Index

International Business Diplomacy

ISBN: 978-1-78743-082-2, eISBN: 978-1-78743-081-5

ISSN: 1877-6361

Publication date: 22 November 2017

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(2017), "Index", International Business Diplomacy (Advanced Series in Management, Vol. 18), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 279-286. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1877-636120170000018014

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INDEX

AbbVie
, 161

Accenture
, 161

Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA)
, 39–42

mapping and text analysis on
, 49–56

Africa, Chinese state-owned firms in
, 187–189

Afuah, A.
, 130

Agrium
, 243, 249–262

See also Arab Spring, Canadian multinationals and

AJCA. See American Jobs Creation Act (AJCA)

ALEC. See American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)

Alexander, R.
, 12, 159

Alon, S.
, 7

ALS. See Arms-length standard (ALS)

American Jobs Creation Act (AJCA)
, 159

American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
, 159

American Society for Association Management (ASAE)
, 201

Anderson, K.
, 271

Annan, Kofi
, 40

Antibribery mechanisms
, 15

Arab Spring, Canadian multinationals and
, 241–262

data and methods
, 247–251

institutional arrangements
, 251–259

civil society’s efforts to upset firm
, 252–253

logics of institutional work
, 255–259

securing government support to exploit opportunity
, 252–253

social legitimacy with civil society
, 254–255

overview
, 242–243

theoretical background
, 243–246

Arms-length standard (ALS)
, 163

ASAE. See American Society for Association Management (ASAE)

Associations
, 198–214

conceptual change within
, 202–205

energy business and
, 207–208

impact
, 201

implications
, 205–206

import needs of Dubai
, 208–209

internationalization
, 202

as local/slow actors
, 199

overview
, 198

profession and
, 208

relevancy of
, 200–201

Automobile business
, 200

Aynsley, B.
, 156

Badel, L.
, 117–118

Baughn, C.
, 15

BDM. See Business diplomacy management (BDM)

Ben Ali, Zine El Abidine
, 247

Berridge, G. R.
, 116

Borel, F.
, 134

Brazil
, 219–238

business vs. corporate diplomacy
, 221–222

domestic market
, 227

FDI
, 227

future research agenda
, 236–238

as growing economic power
, 222–227

overview
, 220–221

Brazilian multinational corporations (BMNC)
, 220, 222

business diplomacy
, 231–232

FDC ranking of
, 229–231

internationalization of
, 227–230

factors influencing
, 222–223

Odebrecht
, 232, 234–236

Petrobras
, 229, 232, 234–236

Bribery
, 15

Business

diplomacy inside
, 67

inside diplomacy
, 66

Business case, for SDG
, 39–42

Business diplomacy

actions recommended
, 46

BMNC
, 231–232

case studies
, 15–25

concept, historical evolution of
, 132–141

definition
, 5

emerging countries
, 121–126

See also Emerging countries

firm performance and
, 8–14

functional dimensions of
, 37

home-country government diplomacy
, 6

interfirm diplomacy
, 6

international diplomacy
, 6–7

intrafirm diplomacy
, 6

limits of
, 209–210

literature review
, 5–8

as management function
, 36–37

as market factor
, 130

organisational and managerial response
, 43–46

overview
, 4–5

tax contribution and
, 158–159

threats to
, 15–16

transition from diplomacy to
, 131–132

types
, 5–7

Business diplomacy management (BDM)
, 36, 44

Business diplomats
, 37

business ecosystems and
, 44

competencies
, 44–45

Calvano, L.
, 14

Canadian multinationals, in Egypt
, 241–262

See also Arab Spring, Canadian multinationals and

Carron de la Carrière, G.
, 116–117, 118

Casanova, L
, 228

CCR. See Corporate Community Relations (CCR)

CDCC. See Czech Dutch Chamber of Commerce (CDCC)

Chambers of commerce
, 139–141

Chancellariate
, 143

Change equation
, 43

Chinese state-owned firms, outward FDIs in Africa
, 187–189

Civilian servant
, 137

Civil society

Arab Spring and
, 243, 244, 245–246, 251–253

corporate image and
, 259

logics of institutional work
, 255–259

social legitimacy with
, 254–255

upsetting relationship between firms and government
, 252–253, 261

Brazil’s entrepreneurial
, 221, 222

sustainable development and
, 35, 44

CNUE. See Council of the Notariats of the European Union (CNUE)

