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by Daniel (Oxford University Litvin (Author), London School of Economics) (Author)
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  • Paperback: 360 pages
  • Publisher: South Western Educational Publishing,US; illustrated edition edition (Jul 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1587991926
  • ISBN-13: 978-1587991929
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.6 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Fascinating Exploration of Multinational Power, 25 Sep 2003
This review is from: Empires of Profit: Commerce, Conquest and Corporate Responsibility (Hardcover)
This engrossing book goes beyond the surface and slogans of the debate on multinationals in the 3rd World to reveal a complex reality. Daniel Litvin takes us on a tour , ranging not just across the controversies of modern multinationals such as Nike, Shell and Murdoch's Star TV but also back to the 'business giants' of imperial times (such as the British East India Company) and ,among others, troubled US multinationals in the era of decolonisation. We are thus given a series of dramatic stories of corporate might, entanglement and mishap -making for an often gripping read!
However what is also fascinating in this is the way the book unravels the moral questions of corporate power -whether allegations of exploitation in developing world factories or collusion with foreign dictatorships. Although humane in his understanding of developing countries' problems and frequently critical of multinationals, Daniel Litvin does not rush to simply demonize the companies. He shows that the environment in which they operate is morally complicated. What is built up is a vivid and rounded picture of the foreign interactions of these fallible business giants. Add to this the historical perspective -itself really pertinent to today's fraught relationship between the West and the rest of the world- and 'Empires of Profit'is far more than a mere business book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Insightful!, 11 Jun 2004
By Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract.com" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Empires of Profit: Commerce, Conquest and Corporate Responsibility (Hardcover)
If you ever wanted to belly up to the bar with a foreign correspondent, share a cold beer and swap war stories, this is your chance. Daniel Litvin, a former journalist, as well as a former corporate social responsibility (CSR) officer, shares a book full of corporate adventures from the foreign battlefields of business. In this very anecdotal examination of how the arrival of first world companies affects local societies and governments - for good or ill - in third world countries, he sews stories and history together from India to Guatemala to Iran to Manchuria to Africa. He lists the past misdeed of Aramco oil companies in Arabia, of Shell in Nigeria and of Nike's far flung contractors, seeming to say that they meant no real harm and did less harm than they were accused of doing, but he also contrasts the flawed past with the improved present. Even with responsible policies, he says, multinationals most often fail because they create unexpected dynamics and impossible expectations. We recommend this fiscal, social and corporate travelogue to executives, corporate social responsibility officers and field personnel far from home.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Insightful!, 11 April 2003
By Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract.com" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Empires of Profit: Commerce, Conquest and Corporate Responsibility (Hardcover)
If you ever wanted to belly up to the bar with a foreign correspondent, share a cold beer and swap war stories, this is your chance. Daniel Litvin, a former journalist, as well as a former corporate social responsibility (CSR) officer, shares a book full of corporate adventures from the foreign battlefields of business. In this very anecdotal examination of how the arrival of first world companies affects local societies and governments - for good or ill - in third world countries, he sews stories and history together from India to Guatemala to Iran to Manchuria to Africa. He lists the past misdeed of Aramco oil companies in Arabia, of Shell in Nigeria and of Nike's far flung contractors, seeming to say that they meant no real harm and did less harm than they were accused of doing, but he also contrasts the flawed past with the improved present. Even with responsible policies, he says, multinationals most often fail because they create unexpected dynamics and impossible expectations. We from getAbstract recommend this fiscal, social and corporate travelogue to executives, corporate social responsibility officers and field personnel far from home.
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