The Routledge companion to the makers of global business. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Teresa da Silva Lopes, Christina Lubinski and Heidi J.S. Tworek.
• Editors: Lopes, Teresa da Silva, 1968-; Lubinski, Christina; Tworek, Heidi
• Contents: Intro; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Foreword by Mira Wilkins; PART I: Introduction and context; 1 Introduction to the makers of global business; 2 Origins and development of global business; 3 The making of global business in long-run perspective; 4 International entrepreneurship and business history; 5 Gender, race, and entrepreneurship; PART II: Institutions; 6 Government and regulators; 7 Banks and capital markets; 8 The internationalization of executive education 9 Consultants and internationalizationPART III: Organizational forms; 10 Guilds; 11 Merchants and the origins of capitalism; 12 Diaspora networks; 13 Trading companies; 14 Co-operatives; 15 Business groups; 16 International business networks; 17 Clusters as spaces for global integration; 18 Global value chains; 19 State-owned enterprises; PART IV: Industries; 20 Global communications; 21 Electric power industry; 22 Healthcare industries and services; 23 Insurance; 24 Entertainment and the film industry; 25 Automobiles; 26 Manufacturing and the importance of global marketing; 27 Luxury 28 Shipping29 Global commodity traders; 30 The global oil industry; PART V: Challenges and impact; 31 Political risks and nationalism; 32 Imitation and global business; 33 Combating corruption; 34 Multinational management; 35 Business and sustainability; 36 Pollution and climate change; 37 The Great Divergence and the Great Convergence; Index
• Publisher Details: Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 338.8/8; International business enterprises; International trade; International economic relations; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General; International business enterprises; International economic relations; International trade; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781315277813; 1315277816; 1315277794; 9781315277806; 1315277808; 9781315277783; 1315277786; 9781315277790
• Related ISBNs: 9781138242654; 1138242659
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.