Warnock Davies

This book, Strategy and Corporate Governance, provides managers, executives, board members, and consultants with concise and incisive information on: What strategy is and how it works; Corporate governance and the formulation of corporate and business-unit strategies; The dichotomous pairs method–and its use in the formulation of corporate and business-unit strategies, strategy-related decision-making, strategy analysis, and the modification of existing strategies; Twelve core dichotomous pairs that are used in the formulation of a wide range of corporate and business-unit strategies, and; Ancillary factors that affect formulation, implementation, and sustainability. The book was written and formatted for use as a handbook and reference book–and for use as a text in executive education programs, MBA programs, and in-company seminars.

This book is for use in IMBA, MIB, LLM and other graduate programs; in university-based executive development programs; and in in-company seminars — and for use as a handbook and reference book by managers, executives, board members, consultants, and legal counsel who are engaged in the practice of international trade and/or foreign direct investment (FDI).The authors provide an advanced introduction to international trade and FDI terms, concepts, principles, and practices — and to the governmental, intergovernmental, and nongovernmental factors that regulate or facilitate the conduct of international trade and FDI. These factors include, inter alia:tariff barriers, non-tariff barriers, and other barriers to trade;entry and post-entry barriers to FDI;provisions contained in the GATT and other trade instruments;the functionalities of the WTO, other global mechanisms, and regional trade blocks; andinternational standards, the harmonization of laws, and the settlement of disputes.The material in the book is drawn from multiple disciplines, which include international relations, international trade, international law, and economic and diplomatic history; relies primarily on original source materials; makes extensive use of examples; and is formatted to facilitate its use as a textbook, handbook, and reference book.

Managers and executives who work in international trade and foreign direct investment are acutely aware of the importance of the governmental, intergovernmental, and systemic factors that regulate, facilitate, and/or complicate the conduct of international business (IB). But most managers and executives have limited or no expertise in these factors, which are referred to collectively as the IB environment.Also, because the IB environment is a socio-political-economic construct that is governed by non-business disciplines (which include international relations, international law, sociology, and cultural anthropology), it can be difficult for managers and executives to access usable information on the elements of the IB environment.The International Business Environment: A Handbook for Managers and Executives addresses both of these conditions by providing managers and executives with concise and incisive information on each of the elements of the IB environment. The elements covered in the book include tariff and non-tariff barriers, anti-dumping duties, subsidies and countervailing duties, entry and post-entry barriers to foreign direct investment, political risk, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and other global instruments, the World Trade Organization and other global mechanisms, regional trade blocs (which include free trade areas and customs unions), bilateral trade and investment agreements, the conflict of laws, dispute settlement mechanisms, and systemic and cultural differences. The book also explains related terms, concepts, principles, and practices.The book relies primarily on original source materials; makes extensive use of examples; and can be used as a text in corporate seminars, executive development programs, and MBA programs.