Trade Policy and Corporate Business Decisions [Hardcover]

U.S. trade policy significantly affects both domestic and world economic conditions, though a gap exists between large political issues of trade policy and day-to-day corporate business decisions in America. This collection provides a bridge between U.S. trade policies (actual and expected) and the financial, marketing, operations, organizational, and strategic aspects of corporate business policy, presenting analysis of trade policy and its volatility, and exploring its effects on the functional activities of corporations.

Individually the papers are of a consistently good standard, and they are 'stitched' together well by the editors through the use of brief introductions to each chapter. The result is a very worthwhile volume that deserves to be widely read by students of trade policy....Certainly instructive. --The World Economy

This book is an excellent primer for a business executive who has to make decisions within the ambit of a global economic environment. Extensive coverage of the impact of rade policies on the various functional areas provide adequate insight to help corporate planners manage in a turbulent and changing economic environment. --Journal of Management

The most important of the contributions in this book deals with the subject of how the changes in trade policies influence 'various expressions of corporate performance.'...Given the importance that trade barriers have acquired in view of the negotiations for the Uraguay Round and the global trend toward regionalized trade blocks, the papers in this section could potentiallybe very important for a better understanding of the impact of economic policies on corporate management. --The International Trade Journal