Cold War
, 116

Commercial diplomacy

challenges in EU
, 268

Cold War and
, 116

defined
, 116

Common Agricultural Policy
, 271

Communication technology
, 44

Companies

business diplomacy inside
, 67–88

diplomatic function
, 67, 86

Construtora Norberto Odebrecht (CNO). See Odebrecht

Consulariates
, 143–145

vs. consulates
, 144–145

Consular services
, 140

Consuls
, 134–136

honorary
, 136–138

Corporate Community Relations (CCR)
, 13–14

Corporate diplomacy
, 244

business diplomacy vs.
, 221–222

outward FDIs by state-owned firms
, 176–177

Corporate inversion

economic patriotism and
, 160–161

in United States
, 154, 161

Corporate management
, 63

Corporate Political Activity (CPA)
, 11

Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
, 39

business diplomacy as missing link of
, 42–43

contradictory definitions
, 157–158

essential elements
, 41

survey
, 41–42

Corporate sustainability
, 40

Corporate tax
, 157

Corporations

types of
, 130

Correa, Rafael
, 234–235

Corruption

defined
, 15

legal/illegal
, 159

Council of the European Union
, 34

Council of the Notariats of the European Union (CNUE)
, 208

Court of Audit
, 272

Covidien
, 164

CPA. See Corporate Political Activity (CPA)

Cramer, R. D.
, 4

Creusen, H.
, 8

Czech Chamber of Commerce
, 274

Czech Dutch Chamber of Commerce (CDCC)
, 273–274

Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
, 269

CzechTrade
, 269

CZK
, 273

Daood, H.
, 130

Deloitte
, 269, 272

Developing countries

institutional structure in
, 178

sustainable development in
, 270–271

tax avoidance and
, 154

See also Business diplomacy; Emerging countries

Digital industry
, 204–205

Digitalisation
, 271–272

Diploma
, 138

Diplomacy

business inside
, 66

as an industry
, 141–145

inside business
, 67

as multistakeholder contract
, 138–139

phases in development of
, 211–212

political power and
, 138

societization of
, 138

transition to business diplomacy
, 131–132

See also Business diplomacy

Diplomat
, 138

Dividend arbitrage
, 161

Doh, J. P.
, 10

D’Souza, A.
, 15

Duarte, J.
, 8

Dubai, import needs of
, 208–209

Dubai Chamber of Commerce
, 208

Dubai World Trade Centre
, 208

Dunfee, T. W.
, 14

Durkheim, E.
, 203, 211

Earnings stripping
, 161

Economic diplomacy

defined
, 116

Economic patriotism and corporate inversion
, 160–161

Egypt, Canadian multinationals in. See Arab Spring, Canadian multinationals and

Eisen, H. E.
, 268

Emerging countries
, 121–126

actors external to business
, 125

gathering information
, 123

multinationals and business diplomacy
, 121–126

negotiation
, 123–125

policymakers in
, 178

representation
, 122–123

Energy business, associations and
, 207–208

Entry strategies, FDIs, institutional restrictions

home country
, 180–181

host country
, 181–184

Esprit de corps diplomatique
, 210–211

Ethics

concept
, 152

tax avoidance and
, 156–158

European Union (EU)
, 154

challenges of
, 269–270

commercial diplomacy challenges
, 268

Common Agricultural Policy
, 271

sustainable development
, 270–271

tax havens and
, 162

Fair Tax Mark
, 163

Farrell, J.
, 159

Fienhold, L.
, 269

FIFA. See International Football Association (FIFA)

Financial indicators
, 8

Firm performance

business diplomacy and
, 8–14

definition of
, 7–8

host government relations
, 11–13, 18–20

local community relations
, 13–14, 20–21

NGO partnerships
, 10–11, 16–18

First Sector
, 131

Foreign direct investments (FDI)

in Brazil
, 227

by state-owned firms
, 173–192

corporate diplomacy and
, 176–177

drivers of
, 178

home country institutional restrictions
, 180–181

host country institutional restrictions
, 181–184

influence of state ownership and political connection
, 184–186

overseas projects, characteristics of
, 179–180

overview
, 174–175

Freeman, R. E.
, 13, 14, 21

Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
, 226

FTAA. See Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)

