Andrea Colli

Dynamics of International Business

Globalization and Geopolitics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This thoroughly-revised second edition of Dynamics of International Business provides an in-depth comparative historical analysis of the structural and strategic evolution of international enterprises. Drawing on extensive research, this textbook situates the ostensibly modern phenomena of multinational corporations and economic globalisation within an established and complex history of international enterprises and cross-border business activity. Students will develop a deeper understanding of the global economy and the core forces that have shaped it over time. The book's structure has been enhanced for this new edition: it is now divided into seven sections representing specific phases of the global economy's history, each one consisting of two chapters that comprehensively cover the era's "macro" framework and its "micro" structures respectively. Theoretical paradigms that commonly feature in international business scholarship are also contextualised within the historical eras they emerged from, thus enabling readers to critically engage with and apply these theories. New material has been added throughout, especially regarding current geopolitical tensions threatening to disrupt and even reverse recent globalisation trends in the global economy. Finally, this edition also includes updated case studies based on a diverse range of industries and countries that will complement learning. An essential textbook for economic and business history courses; students and scholars of international business will also find it to be a useful and highly-accessible resource.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032895031
• ISBN-10: 1032895039
• Artikelnr.: 75616422

Autorenporträt

Andrea Colli is Professor of Economic History at Bocconi University, Italy

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1: International trade before the Industrial Revolution:
macro-trends and micro-structures 1. International business before the
Industrial Revolution: importance and range 2. International business
before the Industrial Revolution: strategies and structures Section 2: The
age of companies: international business from the modern era to the First
Industrial Revolution 3. The age of companies: new actors in international
business 4. Privileged companies as early multinationals: strategies and
structures Section 3: International business in the First Industrial
Revolution (1800s- 1870s) 5. International business in the First Industrial
Revolution: the macro-framework 6. International business in the First
Industrial Revolution: strategies and structures of the early
multinationals Section 4: International business in the first global
economy (1870s- 1914): the rise of the modern multinational 7. Technology
and international business in an age of globalisation 8. Big Business and
the modern multinational: strategies and structures Section 5:
International entrepreneurship between crisis and rebirth (1914- 1945) 9.
The international economy between crisis and rebirth 10. International
Business in the Age of Deglobalisation Section 6. International business in
a new global economy (1945- 1990) 11. Rebuilding a new global economy 12.
Multinational companies in the post-war international economy Section 7:
International business between hyperglobalisation and slowbalisation
(1990-the present) 13. From hyperglobalisation to slowbalisation 14.
Corporate architectures between globalisation and deglobalisation

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Introduction 1. International Business before the Industrial Revolution 1.1 The Adventures of Pietro Querino 1.2 Long-distance Trade before the Industrial Revolution: Relevance 1.3 Long-distance Trade before the Industrial Revolution: Geographies 1.4 Risk Management in Pre-Industrial International Business 1.5 Avoiding, Preventing and Mitigating Risk 1.6 Transaction and Information Costs in Long-distance Trade before the Industrial Revolution 1.7 The Persistence of Market Exchange in the Pre-industrial Period 2. The Age of Companies 2.1 New Organisational Devices 2.2 Nature and Rationales 2.3 Structural Features 2.4 Organisational Structures 2.5 Internalising International Competitive Advantages: Opportunities and risks 3. International Business in the First Industrial Revolution (1800-1870) 3.1 Eighteen-Thirty-Three A.D. 3.2 International Business in the First Industrial Revolution: Migrating entrepreneurship 3.3 The Information and Communication Revolution 3.4 Global Migration in a Global World 3.5 Input Mobility 3.6 Forms of Enterprise in the First Global Economy: Merchants and Traders 3.7 Forms of Enterprise in the First Global Economy: Free-standing companies 4. Enterprises and Entrepreneurs in an Age of Globalisation (1870-1914) 4.1 A Nineteenth-Century Born Global 4.2 The Second Industrial Revolution and the Rise of Big Business 4.3 Big Business and the 'Modern Multinationals' 4.4 Integrating Backward 4.5 Integrating Forward 4.6 Why Produce Abroad? 4.7 Where to Invest, and How? 4.8 Varieties of Multinationals 5. International Entrepreneurship between Crisis and Rebirth (1914-1954) 5.1 The Clay Pot Breaks 5.2 The Wars: Stimulating internationalisation 5.3 The War: The negative effects 5.4 The End of Globalisation 5.5 Global Entrepreneurship in the Interwar Years 5.6 International Cartels and Co-Operative Agreements 5.7 Governance and Organisation 6. International Entrepreneurship in a New Global Economy (1945-1990) 6.1 Rebuilding the Global Economy: opportunities and threats 6.2 The Unstable Framework after the Second World War 6.3 The Origins of American Supremacy 6.4 The Recovery of the Global Economy 6.5 The European Challenge 6.6 The Japanese Challenge 7. Epilogue: The Last 25 Years in the Light of the Past 7.1 Foreign Investments in the New Global Economy 7.2 Multinational strategies in the New Global Economy 7.3 Corporate Architectures in the New Global Economy

Rezensionen

'A profound overall picture of the long-term development of international business ... [that] can be recommended to all historians interested in long-term trends in international business.' - Jarkko Keskinen, International Small Business Journal

'A splendid history of the multinational enterprise from medieval Europe to present day business. Practically every chapter has a case study illustrating the theme of the chapter. Colli shows with great skill how the organizational and administrative forms of multinational enterprise have altered through time. His book puts the multinational enterprise into the context of the changing world order.' - Mira Wilkins, Professor, Florida International University, USA

'A convincing presentation of the historical roots of today's most dynamic economic actor: International business. Colli understood to combine major trends with illustrative detail. A masterpiece on economic history.' - Harm G. Schröter, Professor, University of Bergen, Norway

'This is the textbook I was looking for when I set up a new history course on International Business and Nation States. It gives the students a much needed long-term perspective on the development of international business.' - Ben Wubs, Associate Professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

'An innovative book which brings together the role of markets, firms and entrepreneurs to explain the past and current challenges and dynamics of international business in the global economy. It will be of great interest to those studying or teaching international business and its history.' - Teresa da Silva Lopes, Professor, University of York, UK

'Intelligently integrates theories and case studies to illuminate key periods of change in world business history. A welcome, much needed contribution that should be required reading in any international business history course.' - Paloma Fernández Pérez, Senior Lecturer, University of Barcelona, Spain