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Summary: A Must-Read For Savy International Business Executives
Review: After reading this book, I went back and looked at the large library I amassed while attending The School of International & Public Affairs at Columbia University and I realized that no book in my entire collection taught me as much about global business as "The Quest for Global Dominance." It is engagingly written and so full of substance, I can't think of a more fun way to learn how to shelter your company from the adverse effects of "globalization" while remaining exposed to its enormous upside potential.
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Summary: Excellent book on strategy
Review: If there are 10 management books you must read, this has to be part of the list. Once in 5 years come books like 'Competing for the Future' and 'The Innovators Dilema' that completely change strategic thought and lay open fresh paths to explore. The Quest for Global Dominance is one such book. Globalisation is clearly going to be the most important item on the agenda for every corporate for the next decade. Every manager is going to face serious challenges in this front. This book prepares you to prepare for these challenges and win the globalisation game. Too good to be missed.
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Summary: Good Text on Globalization
Review: If you're looking for a detailed book on globalization that has the qualities, depth, and approach of a college textbook, here it is. The book was written by two professors who met, and discovered a synergy for writing, while they were students at Harvard. They've developed a style that presents their points in a well-organized fashion, with sufficient illustration and documentation to validate the authors' points. The examples they use are well-known companies that have achieved global dominance; now we know how they did it-with plenty of information and understanding between two covers of a modern book. The book is organized into nine chapters, each strong enough to be a stand-alone publication on its own. We start with Rising Up to the Global Challenge and then move into Building Global Presence. Appetites whetted, we now get a comprehensive case study: Lessons from Wal-Mart's Globalization. Exploiting Global Presence comes next, followed by a chapter on Cultivating a Global Mindset. This is primary theme of the book; it's a mindset that enables dominance. Chapter 6 gets into some how-to: Building a Global Knowledge Machine, sharing vital information and understanding across national boundaries and cultural divides. The authors then concentrate on the Dynamics of Global Business Teams and Changing the Rules of the Global Game. The final chapter is Globalization in the Digital Age, keeping us right up-to-date and reminding the reader that this topic is real and "present" in today's organizations. A bibliography and two indices follow the footnotes section. The ordinary lay reader will have trouble with this book. It is an academic work. However, for senior executives, marketing professionals, and students of globalization, this book will be a treasure. Those involved with graduate education in business should not miss this book. It will be valuable reading for self-growing executives engaged in executive MBA programs, giving them solid knowledge and insight to apply in their real world of global growth and dominance.
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Summary: Global Growth
Review: The authors do a magnificient job of laying out in detail what is means to be a global company. Most organizations talk about the importance of Globalization and how important Globalization is for their firm. However few truly understand and face upto the real challenges of Globalization.
The book is unique in that it provides a complete picture beginning with formulation of the strategy(Do we really need to be Global) to the execution of the strategy.
Kudos to the authors for giving us this book.
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Summary: Required Reading for the Global Executive
Review: The Quest for Global Dominance is a unique piece of work. Much has been written regarding taking businesses cross-border, few have done it better. Govindarajan and Gupta take this out of the realm of the theoretical with examples of how firms have reactively, and proactively, worked to capture new markets.
I especially recommend the chapter on creating a "global mindset," a challenge many of us face. Their thoughts and examples are worth a read....and a reread. It's a fairly short,quick read and pretty entertaining. In short, highly recommended. In fact required reading for global executives and firms looking to stretch into new markets, no matter what the industry.
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Summary: Brilliant new look at globalization
Review: There are many books about globalization. This one is different for different reasons : the use of newest strategic thinking integrated with globalization issues, the use of examples to make it come alive and the readibility. The authors make their research and experience accessible to everybody. A must read for anybody who is serious about going global.
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