Handbook on the Geopolitics of Business

Edited by Joseph Mark S. Munoz, Professor of Management, Millikin University, US

• Contents:IntroductionJoseph Mark S. MunozPART I: GEOPOLITICS AND THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT1. The Changing Governance of International Trade and Implications for BusinessLouise Curran2. The Global Ocean: Geopolitics of Maritime CommerceJonathan D. Greenberg3. Diasporas and their Rising Importance to the International Political EconomyMasud Chand4. Economic Growth and Emerging Economies: Introducing TIM BRICJulie Rowney and Leighton Wilks5. BRICS in a Multi-polar World: The Emerging Geopolitical LandscapeLakshmi Mudunuru6. Global Business, Geopolitics and the United Nations Global Compact: The Geographic Reach and Transnational Efficacy of Voluntary Sustainability CodesVan V. Miller, Luiz A. Perez-Batres and Michael J. PisaniPART II: MANAGING GEOPOLITICS7. Executive Perspectives on Geopolitics: Management Implications for International CorporationsJoseph Mark S. Munoz and Anthony Liberatore8. Expeditionary Economics: Stimulating Entrepreneurship under Geopolitical RiskRobert E. Looney9. Banks and Geopolitics: Issues of Finance ConnectionsHubert Bonin10. The Geopolitics of Organizing Mega-eventsMartin Müller and Chris Steyaert11. Impact of the Geopolitical Distribution of Corruption and Crime on the Global CorporationDuane Windsor12. Asset-seeking Behavior of MNC’s and African Regional IntegrationNathaniel O. Agola13. HIV/AIDS, Geopolitics and Impact on Business in Southern AfricaJayati Ghosh, Ezekiel Kalipeni and Maureen ChirwaPART III: GEOPOLITICS AND STRATEGY14. Cross-country Institutional Differences and Firm Behavior in a Geopolitical EnvironmentAlfredo M. Bobillo, Félix López-Iturriaga and Fernando Tejerina-Gaite15. Exploring how Foreign Firms Select Partners in International Political AlliancesAndrew Barron16. International Investment Law and Dispute ResolutionJonathan D. Greenberg and Evan Darwin Winet17. The Economic Powerhouse of Brazil, Russia, India and China: Is Continued Growth Sustainable?Biljana Nikolova and Ramaprasad Bhar18. From Society to Communities: New Geopolitical Scenarios for Sustainable Business StrategiesMarco Tortora and Fabio Corsini19. Geopolitical Forces and Strategic Approaches for the Contemporary CorporationJoseph Mark S. Munoz and Michael PettusConclusionJoseph Mark S. MunozIndex

’Global economic challenges and political upheavals underscore the importance of geopolitical understanding in the management of the contemporary corporation. Handbook on the Geopolitics of Business assembles a global cast of thought leaders in the geopolitical arena. The insights offered are highly valuable to students, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, government officials, and policy makers. This serves as a compass that would help you find your bearings in the complex world of international business.’