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RM no. 67
Edited by John Yeabsley. 2001, $39.95 plus gst.

The essays in Global player provide an analysis of the New Zealand business and economic situation in 1998 and cover various aspects of the competitive challenge facing New Zealand. Topics include: strategic development in New Zealand firms, multinational enterprise, company strategy, business clustering and networking. technology and innovation, human resources, and competitiveness under light-handed regulation. The picture that emerges is one that shows progress on a variety of fronts, but still classifies New Zealand as an underachiever that 'can try harder'.

The papers, by a diverse group of New Zealand academics, were written as briefing papers for Professor Michael Porter's 1998 follow-up visit to New Zealand. The contributors include Michèle Akoorie, Colin Campbell-Hunt, Wayne Cartwright, Lawrence Corbett, Sally Davenport, Mark Domney, Peter Enderwick, Lewis Evans, Nigel Haworth, Val Lindsay, Ken Morse, Michael Porter and John Yeabsley.

This book continues a sequence of research monographs published by NZIER on the state of New Zealand's corporate management. Previous volumes in the series include Islands of excellence? (1993, out of print) and A season of excellence (1996).