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Book SynopsisEducating Social Entrepreneurs: From Idea Generation to Business Plan Formulation appears at a time of unprecedented environmental disasters, natural resources depletion, and significant failure of governments and global businesses to attend to worldwide social problems. In this era of downsizing, restructuring, and social changes, notions of traditional venture creation and the ways of creating social values have been challenged. We draw on examples from various parts of the business world and societies to prepare students, scholars, and entrepreneurial managers to deal with the challenges presented by a new and diverse business environment to create business plan for a social venture. Illuminating trouble-some aspects of the global social and business worlds, this workbook comprises two volumes that covers key issues. Students, scholars, and entrepreneurs who want to help a world of multiple disparities by dealing with social entrepreneurship will find this to be beneficial reading.

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Book SynopsisWho was Edmond J. Safra? “The greatest banker of his generation,” in the estimation of a former World Bank President. The founder of four massive financial institutions on three continents, and a proud child of Beirut’s Jewish quarter. An innovative avatar of financial globalization, and a faithful heir to a tradition of old-world banking. The leading champion and protector of the Sephardic diaspora. In A Banker’s Journey, financial journalist and historian Daniel Gross, who, like Safra, traces his heritage to Aleppo, Syria, reconstructs the public life of an intensely private man. With exclusive access to Safra’s personal archives, Gross tracks the banker’s remarkable journey from Beirut to Milan, São Paulo, Geneva, and New York—to the pinnacle of global finance.Edmond Safra was fifteen in 1947, when his father sent him to establish a presence in Milan, Italy. Fluent in six languages, and with an eye for value, managing risk, and personal potential, Safra was in perpetual motion until his tragic death in 1999. The modern, global financial empire he built was based on timeless principles: a banker must protect his depositors and avoid excessive leverage and risk. In an age of busts and bailouts, Safra posted remarkable returns while rarely suffering a credit loss.From a young age, Safra assumed the mantle of leadership in the Syrian-Lebanese Jewish community, providing personal aid, supporting the communities that formed in exile, and championing Sephardic religious and educational efforts in Israel and around the world. Edmond J. Safra’s life of achievement in the twentieth century offers enduring lessons for those seeking to make their way in the twenty-first century. He inspired generations to make the world a better place.Trade Review“Edmond Safra's extraordinary life is one of the most fascinating stories in modern finance, but the story runs much deeper than his legendary success. A Banker's Journey captures the fullness of a man whose mind for business and appetite for adventure was matched only by his heart for giving and sense of responsibility to others. His impact continues to be felt, and now the inspiring lessons from his life will reach an even wider audience.” —Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies and Mayor of New York City, 2002-2013 “Edmond J. Safra’s remarkable story comes alive through the extensive research of Daniel Gross. Safra’s banking success made him a public figure, but his generosity, dignity, and integrity are what A Banker’s Journey masterfully showcases as the qualities by which he will be remembered.” —Bryan Burrough, co-author of Barbarians at the Gate and author of Vendetta: American Express and the Smearing of Edmond Safra "Edmond Safra was a remarkable leader, builder, dreamer, philanthropist, and financial services executive. I was honored to know him and work closely with him for two decades. From the moment I picked up Daniel Gross’s book, I literally, and I say literally, could not put it down. It was a fantastic journey through an incredible life. Edmond always put his company, employees, and depositors first. He cared deeply about this ‘extended family,’ and he always had their backs. Edmond was also very philanthropic, as he supported a number of religious organizations. For any aspiring business or community leader, this book is a must read. Edmond was one of the most talented leaders I have ever been around, and our world is a much better place because of him.” —Sandy Weill, Former Chairman and CEO of Citigroup “Daniel Gross’s graceful and factual recounting of the life of the great banker and philanthropist Edmond Safra is a joy to read, and inspiring.”—Peggy Noonan, The Wall Street Journal “Most readers will know Edmond J. Safra as a towering banker who helped define the modern economic era. Daniel Gross’s vibrant account will make them aware of Safra’s open-handed humanitarian instinct that stood in equal measure to his financial genius—an instinct that continues ‘repairing the world’ to this day. His legacy of a deep and boundless commitment to family, faith and generosity holds timeless lessons for us all, no matter what journey we find ourselves on. Absorbing, highly-recommended reading.” —Michael J. Fox “Anyone who knew my treasured friend Edmond Safra was keenly aware that he was a remarkable person: thoughtful, welcoming, intelligent. With this definitive account of his life, a broader audience can marvel at his accomplishments, remember his enduring contributions, and carry forward the lessons of a life lived with purpose and humility.” —Elton John “This is an extraordinary book about a remarkable man. Edmond J. Safra may be best known as an immensely successful global financier, but he was a person of many significant qualities: devoted to his family, his faith, and to the deep value of education for individuals from many backgrounds. He gave generously to several universities, and the story of his life is now told in an exceptional way, with fine scholarly detail that makes vivid all the humane aspects of this exceptional human being.” —Neil L. Rudenstine, President Emeritus, Harvard University "Commercial banking was Edmond’s heritage and his consuming passion. At an age when most of us were thinking about what college we’d like to enter, he was sent out pretty much on his own to explore business opportunities in both Europe and America. He built his banks, made his money, and, not so incidentally, established his name the old-fashioned way. But when it came to a decision, Edmond could match any modern entrepreneur. Through it all, Edmond was strongly motivated by a more personal responsibility that couldn’t be counted in numbers." —Paul Volcker, Chair of the Federal Reserve (1979-1987) “The lessons to be learned from following Edmond Safra’s career are remarkable. He shaped a generation of young, serious, and brilliant bankers, and this book is a can’t-miss for those who are entering the banking world.” —Leonard A. Lauder, Chairman Emeritus of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. “Edmond Safra’s life and career were unique in many ways. A daring entrepreneur and successful banker, he created an innovative, prosperous, and respected financial network around the world. An aesthete, collector, and great patron of the arts, he had an inexhaustible curiosity that embraced many areas. As a philanthropist, he left his mark on the 20th century by actively committing himself to numerous causes with faith, attention, and discipline. I am delighted that Daniel Gross’s biography goes through the different stages of Edmond’s rich life and pays tribute to an extraordinary man.” —Francois Pinault, founder of Kering and Artemis “Edmond Safra was a giant in the world of international finance. He was a true financial pioneer, and learning from him helped guide me as I was building my career. There is a lot to learn from reading his biography for anyone interested in finance, whether you are just starting out, or steeped in the profession.” —Henry Kravis, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Chairman, KKR “Upon meeting Edmond Safra for the first time fifty years ago I was immediately struck by his complete and total dedication to the safety and security of his bank’s depositors and also by his deep and sincere admiration of America as a land of opportunity. Although many consider him to have been the greatest banker of the 20th century, he never lost his sense of modesty nor his belief that success must be built upon trustworthiness and compassion. This is a book that must be read.” —Arthur Levitt Jr., Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (1993-2001) “In the life of Edmond Safra, we see the brilliance, the creativity, and most of all, the resilience of the Jewish people throughout time. Faced with obstacle after obstacle including displacement, prejudice, and more, my friend Edmond not only survived but excelled—beyond the dreams of most people. This is an extraordinary book about an extraordinary man. Now, future generations will learn about Edmond, especially at a time when his form of integrity seems to be in short supply.” —Ronald S. Lauder, President, World Jewish Congress “Edmond Safra was truly unique, founding four banks on three continents—all of them successful. To start Republic National Bank of New York and grow it into a thriving institution in one of the world's most competitive markets was an extraordinary achievement, and he repeated this success again and again around the world. He was the rare combination of conservative banker and brilliant, thoughtful risk-taker. Edmond cared deeply for his staff and his clients, and, perhaps above all, he changed the lives of millions of people through the help he gave to schools, hospitals, and other causes. He was inspirational and an example to us all, and I am delighted that his story is finally being told.” —Sir John Bond, Group Chairman HSBC Holdings (1998-2006) “He is like a tree planted beside the streams of water which yields its fruit in season whose leaves shall not fade. in all that he does he prospers. These words from Psalm 1:3, carved in stone at Somerset House, are displayed in honor of Edmond. His philanthropy to many institutions and good causes across the world were achieved by this modest, sensitive and extraordinary man, primus inter pares in the generation of Sephardic Jews who left the Middle East after the Second World War, to establish themselves with immense success in the wider world as men of business. Edmond used his exceptional talents to create and build banking businesses which spanned more than thirty countries across the globe; in addition, he inherited from his parents a sense of duty and obligation to the Jewish community who were to him an extended family. The range of support he gave to his people and the wide range of institutions is beyond belief—and at the same time, in addition to his commercial success and his prodigious generosity, he was able, helped at all times by his wife Lily, to become a connoisseur and collector of fine arts of extraordinary quality. It is timely that a book is now being published to describe the achievements of this brilliant man whose personality and character touched all of us who were fortunate enough to have known and admired him. Edmond’s remarkable life will now be recorded and celebrated by future generations. The sadness is of a life tragically lost to us at too young an age, but this book will enable us to make the life of Edmond imperishable in our memory. It is a remarkable story which will be an example to us all.” —Lord Jacob Rothschild “Extensively researched, and engagingly written…Gross’s biography is an important contribution to the study of the Lebanese Jewish diaspora, one that is sure to find many readers among its descendants throughout the Americas, Europe, and Israel, and among others interested in economic and financial history.”—Sephardic Horizons

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Book SynopsisWith its dual appeal as the world’s factory and the largest consumer market worldwide, China has become the preferred playing field for American and European businesses with global ambitions. China’s massive global development project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), now includes more than two-thirds of the world’s countries. Many of the world’s most promising entrepreneurs and ambitious companies are now growing in China, with China. Entering the Chinese Market aims to assist Western businesses and entrepreneurs to understand and effectively enter the Chinese market. An essential factor for the success of investors and professionals engaging in business in or with China is being able to understand and correctly set up a sustainable and effective corporate structure. This book discusses different company structures, their functions, and their respective liabilities, and provides practical and operational observations. The book details all applicable decision making processes to help you choose the most suitable structure based on your business scope, company needs and available capital when entering China. In addition, it discusses all relevant rules, regulations, documentation and management issues related to the establishment of different types of structures such as WFOEs (Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprises), Representative Offices (ROs), Joint Ventures (JVs) and other forms of investment. Topics covered in Entering the Chinese Market also include: tax, legal, intellectual property rights, common pitfalls and ways to address them.

