Executives' attitudes towards globalisation

C Gopinath () and Antonin Ricard ()
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Antonin Ricard: CERGAM - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - UTLN - Université de Toulon, AMU IAE - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Aix-en-Provence - AMU - Aix Marseille Université

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Abstract: Globalisation has emerged as an important phenomenon affecting the environment in which businesses operate. While trade and economic issues have dominated public perception of globalisation, we argue that it needs to be construed as a multi-dimensional construct. Based on a social representations perspective, this study surveys executives to discern their attitudes towards globalisation. Results suggest that executives perceive globalisation in complex ways and are influenced by cultural, political and environmental issues, in addition to the business and economic ones. Nationality, age and work experience significantly affect their perception. The varying perceptions of the executives can affect how organisations deal with the opportunities and threats in the global environment, so organisations would benefit from building an internal consensus on their global vision.

Keywords: globalisation; multidimensional; executive attitudes; social representations; business environment; global mindset (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-01-01
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Published in International Journal of Business and Globalization, 2013, ⟨10.1504/ijbg.2013.056203⟩

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DOI: 10.1504/ijbg.2013.056203

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