The Dynamics of International Competition: From Practice to Theory (SAGE Strategy series)

The book provides some valuable insight into the geographic distribution of the world in the mind of the chief executivesOC a matter of interest not only to industry and academia, but also to policy makers. The book has achieved its main goal of linking theory and practical experience and] provides interesting reading' - "Prometheus" 'I found myself questioning my current views on globalization and international competition. In so doing, I have come to a fuller understanding of the dynamics of the process and have enjoyed a unique view into the minds of the decision makers′ - Organization Studies 'This book is an unusual and valuable addition to the literatures of international business′ - International Business Review 'The first interesting feature of this study is the selection of industries.... The book provides some valuable insight into the geographic distribution of the world in the mind of the chief executives... a matter of interest not only to industry and academia, but also to policy makers.... The classification of international strategies deducted from the interview data is another contribution that book makes.... The book has achieved its main goal of linking theory and practical experience [and] provides interesting reading.... The book translates the logic of the industry world into a nice theory leaving it up to the reader to accept or reject the accompanying business ethics and values′ - Prometheus 'A highly effective analysis of the changing patterns of competition viewed from an international perspective. There is a plethora of books on globalization and internationalization of industries, but most are long on words and speculation, but short on hard evidence and perspective. Here, the approach of the authors is not to argue that the world is becoming more (or less) global, but to provide a valuable insight into just how these forces are shaping industries, whether managers can influence these forces and what they might mean for those involve′- Charles Baden-Fuller, City Business School, Series Editor This book uses in-depth current data from a range of international business, and provides an important new framework for understanding international competitive systems and formulating international business strategy. This Text Provides A New Framework For Understanding International Competitive Systems And Formulating International Business Strategy. It Extends Theories Of Industry-based Global Competition (porter, Doz, Prahalad, Bartlett And Ghoshal) And Explores The Interactions Between Structural Forces At The Industry Level And Competitive Actions At The Firm Level. In This Dialogue Between Practitioners And A Group Of Researchers, Business Students Will Find Both Theoretical Insights And Practical Methods, And Scholars Will Find A Case Of Organic Theory Built Upon Contextual Practical Knowledge.--book Jacket. 1. Geographic Scope: Exploring Product-market Variety / Roland Calori, Gianluca Colombo And Peter Gustavsson / [et Al.] -- 2. Regions: Between Global And Local / Roland Calori, Sarah-kathryn Mcdonald And Pancho Nunes -- 3. Structural Forces Driving Local Responsiveness / Roland Calori, Manuela De Carlo And Egbert Kahle / [et Al.] -- 4. Structural Forces Driving Global Integration / Roland Calori, Paul Emmanuelides And Egbert Kahle / [et Al.] -- 5. Competitive Actions / Tugrul Atamer, Roland Calori And Gianluca Colombo / [et Al.] -- 6. International Strategies / Tugrul Atamer, Roland Calori And Peter Gustavsson / [et Al.] -- App. 1. The Global Integration/local Responsiveness Framework -- App. 2. Firms In The Sample, By Industry And By Country -- App. 3. Positions Of Interviewees -- App. 4. Interviews -- App. 5. Content Analysis -- App. 6. Selecting Industries -- App. 7. Breakdown Of Interviews. Roland Calori, Tugrul Atamer And Pancho Nunes ; With Contributors. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [224]-230) And Index. This work uses data from a range of different countries to provide a new framework for understanding international business dynamics. The authors extend Porter's theory of industry based global competition to explore competition between firms