Circadian Rhythms: The Effects of Global Market Integration in the Currency Trading Industry

Abstract

This essay assesses the impact of global market integration in the currency trading industry as the market interfaces with states, with firms and with individuals, and raises questions for research from a variety of disciplines. Issues discussed include the question of state control in global markets, the impact of globalization on firm structures and processes, how firms can derive competitive advantage from global circadian rhythms, and the influences of the circadian rhythms of the global market on the individuals who work in this industry.© 1995 JIBS. Journal of International Business Studies (1995) 26, 699–728