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Book SynopsisTHE BOOK VENTURE CAPITALISTS DON'T WANT YOU TO READ Frustrated with the impractical lessons he learned throughout the course of completing two master's degrees in the business and economics fields, Muñoz set out to chart his own business development and organizational management system that did not rely on the venture capitalist models commonly found in the United States. Enter the Neural Organizational Model for Exponential Growth (NOMEG), both a philosophy and a business management system that reinvents how companies are structured and emphasizes the importance of innovation, experimentation, and collaboration. It rejects the notion of specialization in favor of a more nimble, adaptable structure that sidesteps competition and reduces an entrepreneur's reliance on venture capital. With this book, Muñoz explains in detail the nine components of NOMEG: Organizational Model, Innovation Process, Talent System, Exponential Marketing, Global Licensing, Central Bank, Working Capital, Board, and Exit.The Nomeg Model: Creating a Profitable International Company without Money from Investors is as much a poignant account of Muñoz's hardships, resolve, and humanity as it is an easy-to-read manual packed with applicable, real world tested strategies to engage the rapidly evolving business terrain of the modern world, told from Muñoz's signature perspective of fiery ambition and drive, as well as the discipline and collective knowledge required to sustain them.

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Book SynopsisSure to become a leading textbook for business students, Marketing Case Studies includes 25 pedagogical case studies encountered by contemporary firms in the realms of marketing management, integrated marketing communication, consumer behavior, branding, customer relationship marketing (CRM), and more. It offers an academic reference to marketing students, instructors, and practitioners. Each case study is followed by questions and proposed answers, which present detailed literature on the topic, followed by execution of theories and models.

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Book SynopsisWomen and Leadership around the World is the third volume in a new series of books (Women and Leadership: Research, Theory, and Practice) that will is now being published to inform leadership scholars and practitioners. The purpose of this volume is to explore areas of women’s leadership in four regions around the world: the Middle East, Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Hence, we have included 14 chapters that cover a wide range of important topics relevant to women and leadership within specific contexts around the world. Our goal for this volume is to provide readers with explorations of women’s experiences as leaders, including recent research studies, analysis and interpretation of statistics unpacking the status of women in various sectors and countries, stories of influential women leaders with national or local spheres of influence, and including recommendations for positive change to increase women’s access to positions of authority. The volume contributors use various theories andconceptualizations to problematize, historicize, and analyze women’s limited access to power, and their agency as leaders from the grassroots to the national scene, from education to non-profits and business organizations.Overall, the book contributes interpretations of the status of women in various countries, presenting the stories behind the numbers and statistics and uncovering not only challenges but also opportunities for resiliency and effectiveness as leaders. The authors offer recommendations for change that cross national boundaries, such as structural changes in organizations that would open the door for more women to access positions of authority and be effective as leaders. It is rare to find a book with such a diverse array of topics and countries, making this a timely contribution to the literature on women and leadership. The authors remind us to continue to expand the literature base on women and leadership, drawing from both qualitative and quantitative studies as well as conceptual explorations of women as leaders in different countries, regions, indigenous communities, and across different sectors. The more we know, the better informed will be our efforts to create appropriate leadership development activities and experiences for emerging women leaders and girls around the world. This book contributes significantly to that very effort.

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Book SynopsisWomen and Leadership around the World is the third volume in a new series of books (Women and Leadership: Research, Theory, and Practice) that will is now being published to inform leadership scholars and practitioners. The purpose of this volume is to explore areas of women’s leadership in four regions around the world: the Middle East, Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Hence, we have included 14 chapters that cover a wide range of important topics relevant to women and leadership within specific contexts around the world. Our goal for this volume is to provide readers with explorations of women’s experiences as leaders, including recent research studies, analysis and interpretation of statistics unpacking the status of women in various sectors and countries, stories of influential women leaders with national or local spheres of influence, and including recommendations for positive change to increase women’s access to positions of authority. The volume contributors use various theories andconceptualizations to problematize, historicize, and analyze women’s limited access to power, and their agency as leaders from the grassroots to the national scene, from education to non-profits and business organizations.Overall, the book contributes interpretations of the status of women in various countries, presenting the stories behind the numbers and statistics and uncovering not only challenges but also opportunities for resiliency and effectiveness as leaders. The authors offer recommendations for change that cross national boundaries, such as structural changes in organizations that would open the door for more women to access positions of authority and be effective as leaders. It is rare to find a book with such a diverse array of topics and countries, making this a timely contribution to the literature on women and leadership. The authors remind us to continue to expand the literature base on women and leadership, drawing from both qualitative and quantitative studies as well as conceptual explorations of women as leaders in different countries, regions, indigenous communities, and across different sectors. The more we know, the better informed will be our efforts to create appropriate leadership development activities and experiences for emerging women leaders and girls around the world. This book contributes significantly to that very effort.

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Book SynopsisIn the past three decades a number of important changes have made international business more complex and exciting. The rapid and continuous changes in information and communications technology (ITC), reduced trade barriers among countries, andregionalization have increased the links and dependency among firms from various countries. This has created opportunities for increasing expansion to new markets and increasing global integration while simultaneously posing many challenges.This book views international business as a complex and integrated system and takes a systems approach to study and analyze the changes thus enabling readers to assess global business opportunities and risk in a comprehensive and integral manner. The topics presented in this book allow practitioners, scholars, and students of international business to have a broad understanding of the most relevant issues in a changing international environment.

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Book SynopsisIn the past three decades a number of important changes have made international business more complex and exciting. The rapid and continuous changes in information and communications technology (ITC), reduced trade barriers among countries, andregionalization have increased the links and dependency among firms from various countries. This has created opportunities for increasing expansion to new markets and increasing global integration while simultaneously posing many challenges.This book views international business as a complex and integrated system and takes a systems approach to study and analyze the changes thus enabling readers to assess global business opportunities and risk in a comprehensive and integral manner. The topics presented in this book allow practitioners, scholars, and students of international business to have a broad understanding of the most relevant issues in a changing international environment.

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Book SynopsisBeguiled by the eccentric, the foreign and the unusual, David Maxwell-Scott gives a lighthearted account of his time in the drinks business. From his first days in the wine trade in 1962 to his role as managing director of J&B Whisky, David's story spans three decades and five continents, and is enlivened by an engaging cast of characters. A compelling storyteller, David draws from an era when maverick traders and unorthodox marketing often combined to make his role both joyful and hugely successful. AUTHOR'S ROYALTIES WILL BE DONATED TO CAFOD'S HUMANITARIAN APPEAL FOR UKRAINE.Table of Contents1 In the Beginning PART 1 ~ BY WAY OF BACKGROUND ~ 1962-1969 2 A Wine Cellar under Charing Cross Station 3 Camden Town 4 Speyside Distilling 5 Ireland, North and South 6 Oporto and the Douro 7 Jerez and La Rioja 8 Bordeaux and Burgundy 9 Harlow and Stockwell PART 2 ~ EXPORTING ~ 1970-1996 10 Latin America 11 Colombia 12 Andre 13 Venezuela 14 Brazil 15 Argentina 16 Uruguay and Paraguay 17 The Competition 18 J&B Rare: The New Kid on the Block 19 Peru 20 Chile 21 Communication and Travel 22 Bolivia 23 Ecuador 24 The Guianas 25 Panama 26 Central America 27 Mexico 28 West Africa 29 Firing an Agent 30 The Caribbean 31 Hispaniola 32 Dorrien's Boys 33 The Port Game 34 Europe: Beginning with Spain 35 Intermezzo in Italia 36 Franco's Spain 37 Portugal 38 Back to Spain in the Sixties 39 A Cautionary Tale 40 Spain: The First Hurdle 41 Franz v the Professor 42 Spain: Overtaking Johnnie Walker 43 How to Catch a Condor 44 The Magic of Scotland 45 The Million Bottle Parties 46 Cooper Goes to Epernay 47 Publicite Francaise 48 Ignition in Spain 49 Don Rafael's Fish 50 Learning Italian 51 Modern Marketing 52 Lunch in Greece 53 Dinner in Las Vegas 54 Travelling with Great Uncle Bulgaria 55 Return to Go 56 Game Fishing off Cape Town 57 Musical Chairs 58 The End of the Ullivarri Era 59 Emerging Markets: The Third Wave 60 The Old School Tie at Work in Monte Carlo 61 The Power of the Label 62 On Tipping and Practical Jokes 63 The Barons Get the Sack 64 Operation Dunkirk 65 Spain: Was it Just Luck? 66 The Lebanon Acknowledgements Image and Photograph Credit

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Book SynopsisInternational Business Management offers dynamic opportunities. This text deals with the theories, concepts, and practical strategies that are necessary for success in the global marketplace. It covers topics such as international trade, cultural differences, global marketing, and multinational management. The book offers insights into the challenges faced by businesses operating across borders and provides practical advice for addressing these challenges. Readers will gain a deep understanding of the key concepts and strategies used in international business management and learn how to apply them in real-world situations. The book is an indispensable tool for anyone seeking to build a successful career in today's global business environment.Table of Contents Chapter 1 International Business: Concept, Definition, and Characteristics Chapter 2 Theories of International Trade Chapter 3 International Business Environment Chapter 4 Entry Strategies in International Marketing Chapter 5 Foreign Direct Investment Chapter 6 MNCs in International Business Chapter 7 Marketing Research in International Business

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** South African Number One Bestseller **A comprehensive work based on personal interviews and insider knowledge - bound to become a classic.The past three decades have seen a remarkable rise of Afrikaners in business. With Koos Bekker at its helm, media group Naspers began dominating the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and was turned into a global consumer internet group. Johann Rupert strongly extended Richemont's share internationally in the upper-end market of luxury goods, while Christo Wiese and Whitey Basson at Pepkor and Shoprite became Africa's largest clothing and food retailers.Fortunes describes how these and other business leaders, such as Jannie Mouton, Michiel le Roux, Douw Steyn, Roelof Botha, Hendrik du Toit and a number of commercial farmers, built their empires. It looks at their life and business philosophies and what makes them such successful entrepreneurs.Recent years have also seen the sensational collapse of Steinhoff International, the furniture retailer led by Markus Jooste that destroyed some of these fortunes. While Jooste is the topic of one of the chapters, another looks at the philanthropic projects most of these tycoons are involved in.

