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Institutionalist and corporatist interpretations of the business unionism strategy adopted by some unions in Argentina when faced with the 1990s market reforms are inadequate in that they consider unions as interest groups, play down the context of capitalist restructuring, and fail to account for the novelty of the strategy. These limitations can be overcome by reviving some ideas from Marxist analysis, such as the classist nature of unions and their participation in the historical dynamic of a capitalist social formation. Interpretaciones institucionalistas y corporativistas de la estrategia del sindicalismo empresarial adoptada por algunos sindicatos en Argentina cuando se enfrentaron a las reformas del mercado en los años 1990 son inadecuadas en que consideran a los sindicatos como grupos de interés, minimizan el contexto de la reestructuración capitalista, y no logran dar cuenta de la novedad de la estrategia. Estas limitaciones pueden ser superadas mediante la reactivación de algunas ideas de análisis marxista, tales como el carácter clasista de los sindicatos y su participación en la dinámica histórica de una formación social capitalista.

Regulations that govern the social and environmental impacts of global firms and markets without state enforcement are a relatively new dimension of global business regulation. The growth of such voluntary "civil regulations" reflects both the expansion of legitimate authority in the global economy outside the state and the increasing use of alternative regulatory instruments to govern firms, including self-regulation, market-based instruments, and soft laws. In response to global social activism, many firms have adopted voluntary regulatory standards to avoid additional regulation and/or to protect their reputations and brands. Activists have targeted highly visible firms and have been willing to work cooperatively with them. The most important civil regulations are multi-stockholder codes, whose governance is shared by firms and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and which rely on product and producer certifications. Such codes face the challenge of acquiring legitimacy and of persuading both firms and NGOs of the value of their standards. The emergence of civil regulation addresses but does not resolve the challenge of making global firms and markets more effectively and democratically governed.

The multinational firm which has evolved as the central institution in the tremendous postwar expansion of international business has two basic roles: transmission of resources, especially technological and managerial skills; and organization of unified multi-nation economic activities, notably in fields where there are advantages from the global integration of research and development, logistics, and financing. In pursuit of these roles the multinational firm encounters fundamental obstacles in nationalism and the structure of the nation-state. Nationalistic resistance to outsiders is aroused by the multinational firm which penetrates host nations, exercising control and extracting profits. Its global approach to economic decisions is often at odds with the nation-oriented criteria of governments. Furthermore, its control of critical economic elements, notably technology and investment, weakens the ability of elites to control their own national affairs. Despite these obstacles the multinational firm has expanded steadily because of the basic values of its economic contributions. It seems likely that this progress will continue with a gradual evolution of effective accommodation with nationalism and the nation-state even though there may be periods of greater tension along the way.

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Electronic business leads to the reengineering of business processes in a company, which encompasses integrating processes through customer relationship management, supply chain management, and an enterprise resource planning system. The aim of the paper is to analyse the impact of electronic business on enterprise transformation through reengineering and integration of business processes. The significance of the research is to emphasise management problems and challenges encountered by companies due to electronic business and application of information technologies. The research applies an analytical method to examine the effects of electronic business on business processes. The main contribution of the research is to look at electronic business as an initiator and the cause of radical changes in business processes characterised as reengineering. By transforming their business practices into electronic business, companies make significant efforts in their restructuring in order to deal with the changes in the competitive environment. The basis of these efforts is a redesign and change of business processes. The conclusion is that introducing the Internet and Web-technologies in business does not require only a radical reengineering of existing basic business processes but also generation of new ones, which would support the new business environment.

The country operations business plan (COBP), 2019–2021 for Uzbekistan builds on the current country partnership strategy (CPS) for Uzbekistan and is consistent with the recent government initiatives and the forthcoming CPS for Uzbekistan for 2019–2023 under preparation. In line with the national development strategy, the government has prioritized the development of rural infrastructure to (i) address social challenges of the rural population,3 and (ii) create an enabling environment—a reliable supply of utilities and adequate transport infrastructure—for the private sector and foreign direct investment as key drivers of employment generation. In addition, the CPS and COBP consultations discussed the government's requests for Asian Development Bank (ADB) operations in social sectors. This COBP fully supports Uzbekistan's development priorities. To this end, this COBP includes operational support for agriculture, transport, energy, municipal services, health, education, social protection, and access to finance. Support for the key drivers of change—including private sector development, regional cooperation, governance, and others—is integrated into the operational assistance.