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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This insightful Research Agenda provides reflections on the state of the international business and management discipline and also highlights important future topics for research. The book especially covers a range of thought-provoking ideas on key subjects, from externalisation theory to emerging market economies to societal crises and modern slavery.This Research Agenda also revisits the relevance of core theories; examines the changing roles of nation states and multinationals as well as power relations and ideologies; and discusses new phenomena in international business and management (IB/M). Authors emphasise the merits of and the need for incorporating insights from critical perspectives and, finally, a commentary is given on fulfilling the future agendas laid out in the chapters.This will be a useful read for postgraduate students and researchers of IB/M. Academics in neighbouring subfields including social geography, political science and economic sociology will also find beneficial insights.Trade Review'Climate change, increasing inequality, pandemic, political turmoil... ''Thinking out of the box'' is exactly what we need to do. But how can we do that? This book will help us leave our comfort zone and encourage our renewed challenges to overcome the box.' -- Takahiro Endo, Hitotsubashi University Business School, Tokyo, Japan'Ödül Bozkurt and Mike Geppert have brought together a selective and creative set of scholars to revisit how to conduct research in international business and management from a more relevant and critical perspective. Authors in this edited book identify chasms in mainstream ideas, illustrate how to think outside the box and practice cross-disciplinary fertilization. This leads to analysis of international dynamics emerging from the role of nation states, power relations, ideology and crises. It is a must read for scholars interested in tackling big questions in IB.' -- Ruth Aguilera, Northeastern University, US'''Thinking out of the box'' is definitely needed in order to write this book A Research Agenda for International Business and Management (IB/M) and address the current and future grand challenges of society. This impressive edited book by Bozkurt and Geppert thoroughly analyzes a number of topical themes within IB/M emphasizing multinational enterprises and internationalization processes and operations on the one hand, and themes like behavioral aspects, social-political developments, power, humanitarian crises, and modern slavery on the other. As such, this book will set the scene for IB/M research in the years to come.' -- Jens Gammelgaard, Copenhagen Business School, DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: 1 A Research Agenda for International Business and Management: the promises and prospects of thinking outside the box 1 Mike Geppert and .dül Bozkurt PART I REVISITING CORE IB/M THEORIES 2 Do we need a theory of externalisation? 23 Roger Strange 3 Behavioural theory and MNE decision-making: changing the narrative in international business management 43 Giulio Nardella, Rajneesh Narula and Irina Surdu 4 Outward investment from emerging markets: time for a paradigm shift? 63 Suma Athreye PART II CHANGING ROLES OF NATION-STATES AND MNES 5 The role of the home country in international business and management research: state of the art and future research directions 87 Florian Becker-Ritterspach and Khaled Fourati 6 The diplomatic imperative: MNEs as international actors 109 Brent Burmester PART III INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT, POWER RELATIONS AND IDEOLOGY 7 Treating ideology seriously in international business and management research: a textual analysis of the global “self-management” fad 131 Leo McCann, Brian Wierman and Edward Granter 8 Emerging economy MNCs and their geopolitical embeddedness 153 Ursula Mense-Petermann PART IV THEORIZING AND STUDYING NEW PHENOMENA IN IB/M: CRISIS, SLAVERY AND METHODOLOGY 9 Managing the unavoidable: new avenues for research on MNEs and societal crises 175 Verena Girschik and Jasper Hotho 10 Developing parameters for the occurrence of modern slavery: towards an empirical validation of Crane’s (2013) theory of modern slavery 195 Christoph Dörrenbächer and Lukas Ellermann 11 The future of international business research: theorising on unfolding phenomena in a complex, dynamic world 221 Peter Zettinig and Niina Nummela PART V COMMENTARY 12 Commentary on fulfilling the future agenda in international business 245 Jonathan P. Doh Index 251

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Book SynopsisIn The Multinational Enterprise, Mark Casson - an important thinker in international business for more than 40 years - provides a state-of-the art review of recent developments in the economic theory of the multinational enterprise. He shows how recent developments in theory shed new light on the historical emergence of multinational enterprises, and explains the different forms that multinationality has taken in different industries and different regions of the world.Mark Casson brings together his leading research on internalisation theory as a general theory of the multinational enterprise. He offers cutting-edge analysis across four distinct sections: marketing and brands, supply chain coordination, methodology and the theory of the firm, and risk management. The book also sets out an exciting new research agenda, which explores the future place of the multinational in the evolving 'knowledge economy' and in a politically uncertain world.This book will appeal to doctoral students and faculty in business schools in need of the latest theoretical developments and also those in economics departments that specialise in business and industrial economics.Trade Review'Casson and his co-authors provide a powerful restatement and renewal of the concept of internalization as a general theory of the multinational enterprise. The book expands the boundaries of the theory's application, while confidently asserting its identity in economics rather than strategic management. A particularly compelling component is the innovative use of historical evidence and perspectives on issues such as branding strategies and response to risk.' --Geoffrey Jones, Harvard Business School, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I Introduction and overview 1. The Future of the Multinational Enterprise in historical perspective 2. Internalization theory: an unfinished agenda PART II Marketing and brands 3. Marketing and the multinational: extending internalization theory 4. Imitation, brand protection and the globalization of British business PART III Supply chain coordination 5. Economic analysis of international supply chains: an internalization perspective 6. The economic theory of international business: a supply chain perspective 7. The economic theory of international supply chains: a systems view PART IV Methodology and the theory of the firm 8. Coase and international business: Rethinking the connection 9. The economic theory of the firm as a foundation for international business theory 10. Alan Rugman’s methodology PART V Risk management 11. Foreign direct investment in high-risk environments: a theoretical perspective 12. Foreign direct investment in high-risk environments: an historical perspective Index

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Book SynopsisThis book provides readers with the latest research on the dynamics of language and language diversity in professional contexts. Bringing together novel findings from a range of disciplines, it challenges practitioners and management scholars to question the conventional understanding of language as a tool that can be managed by language policies that ‘standardize’ language.Each of the contributions is designed to recognize the strides that have been made in the past two decades in research on language and languages in organizational settings while addressing remaining blind spots and emerging issues. Particular attention is given to multilingualism, sociolinguistic approaches to language in the workplace, migration challenges, critical perspectives on the power of language use and the management of organizations as dialogical, discursive spaces. Understanding the Dynamics of Language and Multilingualism in Professional Contexts offers new insights into familiar and less familiar issues for international business scholars, sociolinguists, management practitioners and business communication scholars and experts, and brings understanding to the central role that language usage and linguistic diversity play in organisational processes.Trade Review‘The editors have compiled empirically grounded chapters which utilize new theoretical perspectives, demonstrate cultural and political sensitivities about language use in organizational contexts and beyond. Such a collection is no mean feat to achieve and editors and authors are to be congratulated for this important and innovative book.’ -- Susanne Tietze, Sheffield Hallam University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xiv Introduction to Understanding the Dynamics of Language and Multilingualism in Professional Contexts 1 Betty Beeler, Mary Vigier, Claudine Gaibrois and Philippe Lecomte PART I MULTILINGUALISM IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES IN ORGANISATIONS 1 Introduction to Multilingualism in a rapidly changing world: new perspectives on language differences in organisations 7 Claudine Gaibrois 2 Recognition theory: a new lens for investigating language differences in multilingual organisations 13 Marjana Johansson and Martyna Śliwa 3 Diversity, activation and self-support: clashing institutional logics around the inclusion of refugees on the labour market 30 Dorte Lønsmann 4 Agency and multilingualism in public health care: how practitioners draw on local experiences and encounters 46 Yaron Matras, Rebecca Tipton and Leonie Gaiser PART II LANGUAGE PRACTICES IN MULTILINGUAL WORKPLACES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 5 Introduction to Language practices in multilingual workplaces and implications for human resource management 62 Mary Vigier 6 Ethnographic study of a manager’s engagements with written ‘English’ workplace genres in MNCs 67 Tiina Räisänen and Anne Kankaanranta 7 Revisiting ethnography and reflexivity for language-sensitive workplace research 84 Kristina Humonen and Jo Angouri 8 Multilingual organisations: employee motives and human resource management adaptive strategies 101 John Fiset PART III ORGANISATIONS AS DISCURSIVE, POLYPHONIC SPACES: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH 9 Introduction to Organisations as discursive, polyphonic spaces: a multidisciplinary approach 119 Betty Beeler 10 Organizing through and by multilingualism: writing languages into the study and practices of organizations 124 Marjana Johansson and Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen 11 Revisiting identity-construction in the multilingual workplace: an intersectional approach 140 Linda Cohen and Jane Kassis-Henderson 12 Duality of language as a tool for integration versus mobility at work: utility of a polyphonic perspective 154 Cihat Erbil, Mustafa F. Özbilgin and Sercan Hamza Bağlama PART IV DIFFERENT CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE POWER OF LANGUAGE IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 13 Introduction to Different critical perspectives on the power of language in international business 169 Philippe Lecomte 14 Language in multilingual organizations: power, policies and politics 173 Guro R. Sanden 15 Voices in the employee magazine: a critical investigation 189 Peter Kastberg and Marianne Grove Ditlevsen 16 Let us (not) speak Finnish! On language, power relations and ambivalence 205 Janne Tienari Conclusion to Understanding the Dynamics of Language and Multilingualism in Professional Contexts 219 Claudine Gaibrois, Betty Beeler, Philippe Lecomte and Mary Vigier Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book focuses on the upgrading of firms within the global garment industry, examining how garment manufacturers and retailers in different countries internationalize, develop their capabilities and enhance their sustainability. It highlights the important role the global garments industry plays in the socio-economic development and environmental outcomes of emerging economies.Drawing on firm-centric, multi-level analyses, the book addresses four key questions: how do apparel manufacturing companies in emerging economies internationalize? What factors promote or hinder internationalization? What influences the abilities of suppliers to develop different capabilities? How do firms achieve sustainability? Interdisciplinary contributions draw on a range of perspectives, including global value chains, international business, operations management, innovation, and sociology, to answer these questions. Providing novel insights to the topic, this book will help firms, researchers and national and multilateral organisations improve the competitiveness of suppliers, workers' well-being and environmental outcomes. It will be particularly useful to business economics and economic geography scholars.

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Book SynopsisStrategic disruptors in companies and economies, including blockchain technology, big data, and artificial intelligence, can contribute to the creation of new business opportunities, jobs, and growth. Research is needed on the impacts of these disruptors in Asia, as well as analyses on new business ecosystems and policy implications. Global Challenges and Strategic Disruptors in Asian Businesses and Economies presents a rich collection of chapters that explore and discuss the state of the art, emerging topics, challenges, and success factors in business, big data, innovation, and technology in Asia. The book explores how the internet of things, big data, and artificial intelligence can provide solutions for global challenges and companies. Including topics on digital economy, strategic management, and information technologies, this book is ideal for managing directors, general managers, corporate heads of firms, politicians, executives, entrepreneurs, academicians, decision makers, policymakers, researchers, and students looking to enhance their understanding and collaboration in business, disruptive innovation, and technology in Asia.

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Book SynopsisThis Concise Introduction provides clear insights into the various issues involved in the global supply chain. Covering materials procurement, sourcing, and physical distribution, Masaaki Kotabe examines the global supply chain from a strategic perspective, while also addressing the sustainability concerns which arise in this arena.

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Book SynopsisThis Concise Introduction provides clear insights into the various issues involved in the global supply chain. Covering materials procurement, sourcing, and physical distribution, Masaaki Kotabe examines the global supply chain from a strategic perspective, while also addressing the sustainability concerns which arise in this arena.