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Book SynopsisVolume 7 of "Advances in Global Leadership" includes timely and impactful chapters on various concepts and processes associated with leading across cultures and other boundaries. In these times of accelerating complexity and global inter-connectedness, a deeper understanding of the multiple contextual, organizational, and individual variables and processes associated effective international leadership is ever more important. This Volume, drawing on authors from many different cultures and contexts, contributes to bridging and integrating conceptual and practitioner perspectives in pursuing this deeper understanding.Trade ReviewThe Advances in Global Leadership series successfully blends conceptual, empirical and practitioner perspectives from authors around the globe. Volume 7 continues this blending at a time when insights from multiple perspectives on leading across boundaries are ever more needed. Katherine Xin, Professor of Management, China Europe International Business School, Founding Editor-in Chief, Harvard Business Review China, Shanghai, China As one vitally involved in the development of global leaders, I look forward to the Advances in Global Leadership series. It has consistently been a benchmark of fresh and insightful scholarship that makes sense and provides value to those of us who grapple with the challenge of bringing to bear robust behavioral science to real world issues. Mobley, Wang and Li have again brought together an excellent group of authors to illuminate this timeless and ever more critical subject. Mathew J. Jacob, Vice President - Organization Effectiveness Applied Materials, Santa Clara, CA, USA I am delighted to have been a contributing author to a previous volume of the Advances in Global Leadership series. I am very pleased that the editors are continuing to publish works on global mindset related issues, a major research focus for me and my colleagues at Thunderbird. Giving voice to authors from around the globe, particularly from developing economies, is one of the continuing strengths of AGL and is evident again in Volume 7". Mary B. Teagarden, Professor of Global Strategy, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Glendale, Arizona, USA"Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface. Introduction – Looking Back and Looking Forward. What is Leadership?. Ethical Leadership and Workplace Deviance: The Role of Moral Disengagement. Understanding Leaders’ Proactivity from a Goal-Process View and with Multisource Ratings. Team Leaders’ Emotional Intelligence, Personality, and Empowering Behavior: An Investigation of their Relations to Team Climate. The Context of Expert Global Leadership. “Some Like it Hot!”: Interpreting and Responding to Diversity Issues and Initiatives: Implications for Global Leaders. Development of the Cultural Intelligence Assessment. Personalizing Global Leader Development @ Infosys. A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Leadership Assessment: Comparing 360-Degree Feedback Results from Around the World. Similarities and Differences in Managerial Judgment Around the World. Leadership Essentials to Attract, Engage, and Retain Global Human Talent. Building the Global Competence of Asian Leaders. Developing a Global Mindset for Leaders: The Case of the Canadian Context. Understanding Leadership in China: Leadership Profiles of State-Owned Enterprises, Multinational Corporations, and Major Economic Trading Partners. Contemporary Leadership Approaches in Chinese Business. Developing Global Roles for Chinese Leadership: An ASD Theory of Organizational Change. Conclusion: Reconnecting with the Foundations to Build Global Leadership Capability. About the Editors. About the contributors. Table of Contents from Volume 1 – 6. Advances in Global Leadership. Advances in Global Leadership. Advances in Global Leadership. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisPublishing cross-national research is often a difficult endeavour as ensuring equivalence of method and measures can be challenging. Even though the importance of sound data and valid measures has long been an acknowledged, it is often problematic to follow required quality standards in concrete research situations. Against this background, this volume addresses issues pertaining to measurement and research methodology in an international marketing context. Written by a group of internationally renowned scholars, the papers address a broad range of subjects including response-bias in cross-cultural research, problems with cultural distance measures, and construct specification. Others focus on the development and application of novel research methods, for example in the context of marketing efficiency measurement or international market segmentation. Collectively, the papers in this volume substantially further marketing knowledge and provide fruitful avenues for future research. As such, this volume is an invaluable asset to researchers, students and practitioners in this particular field.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Introduction: Measurement and Research Methods in International Marketing. Using Formative Measures in International Marketing Models: A Cautionary Tale Using Consumer Animosity as an Example. Difference Scores, Analysis Levels, and the (Mis)Interpretation of Cultural Distance. The Role of Response Formats on Extreme Response Style: A Case of Likert-Type vs. Semantic Differential Scales. A Multicountry Advertising Research Framework: Lessons Learned from Testing Global Consumer Culture Positioning. Stochastic Frontier Estimation in International Marketing Research: Exploring Untapped Opportunities. Marketing Accountability: Applying Data Envelopment Analysis to Assess the Impact of Advertising Efficiency on Shareholder Value. The State of Methodological Practice in International Marketing Research. Assessing Heterogeneity in Customer Satisfaction Studies: Across Industry Similarities and within Industry Differences. Multigroup Analysis in Partial Least Squares (PLS) Path Modeling: Alternative Methods and Empirical Results. Introduction to Section II: Regular Articles. Consumer Complicity Across Emerging Markets. Measurement and Research Methods in International Marketing. Advances in international marketing. Advances in international marketing. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the role of expatriates in the mobilization, nurturing and sharing of knowledge between their original (parent/home) country and the MNCs' host countries. Included are topics related to the management of knowledge and the tools, methods and practices that can be customized to facilitate the transfer of knowledge in MNC settings. The text is an in-depth international compendium of theoretical and empirical studies about the role of expatriates in knowledge transfer at global levels. Thorough and comprehensive, it covers topics recognized by practitioners, academics, and researchers, yet about which very little has been published at an international level. It provides coverage that includes: organizational culture; cross-cultural differences; globalization; cross-generational issues, technology based sharing systems; intellectual capital management; linguistic differences; and, distinctive political practices. This book also investigates the challenges imposed by culture, generations, tools, laws, regulations, and language, and examines the benefits of knowledge management principles that originate from different cultures, heterogeneous knowledge, and diverse intellectual capital management in global settings.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Introduction. Chapter 1 Theoretical Perspectives on Expatriate Gender Diversity. Chapter 2 The Inherent Challenges of Knowledge Transfer Across Countries and Cultures. Chapter 3 Knowledge Flows in International Business: A JIBS. Chapter 4 Expatriate Perspectives on Knowledge Transfers into Central and Eastern Europe. Chapter 5 Can a New Measure of ‘Managerial’ Knowledge Be a Good Predictor of Managerial Ability in Mexico's ‘Maquiladora. Chapter 6 Integrating Repatriated Managers in MNCs. Chapter 7 U.S. Expatriates, Postwar Knowledge Transfer and Japanese Telecommunications Revival. Chapter 8 Organisational Learning from Chinese Returners: An Exploratory Study of the Role of Cross-Cultural Interactions. Chapter 9 Living and Working Between Two Worlds: Using Qualitative Phenomenological Findings to Enhance Understanding of Lived Experiences. Chapter 10 Training Day –– Intercultural Communication Training for Expatriates: The Quest to Improve Intercultural Communication Competence. Chapter 11 Preparing Expatriate Managers of Multinational Organisations for the Cultural and Learning Imperatives of their Job in Dynamic Knowledge-based Environments. The Role of Expatriates in MNCs Knowledge Mobilization. International Business and Management. International Business and Management. Copyright page. Dedication.

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Book SynopsisThis 15-chapter volume provides the latest research insights from the international business field on entrepreneurship in the global firm. The first section of the book addresses entrepreneurship challenges in smaller, internationalizing companies. The second section analyses a variety of entrepreneurship problems in large, established multinational enterprises, with a focus on subsidiary entrepreneurial initiatives. The third section discusses entrepreneurial activity impacts, both within the firm and in the broader external networks and clusters within which the multinational enterprise is embedded. This collection provides a unique, comprehensive perspective on the wide variety of conceptual and managerial issues that arise as a result of entrepreneurial action in firms operating in the global economy. It is a must read for scholars and managers alike, who face the need for continuous change in dynamic international business environments.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. About the Editors. Chapter 1 Introduction: Entrepreneurship Research in International Business Studies. Chapter 2 SME International Mode Choice Over Time: Forging a Link Between the Uppsala Model and Transaction Cost Economics. Chapter 3 The Effects of Formalisation, Hierarchical Decentralisation and Lateral Communication: Strategic Decision-Making Processes on SME International Performance. Chapter 4 Experiential Knowledge Profiles of Internationalising SMEs – The Ability to Sustain Market Positions in the New Turbulent Era of Global Business. Chapter 5 The Effect of Network Competence and Environmental Hostility on the Propensity of SMEs to Internationalise. Chapter 6 Entrepreneurial Deficits in the Global Firm. Chapter 7 Subsidiary Entrepreneurship and Headquarters Involvement During Innovation Development: Dual Paths to Subsidiary Performance. Chapter 8 Successful Subsidiary Strategy Patterns in Different Environments – A Configurational Perspective. Chapter 9 Subsidiary Strategic Evolution in China. Chapter 10 Offshoring Knowledge Versus Labour-Intensive Services and Entrepreneurial Activity: A Contingency Perspective. Chapter 11 Effects of Subsidiary Autonomy on Innovation Development and Transfer Intensities. Chapter 12 Increasing the Diversification of Technological Knowledge Through R&D Partnerships and Foreign Subsidiaries. Chapter 13 The Innovation Outcomes of MNC Subsidiaries' Local Embeddedness: Evidence from the German ‘Bioregion Rhein-Neckar-Dreieck’ Local Network. Chapter 14 The Role of Cross-Country Knowledge Spillovers in Energy Innovation. Chapter 15 Clusters, Innovation and Collaboration – The Role of the MNE in Finland. Entrepreneurship in the Global Firm. Progress in international business research. Progress in international business research. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisInternational Business is vital to nations, to their economies. It brings wealth, it creates jobs, it opens views, it changes mindsets, and it creates economic and social stability. International Relations is important to nations too. It establishes relationships between nations, it exchanges political views between nations, it creates stability. International Business and International Relations are intertwined empirically as politicians need to boost economies through supporting entrepreneurship, international entrepreneurs need politicians and government representatives to get access to foreign markets, to deal with legal issues across borders. Commercial diplomacy is at the heart of the intersection between International Business and International Relations. Narrowly conceived, commercial diplomacy is the work of state officials in diplomatic service who carry out activities that support International Business. This book changes the conversation by studying the International Business - government relationship at the meso (organisational) and micro (individual) level, rather than focusing on the macro (national) level. This book aims to advance studies of commercial diplomacy by combing insights from two fields of study that to date have hardly spoken to each other. It brings insights from International Relations (and in particular the sub-field diplomatic studies) about the theory and practice of commercial diplomacy and it brings insights from business studies about the theory and practice of International Business. Combining the two, the book defines the field by being more holistic, it brings together in one place a thorough review of existing analysis of the subject from both fields, it outlines the basics of a new conceptual framework, it presents new empirical work based on data collected in five different countries (from the US to Indonesia), and puts forward a new research agenda.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Acknowledgments. Introduction: Commercial Diplomacy and International Business: Merging International Business and International Relations. Chapter 1 Research on Commercial Diplomacy: A Review and Implications. Chapter 2 Commercial Diplomats as Corporate Entrepreneurs: An Institutional Perspective. Chapter 3 The Value of Commercial Diplomacy from an International Entrepreneurs Perspective. Chapter 4 The Effectiveness of Commercial Diplomacy: A Survey Among Embassies and Consulates. Chapter 5 Measuring Export Support Performance. Chapter 6 The Commercial Diplomat in Interaction with International Business: Results of an Empirical Study. Chapter 7 Competitors or Collaborators: A Comparison of Commercial Diplomacy Policies and Practices of EU Member States. Chapter 8 Entering the United States Federal Procurement Market: Success Factors and Barriers for Foreign Firms. Chapter 9 Lobbying of Commercial Diplomats: Institutional Setting as a Determining Factor. Commercial Diplomacy and International Business: A Conceptual and Empirical Exploration. Advanced Series in Management. Commercial Diplomacy and International Business: A Conceptual and Empirical Exploration. Copyright page. Dedication.

