backlash -- Bibliography -- Index.
650		0	_aInternational business enterprises.
856	4		_3Table of Contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy02/99056499.html
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