Fundacao Dom Cabral (FDC)
, 229–231

General Financial Directorate
, 273

Gergen, K.
, 204, 211

Gleicher, David
, 42

Glick, W. H.
, 7

Goddard, T.
, 13, 14

Goerzen, A.
, 4, 8

Goodman, M. B.
, 6

Google
, 154

Government support, to exploit business opportunity
, 251–253

Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (OECD)
, 269–270

Haaf, W. R. A.
, 266

Hansen, G. S.
, 7

Harstad, B.
, 159

Hess, D.
, 14

Hocking, B.
, 268–269

Home country, institutional restrictions, FDIs and
, 180–181

Home-country government diplomacy
, 6

Honorary consul
, 136–138

Host country, institutional restrictions of, FDIs and
, 181–184

Host government relations, MNC and
, 11–13

case studies
, 18–20

effects of
, 12–13

importance of
, 11–12

IBM Institute for Business Value
, 41

ICC. See International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
, 60

Information management
, 44

Institutional restrictions, FDI entry strategies and

home country
, 180–181

host country
, 181–184

Institutional theory
, 244–245

Institutional turmoil, logics of institutional work by firms dealing with
, 255–259

Interagents
, 138

Interfirm diplomacy
, 6

International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP)
, 207

International business diplomacy. See Business diplomacy

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
, 141

International Football Association (FIFA)
, 204

Internationalisation theory
, 243

Internet economy
, 272

Interorganizational network relations
, 6

Intraagents
, 138

Intrafirm diplomacy
, 6

IOGP. See International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP)

Ireland
, 154

Itamaraty (Brazil)
, 220, 221, 222, 223–224, 226, 228, 231, 234, 235, 236–237

Iucu, O.
, 138

Jackson, Anders
, 268

Kaufmann, D.
, 159

Kay, J.
, 162

Kerikmäe, T.
, 137

Kesteleyn, J.
, 62–63, 65

Kramer, M. R.
, 13

Lai, Y.-B.
, 164

Lawrence, T. B.
, 246

Lee, D.
, 274

Legal lobbying
, 158–159

Legitimacy building
, 130

Lejour, A.
, 8

Limited capacities
, 268–269

Limits, of business diplomacy
, 210

Local community partnerships, MNC and
, 13–14

case studies
, 20–21

effects of
, 13–14

importance of
, 13

Local political authorities, in emerging countries
, 125

Logics of institutional work by firms dealing with institutional turmoil
, 255–259

London, M.
, 6, 61–62, 63, 123

Luijt, J.
, 271

Luo, Y.
, 11–12

Lux, S.
, 12–13

Luxembourg
, 154

Magalhães, J. C.
, 138

Managerial response, business diplomacy as
, 43–46

Managers
, 179

Marano, V.
, 10

Marcussen, M.
, 270

Martin, W.
, 271

Marzouki, Moncef
, 247

Matrix
, 210–211

Mazza, S. W.
, 12

Medtronic
, 164

Mercosur
, 226, 227, 229

Merle, M.
, 123

Methanex
, 243, 249–262

See also Arab Spring, Canadian multinationals and

Meulen, V. D. H.
, 271

Michl, A.
, 272

Miller, C. C.
, 7

Morales, Evo
, 232, 234

Mubarak, Hosni
, 247, 254, 259

Muldoon, J. P., Jr.
, 4, 5, 7

Multilateral diplomacy
, 266–267

Multinational corporations (MNC)

developing countries
, 4

diplomatic tools
, 116

emerging countries
, 121–126

See also Emerging countries

gathering information
, 123

global market economy
, 4

host government relations
, 11–13, 18–20

local community relations
, 13–14, 20–21

negotiations
, 123–125

NGO partnerships
, 10–11, 16–18

See also Business diplomacy

Multiperiod strategy
, 157

Multistakeholder contract
, 138–139

Mylan
, 161

Naray, O.
, 6

Negotiations, of MNCs
, 123–125

with companies from different countries
, 124–125

with governments/states
, 124

Netherlands
, 268

digitalisation
, 271–272

as tax haven
, 272–273

Noble Corp.
, 161

Nobre, G. F.
, 60, 141

Nongovernmental organizations (NGO), MNC relations with
, 10–11

case studies
, 16–18

effects of
, 10–11

importance of
, 10

Non-state actors (NSA)
, 139

Noordhoek, Peter
, 202

NSA. See Non-state actors (NSA)

ODA. See Official development assistance (ODA)

Odebrecht
, 232, 234–236

OECD. See Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Oetzel, J.
, 10

OFC. See Offshore finance centers (OFC)