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Book SynopsisBringing together scholars from around the world, this book provides extensive coverage of the academic literature and research on women’s entrepreneurship policy.Featuring contributions from members of the Global Women's Entrepreneurship Policy Research Network, the book explores and critiques contemporary policy instruments while also pointing toward potential policy solutions. Chapters aim to deepen understanding of women’s entrepreneurship policy and raise awareness among policy makers, programme managers and academics of the dangers associated with gender-blind entrepreneurship policies. The book concludes that ‘one size fits all’ policies that ignore the gender dimension do not support women entrepreneurs effectively.Research-based and international in approach, Women's Entrepreneurship Policy will be a useful guide for academics and advanced students in the areas of entrepreneurship, gender and management, diversity and management, and international business. It will also be beneficial for policy makers and those involved in designing and delivering women’s entrepreneurship programmes.Trade Review‘Well thought-out, illustrative and opportune! This outstanding collection of chapters positively influences the future of the women’s entrepreneurship research agenda and outlines new pathways for entrepreneurship policy formation, enrichment and delivery. A must-read for policy makers and scholars around the globe.’ -- Rosa Nelly Trevinyo-Rodríguez, Trevinyo-Rodríguez & Associates, México‘This compelling book is packed with insightful gems for inclusive entrepreneurial policy. The wide geographical coverage of the chapter collection and their varied theoretical lenses – institutional, narrative and feminist – ensures the value of these insights. Essential reading for enlightened evidence-based policy making for the post-COVID-19 pandemic era, that recognizes women’s entrepreneurship within the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem.’ -- Anne de Bruin, University of Auckland, New ZealandTable of ContentsContents: About Global WEP xviii 1 Introduction to Women’s Entrepreneurship Policy: taking stock and moving forward 1 Colette Henry, Susan Coleman and Kate V. Lewis 2 Exploring the gender gap in women’s entrepreneurship: a narrative policy analysis 14 Patricia G. Greene and Candida Brush 3 Strategies to redress entrepreneurship gender gaps in Canada revisited 40 Barbara J. Orser 4 Entrepreneurship as a losing proposition for women: gendered outcomes of neo-liberal entrepreneurship policy in a Nordic welfare state 77 Helene Ahl, Malin Tillmar, Karin Berglund and Katarina Pettersson 5 Mapping ethnic minority women entrepreneurs’ support initiatives: experiences from the UK 105 Helen Lawton Smith and Beldina Owalla 6 Institutional work in Czech and US business assistance programmes and implications for entrepreneurial inclusion 125 Nancy C. Jurik, Alena Křížková, Marie Pospíšilová and Gray Cavender 7 Barriers to women’s entrepreneurship in Poland and institutional support 164 Ewa Lisowska and Dariusz Leszczyński 8 Beyond COVID-19: women entrepreneurs and e-commerce policy in the Asia-Pacific 194 Patrice Braun, Naomi Birdthistle and Antoinette Flynn 9 Analysis of Ghana’s and South Africa’s women entrepreneurship policies 216 Mavis S. B. Mensah and Evelyn Derera Index 243

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Book SynopsisDecades of stagnating demand for beer and the emergence of global brewing conglomerates had seen many of Britain’s longstanding breweries disappear and a decline in the diversity of beer styles on offer. However, following similar developments in the USA and Australia, the emergence of new craft breweries in the UK, producing small batch beers in an ever-increasing range of styles has re-vitalised the industry. Supporting employment both within brewing and hospitality while contributing to the cultural and economic fabric of society, the emergence of this craft beer revolution deserves greater scholarly attention than it has received to date. Researching Craft Beer enhances theoretical and practical understandings of craft beer both within the UK and beyond. This edited collection is interdisciplinary in nature and will appeal to a wide range of scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts of craft beer. Chapters authored from a range of business, sociology and law perspectives examine the production, sale, values, serving and cultural significance of craft beer. The volume offers insights for aspiring and present owners of breweries, those looking to open a craft beer bar as well as other beer researchers the volume offers a prescient assessment of historic, present, and likely future developments within the sector.Table of ContentsForeword; Thomas Thurnell-Read Chapter 1. Introduction: Researching Craft Beer; Holly Patrick-Thomson, Daniel Clarke, Vaughan Ellis, and David Weir Part 1. Making and Selling Craft Beer Chapter 2. Behind the Beer: An Examination of ‘Entrepreneurial’ Motives for Starting a Craft Brewery; Vaughan Ellis and James Richards Chapter 3. Strategies for Success? Market Entry Strategies of New Craft Beer Producers; Des Quinn, Vaughan Ellis, and James Richards Chapter 4. Illuminating Craft Brewers’ Experiences of Dealing with Covid-19 and Making Fresh Sense of what Covid-19 can do To/For Craft Beer: An Intègraphic Approach; Daniel Clarke, James Bowden, and Keith Dinnie Chapter 5. The Artful Science of Crafting Ale: Discussing the Finer Nuances of Making and Selling Beer; Victoria Ellis-Vowles Part 2. Values of Craft Beer Production Chapter 6. Collaborative Resistance: How a Craft Beer Scene was built through Sharing and Nurturing Relationships; James Cunningham and Simon S. Fraser Chapter 7. The Promise and Perils of taking Craft Beer International; Pavlina Jasovska Chapter 8. Talking Equity, Taking Action: A Conversation with Jess Griego of Bosque Brewing; Eli R. Wilson Part 3. Serving Craft Beer Chapter 9. Assessing Quality in Craft Beer: Style Guides and Taste Descriptions in Beer Judging Practice; Steven Wright Chapter 10. From ‘Wet Led’ to ‘Dry Led’: Food and the Contested Framing of Alcohol Establishments; Jed Meers Chapter 11. From Connoisseur to Community: The Evolution of the Brewery Tap Room; Phil Mellows Part 4. Craft Beer Communities Chapter 12. Come One, Come All? The Impact of Craft Breweries on Revitalisation and Community-Building; Perttu Salovaara Chapter 13. Motivations Behind Craft Beer Online Buying Habits among Italian Millennials; Sergio Rivaroli, Martin Hingley, and Roberta Spadoni Chapter 14. Instagram Vs Reality: Chatting Craft Beer Communities with Roy Herd of The Blunt Chisel Brewery; Holly Patrick-Thomson

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Book SynopsisDespite the increased research interest in tourism in Asia, most research has focused on the key destinations (China, Macau, Hong Kong, Thailand), while neglecting other destinations which are less well explored. Little is known about the marketing efforts and practices, along with the successes and challenges, countries in the East and Southeast Asia have been experiencing. This book aims to address this oversight by exploring the marketing approaches, techniques and tools used by various countries in the region both collectively and individually to manage their tourism offerings and position them in the global tourism market: China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Vietnam.It offers a contemporary and insightful look at the various case studies in East and Southeast Asia using inter-disciplinary perspectives and a range of methodological approaches and tools. The book: Provides case studies developed by tourism researchers who are experts in their researched context countries; Focuses on several countries at different stage of development; Explores specific marketing strategies in East and Southeast Asian destinations, considering global trends and forces to fully understand the marketing environment.The book will be of interest to tourism marketing researchers, practitioners, academics, undergraduate and postgraduate students who will find these insightful contemporary case studies useful in the classroom.

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Book SynopsisAdvances in Global Leadership collects insights from leading scholars and practitioners and fresh ideas from promising newcomers to the field. As in Volume 13, we begin by focusing on global leadership in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic. Volume 14 is introduced with a tour-de-force analysis by twenty authors on the cross-cultural differences reflected in nineteen national responses to the global crisis. The resulting overarching lessons offer useful guidance to leaders grappling with the pandemic and beyond. This volume is organized as follows: • Part 1 presents research papers, many of which advance the conceptualization and practice of global leadership effectiveness, the topic promoted in our Call for Papers. Other chapters report on novel research that opens up pathways for other global leadership scholars. • The Practitioner's Corner in Part 2 features interviews with practitioners and scholar-practitioners whose work illustrates global leadership effectiveness, by modeling its practice, development, and teaching. • Finally, the editors reflect upon the contributions made toward advancing our understanding of global leadership effectiveness and suggest future research directions. Given its focus on important and timely global leadership topics, this book is a must-read for both scholars from wide-ranging disciplines and practitioners with a diverse set of global leadership roles. The Advances in Global Leadership series, with its finger firmly on the pulse of this exciting field, is an essential collection of global leadership knowledge and novel research approaches.Table of ContentsPART I: EMPIRICAL FINDINGS Chapter 1. The Grand Challenge None of Us Chose: Succeeding (and failing) Against the Global Pandemic; Nancy J. Adler, Sonja Sackmann, Sharon Arieli, Marufa (Mimi) Akter, Christoph Barmeyer, Cordula Barzantny, Dan V. Caprar, Yih-teen Lee, Leigh Anne Liu, Giovanna Magnani, Justin Marcus, Christof Miska, Fiona Moore, Sun Hyun Park, B. Sebastian Reiche, Anne-Marie Søderberg, Jeremy Solomons, and Zhi-Xue Zhang Chapter 2. Global Leadership Effectiveness: A Multilevel Review and Exploration of the Construct Domain; Marketa Rickley and Madelynn Stackhouse Chapter 3. Reinforcing “We”: Organizational Identity Custodianship in Global Leaders’ Boundary-Spanning; Heather Swenddal, Mathews Nkhoma, and Sarah Gumbley Chapter 4. Developing Global Leader Self-Complexity through International Experience; Katherine C. Cotter Chapter 5. Leading Innovation in a Multicultural and Digitally Connected World; Karina R. Jensen PART II: PRACTITIONER’S CORNER Chapter 6. An Interview with Paula Caligiuri, Pioneer in Global Leadership Effectiveness Research; Joyce S. Osland Chapter 7. Research, Dissemination, and Activism – The Grand Challenge of Refugees’ Integration: An Interview with Betina Szkudlarek; Joyce S. Osland Chapter 8. An Interview with Milena Pighi, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at the BMW Group; Betina Szkudlarek Chapter 9. Developing Future Global Leaders’ Competencies in a Business School Course: A Case Study of a Course Design Inspired by Team-based Learning; Annelise Ly PART III: CONCLUSION Chapter 10. Global Leadership Effectiveness: First Steps and Future Directions; B. Sebastian Reiche, Joyce S. Osland, Mark E. Mendenhall, and B. Szkudlarek

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Book SynopsisLarge western companies are accelerating their expansion into emerging economies, while relying on oversimplified frameworks to make decisions and complex matrix organizations to make things happen. When critical events do happen (such as terrorist attacks or civil wars), senior executives and the companies they lead are often taken by surprise. As the world shifts to a less stable geopolitical structure, only firms that can acquire a better capability to foresee and prepare for change will prevail over the long term. Strategy and Geopolitics provides a strategic framework that can help senior business executives address the challenges of globalization in this evolving geopolitical landscape. This book underlines the need to go beyond a simplistic understanding of different countries and territories: it discusses the geopolitical issues that can be the cause of success or failure in different markets; and it explores strategies for dealing with global and local complexity, as well as introducing innovative ideas on recruitment and organization.Trade ReviewNoting that political and social conditions in a country may well determine whether investments there return a profit, Rosenberg offers executives and board members of international companies a geopolitical perspective on the world as it is today as a tool kit to think through issues that affect their businesses in that part of the world where they operate. His purpose is not to replace deep analysis and the work of specialized consultants, but to give decision makers sufficient grounding in the field to ask better questions and decide for themselves what to do when faced with contradictory evidence. -- Annotation ©2017 * (protoview.com) *Table of ContentsChapter 1. Taken by Surprise Chapter 2. Why Many Businesses Have a Hard Time Internalizing Global Complexity Chapter 3. A Managerial Framework for Making Sense of a Complex World Chapter 4. Europe Stumbles Along Chapter 5. North and South America: Locked in an Awkward Embrace Chapter 6. China’s Re-Emergence as a Global Power Chapter 7. Japan, Korea, and South East Asia: The Search for an Identity between two Giants Chapter 8. India at the Crossroads Chapter 9. Africa Rising: Will It Be the Next China? Chapter 10. The Middle East on the Brink of War and Peace Chapter 11. How to Develop a Resilient Business Strategy and Organization for a Complex World?

