Publisher's Synopsis
After more than a decade of turbulence, the world of international banking continues to be transformed. Major Japanese banks now number among the world's most heavily capitalized in contrast with the increasing fragility of their US counterparts. What are the factors that have contributed to these dramatic shifts in the relative fortunes of the major international banks? What is the relationships between the rise and fall of banks and their business strategies and practices? Is it a coincidence that those countries where the banks have a stake in industrial growth are also those countries with the fastest growing economies in the world?;"Global Banking Strategy" explores the changes that have taken place in the banking industries of Japan, The United States and Europe during the past decade. It analyzes the constraints - in terms of information technology, competition, regulation and human resource management - within which banks must operate and proposes a new theory linking the business strategies of the major players and their market capitalization. Banks which have given priority to the growth and development of their home industries emerge as clear leaders, and the author concludes by proposing a number of strategies for maximizing wealth in the 1990s and beyond.