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Book SynopsisInstitutional theory has been used increasingly by international business and management researchers to explain the behavior and strategies of multinational enterprises. If early international business research was dominated by the application of transaction cost and neoclassical economics, reviews of recent publications and conference programs suggest that the past decade has been dominated by the application of institutional theory. The 2012 volume of the "Advances in International Management" series represents the collection of an eclectic mix of contemporary research by leading and emerging scholars working on institutional theory. The contributions present new theoretical frameworks of institutions and propose interesting ideas that will provide the foundation for doctoral dissertations and research projects.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Editors’ Biographies. EDITORS’ INTRODUCTION. Introduction to Part I: Booz & Co./Strategy+ Business Eminent Scholar in International Management 2011. Multinational Corporations and Development: Friends or Foes?. The Impact of a Scholar's Career: More than Just the Usual Numbers for Jagdish Bhagwati. Under-Appreciated Externalities of Multinationals on Host Countries. Introduction to Part II: Institutional Theory in International Business and Management. An Extended View of Institutional Domains and Implications for the Multinational Enterprise. Towards a Theoretical Framework for Examining Societal-Level Institutional Change. Advantages of Foreignness: Benefits of Creative Institutional Deviance. The Liability of Home: Institutional Friction and Firm Disadvantage Abroad. Entry Mode and Institutional Learning: A Polycentric Perspective. Emerging-Market Multinational Corporations as Agents of Globalization: Conflicting Institutional Demands and the Isomorphism of Global Markets. Entry Mode Decisions by Emerging-Market Firms Investing in Developed Markets. Institutional Field for Outward Foreign Direct Investment: A Theoretical Extension?. Institutional Variance, Managerial Orientations and the Commercial Performance of Chinese Enterprises. Influence of Knowledge Resources on Exploratory and Exploitative International Strategic Alliances: Effects of the Institutional Environment. The Dynamic Societal Cultural Milieu of Organizations: Origins, Maintenance and Change. International Subsidiary Management and Environmental Constraints: The Case for Indigenization. Understanding Institutional Plurality in Multinational Enterprises: The Roles of Institutional Logic and Social Identification. Empirical Studies on Legitimation Strategies: A Case for International Business Research Extension. Authors’ Biographies. Institutional Theory in International Business and Management. Advances in international Management. Advances in international Management. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisThis 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. Inferring to different business perspectives, the volume includes papers studying firms' strategic actions towards socio-political organizations, i.e. the interplay with socio-political actors and how this affects firms' competitive advantage in a particular market. The book discusses this in relation to a number of critical strategic areas such as brand building, market orientation and CSR. It also offers a number of practical illustrations from empirical studies from different markets. In this volume different authors contribute chapters focusing on diverse empirical and theoretical aspects covering the impact of socio-political environments on the success of international firms.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. About the Editors. About the Authors. Foreword. Preface. Introduction. The Three Pillars: Business, State and Society: MNCs in Emerging Markets. Creating Socially Responsible Value Chains: Role of Companies, Governments and NGOs. Activating Stakeholders: An Approach by MNCs in Emerging Markets. Political Strategies as a Response to Public and Private Stakeholder Pressures. Market Communication as Socio-Political Activity in Emerging Markets. Between Neighbours’ Heat and Colonial Ties’ Comfort: Does Distance Really Matter?. Managing Political Actors Through Network Partners: Market-Driving Multinationals in Emerging Markets. The Importance of Nurturing Political Connections for Emerging Multinationals: Evidence from Brazil. Internationalization of Swedish Banks in Russia and the Impact of Political Environment. National Governments and Power Relationships in Multinational Companies: The Case of the EADS Group. Business and Political Interactions in Emerging Markets: Experiences from China, South Africa and Turkey. The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Foreign Market Entry Process — The Case of Korean MNCs in the Chinese Electronics Industry. Co-operating to Tackle Environmental Issues in Emerging Markets: The Case of a Partnership Between a Finnish NGO and a Russian Water Utility. Innovation Through Business and NGO Co-operation: The Case of Digital Inclusion in the Amazon. Tracking the Aftermath of a Corporate Scandal from a Network Perspective: The Case of Roche in Turkey. Intersection of Roles Between States and Multinationals in Emerging Markets. Business, Society and Politics. International Business and Management. International Business and Management. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisOne of the most important yet least understood organizations in the world, the WTO is a lynchpin of globalization, allowing us to enjoy products and services from around the globe. However, it also lays bare the frailty of many industries, leading some to claim that it stokes unemployment and harms the developing world. In this engaging introduction, David Collins examines the goals of the WTO and the difficulties experienced by member countries struggling to adapt to the pressures of globalization. Refuting the argument that the WTO should expand its mandate to cover wider social issues, Collins demonstrates how this would confuse the organization’s primary objective – to liberalize international trade. With case studies straight from the headlines and clear explanations of complex issues like regional trade agreements and currency manipulation, this lucid exposition is an essential insight into what the WTO does and how it fits into the world we know. Trade Review“A refreshingly accessible introduction to the World Trade Organization and the contemporary challenges that it faces. This book will become an important first reference point for both students and members of the general public interested in learning about the WTO and the way that it affects their lives.” -- Andrew Lang, Professor of Law, London School of Economics“A wonderful little book packed with useful information and explanations... Students and those new to international trade law will absolutely love this.” -- Bryan Mercurio, Professor of Law and Associate Dean (Research), Chinese University of Hong Kong“A concise and insightful introduction to the intricacies of a poorly understood institution. Using a jargon-free style and focusing on what matters most, this guide to the WTO provides the reader with a superb compass to navigate through a maze of multilateral trade agreements, institutional provisions and dispute settlement rules. An invaluable tool for anyone interested in learning what the WTO is about.” -- Dr Gabriel Gari, Senior Lecturer in International Economic Law, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London“Commendable, clear and thoughtful. This will make it much easier for the non-expert to understand the organization.” -- David A. Gantz, Samuel M. Fegtly Professor of Law and Co-Director, International Trade and Business Law Program, University of Arizona

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Islamic Marketing provides state-of-the-art scholarship on the intersection of Islam, consumption and marketing and lays out an agenda for future research.The topics covered by eminent contributors from around the world range from fashion and food consumption practices of Muslims to retailing, digital marketing, advertising, corporate social responsibility, and nation branding in the context of Muslim marketplaces. The essays offer new insights into the relationship between morality, consumption and marketing practices and discuss the implications of politics and globalization for Islamic markets.This comprehensive Handbook provides an essential introduction to the newly emerging field of Islamic marketing. It is invaluable for researchers and students in international marketing who are interested in the intersection of Islam and marketing as well as those from anthropology and sociology studying Muslim consumers and businesses. The book also supplies vital knowledge for Muslim and non-Muslim business leaders generating commerce in Islamic communities.Contributors include: B. Agirdir, R. Al-Abdulrazak, A.J. Ali, S.F.S. Alwi, Y. Aslanbay, A. Balasescu, R. Belk, J.D. Chandler, D. Chong, M.H. Cone, M. El-Fatatry, M.F. ElSahn, A.M. Everett, M.F. Farah, G. Ger, G. Ghariani, K. Gillespie, F. Haq, S. Hassan, H. Hino, E.C. Hirschman, S.L.T. Khan, M. Kurdy, C.H. Lee, V. Lehdonvirta, T.C. Melewar, N. Muhamad, R. Muhamad, S. Prokopec, G. Rice, O.H. Sanaktekin, O. Sandikci, F. Smaoui, R. Sobh, P. Temporal, S. Tepe, C. Thibos, M. Touzani, H.Y. Wong, O.M. Yacout, K.B. Yap, R.N.R. YusofTrade ReviewThis is an especially timely publication, given the current metamorphosis of politics in the Middle East and North Africa. Ozlem Sandikci and Gillian Rice are to be congratulated for having sensed the need for a Handbook that will alert marketers to the vast market opportunities offered by Muslim consumers. It is essential to become attuned to the values and principles of Islamic cultures that will drive consumption, product and service choices, brand preference, and brand loyalty in coming years. The scholars who have contributed to this Handbook come from many different backgrounds to offer a kaleidoscope of research and recommendations on how best to serve this previously overlooked segment of consumers who make up a quarter of world markets.' --Lyn S. Amine, Saint Louis University'This ambitious and timely collection will be enormously valuable to readers in the practice and study of the growing field of Muslim marketing and branding. Essays range expertly across key sectors (notably finance, food, and fashion) and territories (of Muslim majority and minority population). Contributors elaborate the diversity of Muslim experiences, beliefs, and practices that must be taken into account by marketing professionals seeking to exploit this newly recognised market. Academic authors provide helpful postscripts for marketers, making clear the links between their nuanced historicised understanding of contemporary transnational, global, and local forms of Muslim identity and practice. This book provides an essential guide to those who study and those who participate in the Muslim branding and marketing.' - --Reina Lewis, London College of Fashion, UKThis ambitious and timely collection will be enormously valuable to readers in the practice and study of the growing field of Muslim marketing and branding. Essays range expertly across key sectors (notably finance, food, and fashion) and territories (of Muslim majority and minority population). Contributors elaborate the diversity of Muslim experiences, beliefs, and practices that must be taken into account by marketing professionals seeking to exploit this newly recognised market. Academic authors provide helpful postscripts for marketers, making clear the links between their nuanced historicised understanding of contemporary transnational, global, and local forms of Muslim identity and practice. This book provides an essential guide to those who study and those who participate in the Muslim branding and marketing. --Reina Lewis, London College of Fashion, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Islamic Marketing: An Introduction and Overview Özlem Sandıkcı and Gillian Rice PART I: MORALITY AND THE MARKETPLACE 2. Islamic Ethics and Marketing Abbas J. Ali 3. Fatwa Rulings in Islam: A Malaysian Perspective on their Role in Muslim Consumer Behaviour Nazlida Muhamad 4. Investment, Fashion and Markets in the Muslim World Alexandru Balasescu PART II: MUSLIM CONSUMPTIONSCAPES 5. Gender and Privacy in Arab Gulf States: Implications for Consumption and Marketing Russell Belk and Rana Sobh 6. Being Fashionable in Today’s Tunisia: What About Cultural Identity? Fatma Smaoui and Ghofrane Ghariani 7. Consumer Acculturation in Situ: The Continuing Legacy of French Colonization in North Africa Elizabeth C. Hirschman and Mourad Touzani 8. Lifestyles of Islamic Consumers in Turkey Yonca Aslanbay, Özlem Hesapçı Sanaktekin and Bekir Ağırdır 9. The Impact of Islam on Food Shopping and Consumption Patterns of Muslim Households Hayiel Hino 10. Understanding Preference Formation of Functional Food Among Malaysian Muslims Siti Hasnah Hassan PART III: MARKETING PRACTICES 11. Market-orientation and Islamic Business Practices in Malaysia Raja Nerina Raja Yusof, André M. Everett and Malcolm H. Cone 12. An International Marketing Strategy Perspective on Islamic Marketing Sonja Prokopec and Mazen Kurdy 13. Islamic Banking: The Convergence of Religion, Economic Self-interest and Marketing Kenneth Beng Yap 14. Market Segmentation and Buying Behaviour in the Islamic Financial Services Industry Rusnah Muhamad, T.C. Melewar and Sharifah Faridah Syed Alwi 15. Customer-based Brand Equity of Islamic Banks in Bahrain: An Empirical Investigation Omneya Mokhtar Yacout and Mohamed Farid ElSahn 16. Islam and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Arab World: Reporting and Discourse Cameron Thibos and Kate Gillespie 17. Exploring Marketing Strategies for Islamic Spiritual Tourism Farooq Haq and Ho Yin Wong 18. A Digital Media Approach to Islamic Marketing Mohamed El-Fatatry, Stephen Lee, Tariq Khan and Vili Lehdonvirta PART IV: GLOBALIZATION, POLITICS AND RESISTANCE 19. Serving God through the Market: The Emergence of Muslim Consumptionscapes and Islamic Resistance Sultan Tepe 20. The Arab Consumer Boycott of American Products: Motives and Intentions Maya F. Farah 21. Moments of Departure, Moments of Arrival: How Marketers Negotiate Transnationalism in Muslim Markets Chae Ho Lee and Jennifer D. Chandler 22. Cultural Diplomacy and the United Arab Emirates: The Emergence of a Sovereign Wealth Fund Nation on the International Art World Stage Rula Al-Abdulrazak and Derrick Chong PART V: THE FUTURE 23. The Future of Islamic Branding and Marketing: A Managerial Perspective Paul Temporal 24. Islam, Consumption and Marketing: Going Beyond the Essentialist Approaches Özlem Sandıkcı and Güliz Ger Index