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Book SynopsisWho captures the value created in global supply chains? How should gaps in value capture among participants be amended and by whom? Focusing on the global apparel supply chain and employing value creation as a yardstick for evaluation of value capture, this book documents disturbing misalignments between value creation and value capture among global brands, manufacturers, labor, and consumers. The authors posit that the failure of both markets and governments to adequately distribute the value created by global value chains calls for different mechanisms to address this challenge. They develop a novel approach based on the logic of the interdependencies germane to the co-specialized nature of value chains. These interdependencies afford participants power to create markets for social justice in which behavior that drives outcomes towards adequate value distribution is economically and socially rewarded. These dynamics turn GVCs into their own de-facto ‘regulators’ with the power to self-correct for distributional distortions.The contributions of the book are at the center of current debates in policy milieu, academic circles and corporate boards regarding human rights, social inequality, and the role of the private sector in advancing social goals. They received renewed importance in contemporary discussions regarding the future of global value chains as the predominant mode of organizing value creation and the governance challenges they raise in a complex global world.Trade Review‘The book stands out by providing a holistic analysis of GVCs, from labor to manufacturers, buyers, and consumers.’ -- Constantin Blome, Stephan Manning, Martin C Schleper, Journal of International Business Studies‘The book remains an excellent study of GVCs and their myriad contexts, participants, power relations and processes, and is a recommended read for students, researchers and policymakers working on GVCs. Its central contribution of understanding value capture through the yardstick of value creation is compelling. The research and theoretical developments that the book offers have important implications for practice and scholarship and provoke a debate on corporate governance in GVCs.’ -- Sukti Dasgupta and David Kucera, UNCTAD Transnational Corporations‘This captivating book addresses one of the great challenges of our era: how to achieve sustainable value creation and distribution in global value chains. The lucid analysis, inspired by Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza factory collapse, sheds light on what can go wrong in global value chains. The authors develop a credible roadmap for companies, policy makers and consumers to achieve a more balanced value distribution. This book is truly a must read for students in international business and global affairs, and for senior managers of firms with global ambitions.’ -- Alain Verbeke, University of Calgary, Canada and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of International Business Studies‘Firms and governments need a baseline against which to evaluate their operations in global value chains for growth and sustained economic development. This book goes beyond the discussion on which firms appropriate value and offers much-needed analysis on whether such appropriation is distorted or not, hence providing ample scope for public policies and firm strategies. The book’s unified framework based on the theory of value creation and value appropriation presents an approach for developing more economically and socially beneficial global value chains for all stakeholders by having their relationships more based on collaboration and co-value creation rather than competition and exploitation. This is an essential reference book for both policymakers and practitioners to build better and resilient global value chains in the post-pandemic world.’ -- Nobuya Haraguchi, United Nations Industrial Development Organization‘Fashion is a world of beauty and creativity, but today it faces many challenges—such as its catastrophic impact on the environment, its lack of diversity, and the way it poorly treats workers globally. In their new book, Professors Nachum and Uramoto do not shy away from addressing one of fashion’s key issues: how value is created, and then appropriated by various stakeholders (such as producers or customers). They take a well-established academic approach—the Global Value Chain—and use it to its full potential, expanding its reach far beyond its conventional confines. In particular, their analysis of the role customers is extremely intriguing, and highlights a simple fact: the future of fashion depends on all of us. A wonderful book which manages to reconcile thorough intellectual work and ethical engagement.’ -- Frédéric Godart, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, INSEAD, France and Author, Unveiling Fashion: Business, Culture, and Identity in the Most Glamorous Industry‘This timely book represents a significant academic contribution to an important under-researched aspect of global value chains, namely the contest for value in one of the key sectors in developing and emerging economies. Building on their rich research experience and intellect, Nachum and Uramoto present fresh evidence and prompt new insights and constructive debate. The Contest for Value in Global Value Chains is an essential reading for policymakers, business leaders, and researchers especially at a time of widening international inequalities, middle-income trap, and resilience of GVCs of industries and firms are prominent agenda.’ -- Arkebe Oqubay, Ethiopia Government, ODI Distinguished Fellow and Author of Made in Africa‘This well-written empirical study on the value distribution among participants in global apparel value chains is must-read for anyone interested in the economics of Global Value Chains. It also discusses critically how the share of local manufacturers in total value capture can be increased through government policies. At the same time, the study points out that local employees do not proportionally benefit from the increased profitability of their employers and–commendably–outlines policy options through which this deplorable drawback can be addressed.’ -- Karl Sauvant, Columbia University, US‘The systematic academic analysis and conclusions presented in the book provide a very good platform for multiple stakeholders to discuss and work on possible improvements for the thorny issue of value distribution in global supply chains. The multi-stakeholder approach advanced by the book, based on the principle of interdependencies among these stakeholders, referring to consumers, manufacturers, trade unions, governments and workers, offers a promising venture for amending imbalance between value appropriation/distribution. The book is notable in its objective, economically-rigor approach to value capture in global supply chains, which result in intriguing findings and conclusions regarding value capture and distribution, notably in relation to global brands. As pressure on global brands to assume accountability to governance of their entire supply chains increases the message of the book is particularly timing and relevance. I strongly endorse this work.’ -- Roger Hubert, Former H&M Regional Head, Bangladesh, Pakistan & EthiopiaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: setting up the stage 2. The conceptual framework 3. The empirical context: the global apparel value chain 4. The contest for value capture: manufacturers and global brands 5. The contest for value capture: labor as a claimant of value 6. The contest for value capture: consumers as external claimants of value 7. The contest for value capture: the apparel industry in perspective 8. Towards a balanced distribution of value in global value chains: creating markets for social justice 9. Implications of the study for value distribution in global value chains References Index

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Book SynopsisExpansive and engaging, the Research Handbook on Innovation in International Business takes a deep dive into technological, organisational, firm, and industry-level innovation. Contributions from leading experts in international business cover large multinational firms to SMEs and emerging markets, providing industry-specific insights into innovative solutions from across the globe. Featuring chapters exploring the organisation of innovative activities across borders, the role of alliances and networks on innovation, and the impact of the internet on internationalising SMEs and thus advancing global innovations, this incisive Research Handbook constitutes a richly-detailed study into the field. Contributors investigate innovation on a vast scale, offering a critical examination of EU regulation in facilitating or inhibiting innovation in industry, as well as delving into the current economic policies of special economic zones in Russia and China as areas for innovative solutions. Academics, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of international business and organisational innovation will find this engaging Research Handbook an invaluable resource, for its wide-ranging exploration into innovations in international business as well as its perspectives on innovation in this age of accelerated technological development.Trade Review‘Handbooks are seldom innovative, even when they are about innovation, but this volume on innovations in international business stands out by its refreshingly diverse and up-to-date collection of contributions. Editors Dikova and Ipsmiller have done an excellent job in putting together a Handbook that covers considerable ground in terms of topics, industries, and geography, and which provides a nice balance between useful overviews and new empirical insights. The list of authors includes several well-established professors in the area as well as upcoming researchers. In all, a most useful addition to the literature on the evermore important issue of innovation for firms that compete globally.’ -- Gabriel R.G. Benito, BI Norwegian Business School, NorwayTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Research Handbook on Innovation in International Business 1 Desislava Dikova and Edith Ipsmiller 2 The relationship between innovation and internationalization of SMEs: a review of theoretical perspectives 6 Yusaf Akbar, Marco Balzano and Guido Bortoluzzi 3 The role of institutions in the context of innovation in international entrepreneurship: transforming uncertainty from being a threat to becoming an asset 34 Igor Kalinic 4 The internet and internationalization: a review and future research agenda 52 Edith Ipsmiller and Desislava Dikova 5 Innovation in international mid-sized corporations: understanding their R&D offshoring characteristics 99 Josephine Igoe, Chad Trevithick and Esther Tippmann 6 Innovation performance in collectivist societies: a network perspective 114 Susanne Scherer, Jonas Puck, Mario Glowik, Gregor Binder and Thomas Lindner 7 Contextual ambidexterity in the subsidiary: how exploration and exploitation interact to drive subsidiary strategic initiatives and innovation 135 Marty Reilly, Shaen Corbet, Pamela Sharkey Scott and Ulf Andersson 8 Talent circulation for innovation activities: the agenda for states and firms 157 Marina Latukha and Nikita Kuleshov 9 Digital outsidership: the practical and affective effects of digitalization in international business relationships between Kenyan and German firms 177 Sonja Mattfeld, Dorota Piaskowska and Tilo Halaszovich 10 A bricolage perspective on construction innovation in a BOP market: evidence from a Finnish family-owned micro-enterprise 206 Samppa Kamara, Ahmad Arslan, Minnie Kontkanen and Shlomo Y. Tarba 11 Innovation and internationalization in the Indian pharmaceutical sector: the moderating role of ownership structures 219 Saptarshi Purkayastha, Tatiana S. Manolova and Linda F. Edelman 12 Innovation in the global pharmaceutical industry: the role of regulations in the EU 239 Ernest Jedrzejewski and Desislava Dikova 13 International cooperation on technology innovation development: a case study from the maritime industry 264 Marina Z. Solesvik 14 Cities and regions with special economic zones as innovation hubs within the Belt and Road Initiative 275 Andrei Panibratov and Liana Rysakova Index

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Book SynopsisThis dynamic Encyclopedia presents succinct definitions, explanations and compact reviews of a comprehensive range of topics in the continually evolving field of International Strategic Management (ISM). A diverse and international collective of eminent scholars and thought leaders leverage their research expertise to present concise reviews of the state-of-the-art of research in ISM, exploring the manifold aspects of firms’ global strategies. With more than 90 carefully selected entries, spanning from asset recombination to foreign ownership, and from global mergers and acquisitions to the Uppsala Model, the Encyclopedia captures the breadth and depth of the multifunctional and multidisciplinary field of ISM. Offering clear definitions of the key concepts and theories in ISM, this cutting-edge Encyclopedia will be an invaluable reference tool for doctoral students and scholars of international business, strategic management, and economics and finance. Its practical insights will also benefit practitioners, managers and policy makers in management fields. Key Features: 95 concise and fully cross-referenced entries Examines the key actors within and around the multinational firm Discusses linkages and distinctions between key concepts and theories Analyzes the challenges faced by multinational firms in designing and implementing strategies in the global economy Trade Review‘This Encyclopaedia is a comprehensive guide to the field of international strategic management. It examines international strategic management through a vast range of insightful, concise analyses of the key issues. The volume meets the multidisciplinary and multilevel challenges of the field, and it covers the matrix of relevant phenomena and disciplinary approaches with great style. The Encyclopaedia is centred on the multinational enterprise but goes much deeper and wider into international business environments, external beyond-the-firm impacts, international management and decision processes and the cultural differences that make this such a fascinating field. The excellent search features enable readers and researchers to focus on their interests and its content is up to date and relevant. This volume is highly recommended and will aid both researchers and practitioners as they further refine theory and practice.’ -- Peter J. Buckley, Alliance Manchester Business School, UK‘In their Encyclopedia of International Strategic Management, Asmussen, Hashai and Minbaeva, have assembled some of today's best thinkers to tackle some of the most current, if not challenging, issues in the study of multinational organizations. Comprehensive, well written and documented, entries offer authoritative reviews of the topics at hand while identifying new research frontiers. The Encyclopedia is a rich and much needed reference for serious scholars.’ -- Shaker A. Zahra, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, US‘This Encyclopedia is a must-have reference source for scholars and practitioners who work in the field of global strategy and management. With a stellar team of contributors, it provides informed and updated descriptions of key terms, theoretical frameworks, and implications that help navigate through the growing and sometimes disjointed literature in this area.’ -- Tatiana Kostova, University of South Carolina, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Encyclopedia of International Strategic Management xiii Christian Geisler Asmussen, Niron Hashai and Dana Minbaeva 1 Adaptation–aggregation– arbitrage (AAA) typology 1 Bodo Schlegelmilch and Michal Lemanski 2 Added distance 3 Thomas Hutzschenreuter 3 Agglomeration 5 Miguel A. Ramos and J. Myles Shaver 4 Asset recombination 8 Birgitte Grogaard 5 Base of the pyramid 11 Ted London 6 Born global firms 14 Gary Knight and Huda Khan 7 Business groups 18 Ajai S. Gaur 8 Centers of excellence 24 Mats Forsgren and Ulf Holm 9 Comparative corporate governance 32 Ilir Haxhi and Ruth V. Aguilera 10 Comparative human resource management 35 Chengcheng Miao and Chris Brewster 11 Cosmopolitanism 37 Orly Levy and Hyun-Jung (HJ) Lee 12 Country-of-origin effect 40 Paul N. Gooderham 13 Cultural agility 43 Paula Caligiuri 14 Deglobalization 45 Alexander Mohr 15 Diaspora 47 Helena Barnard 16 Distance 51 Heather Berry, Mauro Guillen and Nan Zhou 17 Divestment 56 Gabriel R.G. Benito and Viacheslav Iurkov 18 Eclectic paradigm 60 Rajneesh Narula and Jong Min Lee 19 Emerging market multinationals 64 Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra and Annique Un 20 Emerging markets 66 Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra and Annique Un 21 Expatriation 68 Riki Takeuchi 22 Firm-specific advantages 71 Alain Verbeke and Wenlong Yuan 23 Foreign entry mode 78 Christian Geisler Asmussen and Bent Petersen 24 Foreign operation modes 87 Christian Geisler Asmussen and Bent Petersen 25 Foreign ownership 95 Bersant Hobdari 26 Foreign subsidiary management 98 Tina C. Ambos 27 Foreign subsidiary networks 105 Ulf Andersson and Paul Ryan 28 Global boundary spanners 109 Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen and Kristiina Mäkelä 29 Global brands 112 Vasileios Davvetas and Constantine S. Katsikeas 30 Global careers 115 Margaret A. Shaffer and Mihaela Dimitrova 31 Global cities 118 Anthony Goerzen 32 The global factory 121 Peter Enderwick 33 Global leadership 123 Mansour Javidan, Rick Cotton, Amanda Bullough, Peter W. Dorfman, Medha Satish Kumar and Carolyn P. Egri 34 Global mindset 127 Sabrina Goestl and Martha Maznevski 35 Global mobility and firm innovation 130 Anu Phene 36 Global nonmarket strategy 133 Joao Albino-Pimentel, Gianni De Bruyn and Yu Li 37 Global R&D 138 René Belderbos and Davide Castellani 38 Global supply chain management 144 Masaaki Kotabe 39 The global system view 147 Nigel Wadeson 40 Global talent management 149 David G. Collings and Kieran M. Conroy 41 Global value chains 153 Liena Kano and Ari Van Assche 42 Global virtual teams 157 Angelika Zimmermann 43 Home and host country 161 Surender Munjal 44 HRM practice transfer 164 Kieran M. Conroy 45 Informal networks 166 Sven Horak 46 Integration–responsiveness framework 168 Sunil Venaik, David Midgley and Timothy Devinney 47 Intellectual property rights 174 Marina Papanastassiou 48 Internalization 177 Peter J. Buckley 49 International acquisitions 182 Xena Welch and Anna Nadolska 50 International control mechanisms 191 Emma Stendahl and Esther Tippmann 51 International coordination 194 Larissa Rabbiosi 52 International corporate social responsibility 197 Günter K. Stahl, Christof Miska and Mary Sully de Luque 53 International diversification 206 Stephen Tallman 54 International experience 209 A. Rebecca Reuber 55 International finance 211 Jonas Puck, Jakob Müllner and Igor Filatotchev 56 International HRM 218 Helen De Cieri and Karin Sanders 57 International joint ventures 222 Andrew C. Inkpen 58 International modularity 225 Renato Kogeyama, Ronaldo Parente, Gerry McDermott, Ram Mudambi and Christian Geisler Asmussen 59 International non-governmental organizations 232 Jonathan Doh 60 International outsourcing 235 Michael Mol 61 International standards 237 Joseph A. Clougherty 62 International strategic alliances 240 Juliane Engsig and Bo Bernhard Nielsen 63 International trade theory 251 Maurício Prado 64 Knowledge-based theory of the MNE 254 Nicolai J. Foss 65 Knowledge-seeking FDI 259 Grazia Santangelo 66 Language in international business 264 Rebecca Piekkari 67 Learning in and by MNEs 269 Shaker A. Zahra 68 Legal distance 274 Stav Fainshmidt and Daniel S. Andrews 69 Liability of foreignness 276 Pankaj Kumar and Sri Zaheer 70 Location advantages 279 Sarianna Lundan 71 Metanational company 283 Yves Doz 72 Migrants and migration 285 Aida Hajro and Milda Žilinskaitė 73 Multicultural teams 288 Markus Pudelko 74 Multiculturalism 291 Davina Vora 75 Multinationality– performance relationship 293 Yi Li, Ruosu Gao and Vikas Kumar 76 National culture 303 Mark F. Peterson, Sjoerd Beugelsdijk and Juliette de Wit 77 National innovation systems 310 Mario Kafouros and Eva Mavroudi 78 Not-invented-here syndrome 314 Andrea Fosfuri and Esther Roca Batllori 79 Offshoring 317 Peter D. Ørberg Jensen and Torben Pedersen 80 Organizational culture in MNEs 322 Carl F. Fey and Yian Chen 81 Organizational legitimacy and MNEs 327 Tatiana Kostova and Joao Albino-Pimentel 82 The Penrose effect 332 Joe Mahoney and Danchi Tan 83 Political conflict 334 Jennifer Oetzel and Chang Hoon Oh 84 Porter’s diamond model 337 Christian Ketels 85 Private international law 344 Paul M. Vaaler 86 Psychic distance 348 Douglas Dow 87 Regional MNE 353 André Sammartino 88 Regional strategy 357 André Sammartino 89 Repatriation 361 B. Sebastian Reiche and Mila B. Lazarova 90 State-owned enterprises 364 Randi Lunnan and Asmund Rygh 91 Strategic asset-seeking FDI 368 Grazia Santangelo 92 Structure of the MNE 373 Phillip C. Nell and Benoit Decreton 93 Temporal distance 379 Lilac Nachum 94 Transfer pricing and cross-border arbitrage 382 Lorraine Eden 95 The Uppsala model 388 Jan-Erik Vahlne

