1st Edition

Global Business Associations

By Karsten Ronit Copyright 2018
208 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Global business tends to be perceived as a number of individual but powerful multinational corporations, capable of controlling markets and influencing political decisions; in fact, global business is highly organized through a plethora of associations that bring together competing companies and conflicting national businesses. Indeed, global business associations have a long history and, with... Read more

1. Introduction 

2. Peak Associations 

3. Industry Associations 

4. Alliances of Corporations and Associations 

5. Clubs and Think-Tanks  

6. Facilitators 

7. Conclusion

Biography

Karsten Ronit is associate professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. He has studied the role of organized business and other interest groups in a range of domestic, regional and global contexts. He has published many articles and books on these subjects, most recently Global Consumer Organizations with Routledge.