"Boundaryless is the language, the behavior definer, the culture, the soul of a true global enterprise. It ignores geography, borders, accents, currencies, and unites people of all cultures."---John (Jack) Welch, Jr. "Global Competitiveness: America in the Eye of the Hurricane," in The Book of Leadership Wisdom Classic Writings by Legendary Business Leaders edited by Peter Krass, p.86.
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International Business Enterprises
Encyclopedias
International Encyclopedia of Business and Management. New York: Routledge, 1996 Call No. Ref HF 1001 I53 1996. at Lemieux Library.
Atlas
Medard, Gabel. Global Inc.; an Atlas of the Multinational Corporation. New York: New Press, 2003Over 200 pages, this historical atlas gives a visual representation of MNC's. Call No. Ref G 1046 Q 1 G3 2003 at Lemieux Library.
Books & Videos
Bryan, Lowell. Race for the World; Strategies to Build a Great Global Firm. Boston, Mass.: Harvard Business School Press, 1999. Call No. HD 62.4 R 33 1999 at Lemieux Library.
Cran, William. Commanding Heights [videorecording]: the Battle for the World Economy. Boston: WGBH Boston Video, 2002. Call No. HD 87 Y47 2002 at Lemieux Library.
This series explores our changing world: the new rules of the game, the winners and losers in the clash between government and the marketplace, the great debate over the impact of globalization, and the powerful forces shaping our economy and the future of society. It dramatically captures the issues that have defined the wealth and fate of nations and shows how the battle over the world economy will shape our lives in the 21st century.
Doremus, Paul. The Myth of the Global Corporation. Princeton University Press, 1998. Call No. HD 2755.5 M96 1998 at Lemieux Library. Questions the premise of globalization.
Friedman, Thomas L. The Lexus and the Olive Tree. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1999. Call No. HF 1359 F74 1999 at Lemieux Library.
Gabel, Medard. Global Inc. : an Atlas of the Multinational Corporation New York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton, c2003 Call No. G1046 .Q1 G3 2003 at Lemieux Library. Over 200 pages, this historical atlas gives a visual representation of MNC's.
Global Strategies : Insights from the World's Leading Thinkers. Boston, MA : Harvard Business School Press, c1994. Call No. HD2755.5 .G554 1994 at Lemieux Library.
Greider, William. One World, Ready or Not; the Manic Logic of Global Capitalism. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.Call No. HB 501 G647 1997P at Lemieux Library.
Jain, Subash H. Toward a Global Confederation; a Blueprint for Globalization. Westport, Cn.: Praeger Publishers, 2003. Call No. HF 1418.5 J35 2003 at Lemieux Library.
United States Council for International Business. International Labor Affairs Report. Feb. 2003 (pdf)
Graham, Edward. Global Corporations and National Governments. Washington, DC : Institute for International Economics, 1996. Call No. HG4538 .B455 1996 at Lemieux Library.
Katsioloudes, Marios I. Global Strategic Planning : Cultural Perspectives for Profit and Nonprofit Organizations. Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2002. Call No. HD30.28 .K3755 2002 at Lemieux Library.
Korten, David C. The Post-corporate World; Life after Capitalism. West Hartford, Conn.: Kumarian Press; Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1999. Call No. HD 2731 K67 1991 at Lemieux Library.
Korten, David C. When Corporations Ruled the World. West Hartford, Conn.: Kumarian Press; Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1995. Call No. HD 2326 K647 1995 at Lemieux Library.
LaFeber, Walter. Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism. New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c1999 Call No. GV884 .J67 L34 1999 at Lemieux Library.
Omae, Kenichi. Globalisation [videorecording] : with Kenichi Ohmae Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities& Sciences, c1996. Call No. HD62.4 .G545 1996 at Lemieux Library.
Designed to help senior management teams evaluate and re-direct international strategy to meet the challenges of the global business environment.
Purdue, Keely. Globalization [videorecording]: Winner[s] and Losers. Princeton, N.J.: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2000. Call No. HF 1379 G557 2000. at Lemieux Library.
Sabeer Bhatia, inventor of Hotmail, Narayan Murthy, founder of Infosys, and other industry leaders attest globalization has raised the standard of living in developing economies through high-tech opportunities, foreign investment, and debt relief. Harvard's Jeffry Sachs and other experts point out that the world market is being exploited through shortsightedness. This program addresses the pros and cons of doing business in the global marketplace.