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Book SynopsisThis book, the fourth volume in the McGill International Entrepreneurship Series, brings together 27 top scholars to explore the structural complexities, evolving relations and dynamic forces that are shaping a new system of multi-polar, multi-level international business relations. It examines entrepreneurial efforts and relations in different national and corporate cultures, each embedded in and also constrained by country-specific socio-economic structures and each vying for consumer attentions in competitive global markets.The new millennium has experienced much rapid change, much of it implicit, intangible and not covered by the headlines of the popular press. The bipolar business system of the 20th century that prioritized the relationship between firms and consumers of developed countries is giving way to an emerging multi-polar and multi-level international system that considers consumers and companies in developing economies as well. In this book, scholars from around the world analyze the nascent architecture and relations in this quickly evolving system. They explore the structural complexities, evolving relations, and dynamic forces that are shaping and re-shaping the new system and examine entrepreneurial efforts and relations that cement its structure. The chapters in this volume portray the operating conditions of firms across 14 emerging country environments and industries ranging from basic foods and information technology to complex business processes.Students and professors of international business, entrepreneurship, marketing and management studies will find this volume an indispensable addition to the literature.Contributors: C.F. Agapito, D. Bek, T. Binns, K. Brydon, W. Coyle, L.-P. Dana, E. Dmitrienko, U. Dornberger, H. Etemad, C. Felzensztein, T. Galkina, F. Ghanatabadi, C. Keen, D. Khanduja, K.K. Leung, R.B. McNaughton, V. Minina, M.N.U. Nabi, E. Nel, J. Olavarría, C. Richardson, A. Shatalov, G. Shirokova, R. Singh, J.A. Sy-Changco, T. Vissak, M. YaminTrade ReviewThis book presents extremely valuable and interesting research that will contribute to the fields of IE and SME internationalization in the context of emerging economies. --Yumiao Tian, International Journal of EntrepreneurshipTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction and Overview Hamid Etemad PART I: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SMEs’ INTERNATIONALIZATION 2. Internationalization Theories and International Growth of Smaller Firms from Emerging Markets Hamid Etemad 3. Broadening the Domain of International Entrepreneurship: Towards the Consolidation of the Field Tamara Galkina 4. The Internationalization of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises from Emerging Economies Christian Keen PART II: FACTORS IMPACTING INTERNATIONALIZATION OF SMEs IN EMERGING MARKETS 5. Impact of Entrepreneurs on the Process of Internationalization of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Iran Firouzeh Ghanatabadi 6. Internationalization Facilitated by Estonian Roots and Swedish Knowledge: Sixteen Cases Tiia Vissak 7. Explaining the International Entry and Expansion of Firms from Developing Countries from a Capability Point of View: Test Results from Ethiopia, Bolivia, Vietnam and Bangladesh Utz Dornberger and Md. Noor Un Nabi 8. Growth Factors in Russian Entrepreneurial Firms Galina Shirokova, William Coyle and Alexander Shatalov PART III: INTERNATIONALIZATION IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE AND EMERGING ECONOMIES: THE IMPACT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, FIRM CHARACTERISTICS AND INSTITUTIONAL HERITAGE 9. Internationalization and Post-IPO Performance Kin Kwok (Sam) Leung and Rod B. McNaughton 10. Fair Trade and Alternative Food Networks in the Internationalization of Small-Scale Rural Entrepreneurs in South Africa Etienne Nel, Tony Binns and David Bek 11. Firm and Ownership Structures and Internationalization: Two Case Studies of Firms in the New Zealand Seafood Industry Kelley Brydon, Léo-Paul Dana and Hamid Etemad 12. Socio-Cultural Dynamics, Entrepreneurial Values and Client–Provider Partnerships in the Outsourcing Industry Joseph A. Sy-Changco, Chito F. Agapito and Ramendra Singh 13. Exploring the Ambience of ‘International Entrepreneurship’ Among SMEs in India Dinesh Khanduja PART IV: THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC POLICY AND THE HOME-COUNTRY ENVIRONMENT ON INTERNATIONALIZATION OF SMALLER FIRMS 14. Development of Small Innovative Enterprises in Russia: Internationalization Issues Elena Dmitrienko and Vera Minina 15. The Impact of Industrial Clusters on Internationalization: The Case of SMEs in Malaysia’s Multimedia Super Corridor Christopher Richardson and Mo Yamin 16. Regional Systems of Innovation and Knowledge Entrepreneurship in Natural Resource-based Clusters Christian Felzensztein and Jaime Olavarría 17. Reflections and Conclusions Hamid Etemad Index

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Book SynopsisThe world economy is near a critical crossroads, as a rising China, the greatest-ever beneficiary of US-led capitalism, dreams to replace America's supremacy as a new hegemonic power with a non-liberal world order. This third volume of the trilogy on reformulating the 'flying-geese' theory explains how capitalism has changed industrial structures across the world. It asks whether the 'flying-geese' formation will survive the changes that have produced the East Asian miracle, and - as hoped - spread to Africa.Terutomo Ozawa's reformulated 'flying-geese' theory explains structural changes as an innovation-driven, ratcheting-up process of economic growth and shows that market-driven multinational corporations are key players for a successful 'flying-geese' formation and structural transformation. The book argues that the 'ladder' of economic development must be conceived as a double-helix with inter- and intra-industry rungs, the latter embedding cross-border supply chains and adaptive innovations. A thorough exploration of the structural changes under Pax Britannica and Pax Americana - moving from 'kicking away the ladder' from emerging economies to then providing it - demonstrates that this trend engenders multinational corporations that can facilitate structural transformation, particularly in catching-up economies. Ozawa shows that China is now in the critical transitional period that requires more sophisticated institutional, socio-political setups, as well as more advanced knowledge and ethics to move from the lower to the higher rungs.This enlightening, accessible and timely conclusion to Ozawa's trilogy will be of great interest to many, particularly those specialising in international business, economics, political science, and international relations. Academics and practitioners alike will find this an invaluable resource.Trade ReviewTerutomo Ozawa's by now established ''flying-geese'' framework connects the development objectives of home and host countries in international business relationships. This book shifts his analytical attention from the role of Japan to the role of China in international business and cross-border development linkages. In a masterly fashion, Ozawa derives some wonderfully perceptive insights from his cross-country framework that explains the system of relationships between international business growth, East Asian catch up, and the scope for wider global development. --John Cantwell, Rutgers University, US and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of International Business StudiesTable of ContentsContents: PART I REFORMULATION IN STRUCTURALIST PERSPECTIVE 1. Why Akamatsu's Original Theory needs Reformulation 2. The Classical Origins of Akamatsu's Ideas: A Missing Link to David Hume's 'Flying-manufacturers' Theory 3. The Ladder of Economic Development Revisited– and Elaborated 4. The Dynamics of MNC-impacted Comparative Advantage: Relevance to Ricardo's View on FDI and Samuelson's Scepticism about Globalization PART II HOME-GROWN MULTINATIONALS AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF GROWTH 5. The Rise of Multinationals from Emerging Markets: East Asian Experiences 6. The Next Great Industrial Transmigration: Relocating China's Factories to Sub-Saharan Africa, Flying-geese Style? PART III FLYING-GEESE FORMATION AT A NEW CROSSROADS 7. Prospects for the Future of FG-style Growth Index

