Total Global Strategy II, 2nd Ed.
Updated for the Internet and Service Era
Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2003 , 299 pages
ISBN: 0-13-017917-5
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Written by the subject's leading academic authority on global strategy, George S. Yip, this edition of Total Global Strategy II addresses the most challenging task faced by multinational companies: how to deal with globalization and the resulting need for globally integrated strategies. Total Global Strategy II covers every aspect of global strategy and global integration and provides a systematic framework for evaluating which elements of strategy to globalize and by how much. This edition also contains numerous examples of global strategy and end-of-chapter questions.
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- Chapter 1: Understanding Global Strategy
- Keys to a Successful Total Global Strategy
- Financial Benefits of Internationalization and Globalization
- Industry Globalization Drivers
- Global Strategy Levers
- Benefits of Global Strategy
- Drawbacks of Global Strategy
- Finding the Balance
- More Than One Strategy Is Viable
- Challenges of Implementation
- Backlash Against Globalization
- Chapter 2: Diagnosing Industry Globalization Potential
- Globalization Drivers for Service Businesses
- Effects of the Internet on Industry Globalization Drivers
- Market Globalization Drivers
- Cost Globalization Drivers
- Government Globalization Drivers
- Competitive Globalization Drivers
- Guidelines for Diagnosing Industry Globalization Potential
- Chapter 3: Building Global Market Participation
- Basis for Global Expansion
- Global Market Participation for Service Businesses
- Effects of the Internet on Global Market Participation
- Types of Global Market Participation
- Globally Unimportant Countries
- Benefits of Global Market Participation
- Drawbacks of Global Market Participation
- Globally Blocked Industries
- The Special Case of Joint Ventures
- Differing Strategic Roles for Each Country
- Industries That Need Multimarket Participation
- Guidelines for Building Global Market Participation
- Chapter 4: Designing Global Products and Services
- Benefits of Global Products and Services
- Drawbacks of Global Products and Services
- Global Standardization in Service Businesses
- Effects of the Internet on Global Products and Services
- When to Use Global Products and Services
- Developing Global Products and Services
- Guidelines for Designing Global Products and Services
- Chapter 5: Locating Global Activities
- Effect of the Internet on Global Activity Location
- Role of National Factors
- Role of Exchange Rates
- Strategic Advantage Versus Comparative Advantage
- Benefits of Global Location of Activities
- Drawbacks of Global Location of Activities
- Global Activity Location for Service Businesses
- Locating Individual Activities
- Guidelines for Locating Global Activities
- Chapter 6: Creating Global Marketing
- Benefits of Global Marketing
- Drawbacks of Global Marketing
- When to Use Global Marketing
- How to Use Global Marketing
- Where to Use Global Marketing
- Conducting Global Market Research
- Collecting Global Marketing Information
- Organizing for Global Marketing
- A Global Consumer Marketing Success Story
- A Global Business-to-Business Marketing Success Story
- Guidelines for Creating Global Marketing
- Chapter 7: Making Global Competitive Moves
- Key Features of Global Competitive Moves
- Global Competitive Moves for Service Businesses
- Effect of the Internet on Global Competitive Moves
- Benefits and Drawbacks
- Choosing the Speed of Globalization
- Guidelines for Making Global Competitive Moves
- Chapter 8: Building the Global Organization
- Organization Structure
- Management Processes
- People
- Culture
- Minimizing the Drawbacks of Global Organization
- Effect of the Internet on Globalization
- Combining Strategic and Organizational Analysis
- Guidelines for Building the Global Organization
- Chapter 9: Regional Strategy
- Regional Strategy in the Context of Global Strategy
- Defining Regions
- Examples of Major Regions
- Diagnosing Industry Regionalization Potential
- The Case of the European Union
- Using Regional Strategies
- Regional Organization and Management
- Guidelines for Diagnosing Regionalization Potential and Developing Regional Strategies
- Chapter 10: Measuring Industry Drivers and Strategy Levers
- Measuring Industry Globalization Drivers
- Measuring Global Strategy Levers
- Measuring Global Organization
- Chapter 11: Conducting a Global Strategy Analysis
- Worksteps
- Assembling the Global Team
- Defining the Business
- Identifying Key Markets
- Identifying Key Competitors
- Checking the Core Strategy
- Checking Country Selection
- Diagnosing Industry Globalization Potential
- Evaluating Current and Potential Use of Global Strategy Levers
- Evaluation Organization Capability
- Developing Global Programs
- Global Products Program
- Further Steps
- Some Guiding Ideas for Implementing a Total Global Strategy
- Appendix;: Worksheets for Evaluating Core Strategy
Reviews:
Total Global Strategy II
Rating: ********** (Excellent)
This is a really thin book, but it is so crammed with facts, data, information, knowledge, tips, analysis and knowledge that I can't really compare it to other books.
The only negative part of it is that it is in reality the second edition of his book, which he re-branded in 2003 and added II to the title.
A rarity and a must read.
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