Covid-19 and international business : change of era / edited by Marin A. Marinov and Svetla T. Marinova.

"The Covid-19 pandemic has induced a crisis grasping the world abruptly, simultaneously, and swiftly. As a critical juncture, it ignited a change of era for international business. This book illustrates how governments have dealt with the pandemic and the consequent impacts on international business. It also explores the disrupted operations and responses of businesses as their worldwide interconnectivity has been seriously threatened. The book discourses multidirectional aspects of the effects of Covid-19 on international business, ranging from the juxtaposing forces disrupting globalization and installing a change of era through decoupling of technological, production and knowledge flows to its stimulating aspects to the strategic response on business, industry and state level. The book contains thirty chapters that offer a multidimensional interpretation of impacts of Covid-19 on international business theory and practice. Employing the latest state of knowledge on the topic, the book is aimed at international business audience - scholars, students and managers who need to understand better the nature, scope and scale of the impacts of the pandemic on international business"-- Provided by publisher.

Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Editors -- Contributors -- 1. International Business in the COVID-19 Pandemic -- State of the World Economy and COVID-19 -- COVID-19 and International Business -- The Book Chapters -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Part I: General Outlook of COVID-19 and Its Overall Effects on International Business -- 2. Change of Era or Era of Changes -- The Role of Axis of Tensions in the Evolution of Humanity -- Change of Era or Era of Changes?

Is COVID-19 the Cause of this Change of Era? Can We Predict the Effect It Will Have on International Business? -- References -- 3. COVID-19: Challenges to International Business -- COVID-19 and Its Specifics Concerning International Business -- COVID-19, Globalization, and Global Supply and Value Chains -- Major Challenges Set by COVID-19 to International Business -- The Present and Future of International Business in Relation to COVID-19 -- References -- 4. Digesting a Bitter Cherry on an Overbaked Cake: Renewing the Approach to Corporate Strategy in a Global Turmoil -- Introduction

Step 1: New External Pressures -- A. At the Political-Regulatory Level -- B. At the Economic and Social levels -- C. At the Technological Level -- Step 2: Geo-Sectoral Challenges to Organizations -- A. The Challenge of Geographic and Sectoral Redeployment -- B. The Challenge of Adapting the Organization's Offer -- C. The Competition Challenge -- Step 3: Searching for Appropriate Competitive 'Levers' -- A. Innovation Lever -- B. Organizational Lever -- C. Profitability Lever -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References

5. We Are Different: Cross-national Similarities in the Non-response to COVID-19 Pandemic and the Need for Global Cooperation -- Introduction -- The Fog of Pandemic in the Data -- Policy Response -- Conclusion -- References -- 6. Will COVID-19 Kill Globalization? -- The Nature of Globalization -- Globalization Development Scenarios -- A Pandemic-Free Globalization -- Pre- and Post-Pandemic Globalization -- Note -- References -- 7. The Impact of the Great Lockdown on the Future of the World Economy and International Business -- Pan(dem)ic 2019+

The Impact of COVID-19 on the World Economyand the EU -- Impact on the World Economy -- The EU Economy -- The Legacy of COVID-19 Pandemic -- The End of the Beginning -- Permanent Legacy of the Pandemic -- Order Out of Chaos -- References -- Part II: COVID-19: Industry Perspectives and Business Models -- 8. COVID-19 and the Changing Perception of Strategic Industries: Implications for International Business -- Introduction -- Strategic Industries and Crises: An Overview -- COVID-19, Strategic Industries and International Business Dynamics

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