Global Turning Points: The Challenges for Business and Society in the 21st Century

by Mauro F. Guillén, Emilio Ontiveros Baeza

The second edition of this popular book offers an accessible yet sophisticated analysis of the game-changing events and trends that are transforming the world beyond recognition. For the first time in human history, more people live in cities than in the countryside, and greater numbers suffer from obesity than from hunger. During the next few decades, India will become the biggest country in terms of population, China the largest in output, and the United States the richest among the major economies on a per capita income basis. Food and water shortages will likely become humankind's most important challenges. With four new chapters on the rise of the global middle class, the transformative power of technology, institutions and the entrepreneurial spirit, and the trials and tribulations of the financial system, this book provides a thorough introduction to the challenges facing business and society in the twenty-first century.

Genres: Business

233 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 28, 2012

About the author

Mauro F. Guillén is director of the Lauder Institute and the Dr. Felix Zandman Professor of International Management and Sociology at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of The Limits of Convergence: Globalization and Organizational Change in Argentina, South Korea, and Spain (Princeton), The Rise of Spanish Multinationals, and the coauthor of Building a Global Bank (Princeton).

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting and insightful read

Recommended reading for globalization 101 or introduction to business course. Many insightful ideas and proposals to solve many of the modern-day problems that exist in our world.

[Warren · Rating 2 out of 5]

The authors claim not to just simply extrapolate on current trends and then do just that. Poorly edited in parts but does offer some interesting insights occasionally.