Quest for Global Dominance

THE AUTHORS Anil K. Gupta is the Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Strategy and Organization at the Smith School of Business, the University of Maryland at College Park. A world-renowned scholar on global strategy, he is a regular speaker at major conferences and serves as an adviser and director for corporations in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Vijay Govindarajan is the Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business at the Tuck School of Business. He consults with CEOs and senior executives in global corporations. During 2008, he is on leave from Tuck to work with General Electric as "Professor in Residence and Chief Innovation Consultant." Haiyan Wang is managing partner of China India Institute, a research and consulting organization. Drawing on her experience in China, Singapore, Europe, and the United States, she consults with companies and speaks at conferences on smart globalization in the age of China and India.

• Foreword ixJeffrey E. GartenPreface xiiiAcknowledgments xix1. Rising Up to the Global Challenge 12. Building Global Presence 253. Lessons from the Globalization of Wal-Mart 574. Exploiting Global Presence 795. Cultivating a Global Mindset 1156. Building a Global Knowledge Machine 1537. Dynamics of Global Business Teams 1898. Globalizing the Young Venture 2179. Leveraging China and India for Global Dominance 237Notes 267The Authors 279Index 281