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Book SynopsisThis timely Research Handbook brings together a group of internationally renowned scholars to take a fresh look at global leadership, querying in what way leaders, teams, firms, universities and business schools can make a difference in our world today and tomorrow. Presenting contemporary studies into a vibrant field, this Research Handbook offers empirical, theoretical, critical and pedagogical-based research, placing leaders firmly in their global cultural context. Chapters cover critical issues such as how leaders and teams can understand and incorporate cultural multiplicity, how firms can engage in responsible and inclusive leadership, and how universities and business schools can innovatively educate socially conscious global leaders to have an impact on our future. Comprehensive and insightful, this Research Handbook is critical reading for researchers of leadership seeking new avenues of enquiry. The broad and multilevel approach to the challenges and demands of contemporary leadership are also valuable for practitioners, business school teachers and students. Contributors include: M. Alvesson, A.A. Arnardottir, D. Bilton, A. Bird, M. Borecká, L.A. Burke-Smalley, C.L. Butler, K. Daellenbach, A-K. Engstrand, P. Gabaldón , S. Gröschl , J. Herman, C. Holgersson, K. Jonsen, G. Karamustafa, J. Lauring, H-J. Lee, Y-T. Lee, G. Lücke, T. Maak, K. Mäkelä, D. Mazutis, T.C. McCausland, M. Mendenhall, C. Miska, A.I. Mockaitis, F. Moore , L.J. Noval, G. Oddou, J.S. Osland, C. Pahlberg , V.J. Patock, C.L. Pearce, N.M. Pless, L. Romani, R. Seymour, G.K. Stahl, S. Sveningsson, S. Teerikangas, M. Vodosek, G. Vogelgesang Lester, C.L. Wassenaar, C.M. Webster, L. Zander, U. Zander, P. Zettinig, C. ZintelTrade Review'In the Research Handbook of Global Leadership, Lena Zander has masterfully charted the topography of the area of global leadership and brought together many of the leading thinkers in the field to create a timely and important reference point for anyone interested in the area. What sets the volume apart is the explicit focus on leadership that makes a difference. In the context of the current failures which are apparent in leadership at the highest levels globally, combined with the grand challenges facing nations globally, leaders who make a difference are even more important. This Handbook is an excellent point of departure in developing more responsible leadership and I highly recommend it to anyone with a research interest in the area, or to those charged with leadership development.' --David Collings, DCU Business School, Republic of Ireland'This thought-provoking book is a must-read primer for anyone considering studying, researching and practicing leadership in the global context. Contributors problematize and unfold one of the most mystified concepts of modern times - global leadership. They have done it across the levels, borders, and contexts, offering truly unique perspectives and guidelines for how to exercise responsible global leadership to build an inclusive society.' --Dana Minbaeva, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark'Lena Zander's Research Handbook of Global Leadership is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the increasing breadth and depth of the global leadership domain. The Handbook not only brings together an authoritative international author team, but also makes a compelling case for the differential role - and educational needs- of global leadership across team, organizational and cultural settings. It provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary account of how leaders can effectively impact employees, their organizations and society at large in an increasingly diverse global context.' --Sebastian Reiche, IESE Business School, SpainTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xxiv Richard M. Steers 1 Prologue to the Research Handbook of Global Leadership: Making a Difference 1 Lena Zander LEADERS AND TEAMS: MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH GLOBAL LEADERSHIP 2 Multicultural leadership: keeping multiplicity alive and well 17 Gundula Lücke 3 Global leadership: sustaining classic managerialism 39 Stefan Sveningsson and Mats Alvesson 4 Action intent: getting closer to leadership behavior in 22 countries 54 Lena Zander, Audra I. Mockaitis and Anne-Wil Harzing, with Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen, Cordula Barzantny, Srabani Roy Choudhury, Anabella Davila, Joyce De Leon, Alvaro Espejo, Rita Ferreira, Axèle Giroud, Kathrin Köster, Yung-Kuei Liang, Michael J. Morley, Barbara Myloni, Joseph O.T. Odusanya, Sharon L. O’Sullivan, Ananda Kumar Palaniappan, Paulo Prochno, Ayse Saka-Helmhout, Sununta Siengthai, Ayda Uzunçarşılı Soydaş and Linda Viswat 5 The motivational forces and moral imperatives of relational models: implications for global leadership 76 Markus Vodosek and Lena Zander 6 Meeting the challenges of globalization in order to make a difference: implications for teams and team leadership 91 Kristiina Mäkelä, Jakob Lauring, Christina L. Butler, Hyun-Jung Lee, Gundula Lücke, Christof Miska, Cecilia Pahlberg and Günter K. Stahl 7 Making a difference: managing identities and emotions in multicultural teams 108 Yih-teen Lee and Susan C. Schneider 8 Making a difference in the digital age: global leadership and multiteam systems 126 Jeffrey L. Herman, Tracy C. McCausland and Daniel Bliton 9 The new Millennial global leaders: what a difference a generation makes! 141 Christina L. Butler, Ciara Sutton, Audra I. Mockaitis and Lena Zander 10 Leadership for tomorrow: Taiwanese youth, ethnic identity and social networking 164 Fiona Moore FIRMS AND INTER-FIRM PARTNERSHIPS: MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH GLOBAL LEADERSHIP 11 Responsible global leadership: a multi-level framework 178 Günter K. Stahl, Christof Miska, Laura J. Noval and Verena J. Patock 12 Exploring responsible global leadership in corporate–community transactions 202 Kate Daellenbach, Richard G. Seymour and Cynthia M. Webster 13 Beyond corporate social responsibility: global leadership virtues that make a difference 221 Daina Mazutis and Christopher Zintel 14 Inclusive leadership for the ethical management of cultural diversity 235 Laurence Romani and Charlotte Holgersson 15 Developing global leaders who make a difference 251 Thomas Maak, Markéta Borecká and Nicola M. Pless 16 Middle managers in mergers and acquisitions: agents and recipients of change 266 Satu Teerikangas 17 Buffering and bridging: how leaders can make a difference during the post-merger integration process 288 Güldem Karamustafa and Susan C. Schneider 18 The Nigerian leadership crisis: is shared leadership the answer? 307 Christina L. Wassenaar and Craig L. Pearce UNIVERSITIES AND BUSINESS SCHOOLS: EDUCATING GLOBAL LEADERS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 19 Taking the lead in making a difference: the role of business schools 320 Stefan Gröschl, Patricia Gabaldón and Laurent Bibard 20 Making a difference in the classroom: developing global leadership competencies in business school students 330 Mark E. Mendenhall, Lisa A. Burke-Smalley, Audur Arna Arnardottir, Gary R. Oddou and Joyce S. Osland 21 Developing socially responsible global leaders and making a difference: Global Leadership Lab social innovation projects 350 Joyce S. Osland and Gretchen Vogelgesang Lester 22 Intersectional interventions in leadership education 364 Åsa-Karin Engstrand 23 In search of responsible global leadership that makes a difference 383 Allan Bird 24 A world of learning: the future of management education based on academia and practitioner universitas 393 Peter Zettinig, Udo Zander, Lena Zander and Audra I. Mockaitis 25 Epilogue: developing holistic leaders – beyond the obvious 408 Karsten Jonsen Index 419

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Book SynopsisInternational talent management has become a critically important topic for scholarly discussion, in policy debates, and among the business community. Despite this, however, research into talent management tends to lack theoretical underpinnings, especially from an international, multidisciplinary and comparative perspective. This Research Handbook fills this gap, bringing together a range of leading researchers, scholars, and thinkers to debate and advance the conceptualization and understanding of this multifaceted subject. With chapters covering key topics within multiple domains of management and organization studies, the Research Handbook of International Talent Management explores the topic in innovative entrepreneurial enterprises to international businesses. It also examines how talent management relates to sustainability and public management, providing in depth coverage of the field for an interdisciplinary approach to what is one of the grand contemporary challenges facing the global economy today. This Research Handbook will be a vital resource for students of human resources management, business studies and public management policy, as well as for researchers with an interest in talent management, international management, and entrepreneurship and innovation.Trade Review'This very important book, edited by Yipeng Liu, explores the issues surrounding talent management in a global context, from international work arrangements to managing expatriates to corporate governance to the changing role of the manager and the ''global war for talent''.' --Professor Sir Cary Cooper, University of Manchester, UK'An excellent aid for anyone seeking to better understand the importance of talent and how flows of human capital will shape future development. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the text provides a unique systematic analysis of the theory, practice, and impacts of talent management.' --Wang Huiyao, President, Centre for China and Globalization (CCG) and Counselor for China State Council'It takes an international and interdisciplinary perspective on talent management across a wide range of empirical contexts. Different kinds of talent and talent management systems are explored across different national cultures, industry sectors and organisational functions. The contributors also look at different kinds of organisations, from entrepreneurial start-ups and creative design firms to expatriate-staffed subsidiaries and public sector organisations. Comparisons within and across these organisational types then reveal a wide variety of approaches to a common goal; to attract, keep and deploy talent for the good of the organisation.' --Simon Collinson, University of Birmingham, UKTable of ContentsContents: Forewords Sir Cary L. Cooper, Huiyao Wang, Simon Collinson and David G. Collings Introduction: International talent management research – a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach Yipeng Liu Part I International talent management, entrepreneurship and innovation 1. Talent Management and Innovation Management: Review of the Literature and Challenges for Future Research Daniela Baglieri, Maria Cristina Cinici and Antonio Crupi 2. Talent for services: How gaining access to talent enables successful servitization Marco Opazo-Basáez, Ferran Vendrell-Herrero and Oscar F. Bustinza 3. Serial entrepreneurs as “incubators”: individuals with inspiration and leadership that make for incubation Yin Mon Myint, Shilendra Vyakarnam and Alexandra Huener 4. A Design Thinking Approach for Talent Management – Can Talent Management benefit from Design Thinking? Beke Redlich and Christoph Lattemann Part II International talent management and international business 5. Managing Expatriates of emerging multinationals: An institutional work perspective David Fan, Yiyi Su and Zheng J. Yan 6. Global Work Arrangements and talent management in the Born-Virtual Organization: The Case Study of Automattic Alessandra Vecchi 7. Inpatriation management: a literature review and recommendations for future research Fedor Portniagin and Fabian Jintae Froese 8. Logic or Smiles?: International talent management across advanced and emerging economic contexts - Japanese expatriates’ cross-cultural communication friction in India Ashok Ashta, Peter Stokes and Paul Hughes 9. Compensation Disparity, Underpayment and Director Turnover: Evidence from China Mahmoud Ezzamel and Yang Zhao Part III International talent management, sustainability, public management and policy 10. Talents for key positions in organizations: Sustainability management as a profession Katharina Spraul, Julia Hufnagel, Cynthia Friedrich and Natalie Brill 11. Training Programs to Develop the Ethicality of Talents Dominic Kreismann and Till Talaulicar 12. Global Talent Management and Higher Education Governance: The Singapore Experience in a Comparative Perspective Hong Liu 13. Talent management strategies in the public sector: A review of talent management schemes in Southeast Asia Celia Lee and Shahamak Rezaei 14. China: Talent management in transition Tony Fang 15. Characterizing the ‘Global War for Talent’ Kyle Griffith Index