Rundle, Steve and Tom Steffen. Great Commission Companies, The Role of Business in Mission. Downers Grove, Il: Intervarsity Press.2003. Call No. HF 5388 R86 2003 at Lemieux Library.
Stopford, John M. Rival States, Rival Firms : Competition for World Market Shares. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1991. Call No. HD2932 .S76 1991 at Lemieux Library. Winner of the 1992 US Academy of Management prize. See The Impact of Corporate Political Strategy on the Global Economy by John Stoppard Working Paper 94-7 Carnegie Bosch Institute for Applied Studies in International Management.
Trompenaars, Alfons. Riding the Waves of Culture : Understanding Cultural Diversity in Global Business. New York : McGraw Hill, c1998. Call No. HD30.55 .T76 1998 at Lemieux Library.
Watson, James L. Golden arches east : McDonald's in East Asia. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1997. Call No. TX945.5 .M33 G65 1997 at Lemieux Library.
Yergin, Daniel. The Commanding Heights: the Battle between Government and the Marketplace that is Remaking the Modern World. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. Call No. HD 87 Y47 1998 at Lemieux Library.
Web Sites
Institute for Strategic Clarity. The goal of this nonprofit organization is to enable decision makers to increase their ability to articulate and clarify the strategic direction of their organization.
International Chamber of Commerce."ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) is the voice of world business championing the global economy as a force for economic growth, job creation and prosperity." See their series of articles on globalization.
Seattle Initiative for Global Development. "The Seattle Initiative for Global Development is an alliance of business and civic leaders who believe that significantly reducing extreme global poverty is the most critical step the United States can take to improve security and economic vitality at home and abroad. The Seattle Initiative is building a national network of business and civic leaders working to make global poverty alleviation a national priority." Founded in 2003 by Bill Gates Sr., Dan Evans, and Bill Ruckelshaus. Site has policy papers, links to resources
Weidenbaum Center. Library. Center for the Study of American Business See especially the articles on the Global Marketplace.
World Economic Forum . Members of the World Economic Forum include include business, government and civic leaders. Over 1,000 companies are members of the forum. The Forum's ambitious goal is to "improve the state of the world." They publish the annual Global Competitiveness Report.
Social Responsibility and Ethics
Bakan, Joel. The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power. New York: Free Press, 2004. Call No.HD 2731 B23 2004 at Lemieux Library.
Corporate Responsibility & Labour Rights; Codes of Conduct in the Global Economy. London, UK: Earthscan Publications, Ltd., 2002. Call No. HD 60 C639 2002 at Lemieux Library.
FFP Entertainment, GmbH. Tales from the Global Economy [videorecording (DVD)] : the Cappuccino Trail.Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2002. Call Number HD9199 .T35 2002 DVD at Lemieux Library.
By following the trail of two coffee beans grown in the Peruvian Andes, this program looks at the stimulant, which, after oil, is the most globally traded commodity. One of the beans takes the route of the open market where its price is determined by commodities traders and analysts. The other bean finds its way into a gourmet coffee made by a company dedicated to paying fair prices to farmers for their high-quality organic crop.
Korten, David C. When Corporations Ruled the World. West Hartford, Conn.: Kumarian Press; Berrett-Koehler Publishers 1995. Call No. HD 2326 K647 1995 at Lemieux Library
Lamb, Robert. The Nature of Business [videorecording] : Partnering with the Environment. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003. Call No HD60 .N37 2003 DVD at Lemieux Library.
Morgan, Eileen. Navigating Cross-cultural Ethics: What Global Managers Do Right to Keep from Doing Wrong. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998 Call No. HF5387 .M655 1998 at Lemieux Library.
Richter, Judith. Holding Corporations Accountable : Corporate Conduct, International Codes, and Citizen Action. New York : Zed Books, 2001. Call No. HD60 .R525 2001at Lemieux Library.
Sethi, S. Prakash. Setting Global Standards: Guidelines for Creating Codes of Conduct in Multinational Corporations. Hoboken, N.J.: J. Wiley, 2003. Call No. HD 62.4 S48 2003 at Lemieux Library.