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together different insights into the importance of innovation and creativity to build competitiveness in the European industry and society from different angles.The authors first look at how European countries and their policies have fared on innovation and creativity measures. They go on to examine multinational companies in particular, analyzing research and innovation at the headquarters and subsidiary level and the linkages between them. Looking at the management of innovation in firms and subsidiaries, they gain insights into how firms can innovate more effectively and efficiently. The study examines the role of management control and culture in stimulating creativity as well as an important driver of innovation.The chapters in the book are also complementary in the sense that they include qualitative as well as quantitative studies, from academic researchers to people working in the field. Researchers, professors, managers, students and policymakers interested in innovation, creativity, knowledge, multinational companies, competitiveness and Europe will be enlightened on how to be more creative and innovative.Contributors: A.P. Africano, O. Afonso, N. Avallone, N. Beckers, R. Belderbos, K. Blomkvist, J. Cantwell, S. Chédor, M. Cools, F. De Beule, A. Giroud, Y.J. Ha, S. Kelchtermans, B. Leten, J.O. Meissner, J.-L. Mucchielli, Y. Nauwelaerts, A. Silva, R. Smeets, D. Somers, M. Sprenger, P. Teirlinck, I. Van Beveren, A. Van den Abbeele, E. Vijfeyken, M. YaminTrade Review‘...this book enables (the reader) to ‘take-away’ a host of relevant ideas regarding the management of creativity and innovation. This makes the book worth reading for academics, policy makers and managers.' -- R&D ManagementTable of ContentsContents: 1. Innovation and Creativity: Statement of the Issues Filip De Beule and Ysabel Nauwelaerts 2. International Trade in Disembodied Technology: Trends, Patterns and Comparisons for European and OECD Countries Nathalie Avallone, Séverine Chédor and Jean-Louis Mucchielli 3. A Snapshot on STI Policies and Indicators for Belgium Peter Teirlinck 4. A Longitudinal Perspective on Research and Innovation in Belgium Filip De Beule, Dieter Somers and Ilke Van Beveren 5. Which Portuguese Firms are More Innovative? The Importance of Multinationals and Exporters Armando Silva, Oscar Afonso and Ana Paula Africano 6. The Effect of Export Promotion Programs on Export Satisfaction: A Study in the Flemish Design Sector Ysabel Nauwelaerts and Elena Vijfeyken 7. Do Firms Benefit from Investing in Basic Scientific Research? An Empirical Investigation for Pharmaceutical Firms Stijn Kelchtermans, Bart Leten and René Belderbos 8. FDI Motives and Host Country Productivity Effects of US MNEs John Cantwell and Roger Smeets 9. Reverse Technology Diffusion: On the Diffusion of Technological Capabilities from Competence-creating Subsidiaries to Headquarters of the MNE Katarina Blomkvist 10. Innovation Initiative within Foreign Subsidiaries in South Korea: Determinants and Outcomes Axèle Giroud, Yoo Jung Ha and Mo Yamin 11. Management Control in Creative Firms Nathalie Beckers, Martine Cools and Alexandra Van den Abbeele 12. The TELE Case: Linking Innovation Process and Culture in a Large Service Company Jens O. Meissner and Martin Sprenger Index

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Book SynopsisThis inspiring Handbook brings together alternative perspectives from a range of disciplines to shed light on the nature of institutions and their relationship to firm-level practices and outcomes across a wide range of national settings. Expertly written by leading scholars from a range of different starting points, this compendium presents a synthesis of recent work relating to institutionally-informed accounts from transitional and emerging markets, as well as from mature economies. It specifically focuses on the linkage between institutions and what goes on inside firms, and the relationship between setting, strategic choice and systemic outcomes. The Handbook is explicitly multi-disciplinary, encompassing perspectives from a range of the functional areas of management studies. It will prove invaluable for postgraduate students and faculty in international business, and the wider research community in the areas of international business, corporate governance, socio-economics, and comparative HRM. Contributors: M.L. Aldred, F. Allen, M.M.C. Allen, A. Arslan, B.R. Barnes, N. Beech, J.A. Clampit, D.G. Collings, K.M. Conroy, R. Croucher, A. Cuervo-Cazurra, M. Demirbag, D. Demirbas, F. Filippaios, M. Fovargue-Davies, N.T. Gaffney, M.E. Genc, A. Giroud, J. Godard, G. Greig, N. Haworth, J.J. Hotho, S. Hughes, B. Karademir, B.L. Kedia, G. Klerck, S. Konzelmann, J. Larimo, M. McGuinness, B. McSweeney, H. Mirza, G. Morgan, C. Morrison, H. Patrick, T. Pedersen, R. Stepanov, C. Stoian, Z. Stone, M. Upchurch, K.H. Wee, G. Wood, A. Yaprak, D.A. Yen, A. YukhanaevTrade Review'The latest generation of research in comparative institutional analysis of business is impressively captured in this volume; readers find depth in theory development, breadth in application to practice and policy, and insight on the big research issues ahead. Both generalist and specialist readers will find much of value here.' --Bruce Evan Kaufman, Georgia State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Geoffrey Wood and Mehmet Demirbag PART I: INSTITUTIONS AND COMPARATIVE BUSINESS STUDIES: THE STATE OF ART 1. Institutions and Comparative Business Studies: Supranational and National Regulation Geoffrey Wood and Mehmet Demirbag 2. International Business, Multinationals and National Business Systems Glenn Morgan 3. Financing Firms in Different Countries Franklin Allen 4. Anglo-Saxon Capitalism in Crisis? Models of Liberal Capitalism and the Preconditions for Financial Stability Sue Konzelmann and Marc Fovargue-Davies 5. Framing Human Resource Management: The Importance of National Institutional Environments to What Management Does (and Should Do) John Godard 6. Constitutive Contexts: The Myth of Common Cultural Values Brendan McSweeney 7. The Role of Institutions and Multinational Enterprises in Economic Development Ben L. Kedia, Jack A. Clampit and Nolan T. Gaffney 8. The International Labour Organization Nigel Haworth and Steve Hughes 9. Categories of Distance and International Business Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra and Mehmet Erdem Genc 10. Beyond the ‘Rules of the Game’: Three Institutional Approaches and How They Matter for International Business Jasper J. Hotho and Torben Pedersen 11. The Multinational Enterprise, Institutions and Corruption Martina McGuinness and Mehmet Demirbag PART II: INSTITUTIONS AND CONTEXT: DEVELOPED ECONOMIES 12. The Role of the MNE Headquarters in Subsidiary Innovation: An Institutional Perspective Kieran M. Conroy and David G. Collings 13. Partial or Full Acquisition: Influences of Institutional Pressures on Acquisition Entry Strategy of Multinational Enterprises Ahmad Arslan and Jorma Larimo 14. Managing Improvisational Practice: The Tension between Structure and Creative Difference Holly Patrick, Gail Greig and Nic Beech PART II: INSTITUTIONS AND CONTEXT: EMERGING AND DEVELOPING ECONOMIES 15. South–South Foreign Direct Investment: Key Role of Institutions and Future Prospects Axèle Giroud, Hafiz Mirza and Kee Hwee Wee 16. Internationalization, Institutions and Economic Growth: A Fuzzy-Set Analysis of the New EU Member States Matthew M.C. Allen and Maria L. Aldred 17. Financial System and Equity Culture Development in Central and Eastern European Countries: The Effect of Institutional Environment Zita Stone, Fragkiskos Filippaios and Carmen Stoian 18. Between Welfare and Bargaining: Union Heterogeneity in Europe’s ‘Far East’ Richard Croucher and Claudio Morrison 19. Explaining Persistence of Dysfunctionality in Post-Communist Transformation Martin Upchurch 20. The Co-evolution of the Institutional Environments and Internationalization Experiences of Turkish Internationalizing Firms Bahattin Karademir and Attila Yaprak 21. Exploring Western and Chinese Business Relationship Paradigms Dorothy A. Yen and Bradley R. Barnes 22. Reforms in Russian Corporate Governance and Evaluation of Russian Boards of Directors Dilek Demirbas, Andrey Yukhanaev and Roman Stepanov 32. Firms, Markets and the Social Regulation of Capitalism in Sub-Saharan Africa Gilton Klerck Index

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Book SynopsisThough we live in an era of rapid innovation, the United States has introduced comparatively few commercial innovations within the past decade. Innovation shortfall contributes to weaker trade performance, decreased productivity growth, lower wages and many other economic woes. This study provides insightful recommendations for developing enhanced innovation efforts that could help foster substantial, long-term economic growth.As a high-wage country, the US relies on its ability to develop innovative products and services in order to compete with low-cost countries such as China, South Korea, India and Brazil. The contributors to this book, all well-known international business scholars, offer a diversity of perspectives on how the US can leverage its capacity for innovation to retain a competitive advantage within the global economy. Topics discussed include strategic organization, corporate leadership and innovation theory, as well as specific innovation challenges facing the US today.This book will prove an invaluable resource for students and professors of international business, along with those interested in examining how countries can become more economically competitive through increased focus on innovation.Contributors: K. Aceto, J.D. Arthurs, N. Balasubramanian, S.Y. Cho, E. De Lia, F.C. de Sousa, D. Dougherty, D.D. Dunne, T.L. Galloway, J. Harkins, S.C. Jain, V.K. Jain, B.L. Kedia, S.K. Kim, J. Lee, R. Leung, C.L. Levesque, D.J. Miller, D.R. Miller, S.E. Mooty, R. Pellissier, S. Raghunath, J.C. Ronquillo, R. Sarathy, J.B. Sears, D. Smith, M.T.T. Thai, E. Turkina, S. VachaniTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: STRATEGIC ORGANIZATION AND INNOVATION 1. Learning and Innovation in Collaborative Innovation Networks Ben L. Kedia and Scott E. Mooty 2. Organizing for Complex Innovation Deborah Dougherty, Danielle D. Dunne and Emilio De Lia 3. The (not so) Small Matter of Complexity for Innovation René Pellissier and Fernando Cardoso de Sousa PART II: CORPORATE LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION 4. Commercializing, Catalyzing or Cutting Innovation? The Roles of Large Acquirers in US Global Competitiveness Douglas J. Miller and Joshua B. Sears 5. Conceptualizing the Climate for Innovation in Public and Nonprofit Organizations John C. Ronquillo 6. Information Asymmetry and Underpricing: The Impact of Innovation Strategy and Underwriter Mediation Tera L. Galloway, Douglas R. Miller, Sang Kyun Kim, Jonathan D. Arthurs and Sam Yul Cho 7. Who Leads Whom? Technological Leadership in Nanotechnology: Evidence from Patent Data Jeongsik Lee and Natarajan Balasubramanian PART III: INNOVATION CHALLENGES FACING THE USA 8. Innovating for Entrepreneurship: One State’s Quest to Re-engage Christopher L. Levesque 9. Innovation in Education and US Competitiveness Sushil Vachani 10. Strengthening America’s International Competitiveness through Innovation and Global Value Chains Vinod K. Jain and S. Raghunath 11. The Role of Managerial International Orientation in Product Innovation in Emerging Market Firms Mai Thi Thanh Thai and Ekaterina Turkina PART IV: APPROACHES TO THE PRACTICE AND APPLICATION OF INNOVATION 12. Essence of Marketing Innovations Subhash C. Jain and Kelly Aceto 13. Restoring America’s Competitiveness through the Health Sector: Preliminary Findings from a Time-driven Activity-based Costing (TDABC) Study Ricky Leung 14. Innovation Policies and Industry Subsidies: China and the Global Solar Energy Industry Ravi Sarathy 15. The Effect of Interdependence and Human Resource Quality on the Value-Generating Capabilities of an Organization Dustin Smith, Douglas R. Miller, Tera L. Galloway, Jonathan D. Arthurs and Jason Harkins Index