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Book SynopsisPromoting a greater understanding of intercultural interactions, this timely and engaging Research Handbook provides an overview of the current state of research on cultural intelligence and analyzes its prospects for the future. Including contributions from key researchers in the field as well as those with a more critical perspective, this comprehensive Research Handbook addresses the conceptual backdrop, the measurement and the antecedents of cultural intelligence. It further examines the outcomes associated with cultural intelligence, offers a higher-level analysis of the concept, and concludes with an evaluation of the future research prospects of cultural intelligence. All in all, the Handbook investigates the heightened importance of intercultural interactions among individuals, groups, organizations, and societies in an increasingly interconnected global community. Covering a wide range of perspectives on cultural intelligence and related constructs, this Research Handbook will be essential reading for students, scholars, and researchers in the areas of employment relations, international business, international and cross-cultural management, occupational psychology, and organizational behavior.Trade Review‘As a retired academic, I find it heartening that the field of cultural intelligence that I was involved in 20 years ago with David Thomas has become such a major focus for research, that its early pioneers continue to do ground-breaking work, and that so many other fine scholars have been attracted. The progress represented in this book is astonishing, and it will help to ensure that the next two decades of work on cultural intelligence are as ground-breaking as the first two.’ -- Kerr Inkson, University of Auckland, New ZealandTable of ContentsContents: Preface xxi PART I CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND OF CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE 1 Introduction: cultural intelligence in perspective 2 Chris Earley and Elaine Mosakowski 2 Cultural intelligence, global mindset, and cosmopolitanism: a tale of three constructs 12 Hyun-Jung Lee and Orly Levy 3 Philosophy and theory of intercultural sensitivity: a review 27 Dharm P. S. Bhawuk 4 Reexamining social intelligence, emotional intelligence, and cultural intelligence, for congruence and divergence: does social intelligence still exist? 45 Kerri Anne Crowne and Kevin Lo 5 Cultural agility and cultural intelligence 59 Paula Caligiuri PART II MEASURING CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE 6 Is there really any good way to measure cultural intelligence, and what exactly is it, anyway? 72 Xiaowen Chen and William Gabrenya 7 A bi-factor model of cultural intelligence: comparison with four-factor and hierarchical models 89 Thomas Rockstuhl and Linn Van Dyne 8 The torturous evolution of the short form cultural intelligence scale (SFCQ) 105 Yuan Liao and David C. Thomas PART III ANTECEDENTS OF CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE 9 Developing cultural intelligence through teaching and training 122 Jacob Eisenberg and Ting Zhao 10 Taking a fresh look at the CQ-personality mediation hypothesis: a network perspective 137 Ronald Fischer and Johannes A. Karl 11 Minoritized multiculturals and the development of intercultural competence 154 Angela-MinhTu D. Nguyen, Kimberly Avila, Brittnie A. Ferguson, and Verónica Benet-Martínez 12 Cultural metacognition: a large, well-stocked, organized and illuminated toolshed in the mind 172 Andre A. Pekerti PART IV OUTCOMES OF CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE 13 Cultural intelligence and language proficiency: do they substitute or complement each other in predicting adjustment? 192 Catherine Peyrols Wu, Kok Yee Ng, and Soon Ang 14 Cultural intelligence as a global leadership competency in disruptive contexts 214 Kevin S. Groves, Ann E. Feyerherm, and Dana Sumpter 15 Navigating cultural paradoxes: an integrative framework of leader cultural intelligence and paradoxical leadership behaviors 232 Steven Poelmans and Sabrina Duijnisveld 16 CQ and global work: a focus on work contexts and referent others 251 Sarah E. Henry, Margaret A. Shaffer, and Mila Lazarova 17 Cross-cultural impacts in the domestic workplace: multicultural work environment, cultural intelligence, and extra-role performance 267 Robert Engle and Christopher Schlaegel 18 Cultural intelligence and the pursuit of a global career 289 Jean-Luc Cerdin and Eren Akkan 19 Cultural intelligence as key competency for inclusion in diverse workgroups and organizations 309 Valerie Alexandra PART V CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE AND HIGHER LEVELS OF ANALYSIS 20 The role of cultural intelligence in teams with newcomers: a multilevel model 324 Xing Liu and Elizabeth C. Ravlin 21 Minding mindfulness: an important process for cultural intelligence in culturally diverse teams 341 Terence Chia and Cristina Gibson 22 The influence of metacognitive cultural intelligence on global virtual team members’ psychological safety during COVID-19 360 Linda S. Henderson and Rebekah Dibble 23 Cultural intelligence from an intergroup perspective 378 Melody M. Chao, Angela T. Maitner, and Franki Y. H. Kung 24 Cultural intelligence and global citizenship: conceptualizing and establishing interrelationships 396 Alfred Presbitero PART VI LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD 25 A bibliometric overview of cultural intelligence (CQ) research 412 Andrea Caputo and Mariya Kargina 26 Addressing the dark side of cultural intelligence: a conceptual model and research agenda 429 Marius Brand, Christopher Schlaegel, and Günter K. Stahl 27 Cultural intelligence research: where to from here? 450 Dana L. Ott and Snejina Michailova Index 465

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Book SynopsisThe success or failure of inclusive business often depends on institutional interconnections. By examining case studies of inclusive business projects in India and several African nations, Institutional Interconnections and Cross-Boundary Cooperation in Inclusive Business asks how these connections can be developed to help alleviate poverty through business activities in developing countries. Conceptual orientations of what inclusion means can act to restrict the value orientation of an inclusive business project and its management practices. A significant approach of this book is an understanding that the economically disadvantaged have their own institutions to which they credibly commit, and that they are important, valuable, and dignified stakeholders or partners in an inclusive business project. By giving more weight to these institutions, it is possible to understand that some local companies may engage in inclusive practices by involving these actors as part of their regular business activities. Using concepts of mainstream, marginalized, and hybrid inclusion, this book explores the nature and characteristics of institutional interconnections in inclusive business in a study that will appeal to researchers and practitioners of strategy, international business, and corporate social responsibility.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction; Yoshitaka Okada and Sumire Stanislawski Chapter 2. Institutional Interconnections and Cross-Boundary Cooperation in Inclusive Business: Analytical Framework; Yoshitaka Okada, Sumire Stanislawski, and Samuel Amponsah Chapter 3. Dynamics of a Synchronized Business Model for Inclusive Business; Yoshitaka Okada Chapter 4. Delegated Business Model for Stimulating Self-Initiating Behavior of the Rural Poor in Tanzania; Yoshitaka Okada Chapter 5. Pivoting to Adapt for Inclusive Business Sustainability in India; Sumire Stanislawski Chapter 6. Scaling Compassion, Blurring Boundaries: Partners and Cooperation in Aravind Eye Care System; Bhaskar Chakrabarti Chapter 7. Aligning Partner Interests: Challenges in Delivering Potable Water in India Through an Inclusive Business Model—Waterlife India Pvt. Ltd; Partha Sarathi Roy and Shekhar Chaudhuri Chapter 8. Local Agro-Processing and Inclusive Business by Ghana Nuts Company and Homefoods Processing and Cannery; Samuel Amponsah Chapter 9. Discussion and Conclusion; Yoshitaka Okada, Sumire Stanislawski, and Samuel Amponsah

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Book SynopsisIndustry 4.0 has transformed how businesses work. It has revolutionized conventional production processes in an innovative way, enabling greater levels of efficiency across business functions as well as facilitating a more accurate and precise decision-making process. It has changed how businesses approach, understand, and use Internet and Big Data. Previously seen as a means of communication, internet today is the very heart of Industry 4.0 as it has become the ultimate conduit to businesses creating value and leveraging competitive advantage. Industry 4.0 is already hitting the headlines on a global scale by introducing new possibilities and prospects across a variety of disciplines. However, it is not a unidimensional phenomenon. Quite the contrary, a holistic approach is essential to fully comprehend its individual, societal, and environmental repercussions which the previous three industrial revolutions failed to neither pay attention to nor to resolve. Industry 4.0 and Global Businesses: A Multidisciplinary Investigation provides a multidisciplinary perspective on the transformative effects of Industry 4.0 by aggregating original theoretical, conceptual, and empirical research. This book highlights topics ranging from international trade, b2b marketing, supply chain management, blockchain systems, big data analytics, sustainability, individuals with disabilities to smart factories, and it aims to guide researchers, practitioners as well as students.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Industry 4.0 and The New World of Work; Deniz Dirik Chapter 2. Decentralization of Finance and Global Businesses; Tuna Can Güleç and Selim Duramaz Chapter 3. Internet of Things and Big Data Analytics; Sultan Nezihe Turhan Chapter 4. Effects of Technological Innovations on Consumer Behavior: Marketing 4.0 Perspective; Enis Yakut Chapter 5. Industry 4.0 and B2B Websites as Global Marketplaces: A Content Analysis; İsmail Metin and Ahmed Yusuf Sarıhan Chapter 6. Carbon Emission and Global Trade Sustainability; Hakan Tunahan and Halil Şimdi Chapter 7. From Commerce to E-Commerce and Social Commerce: How Global? How Local?; Ramazan Nacar Chapter 8. Industry 4.0 and Applications in Manufacturing Industry; Muhammed Enes Akpınar Chapter 9. The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on International Trade and Production in the Age of Industry 4.0: New Evidence From European Countries; Ayberk Şeker Chapter 10. Internet of Things for Individuals with Disabilities; Ayse Dilsad Yakut Chapter 11. The Impact Of Covid-19 On Football Industry: Implications And Future Perspectives; Ümit Hasan Gözkonan, Selim Baha Yıldız, and Erdi Bayram Chapter 12. Logistics 4.0 and Smart Supply Chain Management; Aşkın Özdağoğlu and Sezai Bahar

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Book SynopsisA key feature of being a successful entrepreneur is to have strong decision-making skills and decisions are best made when not swamped with emotion – either positive or negative. Investigating the emotional side of venture performance, Entrepreneurship and Emotions: Insights on Venture Performance presents hypotheses and tests theoretical frameworks exploring emotional intelligence effects and explains how these emotional components contribute to performance, both positive and negative. These impacts are analyzed, and the practical implications are presented, emphasizing the importance of considering and managing emotions during the entrepreneurial process. Grounded on a literature review and empirical evidences, Entrepreneurship and Emotions describes how emotions and the emotional intelligence of entrepreneurs has an impact on the venture performance. Readers will gain quantitative and reliable results about the relationship between affect, emotional intelligence, and venture performance. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Understanding the Relationship between Affect and Entrepreneurship Chapter 2. Unveiling the Connection between Emotional Intelligence and Entrepreneurship Chapter 3. The Emotional Side of Entrepreneurs’ Venture Performance. Theoretical Framework and Research design Chapter 4. Data Analysis and Main Findings Chapter 5. Implications and Main Conclusion

