Books
Ko Unoki, author
About MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, AND GLOBAL EMPIRES
From publisher website
Companies that have acquired other enterprises through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have in essence become entities that are akin to the global "empires" of history. In this book, the author weaves a unique narrative that looks at both empires of business created from M&A and global empires from world history in an attempt to answer the question: why do certain empires endure for long periods while others collapse in a short space of time.
Empires formed from M&A or conquest have a hierarchical relationship of control and domination by a single authority or centre that can be described as a "parent company" or a "mother country" over another group of people based in a periphery that can be described as a "subsidiary company" or "colony." Given their similarities in development and structure, the author argues from looking at examples of empires in Western and Asian history as well as major M&A cases that long enduring empires created from M&A and global empires have a common cultural trait; their practice of "tolerance" within their organizations/societies.
While there are books on the topics of M&A and empires, at present there is no single text that examines the impact of culture on both. This book is intended to fill such a void and provide hints and suggestions to those practitioners of M&A as well as students of business and history who want an accessible, non-technical narrative on what makes empires, whether they are of the nation or of M&A endure and prosper.
Table of contents
Preface, 1. Introduction 2. An overview of empires 3. A seafaring empire 4. The Mongols and the practice of tolerance 5. Matsushita’s movie entertainment empire 6. Sony’s movie entertainment empire 7. Conclusion: The impact of tolerance on empires and M&A
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND THE ORIGINS OF THE PACIFIC WAR
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“International Relations and the Origins of the Pacific War” examines the history of the relationship between Japan and the United States, and uses the framework of international relations theories to search for the origins of the Pacific War that erupted with Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941.
Ko Unoki aims to systemize our understanding of the pivotal events that had occurred in Japan-US relations and facilitate our comprehension of their significance relating to the outbreak of the war.
By using key theories in international relations and presenting the parallels that exist between current trends in the international relations of East Asia and Japan-US relations up to 1941, this work aims to provide policymakers who may use theories in analyzing world events with a source of reference and ideas.
Table of contents
Preface, Introduction: An Overview of the Pacific War (1941–1945) 1. Realism and Power Transition in International Relations 2. Japan-US Relations 1853–1941 3. IR Theory and the Origins of the Pacific War 4. Conclusion: The Pacific War and the Future of East Asia
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COMPETITION LAWS, NATIONAL INTERESTS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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Most of the competition laws currently enforced by states aim to protect consumer welfare and promote fair competition by regulating against anticompetitive behavior. Yet despite the shared objectives the global community does not have a common global competition law. In exploring the reasons for this, this book takes a unique interdisciplinary approach by using international relations theories to illustrate the relationship between the enforcement of competition laws and international relations through an analysis of competition cases relating to cartels, extraterritoriality, and corporate mergers and acquisitions.
Through an examination of this relationship, this book will consider why the views held by state leaders on the condition of international relations may at times lead them to either arbitrarily over-enforce or disregard their competition laws to the detriment of fair competition and consumer welfare. This book also provides suggestions for global business investors who face competition law issues on how they may accommodate such views.
Table of contents
1. Introduction 2. The Development of Competition Laws and a Hypothesis 3. Overview of International Relations Theories 4. Cartels: Illegal and/or in the National Interest? 5. The Extraterritorial Application of Competition Laws 6. Mergers and Acquisitions and National Interests 7. Conclusion
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