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Uniting North American Business

NAFTA Best Practices

  • 1st Edition - September 4, 2002
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Jeffrey D. Abbott, Robert T. Moran
  • Language: English

In today's global economy, NAFTA continues to present unprecedented opportunities for companies in cross-border commerce. 'Uniting North American Business: NAFTA Best Practices'… Read more

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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 signed, and their impact on both the economy and society.

'Uniting North American Business' provides you with the skills and competencies necessary to become more effective business managers and citizens in NAFTA countries by considering:

* What is the scope of the NAFTA agreement itself?
* What are some of the positive benefits of NAFTA?
* What is really causing job loss attributed to NAFTA?
* What should we know about Canada, the United States, and Mexico to better understand the culture and management philosophies of our partners?
* What will society look like if current trends continue?

Key features

Presents the opportunities, changes, and case studies of major corporations doing cross-border business in NAFTA countriesPart of bestselling Managing Cultural Differences SeriesCase studies and clear directions show you how to make NAFTA work to achieve business success

Table of contents

NAFTA: beginning and update; NAFTA: globalization and society; Understanding NAFTA's cultures and cultural values; Competencies of effective NAFTA managers; NAFTA best practices case studies; NAFTA and the new economy: rising social inequality; Building consensus to make NAFTA work: the logic of failure; Appendix A: guidelines for trading relationships under NAFTA.

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 4, 2002
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Jeffrey D. Abbott

Jeffrey D. Abbott is Consultant in Corporate Strategy at Brown-Forman Corporation, Louisville, Kentucky. He has held management positions in two Mexican–American joint corporate ventures, and served as Visiting Foreign Professor at the ITESM, Monterrey, Mexico.
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant in Corporate Strategy at Brown-Forman Corporation, Louisville, Kentucky.

RM

Robert T. Moran

Robert Moran, Ph.D., is a Professor of Global Management, Emeritus at Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona, USA.
Affiliations and expertise
Robert Moran, Ph.D., is a Professor of Global Management, Emeritus at Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona, USA.

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