PDF-[EBOOK] - Corporate Diplomacy

Managers of multinational organizations are struggling to win the strategic competition for the hearts and minds of external stakeholders These stakeholders differ fundamentally in their worldview their understanding of the market economy and their aspirations and fears for the future Their collective opinions of managers and corporations will shape the competitive landscape of the global economy and have serious consequences for businesses that fail to meet their expectationsThis important new book argues that the strategic management of relationships with external stakeholders what the author calls Corporate Diplomacy is not just canny PR but creates real and lasting business valueUsing a mix of colourful examples practically relevant tools and considered perspectives the book hones in on a fundamental challenge that managers of multinational corporations face as they strive to compete in the 21st centuryAs falling communication costs shrink the distance between external stakeholders and shareholder value is increasingly created and protected through a strategic integration of the external stakeholder facing functions These include government affairs stakeholder relations sustainability enterprise risk management community relations and corporate communications Through such integration the place where business politics and society intersect need not be a source of nasty surprises or unexpected expensesMost of the firms profiled in the book are now at the frontier of corporate diplomacy But they didnt start there Many of them were motivated by past failings They fell into conflicts with critical stakeholders politicians communities NGO staffers or activists and they suffered They experienced delays or disruptions to their operations higher costs angry customers or thwarted attempts at expansionEventually the managers of these companies developed smarter strategies for stakeholder engagement They became corporate diplomats The book draws on their experiences to take the reader to the forefront of stakeholder engagement and to highlight the six elements of corprate diplomacy. 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I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim 1988 as National Year of Friendship with Finland. I call upon all Americans to observe the year with appropriate ceremonies and activities. The 1872 . - . 1917. Chapter . 5. Becoming a World Power. Why It Matters. The US continues to project power through its Navy. The Panama Canal still serves as a major route for world commerce. Puerto Rico, Guam, and American Samoa still maintain strong ties with the US. A New Foreign Policy. Concession. A concession is a grant for a piece of land in exchange for a promise to use the land for a specific purpose.. Americans needed a shorter route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. A French company had bought a 25-year concession from Colombia to build a canal across Panama Defeated by yellow fever and mismanagement, the company abandoned the project and offered its remaining rights to the United States for $100 million.. About Diplomacy. Modern era began. Treaty . of Versailles, 1919 . Formal relations . bt.. states. Must . be sovereign to engage. Recognize with an . Embassy. Objective. Promote/ preserve national self-interest. Sheikholeslami. Public Diplomacy:. Conceptual Framework, Real Functions. Three Ways to Influence Others. Coercion . (sticks). Payments . (carrots). Persuasion . (soft power) . What . matters is to effectively combine these elements of power = . Molly Bettie. Institute of Communications Studies. University of Leeds. US-Finnish Friendship. “. I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim 1988 as National Year of Friendship with Finland. I call upon all Americans to observe the year with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Ghanshyam. . Bhandari. . . Joint Secretary. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Presentation Outline. The Basics: International Relations, Foreign Policy and Diplomacy. Pax Americana. Simona Serban & . Joanne . Delone. . . What are the ingredients of building an empire ?. Empire. Political . persuasion . Cultural . influence. C. oercion . Economic power. Celebrity Diplomacy. This presentation will consider three concerns:. The transformation in celebrity performance in transnational/international political engagement.. The ubiquity of celebrity diplomats in the United Nations and NGOs associated with Bob . Dr. Jared O. Bell, Assistant Professor of International Relations and Public Administration. Faculty of Business and Administration. International University of Sarajevo. What are track of Diplomacy?.