Total Global Strategy: Managing for World Wide Competitive Advantage (Business School Edition)

Yip (business, U. of California, Los Angeles) has written a knowledgeable plan to teach business managers and business students how to think about and develop a global strategy. Using examples of strategies employed by major corporations, Yip covers industry globalization drivers and their application to Europe 1992, global market participation, the use of global products and services, the use of global activity location, global marketing, global competitive moves, organization and management issues, and operational measures. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

This book argues that most multinational companies lack an adequate global strategy. The material provides a systematic framework for evaluating which elements of strategy to globalize and by how much, and a practical guide on how to implement a globalization strategy in order to achieve a successful, total global strategy.

The interaction between industry globalization drivers and the appropriate global strategy response is addressed. Attention is devoted to the implementation of global strategy and a systematic framework to the analysis of global strategy is provided. Business-level as opposed to corporate-level global strategy is explored.