International business

This book argues that China's businesses, and hence China's future economic development, face a huge crisis in that there is a considerable "e;leadership gap"e; in China, with a shortage of competent business leaders, at a time when new leadership skills are required urgently, as China's businesses evolve rapidly and engage ever more with the global economy.

The Canadian Quandary is a collection of unbuttoned pieces written in Johnson's witty and acerbic style between 1958 and 1963.

The way organizations manage their value chain has changed dramatically over the past decade.

A unique Chinese perspective on the superpower's fast-growing influence in world affiarsIn Prosperity in China, China s leading scholars weigh in on the nation's remarkable achievements, its obligations as a growing superpower, its relationships with Western nations, and the challenges it faces in the 21st Century.

Once upon a time, economists saw capital account liberalization--the free and unrestricted flow of capital in and out of countries--as unambiguously good.

This book offers an accessible, yet sophisticated analysis of major global turning points and future scenarios with an emphasis on actionable issues.

The Obstacles to the New International Economic Order examines the most critical human, social, and economic obstacles confronting the establishment of the New International Economic Order (NIEO).

Credit is the lifeblood of capitalism and development.

Facilitation can provide a key route to creating buy-in to the need for change and associated change initiatives.

The Concept Contractual Management offers a holistic approach to managerial decision-making based on contracts or business processes that are related to contracts.

As organizations operate across countries and continents there is an increasing demand for the development of an HR function designed to deliver global support.

From the brightest minds in the field-a revealing look at how countries use their currencies to achieve prosperity .

Economic Integration among Unequal Partners: The Case of the Andean Group discusses concerns regarding economic integration among less developed countries.

Executive decision makers are coming to understand that strategic management, national government policies, and the international public sector are all related, often in subtle ways.

This edited volume strives to support leaders in successfully leading their teams, projects and organizations across borders in an increasingly boundaryless world.

This book explores how rise of NGOs in developing countries has affected service provision, governance, state-society relations, and state development.

For the first time, here is the complete history of the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

Providing in-depth analysis, this book enables readers to understand the theoretical aspects of personal selling and explores the difficulties of selling services which are sensitive to cultural, age and gender differences, and to customers originating from diverse cultural zones.

The aim of this book is to offer up-to-date insights into the challenges for international firms represented by managing their marketing mix in "e;distant"e; countries, especially considering the role played by cultural distance.

A globalization process epitomised by historically large cross-border population movements with rapidly improving networking and communication technologies, has resulted in the growth of ethnic diversity across newly industrialised economies.

Most regions and countries in the world are experiencing increasingly diverse populations and labour markets.

Scholars and statesmen have debated the influence of international commerce on war and peace for thousands of years.

This book tracks the phenomenon of international corporate personhood (ICP) in international law and explores many legal issues raised in its wake.

This book explores the value chain that underpins the TV industry and reveals how digital technologies are accelerating the global shift.

Using 18 new cases this book shows that in the past companies did not manage labour or customers as long as they did not need to.

In this work John Bone provides a lively and engaging insight into the social world of direct selling organizations.

The challenges faced by diversified corporations-firms that operate in more than one industry or market-have changed over the years.

How do you create world-class educational institutions that are academically rigorous and vocationally relevant?

The open character of the global economy combined with the internationalization of business means that business students are increasingly required to understand the complexities of international business.

This is a business history of soy that reveals how Japanese imperial and military institutions and financial-mercantile-industrial interests created a role for soy as a versatile raw material and global commodity beginning in the 19th century, even before the Western world recognized this "e;oilseed.

This book provides a detailed account of the political economy around investment deal negotiations between African governments and private Chinese investors.

The Gig Economy in India explores the topic of gig work in India's digital political economy, and the relationship between key factors such as start-ups, state governments, and platform providers.

This volume describes the most salient changes faced by key Chinese industry sectors as defining components of global and domestic macroeconomic performance.

This book discusses the socialization of business as a corporate philosophy to understand customers and stakeholders in order to motivate co-creating value-based business performance.

It is common practice to assume that business practices are universally similar.

Despite Africa's vast and diverse natural resources, the developmental challenges plaguing the continent still remain.

This handbook looks to provide academics and students with a comprehensive and holistic understanding of the phenomenon of innovation.

The celebrated economist Zvi Griliches's entire career can be viewed as an attempt to advance the cause of accuracy in economic measurement.

The story of three courageous Syrian women entrepreneurs uplifting the Za''atari refugee camp, and of the global refugee entrepreneurship phenomenon they represent.

Dieses Buch verfolgt das Ziel, die Rückkopplungseffekte einer Standardänderung innerhalb der IFRS-Rechnungslegung auf die unternehmerischen Handlungsmöglichkeiten des Bilanzierenden ökonomisch zu analysieren und diese normativ kritisch zu würdigen.

World Trade Policies: The Changing Panorama, 19201953 by Henry Chalmers offers a rare, year-by-year record of how governments reshaped trade policy across three turbulent decades, from the fragile postWorld War I recovery through depression, global war, and the unsettled aftermath of Korea.

The financial crisis has exposed severe shortcomings in mainstream monetary economics and modern finance.

The growth of global corporations has led to the development of new business strategies whose complexity and configuration rest on corporate networks; corporate cross-culture and intangible corporate and product assets.

African nations are seeking ways to build strong institutions that are development-oriented and people-centred.