Those that go global and those that go bankrupt.
— C. Michael Armstrong, CEO, AT&T
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Global Inc. An
Atlas of the Multinational Corporation |
Over 400 maps, charts and graphs help illustrate the complexities of the “most powerful engine yet developed by humanity for producing wealth.” The Ford Foundation funded the 3 year project that put the book together and The New Press published it. Foreword by John Browne, CEO, BP.
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Global Inc.: Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface by Bruce Mazlish
Foreword by John Browne
Introduction
I. Global Inc.
II. The Foundations of Multinational Corporations
Technological Drivers of Globalization
Economic Globalization
III. The History of Multinational Corporations
The Opening of World Trade 700 A.D.–1600
Major European Multinational Businesses 1300–1500
The Rise of Global Trading Companies 1600–1800
The First Global Economy 1800–1914
The Modern Multinational Corporation 1914–2000
IV. The Global Corporations
Industrial Corporations
Motor Vehicles
General Motors
Toyota
Petroleum & Petrochemicals
ExxonMobil
BP Amoco
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
Novartis
DuPont
Construction & Construction Materials
Cemex
Forest & Paper Products
Sappi
Trading/Conglomerates
Mitsui
Information Technology Corporations
Computers & Electronics
IBM
Siemens
LG Electronics
Software & the Internet
Microsoft
Telecommunications
Verizon
Service Corporations
Commercial Banking
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
Citibank
Transportation & Postal Services
United Parcel Service
British Airways
Legal Services
White & Case
Food & Food Services
Nestle
McDonald’s
Advertising
Saatchi & Saatchi
Media & Entertainment
AOL Time Warner
Bertlsmann
Consulting & Accounting
Arthur Andersen
Retail
Wal-Mart
V. Impacts and Governance of Multinational Corporations
Impacts Lead to Governance
Nationalism vs. Global Inc.: Changing Roles of Government and Governance
Economic Impacts and Governance
Environmental Impacts and Governance
Cultural Impacts and Governance
Political Impacts and Governance
Small World Big/ Companies
Global Markets, Global Regulation
Governance and National Law
Governance and Standards
Governance and Markets/ Marketplace Governance
Corporate Citizenship/ Corporate Social Responsibility
Internal Corporate Governance
Non-Governmental Organizations and MNCs
Governance, MNCs and WTO
Possible Policies and Actions
The Need for Governance
Governance of the Global Corporation
Conclusions
Notes