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Book SynopsisOver the past two decades, increasing attention has been paid to the concept of business diplomacy. This is becoming more important for multinational corporations (MNCs) as they deal with an increasingly demanding and dynamic international business arena. Despite the growing literature on this phenomenon, there is no sound theory-based business diplomacy model that can help to understand MNCs' relationship-building activities in the global society and provide a normative, moral guide for MNCs on how to conduct business diplomacy successfully. In Business Diplomacy by Multinational Corporations, Huub Ruël turns to Catholic Social Thought (CST), an intellectual tradition extending back 2000 years that promotes the key principles of human dignity, the common good, solidarity and subsidiarity. According to CST, a business is a community of people and its purpose is to serve the common good. This clearly diverges from the dominant shareholder view of business and CST provides a basis for a normative business diplomacy model. This in turn provides a clear, distinctive instrument for MNCs to reflect on their purpose and role in the global society while also guiding and directing their relationship-building actions with other actors in the global society. This book is essential reading for researchers studying ethics and morality from an international business viewpoint.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Multinational Corporations in a Dynamic International Business Arena Chapter 3. Business Diplomacy: A Review of the Literature and a Definition Chapter 4. Catholic Social Thought (CST) as a Source for a Business Diplomacy Model Chapter 5. Toward a CST-based Model of Business Diplomacy Chapter 6. Discussion and Conclusion

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Book SynopsisAs global concerns around the environment, climate, and sustainability are moving to the forefront of consumer choices and business values, how organizations report on sustainability has become more crucial than ever before. Business sustainability issues are a major concern, with many firms seeking to contribute positively when serving their local communities and enhancing their corporate responsibility practices socially and environmentally. International Perspectives on Sustainability Reporting presents business case studies from different sectors across different regions, highlighting the changing institutional contexts and laws in each country regarding sustainability reporting: for some, reporting is mandatory and for others it is voluntary. Taking not only the historical but also the firm level, sectoral, regional, political, and economic perspective, Buallay’s work is far-reaching and comprehensive, spanning from the history of environmental reporting to sustainable reporting in the tourism industry. Tackling multidisciplinary topics that include finance, economics, sociology, law, governance, and organizational management, the methods deployed here are both qualitative and quantitative. International Perspectives on Sustainability Reporting is essential reading for both scholars and practitioners in all of these sectors as sustainability increases in importance across the board. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Sustainability Dimensions Chapter 3. Sustainability Reporting: History and Development Chapter 4. Sustainability Reporting Law and Regulations Chapter 5. Relevant Theories to Sustainability Reporting Chapter 6. Benefits and Costs of Disclosing Sustainability Reports Chapter 7. Sustainability Reporting and Different Firm Performance Measures Chapter 8. Sustainability Reporting and Different Economic and Political Consequences Chapter 9. Sustainability Reporting Across Sectors Chapter 10. Sustainability Reporting in Different Regions

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Book SynopsisOffering a practical and phenomenon-driven perspective, Strategy in a Turbulent Era expertly analyses questions relating to strategy in light of different forms of turbulence. From the global COVID-19 pandemic outbreak to the escalation in number and far reaching implications of newtechnologies, such as artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies, this timely book explores how recent sources of turbulence are rapidly transforming the nature and dynamics of global competition.Featuring contributions from leading experts in the fields of strategy, international business and entrepreneurship, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of turbulence onglobal competition, with practical insights into navigating the ever-changing business landscape.Chapters identify the most significant ramifications of the current dimensions of turbulence,including environmental, organisational, political, societal, and technological, that executives encounter in strategy and management.This authoritative book will be welcomed by students, scholars, and researchers of international business, strategic management, and the wider field of organisational studies. It will also appeal to business managers, consultants, entrepreneurs, and strategists alike on account of its unique approach to business strategy.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction to Strategy in a Turbulent Era ix PART I ENVIRONMENTAL TURBULENCE 1 Reflections on global strategy in a turbulent world 2 Stephen Tallman and Mitchell P. Koza 2 Globalization, disruption and resilience 18 Torben Pedersen and Peter D. Ørberg Jensen 3 Strategic responses to turbulence in Africa 40 Helena Barnard, Nathaniel Boso, Dominic Essuman, and Abdullah Verachia PART II ORGANIZATIONAL TURBULENCE 4 Disruptions in interorganizational relationships: a taxonomy and a research agenda 64 Arne Keller, Nuno Oliveira, and Fabrice Lumineau 5 Corporate governance and strategy in turbulent times 92 Margarethe Wiersema and Haeyoung Koo 6 Collapsing or prospering: high-growth firms and business scaling in a turbulent world 108 Suzana Varga, Justin J.P. Jansen, Tom J.M. Mom, and Magdalena Cholakova PART III POLITICAL TURBULENCE 7 Anticipation and foreign exit from conflict zones: a vulnerability framework 134 Li Dai, Lorraine Eden and Paul W. Beamish 8 Federalism, political uncertainty, and location choice of foreign investors: a comparative analysis of India and the USA 149 Timothy Devinney, Christopher A. Hartwell and Ziko Konwar PART IV SOCIETAL TURBULENCE 9 Strategy under woke capitalism 187 Nicolai Foss and Peter G. Klein 10 Does it pay to pay to be good? Exploring returns to CSR outsourcing 207 Francisco Aragon-Guiller and Michael L. Barnett PART V TECHNOLOGICAL TURBULENCE 11 The dominance of Big Tech platforms: should we revisit the principles of strategy? 231 Dovev Lavie 12 Technology turbulence in agricultural value chain: evidence from India 253 Rohit Yadav, Azhar Jafri, and Snehal Awate 13 How do firms respond to innovation shocks in the incubation phase of an industry? 272 Lyda Bigelow and Alice Min

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Book SynopsisSignificantly revised and updated, the second edition of Smart Talent Management presents a fresh perspective on two important areas of emphasis for current research and practice: talent management (TM) and knowledge management (KM). It identifies, defines, and explores the implementation of talent management strategies aimed at facilitating effective knowledge management in an organization.A valuable hybrid, this book integrates the field of knowledge management with talent management areas of specialization focusing in particular on staffing, training, professional development, and organizational learning and change. This book identifies obstacles to talent management’s success, providing new perspectives associated with the ongoing debate on ‘inclusive’ versus ‘exclusive’ models of talent management.Taking a fresh new look at an organization’s human talent as a repository of knowledge – both tacit and explicit – the second edition of Smart Talent Management will appeal to advanced undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, practicing managers and consultants in the field of human resources.Trade Review‘This book will give leaders, scholars and policymakers unique and practical insights to integrate knowledge and talent management. Knowledge is a vital pillar in the future of work and organizations. Vlad Vaiman, Charles M. Vance, and Ling Ju have compiled many important global perspectives here.’ -- John Boudreau, University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, US‘A deep understanding of talent and knowledge management is critically important in a post-pandemic world characterized by flexible, hybrid, and remote working arrangements. This volume thoroughly explores highly relevant issues for research and practice in both areas.’ -- Wayne F. Cascio, University of Colorado, Denver, US'Smart Talent Management, a term coined by the editors (Vaiman and Vance) in the previous edition of this highly informative and instructive book, is “simply the combination of talent management and knowledge management.” In this second edition, the editors advance our understanding of smart talent management rather substantially. One of the many ways is by incorporating a more macro, global perspective. They do this through guidance they have provided to and shared with their excellent cadre of chapter contributors. Indeed, this second edition could as well define smart talent management as “simply the combination of global talent management, talent management and knowledge management.” Another significant way is by incorporating a great deal of the relatively recent phenomena of the increasing importance in organizations of diversity, inclusion, flexibility, resilience, adaptability, and a new emphasis on workplace and non-workplace work venues. It is to their credit that the authors have embraced these new phenomena into their own work and this second edition. In doing so, they have provided a broader path forward for future researchers in the areas of talent management and knowledge management.’ -- Randall S. Schuler, Rutgers University, US and University of Lucerne, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xv David Collings 1. Smart talent management: the productive fusion of talent and knowledge management 1 Vlad Vaiman, Charles M. Vance and Ling Ju 2. Conceptualizing and operationalizing ‘inclusive’ talent management: four different approaches 18 Françoise Cadigan, Nicky Dries and Anand van Zelderen 3. In the war for talent: just who is worthy of development? Talent development in organizations 46 Thomas Garavan, Clíodhna MacKenzie and Colette Darcy 4. Accelerated development of organizational talent and executive coaching: a knowledge management perspective 67 Konstantin Korotov 5. Employee learning and development from the perspective of strategic HRM 84 Saba Colakoglu, Yunhyung Chung and Ying Hong 6. Talent staffing systems for effective knowledge management 107 Mark L. Lengnick-Hall and Andrea R. Neely 7. Leveraging firms’ absorptive capacity by talent development 128 Marina Latukha and Maria Laura MacLennan 8. Employee knowledge hiding: the roles of protean career orientation, HR system and relational climate 150 Anne Roefs, Saša Batistič and Rob F. Poell 9. The unrealized value of global workers: the need for global talent management 165 Anthony McDonnell, Stefan Jooss and Kieran M. Conroy 10. Upward global knowledge management: a review and preliminary field validation of the host country national local liaison role model 181 Charles M. Vance, Marian van Bakel, Torben Andersen and Vlad Vaiman Index

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Book SynopsisThoroughly revised and updated, International Entrepreneurship explains the opportunities and challenges facing internationalising entrepreneurial ventures. With a new section on international sustainable entrepreneurship and new cases and examples throughout, this second edition of a successful textbook will be indispensable for students of international entrepreneurship. Key Features: Theory and practice go hand in hand so there are real-world gains for future born globals Flexibility of use for instructors to fit their own context and needs, particularly for integrating into current entrepreneurship or business courses Accessible and highly-relevant case studies provide insight into how real companies handle current issues, preparing students for future entrepreneurial ventures Further reading references and supplementary example boxes allow students to extend their knowledge outside the lecture hall and inspire a passion for the subject A dedicated overview illustrating the state-of-the-art solely from the point of view of international entrepreneurship allowing students to build in-depth knowledge on the topic from a single resource International Entrepreneurship provides the foundation for all international entrepreneurship courses, as well as an ideal supplementary text for graduate students studying entrepreneurship and international business.Trade Review‘Exceptionally well organized and presented, this new second edition of International Entrepreneurship provides a solid foundation for all international entrepreneurship course curriculums, as well as an ideal supplementary text for graduate students studying entrepreneurship and international business.’ -- James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review‘This book written by Antonella Zucchella, Birgit Hagen and Manuel G. Serapio covers very much the topics I think everyone studying international entrepreneurship should know about. It is easy and enjoyable to read, contains many managerial and practical examples, but at the same time it is well-embedded into theory and academic literature on international entrepreneurship.’ -- Olli Kuivalainen, LUT University, Finland‘This new edition of the book on International Entrepreneurship arrives at an era where entrepreneurial ventures are even more prevalent and critical to the global economy. Written by a highly qualified team of authors, this book will appeal to scholars and practitioners of international entrepreneurship alike. Complete with a thorough discussion of fundamentals as well as contemporary research findings, it will also serve as a primary resource for courses on international entrepreneurship. Numerous cases, featuring diverse contexts, also make the book ideal for classroom use. Thanks are due to the author team for such a stellar contribution to the literature.’ -- S. Tamer Cavusgil, Georgia State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Patricia McDougall-Covin 1. Setting the field 2. International entrepreneurial organizations: common characteristics and new typologies 3. Sensing, seizing and transforming international entrepreneurial opportunities 4. Processes of building and managing the international entrepreneurial firm 5. International entrepreneurial entry: implementation processes Index

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Book SynopsisThoroughly revised and updated, International Entrepreneurship explains the opportunities and challenges facing internationalising entrepreneurial ventures. With a new section on international sustainable entrepreneurship and new cases and examples throughout, this second edition of a successful textbook will be indispensable for students of international entrepreneurship. Key Features: Theory and practice go hand in hand so there are real-world gains for future born globals Flexibility of use for instructors to fit their own context and needs, particularly for integrating into current entrepreneurship or business courses Accessible and highly-relevant case studies provide insight into how real companies handle current issues, preparing students for future entrepreneurial ventures Further reading references and supplementary example boxes allow students to extend their knowledge outside the lecture hall and inspire a passion for the subject A dedicated overview illustrating the state-of-the-art solely from the point of view of international entrepreneurship allowing students to build in-depth knowledge on the topic from a single resource International Entrepreneurship provides the foundation for all international entrepreneurship courses, as well as an ideal supplementary text for graduate students studying entrepreneurship and international business.Trade Review‘Exceptionally well organized and presented, this new second edition of International Entrepreneurship provides a solid foundation for all international entrepreneurship course curriculums, as well as an ideal supplementary text for graduate students studying entrepreneurship and international business.’ -- James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review‘This book written by Antonella Zucchella, Birgit Hagen and Manuel G. Serapio covers very much the topics I think everyone studying international entrepreneurship should know about. It is easy and enjoyable to read, contains many managerial and practical examples, but at the same time it is well-embedded into theory and academic literature on international entrepreneurship.’ -- Olli Kuivalainen, LUT University, Finland‘This new edition of the book on International Entrepreneurship arrives at an era where entrepreneurial ventures are even more prevalent and critical to the global economy. Written by a highly qualified team of authors, this book will appeal to scholars and practitioners of international entrepreneurship alike. Complete with a thorough discussion of fundamentals as well as contemporary research findings, it will also serve as a primary resource for courses on international entrepreneurship. Numerous cases, featuring diverse contexts, also make the book ideal for classroom use. Thanks are due to the author team for such a stellar contribution to the literature.’ -- S. Tamer Cavusgil, Georgia State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Patricia McDougall-Covin 1. Setting the field 2. International entrepreneurial organizations: common characteristics and new typologies 3. Sensing, seizing and transforming international entrepreneurial opportunities 4. Processes of building and managing the international entrepreneurial firm 5. International entrepreneurial entry: implementation processes Index

