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Uniting North American Business.
In today's global economy, NAFTA continues to present unprecedented opportunities for companies in cross-border commerce. 'Uniting North American Business: NAFTA Best Practices' focuses on best business practices and lessons learned in the years since the NAFTA agreement was first sig...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Uniting North American Business: Nafta Best Practices; Copyright Page; Contents; Managing Cultural Differences Series Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. NAFTA: Beginning and Update; The NAFTA Beginning; Chronology of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); NAFTA in Summary; The NAFTA Challenge; An Overview of the Effects of NAFTA; Summary; 2. NAFTA: Globalization and Society; Economic Origins of NAFTA; Drivers of Globalization; NAFTA and Globalization; Does Globalization Really Exist?; NAFTA Trade Imbalances: Common Concerns.
- Corporate Job LossesEffect on the Mexican Economy; The Ethicality of NAFTA; The Digital Divide; Immigration; ¿Hacía Donde Nos Vamos? (Where Are We Heading?); The Brave New World of NAFTA?; 3. Understanding NAFTA's Cultures and Cultural Values; The Interconnected and Interdependent Nature of Free Trade; Culture; Ethnocentrism and Stereotyping; International Customs Survey; Understanding Other Management Cultures; Dimensions of National Culture; Areas of Cultural Variance Between Mexico and U.S./Canada Managerial Behaviors; Expanded Discussion of NAFTA Management Traits.
- NAFTA Management InsightsWhy Cross-Cultural Training Should Be in Our Schools; Summary; 4. Competencies of Effective NAFTA Managers; Working Globally; Trivial Pursuit; Women and NAFTA; Should the Boss Stay Home?; Providing Feedback; Handling Two Swords at the Same Time; Making Speeches to Multicultural Audiences; Empathy; A Checklist; Negotiating Profiles; Profile of Canadian Negotiators; Profile of American Negotiators; Profile of Mexican Negotiators; Conclusion; 5. NAFTA Best Practices Case Studies; NAFTA Best Practice One: Fosters a Spirit of Community Volunteerism Within Local Employees.
- NAFTA Best Practice Two: Stimulating the Development of Flexible Labor Markets and World Class SuppliersNAFTA Best Practice Three: Creating a Customer Service Culture; NAFTA Best Practice Four: Investing in Education; NAFTA Best Practice Five: Commitment to Integrity; NAFTA Best Practice Six: Effective Management of Multicultural Virtual Work Teams; NAFTA Best Practice Seven: Identifies and Strengthens Cultural Synergies; NAFTA Best Practice Eight: Integrates Local Networks into the Global Economy; NAFTA Best Practice Nine: Inculcates Universal Cultural Values Across National Boundaries.
- NAFTA Best Practice Ten: Small Firms Integrating into the NAFTA EconomySummary; 6. NAFTA and the New Economy: Rising Social Inequality; Historical Sources of Inequality; Success Yields More Choices; The Tyranny of Small Decisions; Conclusion; 7. Building Consensus to Make NAFTA Work: The Logic of Failure; What Is the Real Goal of NAFTA?; Trust and Social Capital; Cultural Synergies Must Be Found; NAFTA Needs Cross-Border, Cross-Cultural Networks; Consensus Needed; Are NAFTA and Free Trade Open for Discussion?; NAFTA Can Become a Virtual Team.
- Virtual Teams Could Help Create Trust and Social Capital in North America.