Zadek, Simon. Civil Corporation: the New Economy of Corporate Citizenship. Sterling, Va.: Earthscan Publications Ltd, 2001. Call No. HD 60 Z33 2001 at Lemieux Library.
Web Sites
Boston College. Center for Responsible Leadership. Works to empower responsible and accountable leaders who will use their skills and opportunities for the "common good."
Business for Social Responsibility. "Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) is a global organization that helps member companies achieve success in ways that respect ethical values, people, communities and the environment." Visitors to the sight will find information available in the Issue Briefs as well as the links to third party resources. The Human Rights section has papers on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, monitoring, downsizing, global supply chains and more. Section on global news also has a lot to offer to users of the site, a recent report "Addressing Women's Reproductive Health in Global Manufacturing," is an example of the reports on this site.
Caux Roundtable."The Caux Round Table (CRT) is an international network of principled business leaders working to promote a moral capitalism. The CRT advocates implementation of the CRT Principles for Business through which principled capitalism can flourish and sustainable and socially responsible prosperity can become the foundation for a fair, free and transparent global society."
Corpwatch Mission statement: " CorpWatch counters corporate-led globalization through education, network-building and activism. We work to foster democratic control over corporations by building grassroots globalization a diverse movement for human rights and dignity, labor rights and environmental justice."
Ethical Trading Initiative ETI members, companies, trade unions and NGO's collaborate to promote fair labour standards.
Global Action Network Net. Using a systems approach and action research, researchers and practioners who support the ability of GANS to work towards solving complex economic, environmental and other world issues. According to the web site, GANS are newly emerging networks which share common characteristics of multi-national, change agents which work towards the public good. They span boundaries and have a network, rather than a hierarchical structure. The web site has downloadable publications and reports, and links to other resources.
Global Compact In 1999, Kofi Annan challenged companies to join with the UN and other, labor and civic organizations to support the environment, human rights and labor. The compact is based on nine principles
Global Reporting Initiative Stakeholders from business, labor, and environmental groups compose the membership of the GRI. The aim of the GRI is to encourage organizations to report on the "economic, environmental and social dimensions of their activities, products, and services.
Human Rights Watch. Business and Human Rights
International Right to Know IRTK is a coalition of organizations who advocate international disclosure standards on human and labor rights.
Seattle University School of Law. Center on Corporations, Law & Society."The Center on Corporations, Law & Society at Seattle University School of Law conducts and promotes interdisciplinary scholarship and dialogue on issues related to the roles and obligations of corporations in an increasingly privatized and interdependent global society. In addition to serving as a platform for enhanced scholarly inquiry, the Center provides a forum for sustained discussion among academics, legal practitioners, business leaders, activists, policy makers and community members on the complex and important relationships between business enterprises and their many stakeholders."
Books
Black, J. Stewart. Global Explorers : the Next Generation of Leaders. New York : Routledge, 1999. Call No. HD57.7 .B538 1999 at Lemieux Library.
Crosby, Barbara . Leadership for Global Citizenship : Building Transnational Community. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1999. Call No. HD57.7 .C753 1999 at Lemieux Library.
Dotlich, David Landreth. Action Learning : How the World's Top Companies are Re-creating Their Leaders and Themselves. San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, Inc., c1998. Call No. HD30.4 .D67 1998 at Lemieux Library.
Hitt, William D. Global Ethic : the Leadership Challenge. Columbus, OH. : Battelle Press, c1996. Call No. BJ1012 .H58 1996 at Lemieux Library.
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. World Class : Thriving Locally in the Global Economy New York : Simon & Schuster, c1995. Call No. HD62.7 .K367 1995 at Lemieux Library.
Web Sites
Ashoka "Global non-profit organization that searches the world for social entrepreneurs."
Boston College. Center for Responsible Leadership. Works to empower responsible and accountable leaders who will use their skills and opportunities for the "common good."
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. aims to be the leading organization which identifies the top social entrepreneurs and works with social investors and business to promote social entrepreneurship. See its research link for full text papers and case studies.
World Economic Forum . Members of the World Economic Forum include include business, government and civic leaders. Over 1,000 companies are members of the forum. The Forum's ambitious goal is to "improve the state of the world." They publish the annual Global Competitiveness Report.
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