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Book SynopsisThe international cast of authors in this important book explore how internationalizing small and medium sized enterprises (iSMEs) face major crises, such as COVID-19, and have managed them to reach a stable and desired state post-crisis. Chapter orientations vary from theoretical to empirical. Each focuses on issues related to a major crisis, and present already-deployed success strategies in 14 different country environments. The rich diversity of chapters offers a highly significant and timely contribution to the field.This book consists of five parts. An introduction to the volume and an extensive literature review open the book and are followed in Part II by general, yet critical, topics such as firm capabilities, resources and orientations, which collectively influence how smaller firms perceive emerging, approaching or unfolding crises in their environments and how the national public policy as well as the evolution of the crisis affects them. Part III extends this discussion to look at digitization and ‘servitization’ for higher customer and market-orientation, supply chains and overall governance. Specific research-based examples of potent strategies by four internationalized SMEs in different industries and country environments fill out Part IV and the final part offers a view beyond the current crisis.Scholars and students in entrepreneurship, international business and other related areas will find this very timely volume illuminating.Table of ContentsContents: Preface xxx PART I INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW 1 Introduction to small and medium sized enterprises and the COVID-19 response 2 Hamid Etemad 2 A systematic literature review of crisis management in and by small and medium-sized enterprises 38 Aidin Salamzadeh and Léo Paul Dana PART II FIRMS’ CAPABILITIES, RESOURCES AND STRATEGIC RESPONSE TO PERCEIVED CRISIS WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE ENABLING AND CONSTRAINING ENVIRONMENTS 3 Resources, capabilities and crisis management in the SME 63 Gary Knight and S. Tamer Cavusgil 4 Kiwi ingenuity and a helping hand: how New Zealand’s SMEs are surviving the COVID-19 pandemic 83 Rod B. McNaughton and Deborah Shepherd 5 What policies support SMEs through the crisis? Financial and innovation support in Québec (Canada) 112 Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay and Nathalie Lachapelle 6 Micro-macro dynamics in navigating enduring crises: empirical illustrations in a volatile institutional context 138 Sofiane Baba, Taïeb Hafsi and Hind Ouguenoune PART III INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL FIRMS’ CHOICES OF CORE STRATEGIES, INCLUDING FURTHER DIGITIZATION AND ‘SERVITIZATION’ 7 The relevance of digital dynamic capabilities and servitization in a crisis management context: building a business (re)modelling framework for non-digital international entrepreneurial ventures from the Spanish post-COVID-19 perspective 165 Andreu Blesa, Alex Rialp, Josep Rialp and Maria Ripollés 8 The COVID-19 crisis and Italian firms: digitalization, internationalization, and global value chain reconfiguration 199 Valerio Veglio and Rubina Romanello 9 Decision-making in Colombian B Corps during the COVID-19 crisis 223 Vinciane Servantie, Sebastian L. Schorch and Luz Elena Orozco Collazos 10 The COVID-19 pandemic and the intention to export: a study of small Brazilian entrepreneurial firms 252 Angela da Rocha, Clarice S. Kogut, Luiza Fonseca and Renato Cotta de Mello 11 The impact of COVID-19 on Malaysian SMEs and policy responses 273 Sedigheh Moghavvemi and Huda Mahmoud PART IV DEPLOYING INCREASED CUSTOMER AND MARKET ORIENTATION AND INNOVATIVE CUSTOMIZATION STRATEGIES FOR INTERNATIONAL GROWTH TO COUNTERACT POTENTIAL STAGNATION AND POSSIBLE DEMISE 12 Survival strategies of Finnish SMEs in the time of global crisis 291 Sami Saarenketo, Olli Kuivalainen, Lasse Torkkeli, Akseli Isotalo and Alexander Myers 13 The competitiveness of internationalizing SME suppliers during and after COVID-19 306 Yi Wang and Tage Koed Madsen 14 COVID-19 crisis challenges and responses: evidence from selected Greek SMEs 323 Pavlos Dimitratos and Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos 15 Customer-oriented manufacturing as a resilience strategy for Norwegian small international manufacturers 347 Ottar Bakås, Arild Aspelund and Øystein Moen PART V A WINDOW TO THE FUTURE: LEARNING FROM THE PAST AND EXPLORING IMPLICATIONS AND LESSONS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS 16 Averting or avoiding a crisis: innovate or decline 369 Sorin Cohn-Sfetcu, Hamed Motaghi and Julie Ricard 17 Learning from the past and exploring implications and lessons of previous chapters 395 Hamid Etemad Index

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Book SynopsisPresenting an in-depth look at cutting-edge research, this essential Research Handbook develops the current understanding of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its implications on an international scale. Including contributions from leading academics, highly-informed practitioners, and non-governmental organization managers, it fully conceptualizes the implementation of CSR practices.This significant Research Handbook combines the work of over 60 authors to examine CSR from a wide variety of perspectives, offering observations through the lens of institutional theory, social activism, and within the context of specific case studies, such as Latin America. Chapters are presented in a universally accessible format that reflects their dual academic and non-academic applicability, constituting a vital and original reference tool for those actively researching in the field.This will be an important read for students and researchers studying CSR and wanting to stay up to date with recent research developments. Due to its analytical scope, it will additionally be useful for those working in private business as well as non-governmental organizations.Trade Review‘A timely and interdisciplinary analysis of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) international landscape, with significant attention directed towards global value chains and emerging economies. It serves as a pivotal reference for international research on sustainable global business, offering practical insights for corporations, policymakers, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), encompassing a comprehensive perspective on diverse economies.’ -- Gaia Melloni, University of Lausanne, Switzerland‘Achieving sustainability requires a blending of public and private governance, and this volume is at the cutting edge of our understanding of what this means for businesses and society at large. It presents a great collection of papers that examine the efforts by MNEs to do good, the variety of ways in which they succeed and fail, and the reasons why well-intentioned initiatives do not always yield a sustainable outcome.’ -- Sarianna Lundan, University of Bremen, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1 International corporate social responsibility: an introduction 1 Anthony Goerzen PART I HISTORICAL AND CURRENT ASSESSMENTS 2 The evolution of sustainability concerns over business activities: from local to cross-national to global 7 Junghoon Park, Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, and Ivan Montiel 3 Understanding the CSR agenda of multinational companies from an institutional theory lens 25 Tatiana Kostova and Valentina Marano 4 Drivers, tensions and trade-offs in achieving social and environmental upgrading in global value chains 43 Matthew Alford, Valentina De Marchi, and Aarti Krishnan 5 Integrating responsible conduct in multinational enterprise strategy: an institutional framework 61 Grazia Santangelo 6 Limits of markets as a mechanism for value distribution in GVCS: comparative analyses of social responsibility across GVCS 74 Lilac Nachum, Caroline Wanjiru Kariuki, and Yoshiteru Uramoto 7 International trends in corporate philanthropy and the influence of institutional context 92 Lynnette Purda 8 Which norms do CSR help to respect? 108 Federica Nieri, Elisa Giuliani, and Davide Fiaschi PART II CHALLENGES AND SHORTCOMINGS 9 Cascading compliance to achieve improved GVC sustainability: what is it and why does it fail? 127 Anthony Goerzen and Ari Van-Assche 10 CSR violations among domestic and foreign firms: a study of environmental misconduct in the United States 138 Stewart Miller, Sarfraz Khan, Kefeng Xu, and Lorraine Eden 11 The inconvenient truth: how business model innovation can trigger global companies to act (ir)responsibly 152 John Dilyard and Shasha Zhao 12 Governance failure and firm-level crises: the case of the Volkswagen emissions scandal 168 Liena Kano, Sean Simoes, and Alain Verbeke 13 Institutional environments, cross-national distances, and corporate social irresponsibility in host countries 187 Raveendra Chittoor and Ye He 14 Unjust transitions to low carbon economies: reflections on stakeholder capitalism and responsible cobalt supply chains 205 Joanne Lebert and Raphael Deberdt 15 Indemnifying irresponsibility: how international investment law undermines responsible business conduct 224 Lise J. Johnson, Lisa E. Sachs, and Carolina Menezes Cwajg PART III PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLECTIVE ACTION 16 Multinationals and cross-sector partnerships: building social resilience through collective entrepreneurship 242 Mirko H. Benischke, Jonathan P. Doh, and Peter Tashman 17 Closing the intention-realization gap: the impact of local embeddedness on effective progress toward SDG 17 255 Luis Alfonso Dau and Elizabeth M. Moore 18 Corporate social responsibility, performance, and strategic interaction in a global context 269 Christian Geisler Asmussen 19 Overlooked goliaths: business associations in international CSR governance 284 José Carlos Marques, Jean-Baptiste Litrico, and Jakomijn van Wijk 20 Lessons learned for field practitioners in the implementation of international cross-sector development partnerships 302 Linda Jane Liutkus PART IV CSR IN EMERGING MARKETS 21 Managing complex institutional logics across borders: a study of CSR in Latin America 320 Larissa Marchiori Pacheco, Elizabeth M. Moore, Kristin Brandl, Luis Alfonso Dau, and Maria Tereza Leme Fleury 22 Foreignness, legitimacy, and corporate citizenship perceptions in emerging markets 337 William Newburry and Abrahim Soleimani 23 Sustainability and internationalization in emerging market firms: two sides of the same coin 354 Ana Maria Gomez-Trujillo and Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez PART V A VIEW FORWARD 24 CSR 3.0: corporate social activism as the next stage in the evolution of CSR? 377 Jacob Brower 25 The promise of Industry 4.0 technologies for the sustainability of developing country apparel manufacturers 391 Denanjalee Gunaratne, Noemi Sinkovics, and Rudolf R. Sinkovics 26 Gender and corporate social responsibility: beyond compliance in global value chains 408 Stephanie Barrientos 27 MNEs’ transition to green innovation: a managerial attention-based typology 425 Shaker A. Zahra and Stephanie L. Wang 28 Corporate sustainable supply chain management: from freestyle to compulsory 443 Joseph Sarkis and Joerg S. Hofstetter 29 Beyond adaptation: agenda for international corporate responsibility along global supply networks 462 Adel Guitouni and Cynthia Waltho 30 The way forward: mapping the governance logic of international CSR pathways 480 Rob van Tulder Index 502

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Book SynopsisAs a fascinating interdisciplinary and emerging field of research and practice, cross-cultural management is shaped and enriched by women scholars. This book takes an engaging narrative approach to insightful conversations with 12 women academics to illuminate key concepts, methods and issues within this ever-evolving field.This captivating book encapsulates how these influential women academics approach and perceive culture and interculturality in management. Through the interweaving of scholarly achievements and biographical experiences, chapters portray cross-cultural management as tangible, dynamic and contextualized. They provide an essential overview of the origins, development and current state of cross-cultural management, while also offering insights into personal life stories and motivations of the interviewees and the context of their research.Key Questions and Inspiring Answers in Cross-Cultural Management provides scholars, students and practitioners of management, international business and organization with a unique opportunity to explore the field of cross-cultural management from an original and personal perspective.Trade Review‘Christoph Barmeyer and Constanze Ruesga Rath have provided the field of cross-cultural management with a priceless, historical tour de force of the lives, crucible experiences, and wisdom of the pioneering women scholars in the field. In reviewing the manuscript for endorsement, I could not put it down - their insights and the “behind-the-scenes” revelations of their motivations, adversities, triumphs, and the subsequent wisdom engendered from their varied experiences, were riveting. Everyone in the field should read this book and return to it often, not only for professional guidance but for light and edification of the soul. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.’ -- Mark Mendenhall, University of Tennessee, US‘An inspiring and life-affirming book, and not just for academics working in the field of cross-cultural management! Anyone with an interest in doing research that matters will find this book a stimulating read. I thoroughly enjoyed both its analysis of the field and its fascinating life stories of 12 amazing women academics.’ -- Anne-Wil Harzing, Middlesex University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface: The becoming of this book vii PART I INTRODUCTION Cross-cultural management and women pioneers Christoph Barmeyer and Constanze Ruesga Rath PART II CONVERSATIONS WITH CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT WOMEN PIONEERS 1 Conversation with Nancy Jane Adler 2 Conversation with Zeynep Aycan 3 Conversation with Ariane Berthoin Antal 4 Conversation with Nakiye Boyacigiller 5 Conversation with Mary Yoko Brannen 6 Conversation with Paula Caligiuri 7 Conversation with Sylvie Chevrier 8 Conversation with Martha Maznevski 9 Conversation with Joyce Osland 10 Conversation with Sonja Sackmann 11 Conversation with Susan Carol Schneider 12 Conversation with Lena Zander PART III CONCLUSION Women pioneers of cross-cultural management: key findings from the conversations Index

