Global Business Context

Douglas Kinnis Macbeth

Chapter 1 in Supply Ecosystems:Interconnected, Interdependent and Cooperative Operations, Supply and Contract Management, 2018, pp 1-68 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:Financial and Strategic ObjectivesBusiness Life CycleStart-upExistingStaticUnder threatTime horizonShort-term survivalMedium-term growthTrade sale or Initial Public Offering (IPO)Ethical StanceCitizenshipPolitical SensitivitiesHow to CompeteOrder Winners and QualifiersCore CompetencePriceDesignDesign for functionDesign for process and qualityDesign for sustainability and recyclingDesign for procurement and supply chainQuality and ValueDeliveryIntegration Across BoundariesData and AnalyticsCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR)Background TheoryTransaction Cost Analysis (TCA)Resource-based TheoryNetworkWorld Trade and GlobalisationCommodity DemandCommunication LinksGovernment Support to Inward InvestmentLocational Advantages and DisadvantagesInternational BusinessEvolution or Born Global?Market ImperativesValue PropositionValue in Use or TransferGoods and/or ServicesMake or Buy (Products) and Do or Trade (Services)LocationState-of-the-Art InnovationProduct RangeOrder MixCompetitive Threat

Keywords: Operations; Supply Management; Contract Management; Competitive Advantage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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