Official development assistance (ODA)
, 271

Offshore finance centers (OFC)
, 162

Oil field services providers
, 161

Oliver, C.
, 255

Ordeix-Rigo, E.
, 8

Organisational response, business diplomacy as
, 43–46

Organizational legitimacy theory
, 130

Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
, 15, 163, 164

challenges of
, 269–270

Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
, 269–270

Internet economy
, 272

tax avoidance strategies and
, 164

Outward FDIs

characteristics of
, 179–180

Chinese state-owned firms in Africa
, 187–189

drivers of
, 178

institutional restrictions

of home country
, 180–181

host country
, 181–184

overview
, 174–175

Perez-Aleman, P.
, 10

Petrobras
, 229, 232, 234–236

Phases, in development of diplomacy
, 211–212

Plato
, 156–157

Policymakers, in emerging countries
, 178

Political risk management
, 255

Politicians, state-owned firms
, 178

Porter, M. E.
, 13

Privately-owned enterprises (POE)
, 186

Profession, associations and
, 208

Proxenos
, 132–133

Public policy avoidance
, 154, 158–159, 165

Public-private partnership
, 273–274

Ramamurti, R.
, 11, 12

Rehbein, K.
, 4

Responsibility in tax avoidance
, 156–158

Riordan, S.
, 64

Rogovsky, N.
, 14

Ruël, H. J. M.
, 7, 8, 63–64, 130, 198, 207, 209–210, 221, 244, 266, 275

Rugman, A.
, 130

Sandilands, M.
, 10

Saner, R.
, 6, 7, 37, 42, 44–45, 62, 111, 116, 198, 200, 207, 210, 221, 244, 270, 274

Schmidt, Eric
, 154

Scholz, S.
, 12

Schuler, D. A.
, 4

Schumer, Charles
, 161

SENALCA
, 226

SENEUROPA
, 226

Shenhav, Y.
, 7

Shrum, W.
, 7

Silvis, F.
, 271

Small, J. M.
, 64–65

Smith, Adam
, 157, 158

Societization of diplomacy
, 138

Søndergaard, M.
, 6, 7, 62

Stakeholder partners
, 44

Starbucks
, 154

State-owned firms, FDIs by
, 173–192

corporate diplomacy and
, 176–177

drivers of
, 178

entry strategies

home country institutional restrictions
, 180–181

host country institutional restrictions
, 181–184

influence of state ownership and political connection
, 184–186

overseas projects, characteristics of
, 179–180

overview
, 174–175

States/governments

roles
, 117–121

Suddaby, R.
, 246

Sustainable development, challenges of
, 270–271

Sustainable development goals (SDG)

business diplomacy and
, 36–37

implementation, challenge
, 35–36

overview
, 34–35

17 goals
, 35–36, 48

Svensson, J.
, 159

Symbolia
, 138

Systematic tax avoidance
, 157

Tashman, P.
, 10

Taxation

benefit vs. ability-to-pay
, 154–155

fair
, 155

just, ethics of
, 156–157

as public policy
, 154

Tax attraction, challenges of
, 272–273

Tax avoidance

challenges of
, 272–273

developing countries and
, 154

ethics and responsibility
, 156–158

legal
, 155, 156–157

overview
, 152–154

possible solutions
, 163–165

systematic
, 157

Tax contribution
, 158–159

Tax sheltering devices
, 155

Tax strategy

alternative
, 155

assessment of
, 154–156

TCS. See Teaching Company Scheme (TCS)

Teaching Company Scheme (TCS)
, 60

Teegen, H.
, 10

Threats, to business diplomacy
, 15–16, 22

Transfer pricing practices
, 161–163

Transnationalization Index
, 229

Transocean
, 161

Trondal, J.
, 270

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
, 34, 35

business case
, 39–42

financial framework
, 39–42

UBIFRANCE network
, 122

UIA. See Union of International Associations (UIA)

Ulbert, J.
, 134

Union of International Associations (UIA)
, 201

United Nations Global Compact
, 40

United States

AJCA
, 159

corporate inversion
, 154, 161

tax subsidies
, 159

Universities

academic curricula
, 88, 111

business diplomacy inside
, 88–111

courses offered by
, 88

diplomatic functions
, 111

socio-economic impact
, 88

U.S. Congressional Research Service
, 161

Vachani, S.
, 10

Velden, V. D. N.
, 271

Veski, K.
, 137

Vicente, P. C.
, 159

Vienna Convention
, 136

Volkswagen
, 200

Voskuilen, M. J.
, 271

Waddel, S.
, 10

Wagner, J.
, 8

Wahlgreens Boots Alliance
, 154

Washburn, N. T.
, 7

The Wealth of Nations (Smith)
, 157

Wernerfelt, B.
, 7

WhatsApp
, 201

Wolters, T.
, 7, 63, 209, 266

World Bank
, 271

Yiu, L.
, 6, 7, 42, 44, 62, 116

Zabyelina, Y. G.
, 14

Zaki, Mona
, 252

Zeman, Milos
, 268