Despite the growing attention towards the importance of practical wisdom in business today, little research has been done about the concept of practical wisdom in the Indigenous, Asian and Middle-Eastern traditions.
This book provides an overview of international investment policy and policy-making, drawing upon perspectives from law, economics, international business, and political science.
The rise and spread of the Internet has accelerated the global flows of money,technology and information that are increasingly perceived as a challenge to thetraditional regulatory powers of nation states and the effectiveness of their constitutions.
Public institutions, companies and governments in the EU and around the worldare increasingly engaging in sustainable public procurement - a broad conceptthat must consider the three pillars of economic equality, social welfare and publichealth and environmental responsibility when designing public tenders andfinalizing government contracts.
The rise and spread of the Internet has accelerated the global flows of money,technology and information that are increasingly perceived as a challenge to thetraditional regulatory powers of nation states and the effectiveness of their constitutions.
Public institutions, companies and governments in the EU and around the worldare increasingly engaging in sustainable public procurement - a broad conceptthat must consider the three pillars of economic equality, social welfare and publichealth and environmental responsibility when designing public tenders andfinalizing government contracts.
This book provides an overview of international investment policy and policy-making, drawing upon perspectives from law, economics, international business, and political science.
It is widely felt that the public sector in many developing countries is too large, and that privatisation would benefit both the users of individual services and the economy in general.
It is widely felt that the public sector in many developing countries is too large, and that privatisation would benefit both the users of individual services and the economy in general.
Originally published in 1986, this volume brings together papers on the organisational structure of select public enterprises from nine countries, developed and developing.
Originally published in 1986, this volume brings together papers on the organisational structure of select public enterprises from nine countries, developed and developing.
The proceedings of the "e;Economics and Business Competitiveness International Conference"e; (EBCICON) provides a selection of papers, either research results or literature reviews, on business transformation in the digital era.
As the #MeToo movement has become an increasingly global and significant workplace matter, a timely resource compiling must-know international workplace sexual harassment laws for the multinational employer is clearly needed.
The proceedings of the "e;Economics and Business Competitiveness International Conference"e; (EBCICON) provides a selection of papers, either research results or literature reviews, on business transformation in the digital era.
As the #MeToo movement has become an increasingly global and significant workplace matter, a timely resource compiling must-know international workplace sexual harassment laws for the multinational employer is clearly needed.
Understanding today's rapidly changing global business environment can be challenging, particularly with conflicting news about how business actions in the European Union or emerging economies of Asia, or migrations from Mexico and Central America are impacting the U.
The world's best-selling global business strategy text, Peng's GLOBAL STRATEGY, 5E uses a reader-friendly approach to help you master principles of strategic management from a truly global perspective.
The period of economic decline during the 1990s produced a wave of studies focusing on the failure of Japanese management according to western criteria.
This book combines a theoretical study of Japan's economic structures and multinational enterprises with a post-modern analysis of the contemporary multinational enterprise.
This volume discusses the effects of globalization on changing power relationships between transnational corporations (TNCs), and transnational capital, the state, and subnational groups.
Environment, Ethics and the Corporation synthesises the perspectives of corporate environmental strategy, urban planning, international environmental diplomacy and ethics in a single, wide-ranging volume.
Foreign Direct Investment in Transitional Economies presents a detailed investigation into the recent changes in the patterns and determinants in inflows of FDI to transitional economies.
This book investigates and explores the impact of a self-protective leadership (SPL) style on the organizational effectiveness of start-up businesses within Africa, focusing on Ghana and Kenya.
This comprehensive, three-volume set covers every aspect of international business operations and offers a detailed discussion of important issues looming on the horizon.
The widening gap between the requirements of multinational organizations and the strategic and managerial abilities of their leaders, many of whose core experiences predated the globalization of business, has created the need for this book.
Consider Africa-not with pre-established mindsets, unexamined assumptions, and bland generalizations-but for what Africa actually is: a setting in which marketers can gather new ideas and test old ones and perhaps emerge with a more varied, certain sense of what the marketing enterprise itself, is all about.
The privatization revolution, profit or revenue sharing, and employee participation in enterprise decision making are some of the major characteristics of modern capitalism.
This volume examines how far agribusiness corporations are responding to the opportunities and pressures resulting from emerging environmental awareness.
Despite the current crisis, Asian economies remain an important market for firms around the world and continue to be stiff competitors in world business.
This comprehensive analysis discusses how American and non-American multinational corporations (MNCs) can plan, manage, and control their business activities and invest in four selected Middle East countries: Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabaia-and as a special unique feature, a fifth country, Israel.
Just as the crash of 1929 did not presage the downfall of the United States, neither will the economic crisis of 1997 mean the end of the rise of Asia and the Pacific Rim.
