International business

By analysing the rationales for sustainability strategies, this book addresses a timely question for managers, academics and MBAs: 'when does it pay to be green?

Does democracy control business, or does business control democracy?

This is a guide to English usage for readers and writers, professional and amateur, established and aspiring, formal trainees and those trying to break in; students of English, both language and literature, and their teachers.

Asian countries are catching up with the West by transforming their primarily agrarian societies into industrial powerhouses.

Culture studies in international business are passing through difficult times of scrutiny and critique.

This volume of the Academy of International Business series looks at International Business in the context of a rapidly changing Europe.

This book explores the potential of renewable energy sources to promote sustainable development in Africa, with a specific focus on Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda, South Africa, and Algeria.

A 2011 study of how and why power in multinational corporations matters, emphasising socio-political interactions between key stakeholders.

The rapidly changing market environment in China requires more research to understand fully the empirical processes of management practice and the business landscape in which they operate.

This book evaluates the evolution of social innovation in post-Soviet Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Caucasus.

This book provides insights into China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

Globalization processes have resulted in the emergence of business and management networks in which the sharing of knowledge is of crucial importance.

This book sheds light on the intricate relationship between geopolitics and business and the essential interdependence between corporations and geopolitics.

At the end of the twentieth century, international business functioned in an environment dominated by the triad of economic power formed by the USA, Japan and the European Community.

An exploration into the current status and future growth of the global pharmaceutical industry and the changing needs of global health.

Leveraged Innovation reveals that a dramatically different approach to the supplier-client relationship is being developed by leading companies around the world.

This title was first published in 2000: The study of corporate governance is a relatively modern development, with significant attention devoted to the subject only during the last fifty years.

Introduces the emerging field of brand law and explores its interaction with the economics of modern branding.

This volume represents a cornucopia of research studies coming out of an international conference held in Kigali, Rwanda in 2018.

This book argues that employers' organizations are resilient organizations that adapt to changing circumstances by developing new practices.

Why are financial prices so much more crisis-prone and unstable than real economy prices?

This book explores how the business transformation taking place in Japan is influenced by the digital revolution.

These essays pay tribute to Muthucumaraswamy Sornarajah''s illustrious career and explore alternative visions of international investment law and arbitration.

Das Buch gilt als Leitfaden einer systemischen Personalentwicklung im Controlling national und international tätiger Unternehmen auf Basis einer gezielten Entwicklung von Kompetenzen.

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

Look beyond the borders and unlock your company's potential from the East Coast to the West Coast, from the Deep South to the Great Lakes.

Strategic positioning is the assertion of an organizations personality on decisions of how and where to compete, it determines competitive position in the market place and differentiates the offering to the market.

Confronting the wide range of factors that management face in relation to global changes, this volume focuses on the implication of these changes for organizations.

This book is divided up into three sections.

In the evolving landscape of leadership, factors from both environmental and cultural dimensions play a crucial role.

International Business: Perspectives from Developed and Emerging Markets provides students with a balanced perspective on business in a global environment, exploring implications for multinational companies in developed and emerging markets.

This book examines the social dimension of sustainability in the wine industry.

This book, first published in 1980, is a study of how refugee immigrants from China make a living as market gardeners in a valley in Hong Kong.

An exploration of the role of transnational communities in relation to the governance of business and economic activity.

As large firms move into international markets, smaller firms find it increasingly difficult to compete internationally.

Investment arbitration has become the primary means of settling disputes between states and foreign investors.

The essence of WTO Appellate Body case law from 1995 to 2013.

The wrong word, the wrong gesture, the wrong impression-cross-cultural blunders can have serious business consequences such as lost customers, lost relationships, and lost opportunities.

Explores the political context of the rapid changes in the international law on foreign investment made through investment arbitration.

Gendered Capitalism: Sewing Machines and Multinational Business in Spain and Mexico, 1850-1940 is a history of the gendered corporation, a study that examines how ideas and ideals about domesticity and the cultures of sewing and embroidery, being gender-specific, shaped the US-headquartered Singer Sewing Machine Company's operations around the world.

To properly understand the nature of the digital economy we need to investigate the phenomenon of a "e;ubiquitous computing system"e; (UCS).

Origins of Globalization draws widely on ancient sources and modern economic theory to detail the concept of "e;known world"e; globalization, arguing that a mixed economy--similar in many respects to our own--existed in a variety of forms throughout the ancient world.

Why do some companies stay out of stock markets?

Innovation and IT are intertwined.

The recent financial and economic crisis has spurred a lot of interest among scholars and public audience.

In many countries, business practitioners, policy makers, pundits and laypeople want to know how strong China really is in business.

The Harry Potter books are the bestselling books of all time.

This book presents initiatives that were launched or are currently being pursued in the name of CSR, and showcases how different dimensions of CSR, sustainability, ethics and governance can help to solve global challenges.