International business

Employee turnover can be expensive, disruptive, and damaging to organizational success.

This book provides a short, concise overview of lean work design, which sees lean systems as the result of a systematic implementation of appropriate work processes.

This sixth edition of a national bestseller is organized the way businesspeople think--by product rather than by agency.

India, one of the world's fastest-growing large economies, offers business and investment opportunities across a multitude of sectors.

Foreign firms typically engage China as a sourcing location or as a market to sell their goods.

Over the next decade, the economies of the Middle East will continue to be characterized by rapid growth, political turmoil, and increasing competitive intensity.

Doing Business in the ASEAN Countries is a practical and comprehensive guide to doing business in the newly emerging economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), consisting of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The book is attractive to the target readers for the following reasons : 1) there has been a growing interest in the topic of social entrepreneurship and yet there are limited academic materials, this book will offer a concise, straight-forward compilation of theories, concepts, and cases, 2) with globalization, students and executives have been empowered to make positive impact around the world; this book will identify and discuss viable strategies, 3) in today's business environment, many students and executives have been responsive to global issues, this book will provide fresh insights on citizenship in a global environment.

This book dispels these myths and shows that people rely on the relation-based system not owing to specific cultural factors, but because of the stage of development in these countries.

Conversations About Job Performance details the Communication-Centered Approach (CCA) to performance appraisal that is focused on its most challenging part-the appraisal interview.

This book identifies the six key practices of successful internationalists and posits that recognizing them will have a profound effect on corporate mindset and how global companies plan and execute cross-border strategies.

A mythology has arisen in American business that being 'tough' and unreasonable are keys to extracting high productivity from employees.

This book outlines a critical approach to developing employee talent within your company-strategy dynamics.

The context of international business has evolved over the years, and has always reflected the climate of the time.

This book is your guide to ensuring future generations know what you know and can apply it in their time.

Born Global Firms describes companies that conduct international business at or near the founding of the firm.

If you find that the domestic market is saturated, exporting is a very important strategic initiative, and you need this book to understand everything inherent in export marketing.

If you are an entrepreneur starting a new venture, this book provides the information you need to choose your initial team of cofounders and employees.

Find the right person to help supercharge your career.

After two decades of reinvention, Japanese companies are re-emerging as major players in the new digital economy.

A riveting look at the real reasons Americans feel inadequate in the face of their dreams, and a call to celebrate how we support one another in the service of family and work in our daily life.

All you need to understand the dynamics of conflict -- and the joy of resolution The rapid rate of change in the workplace and among families often leads to conflict and confrontation which can undermine productivity and poison relationships.

Dispute System Design walks readers through the art of successfully designing a system for preventing, managing, and resolving conflicts and legally-framed disputes.

HR professionals have made major strides toward becoming strategic partners.

Meet your new global consumerYouve heard of the burgeoning consumer markets in China and India that are driving the world economy.

For many years, there has been quite a bit of talk about employee engagement as a means to lift corporate profits and reduce absenteeism and turnover.

Is your company's top talent jumping ship as good replacements become harder to get?

While no one likes to be the bearer of bad news, managers are sometimes faced with the difficult task of having to dismiss an employee.

As an HR manager, you're expected to use financial data to make decisions, allocate resources, and budget expenses.

Effective Human Resource Management is the Center for Effective Organizations' (CEO) sixth report of a fifteen-year study of HR management in today's organizations.

Achieving Excellence in Human Resources Management: An Assessment of Human Resource Functions is the Center for Effective Organizations' (CEO) fifth study of human resources in large corporations.

Edward Ashbee examines the globalizing processes of the past thirty years and considers the extent to which there has been "e;deglobalization"e; or "e;slowbalization"e; and the reasons for these apparent shifts.

China faces significant hurdles in implementing its Belt and Road Initiative.

The Retail Value Chain analyses the changes in the retail industry such as internationalization and consolidation and looks at the strategic options open to companies.

Written by a non-native English-speaking professional speaker with over 20 years of international consulting experience, this book lays out a step-by-step process to improve cross-cultural communication skills and achieve a strong global presence.

This book examines the volatile landscape of the Chinese economy and the barriers to its continuing development.

Crises and disruptions can lead to important changes in economic, social and institutional environments.

This book brings together articles from leading experts in the field of international dispute resolution.

This book describes the development, functioning, and results of a successful binational program to promote significant scientific advances in Earth-abundant photovoltaics (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP), advanced process/manufacturing technologies, multiscale modeling and reliability testing, and analysis of integrated solar energy systems.

Dieses Buch greift das aktuell noch eher wenig beleuchtete Thema der Basisarbeit in all ihren Facetten auf.

This volume looks at interaction between business firms and socio-political actors in emerging markets - and how this relationship can be managed - and deals with the interconnection between the socio-political organizations in emerging markets and MNCs.

Institutional theory has been used increasingly by international business and management researchers to explain the behavior and strategies of multinational enterprises.

The express delivery industry plays a pivotal role in fostering social and economic advancements.

This entirely revised and updated third edition of Market Entry Strategies continues to combine the profound explanation of internationalization theories and concepts with real-life firm cases.

What makes international joint ventures successful?

Taking readers through the nature and realities of employee voice across the Global South, this book identifies the significance and effects of contexts, cultures, web and social media, and dissimilarity of institutional factors in enhancing employee voice or promoting silence.

This textbook examines how service firms manage their international operations.