Environmental Regulations and Corporate Strategy
A NAFTA Perspective
John Kirton author Alan Rugman author Julie Soloway author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:19th Aug '99
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For many firms, the opening-up of trade barriers meant unwelcome exposure to tough international competition. In order to protect themselves, many turned to local and national environmental regulations, forming coalitions which enabled them to force out their opponents, even though they were often contravening international environmental agreements in doing so. With the recent emergence of international trade and environment regimes wielding substantial powers, however, comes the opportunity for outward-facing and innovative firms to utilize these regimes and so challenge the discriminatory obstacles which have been becoming ever more common. This adherence to environmental regulations has promoted a broad array of corporate strategies; a fact most visible in North America where firms are making use of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In Environmental Regulations and Corporate Strategy, the authors develop a model of complex institutional responsiveness and demonstrate how this can guide firms through this new era of opportunities for international regulatory capture. They apply the model within North America, identifying the implications for Europe and Asia. Their work is based on 300 confidential interviews with senior executives and officials in North American and European companies, national governments, and North American institutions, and analyses 24 cases of firms who have either benefited or suffered from involvement with international institutions.
a refreshing, multi-disciplinary study that highlights the importance of firms, governments and international institutions in the regional and global marketplace * International Affairs, Vol.76 (1) *
Rugman, Kirston, and Soloway have succeeded in presenting an informative study of the mechanics and outcomes of NAFTA * Academy of Management Executive *
provides a unique overview of trade disputes based on environmental considerations, a valuable analytical framework for understanding such disputes, and useful advice for corporate strategists, governmental officials, and international organizations. Trade supporters and trade critics should set aside their ideologies and passions long enough to read Environmental Regulation and Corporate Strategy and to benefit from its lessons and insights * ASQ *
the richness of their case studies and the thoroughness of their analyses make Environmental Regulations and Corporate Strategy a valuable guide to action in the new world of trade and environmental linkages * ASQ *
tells a valuable story of international trade behaviour. Rugman, Kirton, and Soloway have succeeded in presenting an informative study of the mechanics and outcomes of NAFTA. * Jeffrey P. Katz, Academy of Management Exec. Nov.00. *
Top managers should read this book to better understand the changing rules of international business. It would also be valuable reading for graduate students in international economics, strategy and law. * Jeffrey P. Katz, Academy of Management Exec. Nov.00. *
pioneering work * Patricia Nelson, Harvard University, International Affairs, January 2000 *
Three fascinating and highly detailed cases on fuel, agriculture and the automotive industry are analysed * Patricia Nelson, Harvard University, International Affairs, January 2000 *
a refreshing, multi-disciplinary study that highlights the importance of firms, governments and international institutions in the regional and global marketplace * Patricia Nelson, Harvard University, International Affairs, January 2000 *
ISBN: 9780198295884
Dimensions: 242mm x 163mm x 19mm
Weight: 544g
272 pages