Business Diplomacy, Global Trade, and Economic Growth

Business diplomacy, international trade relation, and economic growth are central to political philosophy. The political behavior, pursuit to international trade, and power play has driven retaliatory behavior among nations and depolarize the global business constellations… This edited volume addresses contemporary dynamics of trade and economy in the context of political moves, AI and technology, functional factors, and changing international relations canvas… A welcome addition to the literature… 

Ajay Kumar Dubey, PhD, Professor, School of International Studies and former Rector, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

This book critically analyzes the contemporary convergence of business diplomacy, international trade, and economic growth in developing countries with focus on artificial intelligence, technology, and various factors of productions. It provides a comprehensive analysis of emerging theories on crowd capital in business, corporate social responsibility, social learning, and value co-creation within the realms of political diplomacy, global trade, and economic growth in developing nations. Examining the key factors that contribute to the success of firms, this volume emphasizes the importance of diversity and cross-functional collaboration through the management of the triple and quadruple bottom-line.

Rajagopal is Distinguished Professor of Marketing at EGADE Business School of Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico City Campus and Life Fellow of the Royal Society for Encouragement of Arts, Commerce, and Manufacture, London, United Kingdom. He also serves as Visiting Professor at Metropolitan College, Boston University, MA, since 2013. Dr. Rajagopal has been conferred Pravasi Bhartiya Samma, the highest civilian by the President of India in the field of Education in 2023. 

Pratap Chandra Biswal is Director and Professor at International Management Institute Bhubaneswar. He is an academic with more than 22 years of experience in teaching, training, consulting, research, and academic administration. His research and consulting interest is in Risk Management and Derivatives and Applied Econometrics.

Sourabh Sharma is Professor for Information Systems at International Management Institute (IMI), Bhubaneshwar, India. He is an eminent Management Consultant, outstanding Professional Practitioner, Trainer, Academician and Educationist Counsellor in Management.