Management consultancy and investment banking have been held up as industries at the forefront of contemporary globalization. Using an inter-disciplinary approach ranging across economics, economic geography, sociology and management studies, Andrew Jones analyzes the nature of globalization within business service transnational corporations in these sectors. Using qualitative research with leading business managers, he focuses on the social and cultural nature of 'doing' global service business in an era of increasing integration of the world economy.
Autorentext
ANDREW JONES lectures in Human Geography at Birkbeck College, University of London. His research interest has long focussed on large corporations and their relationship to globalization.
Zusammenfassung
Andrew Jones takes a critical and radical stance towards the globalization debate, arguing that theories of globalization present dangers and contradictions for business practitioners. Critical of the prevailing approach and research methods of much management theory, he investigates the nature of organizational globalization within two of the world's supposedly most global industries - management consultancy and investment banking. Detailed interviews with senior managers are used to examine the often-ignored complexity of transnational business activity in these industries. Questions of corporate structure, managerial control, culture and the social activity of 'doing' global business are addressed from a sociological perspective. Aimed at academics, business people and policy-makers, the book's controversial arguments will provide food for thought for anyone thinking critically about how global business is to be understood and practised.
Inhalt
Preface Globalization Theory and the Complexity of Global Business Rethinking the Transnational Firm Global Management Consultancy and Investment Banking 'Doing' Global Business 'Global Glue'? Corporate Culture in a Transnational World Conclusion: Capturing the Complexity of Global Business References Index