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Book SynopsisThis book describes a number of different empirical studies and evaluations of the international brewery industry. This industry has recently undergone two climactic changes within a ten to fifteen year time period. These are a significant industry-wide consolidation of firms and market shares accompanied by the internationalization of what was previously a largely local industry. Understanding the drivers and implications of such abrupt and massive change in the competitive environment of an industry is of great interest to international and strategic management scholars. Most of the book's chapters address this issue, some at the global industry level, some at a regional level, and some at the level of a specific country. Taken together, they comprise an insightful case study of an interesting industry at its most interesting point in time.'- William G. Egelhoff, Fordham University, US'The individual contributions in this volume paint a varied and rich picture of strategies and rivalries, the role of environments and institutions, leadership and also customer approaches in both global and local brewery industry. Some of the analysed phenomena are more standard to an IB audience, like consolidation, technological development, and shifts in global markets, but they get a specific flavor and color through this industry focus, while other topics definitely seem more specific (like 'Bierstrasse' on Mallorca). For readers with good taste.'- Rian Drogendijk, Uppsala University, SwedenThis unique book explores some of the key topics of international business through the context of a global industry, focusing on the challenges brewery companies face as they operate in globalized markets. It examines the strategies of individual firms to develop markets and explores new insights into recent company rivalries, both globally and locally. In addition, it offers detailed analysis of some of the major players in the industry through longitudinal studies.Drawing on a range of perspectives, the contributing authors explore six overarching themes: international market developments and firm performance; host country institutional effects; multi-point competition and rivalries; cross-border M&A integration and subsidiary development; leadership and internationalization; and boundless customer interfaces through such elements as social media and tourism.The Global Brewery Industry will prove insightful for scholars across international business, as well as providing an appealing case study for advanced students. It will be invaluable to those investigating the brewery sector specifically, or working with brewing firms.Contributors: M. Andersson, C. Dörrenbächer, J. Gammelgaard, M. Geppert, M. Gilles, M.W. Hansen, B. Hobdari, A.K. Hoenen, G. Hollinshead, K. Jakobsen, A. Kokko, A. Kuusik, J. Larimo, L. Lund-Thomsen, M. Maclean, E.S. Madsen, A.M. Munar, K. Pedersen, N. Pogrebnyakov, C. Ruhe, J. Smith, S. Takeshita, I.M. Taplin, S. Troll, U. Varblane, C. Williams, A. ZabyTrade Review‘This book describes a number of different empirical studies and evaluations of the international brewery industry. This industry has recently undergone two climactic changes within a ten to fifteen year time period. These are a significant industry-wide consolidation of firms and market shares accompanied by the internationalization of what was previously a largely local industry. Understanding the drivers and implications of such abrupt and massive change in the competitive environment of an industry is of great interest to international and strategic management scholars. Most of the book’s chapters address this issue, some at the global industry level, some at a regional level, and some at the level of a specific country. Taken together, they comprise an insightful case study of an interesting industry at its most interesting point in time.’ -- William G. Egelhoff, Fordham University, US‘The individual contributions in this volume paint a varied and rich picture of strategies and rivalries, the role of environments and institutions, leadership and also customer approaches in both global and local brewery industry. Some of the analysed phenomena are more standard to an IB audience, like consolidation, technological development, and shifts in global markets, but they get a specific flavor and color through this industry focus, while other topics definitely seem more specific (like “Bierstrasse” on Mallorca). For readers with good taste.’ -- Rian Drogendijk, Uppsala University, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Peter J. Buckley Introduction Jens Gammelgaard and Christoph Dörrenbächer PART I: INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTS AND FIRM PERFORMANCE 1. How Mergers and Acquisitions Restructured the International Brewery Industry 2000–2010 – and Why Kurt Pedersen, Erik S. Madsen and Lars Lund-Thomsen 2. Market Leadership, Firm Performance and Consolidation in the Central and Eastern European Brewing Sector Kristian Jakobsen PART II: HOST COUNTRY INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTS 3. Reaching Distant Parts? The Internationalization of Brewing and Local Organizational Embeddedness Graham Hollinshead and Mairi Maclean 4. Market Integration and Transportation: Beer in Lao PDR Magnus Andersson and Ari Kokko PART III: MULTI-POINT COMPETITION AND RIVALRIES 5. The Estonian Beer Market: The Battle for Market Leadership Jorma Larimo, Andres Kuusik and Urmas Varblane 6. Carlsberg in India: Entry Strategy in Global Oligopolistic Industries Anne K. Hoenen and Michael W. Hansen PART IV: CROSS-BORDER M&A INTEGRATION AND SUBSIDIARY DEVELOPMENT 7. Subsidiary Strategic Responsibilities and Autonomy in Carlsberg Jens Gammelgaard and Bersant Hobdari 8. Post-acquisition Resource Redeployment and Synergy Creation: The Case of Heineken’s Large Acquisitions Scottish & Newcastle and FEMSA Christoph Dörrenbächer and Andreas Zaby PART V: LEADERSHIP AND INTERNATIONALIZATION 9. Leadership and Preparedness to Internationalize in the Brewing Industry: The Case of Asahi Breweries of Japan Christopher Williams, Seijiro Takeshita, Mélanie Gilles, Carolin Ruhe, Janne Smith and Svenja Troll 10. The Demise of Anheuser-Busch: Arrogance, Hubris and Strategic Weakness in the Face of Intense Internationalization Ian M. Taplin, Jens Gammelgaard, Christoph Dörrenbächer and Mike Geppert PART VI: BOUNDLESS CUSTOMER INTERFACES: SOCIAL MEDIA AND TOURISM 11. The Use of Social Media in the Beer Brewing Industry Nicolai Pogrebnyakov 12. Sun, Alcohol and Sex: Enacting Beer Tourism Ana María Munar Index

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Book SynopsisDaniel Cahoy and Lynda Oswald have brought together some of the country's most prominent patent scholars outside the legal discipline. From the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to recent court cases from the Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit, this timely, informative and well-edited volume examines the latest changes in US patent law and their impact on business strategy. The book is a must-read for anybody who wants to learn more deeply about the ever-increasing role of patents in the business environment.'>- Peter K. Yu, Drake University Law School, USWithin the complex global economy, patents function as indispensable tools for fostering and protecting innovation. This fascinating volume offers a comprehensive perspective on the US patent system, detailing its many uses and outlining several critical legislative, administrative and judicial reforms that impact business strategy.The expert contributors to this book provide an overview of how the US patent system functions today and describe how recent changes affect firms and individual inventors. Topics discussed include the drivers of intellectual property policy; recent revisions to the patent application process in terms of the new first-to-file regime, inequitable conduct, and allowable subject matter; and changes to patent enforcement and infringement related to the Federal Circuit's special role and post-grant review. Contributors address recent legislation such as the 2011 America Invents Act, which enacted some of the most significant patent reforms in decades.This examination of the US patent system highlights some of the most important issues for business. It will serve as an important tool for both policymakers and business leaders, and will also interest students and professors of business and management studies, innovation studies and business law.Contributors: C. Aceves, T.L. Anenson, D.L. Baumer, R.C. Bird, D.R. Cahoy, W.M. Chumney, J. Gehman, D.M. Gitter, Z. Lei, G. Mark, S.J. Marsnik, D. Orozco, L.J. Oswald, R.B. Sawyers, R.E. ThomasTrade Review‘Daniel Cahoy and Lynda Oswald have brought together some of the country’s most prominent patent scholars outside the legal discipline. From the Leahy–Smith America Invents Act to recent court cases from the Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit, this timely, informative and well-edited volume examines the latest changes in US patent law and their impact on business strategy. The book is a must-read for anybody who wants to learn more deeply about the ever-increasing role of patents in the business environment.’ -- Peter K. Yu, Drake University, Law School, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I: INFLUENCES ON PATENT POLICY 1. Coalition Formation and Battles to Effect Intellectual Property Policy Change in the Age of ACTA, AIA and the SHIELD Act Robert E. Thomas and Cassandra Aceves 2. Administrative Patent Levers in the Software, Biotechnology and Clean Technology Industries David Orozco PART II: REVISIONS TO PATENT APPLICATION PROCESS 3. The America Invents Act, Patent Priority, and Supplemental Examination Robert C. Bird 4. Inequitable Conduct after Therasense and the America Invents Act T. Leigh Anenson and Gideon Mark 5. The Patenting of a Profession—Accounting in the Crosshairs Wade M. Chumney, David L. Baumer and Roby B. Sawyers PART III: CHANGES TO THE SCOPE OF ENFORCEMENT AND INFRINGEMENT 6. Unexpected Hazards of a Specialized Patent Court: Lessons from Joint Infringement Doctrine Lynda J. Oswald 7. The Transformation of Patents into Information Containment Tools Daniel R. Cahoy, Joel Gehman and Zhen Lei 8. Will the America Invents Act Post-grant Review Improve the Quality of Patents? A Comparison with the European Patent Office Opposition Susan J. Marsnik PART IV: EMERGENCE OF EXCLUSION SYSTEMS BEYOND PATENTS 9. Biopharmaceuticals under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Determining the Appropriate Market and Data Exclusivity Periods Donna M. Gitter Index

