The Quest For Global Dominance: Transforming Global Presence Into Global Competitive Advantage

"The best source of insight available for executives to win in the face of global competition."--Philip Anderson, Alumni Fund Chaired Professor, INSEAD

"A must-read for executives who expect to harness the accelerating trend of globalization."--Alexander M. Cutler, chairman and CEO, Eaton Corporation

"This book is not only visionary, but also very practical."--Desh Deshpande, chairman, Sycamore Networks

"Provides fresh insights into particularly crucial topics like global teams and launching born-global businesses."--Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, Ascherman Professor of Strategy, Stanford University

"The best by far in its arena, the most insightful, the most readable, and simply the most important." --Jeffrey E. Garten, Juan Trippe Professor, Yale School of Management

"A great book and a must for the modern leader of the global firm."--Peter Lorange, president, IMD International

"A superb and timely book, full of fresh ideas, that deserves to be widely read."--Costas Markides, Robert P. Bauman Professor, London Business School

"Provides the strategic imperatives to succeed in a global business."--John Menzer, vice chairman, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

"Not only presents incisive and in-depth analysis but also inspires real-world, implementable solutions."--N. R. Narayana Murthy, chairman and chief mentor, Infosys Technologies

"An invaluable intellectual companion that will force many to rethink their business strategies."--C. K. Prahalad, McCracken Distinguished University Professor, University of Michigan Business School

"Tight logic and leading-edge thinking in a manner that is highly practical." --John A. Quelch, senior associate dean, Harvard Business School

Anil K. Gupta, Vijay Govindarajan, and Haiyan Wang are among the most distinguished experts in the field of globalization. In "The Quest for Global Dominance" they present the lessons from their twenty-year study of over two hundred corporations. They argue that, in order for a company to create and maintain its position as a globally dominant player, executives must ensure that their company leads its industry in the following four essential tasks:

Identifying market opportunities worldwide and pursuing them by establishing the necessary presence in all key markets

Converting global presence into global competitive advantage by identifying and developing the opportunities for value creation that global presence offers

Cultivating a global mindset by viewing cultural and geographic diversity as an opportunity, not just a challenge

Leveraging the rise of emerging markets especially China and India to transform the company's growth prospects, global cost structure, and pace of innovation