Global Edge: Using the Opacity Index to Manage the Risks of Cross-Border Business - Hardcover

Kurtzman, Joel; Yago, Director Of Capital Studies Glenn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1422103463 ISBN 13: 9781422103463

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press, 2007

Synopsis

Now that globalization is a reality and cross-border is no longer a discretionary activity, companies need reliable tools to manage the risks associated with doing business around the world. This title is a relevant, practical addition to risk management literature. This book will help readers think about their global business differently, manage them effectively, and develop ways to forecast in which areas they might get into trouble. To support the book there will be an internet-based tool that offers up-to-date risk information by country. This title is the right mix of important new research and practical applicability for readers. It details the risks of doing business overseas and is as valuable to someone in Europe or Asia or in the US. Author, Kurtzman is well-known and respected in both academic and business circles.Since a systematic understanding of global risks is in its infancy, this book has the potential to be the definitive work that transforms the subject. It is packed with international companies including Sumitono Bank, Bre-X, Banco Ambrosiano, Parmalat, Royal Ahold, Barings Bank, Daiwa Securities, BCCI, Lloyd Aero Boliviano, Viacao Aerea, ChuoAoyama, Kanebo, Glo

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About the Author

Joel Kurtzman is a principle at The Kurtzman Group, a consulting and advisory firm dedicated to helping companies improve their performance and visibility in the marketplace. They specialise in the power of thought leadership and innovation. Most recently, Joel Kurtzman was global lead partner for thought leadership and innovation at Pricewaterhouse Coopers and publisher of the Milken Institute Review. He is the former Editor of Harvard Business review and a former member of the editorial board of Harvard Business School Publishing.

Glenn Yago is Director of Capital Studies at the Milken Institute. He specializes in financial innovations, financial institutions and capital markets, and has extensively analysed public policy and its relation to high-yield markets, initial public offerings, industrial and transportation concerns, and public and private sector employment. Yago is creator of the Milken Institutes Capital Access Index, an annual survey that measures access to capital for entrepreneurs across countries, and co-creator of the Opacity Index

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1422103463
• ISBN 13: 9781422103463
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 220