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the Canaanite-Phoenician economic systems that predominated in and determined Mediterranean history. Phoenician trade networks were sophisticated and elaborate operations that required a highly developed society and institutions in order to spread and be maintained. By tracking the manufacture, use, and shipment routes of Phoenician products, primarily those traded in amphorae and bottles but also fine-ware and their associated assemblages, a new map of Mediterranean connectivity and interrelations emerges, whose routes, operations and cultural affiliation lasted a long time. The Phoenician trade-nets are presented geographically, with special attention paid to the traceable product networks involving wine, salted fish, or perfumed oils.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1 The Canaanite-Phoenician Continuum Chapter 2 Trade and Diaspora Networks Chapter 3 The Early Networks and the Canaanite-Phoenician International Style Chapter 4 Canaanite-Phoenician Style and Corpus Chapter 5 Phoenician Networks: Geographical Zones and Central Nodes Chapter 6 Phoenician Industrial Networks: Wine, Perfumed Oil, and Salted Fish Chapter 7 Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThis volume takes stock of the latest international business research on the relationship between European multinational enterprises (MNEs) and their policy environment. The volume brings together a variety of scholarly contributions from an European perspective. European MNEs were amongst the earliest to internationalize and many now command globally dispersed operations. European MNEs pioneered the multi-centric organizational form, which can be interpreted in part as an effort to address the policy challenges facing these firms in environments fraught with natural and government-imposed market imperfections. The volume covers four dimensions of MNE corporate strategy in the face of complex policy environments: corporate strategic responses to national policy institutions; pro-active institution-oriented strategies; dynamics of international business-government relations; and, corporate strategies in turbulent times.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. About the Editors. New Policy Challenges for European Multinationals: A Resource Bundling Perspective. Political Strategies of Foreign Firms in the Dutch Chemical Industry. Firms’ Capabilities, Public Support and Foreign Direct Investment. Taxes and Foreign Direct Investment Attraction: A Literature Review. The Impact of Transaction Costs on Interest Margins in the Romanian Banking Sector. Institutions and International Business Research: Three Institutional Approaches and Recommendations for Future Research. The Role of Cross-Sector Partnership Portfolios in the Inclusive Business Strategies of Multinational Enterprises. Human Rights Due Diligence in Global Value Chains. The Illusion of Political Power: Evidence from a Failed FDI in a Developing Market. The Direct Impact of the Normative and Cognitive Distances and the Moderating Effect of Regulations on the Internationalization of SMEs. The Unequal Influence of Structure and Strategy on European Manufacturing Firm Performance. Does Economic Convergence with the European Union Mean More FDI Flows to an Economy? Analysis of Five Central and Eastern European Countries. International Marketing–Related Outward FDI Motives: Turkish MNCs’ Experience in the EU. Corruption and its Effect on Foreign Direct Investment in the Energy Sector of Emerging and Developing Economies. Export Propensity During the Period of Economic Recession: The Impact of Home-Country Factors and Firm-Level Characteristics. Strategic Responses to the Global Financial and Economic Crisis in Central and Eastern Europe – The Foreign Multinational Company Perspective. Managing Relationship Development and Crises in Emerging Markets: A Swedish Firm's Relationship Behaviour in Argentina. The Dark Side of Globalization for Mature European Multinationals: An Extended Network Perspective. New Policy Challenges for European Multinationals. Progress in international business research. Progress in international business research. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisThis volume concentrates on the substantive gaps in the IB/IM field and addresses whether these gaps are resolvable with our current theoretical and methodological toolkit. This entails three specific queries about the past and present: Have our theories advanced some combination of explanation and prediction? Have our methods proven to be effective in providing rigorous, robust and consistent evidence with respect to the explanatory and predictive validity of our theories? Have we studied the right phenomena in the right way?Table of ContentsScientific mindfulness: A foundation for future themes in international business. Behavioral elements in foreign direct investments. Exploring the role of managerial intentionality in international business. The past, present and future of managing distance: stakeholders and development. Cultural intelligence and all that Jazz: A cognitive revolution in international management research?. Walking the cultural distance: in search of direction beyond friction. Software, distance, friction, and more: a review of lessons and losses in the debate for a better metaphor on culture. The liabilities of origin: an emerging economy perspective on the costs of doing business abroad. Country level corruption as a liability of foreignness: effects on staffing, incentives, and activities. Liability of foreignness: new insights from capital markets. Editors' Biography. Institutional distance in international business research. Building competitive advantage in a global environment: leadership and the mindset. Top management teams and societal context: the international dimensions of top management. Managing the fragmented value chain of global business: exploitative and explorative offshoring toward emerging market economies. Global marketing strategy: past, present, and future. Technological clusters and multinational enterprise R&D strategy. Management innovation and the multinational corporation. Innovation and the multinational enterprise. A multilevel approach to understanding the multinationality–performance relationship. Nonlinear internationalization: a neglected topic in international business research. List of Contributors. Diasporas as drivers of national competitiveness. Internationalization of emerging market firms: a case for theoretical extension. Introduction to Section 1 Booz & co./strategy+business eminent scholar in international management 2009. Editors' introduction. Introduction to Section 2 The past, present and future of international business & management. From culture and behavior to culture and self-deception. Culture, psychology, management, and Harry Triandis. Self-deception and the ideal culture: implications for international management research.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first in a two volume study of Corporate Social Responsibility and corporate behaviour from around the world, taking in viewpoints from five continents and over ten countries. These case studies present a detailed analysis of best practice in the corporate world in the areas of social ethics and community engagement.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. List of Reviewers. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Corporate Social Responsibility and International Business: A Conceptual Overview. Global Civil Society and International Business: A Review. International Business, Corruption, and Bribery. Institutional and Market Forces: The Dominant Logic of Strategic Corporate Responsibility and Innovative Value Co-Creation. The Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activities on Building Corporate Reputation. Creating the Global Greenscape: Developing a Global Market-Entry Framework for the Green and Renewable Technologies. Conflicting Forces for Internationalization of Hydropower Equipment Producers: Reconciling Sustainability and CSR with MNEs’ International Strategies. Review of Strategic Policy Framework for Re-Evaluating ‘CSR’ Programme Impacts on the Mining-Affected Areas in India. About the contributors. International Business, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice. Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisThis volume advances the debate on the past, present and future of international business and management research. A truly international group of experts present their perspectives, and ask the question 'What is it that we know?' when discussing major issues and concepts in the field. This annual collection includes a regular special feature on a leading scholar; exploring in this volume the work of Jean-Francois Hennart and his theories on multinational enterprise and strategic management. Part two addresses international business and international management issues from a philosophical perspective, examining key topics such as post-merger integration, dominant design theory, internalizing firms and the strategy-performance relationship.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Editors’ Biographies. EDITORS’ INTRODUCTION. Introduction to Part I: Booz & Co./Strategy+Business Eminent Scholar in International Management 2012. From the American Challenge to the Dragons at Your Door: Forty Years of Work on the Theory of the Multinational Enterprise. Internalization Theory as the General Theory of International Strategic Management: Jean-François Hennart’s Contributions. Jean-François Hennart: Types of Research, Qualities and Contributions. Introduction to Part II: Do We Do Science? Philosophy and Knowledge in International Business and Management. Inherited Philosophy of Science? Economics and International Business Research. The Road to Relevance. Why Baseline Modelling is Better than Null-Hypothesis Testing: Examples from International Business Research. Ontology and IB: Re-Imagining the Multinational. The Philosophy of Turning Points: A Case of De-Internationalization. Do We Really Understand a Research Topic? Finding Answers through Meta-Analyses. Meta-Analytic Research in International Business and International Management. International Business Research: Understanding Past Paths to Design Future Research Directions. Progress, Maturity or Exhaustion? Sources and Modes of Theorizing on the International Strategy – Performance Relationship (1990–2011). What Do We Know about the Success and Failure of International Joint Ventures? In Search of Relevance and Holism. What Do We Know about Going Global Early? Liabilities of Foreignness and Early Internationalizing Firms. International Technology Transfer and its Implications to Dominant Design Theory. What Do We Know About Post-Merger Integration Following International Acquisitions?. Authors’ Biographies. Philosophy of Science and Meta-Knowledge in International Business and Management. Advances in international Management. Advances in international Management. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisThis volume focuses on Central and Southeast Europe, and explores the dynamic and complex area of distributive trade on markets which have recently undergone a huge transformation. Papers in the volume employ both quantitative and qualitative research methods, and focus on retailing, international trade, relationships between retailers and suppliers, sustainability, private brands, loyalty programs, e-commerce and retailing strategies. Challenges For Trade in Central and Southeast Europe offers insights that will assist retailers, wholesalers and logistics companies in their decision making, as well as exploring macro topics that consider the effects of trade on the economy as a whole. There is much of value for a broad international readership, including academics, practitioners and policy-makers.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. About the Authors. Preface. Internationalization of Retail in Poland and Croatia. Interaction of Trade Activities Between Selected Southeast European Countries. Trade in Terms of Ecological Economics. The Role of Retailers in Developing a Healthy Lifestyle in Poland. Socially Responsible Marketing in Creating Value for Customers in the Polish Market. Control of Mergers in Grocery Retail Market in Croatia. Shoppers’ Perceptions of Retail Agglomeration Characteristics in Zagreb Region. Effects of Risk-Related Purchasing Factors on Private Label Quality Perceptions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Challenges of E-Retailing: Impulsive Buying Behaviour. Challenges for the Trade of Central and Southeast Europe. International Business & Management. Challenges for the Trade of Central and Southeast Europe. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisRelationships of individual and groups among three-plus firms represent the cornerstone concept in business-to-business (B2B) contexts. The three-plus firms include manufacturer-supplier to manufacturer-customer to distributor-customer, and facilitators (e.g., transportation and management consulting firms). The common thread of the five papers in this volume is that making sense and achieving deep knowledge of three-plus B2B relationships are necessary antecedents for achieving high operating effectiveness, high (on-time) efficiency, and sustaining profits for each firm in these relationships. As the titles of the five papers imply, reading the volume provides deep insights into the specifics of how high performing three-plus B2B relationships influences these three major objectives of the firm: National Cultures? Impacts on Western Industrial Buyer-Seller Relational Process Models; Developing Guanxi Relations; Industrial Buyer-Seller Relations in a Chinese Context; Adaptation in Business Contexts; Working Triadic Relationships; How Do Managers See It? Capturing Practitioner Theories via Network Pictures.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface. The Impact of National Culture on Western Industrial Buyer-Seller Relational Process Models. Developing Guanxi Relations. The Development of Industrial Buyer-Seller Relations in a Chinese Context. Adaptation in Business Contexts: Working Triadic Relationships. How do Managers See it? Capturing Practitioner Theories via Network Pictures. Deep Knowledge of B2B Relationships Within and Across Borders. Advances in Business Marketing & Purchasing. Deep Knowledge of B2B Relationships Within and Across Borders. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisSustainable development is one of the key challenges of our time. It has social, ecological and economic dimensions, which makes it also a multi-faceted and complex problem. International Business scholars have stressed that the Multinational Enterprise should be considered the most important vehicle through which sustainable development occurs in developing countries. However, actual study of the topic remains fraught with theoretical and empirical caveats. This eighth volume in the Progress in International Business Research series includes new texts from a number of leading scholars and opinion leaders in the area. Contributors develop new levels of analysis (in particular global value chains or the partnership strategies of firms) that present promising areas for new theoretical and empirical insights. Whilst authors from leading international institutes are brought together in this volume, younger scholars with innovative ideas also offer valuable insights.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Taking stock of complexity: In search of new pathways to sustainable development. Limits to growth in the 21st century. Foreign direct investment as a driver of industrial development: Why is there so little evidence?. An internalization theory perspective on the Bottom of the Pyramid. Internalisation theory, global value chain theory and sustainability standards. Multinational enterprises and sustainability standards: Using a partnering-intensity continuum to classify their interactions. The social irresponsibility of international business: A novel conceptualization. Do multinational enterprises contribute to sustainable development by engaging in lobbying? The automotive industry and environmental regulations. Multinationals and Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs): A linkages perspective on inclusive development strategies. A retrospective on: Infrastructure or foreign direct investment?. Stakeholder dynamics as determinants of substantive versus symbolic csr practices: A macro/micro perspective. Taming a wicked problem? Unilever’s Interpretations of Corporate Social Responsibility 2000–2012. MNE and multiple embeddedness: A case study of MNE–NGO collaboration in saving the Baltic Sea. Shudder: The challenges to ‘industrial policies’ in the early 21st century in low- and middle-income economies. The clean development mechanism and technology transfer to China. The rise of enterprise regionalisation in ASEAN. Multistakeholder regulation of business: Assessing the pros and cons. International business and sustainable development. Progress in international business research. International business and sustainable development. Copyright page.

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