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Book SynopsisVolume 42 of Research in Economic Anthropology focuses on systemic coverage, critical rethinking, and scientific analysis of the current problems facing the world economy and international trade aiming to provide a scientific basis for learning from the COVID-19 pandemic for the global economy and international trade. Current Problems of the World Economy and International Trade begins by reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing crisis for the global economy and international trade. The volume then reveals the prospects for the post-pandemic recovery of the world economy and the crisis management of international trade. Throughout, there are case studies from various countries, in particular the experience of China, Pakistan, Russia, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, India, and the OECD. Current Problems of the World Economy and International Trade reveals the determinants of competitiveness and drivers of economic growth of individual countries provides useful applied advice on post-crisis recovery and the development of the world economy and international trade in the post-pandemic period.Table of ContentsPart I. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and crisis on the global economy and international trade Paper 1. International Trade In The Era Of Neo-Globalization: Disintegration Vs Digital Partnership; Elena G. Popkova Paper 2. China’s Position In The Global Automotive Production And Exports, 2018-2020; Natalia A. Volgina and Yuanlong Wang Paper 3. Impact Of Covid-19 Pandemic On China-Pakistan Economic Relations Under Belt And Road Initiative; Irina N. Belova, Elena A. Egorycheva, and Filipp D. Belov Paper 4. The Influence Of Establishing Free Trade Zone On Sino-Russian Agricultural Cooperation-Taking Heilongjiang Free Trade Zone As An Example; Irina N. Belova, Yining Cheng, and Xizhe Wang Paper 5. Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On The Electronic Industry In Russia; Galina V. Gavlovskaya and Azat N. Khakimov Paper 6. Comparative Analysis Of The Economic Crisis At The Beginning Of XX Centuty And XXI Century In Russia And Spain; Sergei B. Zainullin, Oscar Alvarez-Gila, Olga A. Zainullin, and Mikel Gómez-Gastiasoro Paper 7. The Effects On Globalization: A Comparative Analysis For German And Turkish Economy; Diana M. Madiyarova, Eylul S. Kosel, and Nurselen Tamer Paper 8. Study Of The Impact Of Non-Tariff Measures Of Russia, Kazakhstan And Kyrgyzstan On The Import Of Goods In Mutual Trade With The EAEU Member Countries; Diana M. Madiyarova and Maxim V. Terletskiy Paper 9. Actual Problems Of Illegal Mining In Peru: Prospects And Challenges; Irina V. Karzanova and Sandra Diana Aliaga Cordova Paper 10. Belt And Road Initiative And China’s Economic Challenges; Liudmila V. Shkvarya and Hailing Yu Paper 11. Socio-Economic Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On OECD Countries; Evgeniya K. Karpunina, Larisa V. Moskovtceva, Olga V. Zabelina, Natalia N. Zubareva, and Anna V. Tsykora Paper 12. “New Normal”: Example Of India; Yulia A. Konovalova Part II. Prospects for post-pandemic recovery of the world economy and crisis management of international trade Paper 13. Covid 19 And Global Economic Outlook; Maria V. Petrovskaya, Vladimir Z. Chaplyuk, Raju Mohammad Kamrul Alam, Md. Nazmul Hossain, and Ahmad S. Al Humssi Paper 14. EAEU Balancing Hydropower Capacity Issues In Terms Of Global Pandemic Consequences; Inna V. Andronova, Vladislav V. Kuzmin,and David Celetti Paper 15. Forming The New Industrial Core Of Russian Industry: Problems And Perspectives; Olga V. Brizhak and Oleg N. Tolstobokov Paper 16. EAEU And BRICS: State And Prospects Of Cooperation; Saadat M. Assanseitova, Erlan K. Abil, and Saida A. Makhatova Paper 17. Drivers Of E-Learning Market: Case Of China; Khanifa V. Tyrkba, Ravil R. Asmyatullin, and Elizaveta I. Ruzina Paper 18. The Global Industrial Robotics Market: Development Trends And Volume Forecast; Marina S. Reshetnikova and Irina A. Pugacheva Paper 19. Monetary Policy Of The EAEU Countries: Instruments And Results Of Implementation; Zhanna G. Golodova and Pavel A. Smirnov Paper 20. Export Potential Of Small And Medium Enterprises Of Kazakhstan: Analysis Of Regional Opportunities; Diana M. Madiyarova and Aibol A. Argyngazinov Paper 21. Improving The Formation Of Financial Statements In Accordance With International Standards As The Most Important Instrument For International Economic Integration; Tatyana Y. Druzhilovskaya, Emilia S. Druzhilovskaya, Tatyana V. Stozharova, Evgeniya V. Vilkova, and Irina P. Denisova Paper 22. Sites Of States With A Dynamically Developing Socio-Political Structure And Economy: Analyzing Forms And Methods Of Obtaining Competitive Advantages Of Transnational (Global) Companies; Anastasia A. Sozinova and Olesya A. Meteleva

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Book SynopsisThis sixteenth volume in the PIBR series, International Business in Times of Crisis, is dedicated to Professor Geoffrey Jones from the Harvard Business School, and to the importance of historical scholarship in International Business (IB) studies. The global Covid-19 crisis triggered a profound economic crisis, with a decline in global economic activity on a scale not seen since the Great Depression. This pandemic revealed systems failures and fragilities closely related to the organization of global economic, financial, political, and social systems. It has confronted the world with fundamental questions regarding how the global community, as well as companies in general and multinational enterprises (MNEs) in particular, should design global responses to crises. A multi-level and longitudinal approach to studying crises in IB is clearly necessary. This book classifies studies of crises relevant to IB research and will hopefully be helpful to IB scholars, as they reflect on the type of crises they want to study as part of their future research agenda. “The main point coming out of this brief description of my own intellectual journey is to emphasize that crises have been the norm rather than the exception in the history of international business. They have taken many forms and building a typology of crises would be a helpful next step in new research.” Geoffrey Jones (in this volume)Table of ContentsChapter 1. IB in Times of Crisis: What Perspective to Take?; Rob van Tulder, Alain Verbeke, Lucia Piscitello, and Jonas Puck Part I. The Longitudinal Perspective – The Importance of Historical IB Studies Chapter 2. Crises and International Business; Geoffrey Jones Chapter 3. Crises in International Business: A New Perspective; Mark Casson Chapter 4. History Matters; Mira Wilkins Chapter 5. Crises, Emerging Market Firms, and Global Value Chain Resilience; Pavida Pananond Chapter 6. Business Groups, Panics, Runs, Organ Banks and Zombie Firms; Asli M. Colpan and Randall K. Morck Chapter 7. Take a Look at Yourself: International Business and the De-globalization Crisis; Michael A. Witt Chapter 8. Extraordinary Risk Management in International Business Strategy; Teresa da Silva Lopes Part II. The Micro-Perspective – Self-Inflicted Crises Chapter 9. How Companies Respond to Self-inflicted Crises. A Comparison Between Countries, Types of Crises, and Response Strategies; Marcus Conrad and Marc Oberhauser Chapter 10. Learning Processes During Re-internationalization: A Case Study of Chinese SMEs; Honglan Yu, Margaret Fletcher, and Trevor Buck Chapter 11. Switching Governance Modes to Improve the Resilience of Global Value Chains Against External Disruptions; Wenyan Yin and Hwy-Chang Moon Part III. Meso-Level Perspective – Sectoral Crises Chapter 12. How to Be Smart: Leveraging Digital FDI to Address Risk Through Capacity and Competitiveness; Matthew Stephenson, Lorraine Eden, Michael Kende, Fukunari Kimura, Karl Sauvant, Niraja Srinivasan, Lucia Taioli, and James Zhan Chapter 13. COVID-19 Crisis, Digitalization and Location Decisions; Rubina Romanello, and Valerio Veglio Chapter 14. Serial Nonlinear Internationalization Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study Evidence From Estonia; Tia Vissak Chapter 15. Evolution of Consumption and Retail Transformation – The Emergence of a New Institutional Order for the Future of Retailing; Anna Karhu, Elina Pelto, and Lauri-Matti Palmunen Chapter 16. Consumer Vulnerability During COVID-19: The Impact of Fear and Age on Consumer Behaviour and Business Strategy; Helena Sá Domingues, Marcelo Augusto Linardi, Susana Costa e Silva, and Paulo Duarte Chapter 17. Reassessing the Impact of the 2008 Financial Crisis on Global Foreign Direct Investment: Empirical Evidence and Theoretical Implications; Guoyong Liang Chapter 18. Nexus of Debt Financing, Investment and Policy Intervention: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemics on CAREC Member Countries; Muhammad Ayub Mehar Part IV. Macro-Level Perspective – Systems Crises and Country Risks Chapter 19. Globalization in a COVID-19 Afflicted World; P. Trapczynski, M. G. Gorynia, J. Nowak, and R. Wolniak Chapter 20. Host Country Risk Dynamics and Foreign Direct Investments; Very Kunczer, Thomas Lindner, and Jonas Puck Chapter 21. Strategies to Face BREXIT: The Case of Polish Companies; Barbara Jankowska, Aleksandra Kania, and Katarzyna Mroczek-Dabrowska Chapter 22. Polish Companies and the Uncertainty Over BREXIT’s Regulatory Void: Adaptive Strategies Towards the Unknown; Katarzyna Mroczek-Dabrowska and Anna Matysek-Jędrych Chapter 23. The Paradox of Distance: New Zealand Businesses During COVID-19; Benjamin Fath, Antje Fiedler, Noemi Sinkovics, and Rudolf R. Sinkovics Part V. Exogenous Crises – Natural Distasters and Emergencies Chapter 24. Managers’ Identification of Natural Disaster Risks: Findings From a Survey of 18 Countries; Chang Hoon Oh and Jennifer Oetzel Chapter 25. A Taxonomy of Corporate Emergency Responsibility to Ensure Social Sustainability Post-Shock; Francisco Javier Forcadell and Elisa Aracil Chapter 26. An Enterprise Risk Model for COVID-19 Crisis Effects – The Hungarian Experience; Peter Juhasz and Ageness Szabo Chapter 27. Doing Business in a Distant Paradise; Adam Grzywacz, Małgorzata Kuczara, and Aleksandra Wąsowska

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Book SynopsisAfrica’s unique and diverse culture, embedded in age-long business practices, presents an interesting proposition for advancing indigenous knowledge and building sustainable structures. Casebook of Indigenous Business Practices in Africa is a collection of case studies across Northern, Eastern, Central, Western and Southern parts of Africa. Indigenous enterprises contribute to the economic prosperity of Africa and are an essential part of the continent’s business ecosystem. Contributing authors to this two-volume edited work explore the inherent potential of indigenous practices in bolstering business performance and stimulating social and economic development. This first volume focuses on Apprenticeship, Craft, and Healthcare, while the second volume considers Trade, Production and Financial Services, in featured African countries. Indigenous business practices hold great prospects for economic advancement in Africa, despite the dominance of Western business methods, which, although beneficial, are yet to drive the continent’s developmental agenda. By identifying and exploring the unique features of these practices, multiple actors, including entrepreneurs, policymakers, students, educators, and practitioners, are provided with context-based information that can foster social and economic empowerment across the continent. The book extends the frontier of knowledge on the role of cultural orientation, values, and traditions in achieving a more prosperous Africa through the development of indigenous business knowledge.Trade ReviewThis unique collection of case studies across multiple sectors and regions in Africa presents a compelling resource for the advancement of indigenous knowledge and business practices on the continent. It provides an invaluable Africa context-specific resource to inform knowledge development about African businesses, ensure socio-economic advancement, preserve cultural heritage, achieve sustainability and enhance business decision-making in the continent. -- Prof. Nathaniel Boso, Dean of KNUST School of Business and O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chair in Entrepreneurship and EmployabilityTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: A Casebook of Indigenous Business Practices in Africa; Ogechi Adeola PART I. Apprenticeship Models and Practices Chapter 2. Exploration of Apprenticeship and Business Succession Models in Nigeria, Ghana and the Benin Republic: A Cross-Case Analysis of Selected Ethnic Groups; >Chioma Ifeanyichukwu, King Carl Tornam Duho, and Carine Charlie Senan Bonou Chapter 3. Apprentice training, Mastership and Managerial Development of the Igbo Entrepreneurs in Nigeria; Ngozi Ann Chikere Chapter 4. Case Studies on Business Ethics and Values: Insights from the Southeastern Igbos of Nigeria; Prisca Chidiogor Ezekafor, Uchenna David Nwoye, Ogechi Adeola, and Isaiah Adisa PART II. Indigenous Craft Enterprises Chapter 5. The Cultural and Creative Industries in Ethiopia: A Case of Cultural Lifestyle Items Producer; Konjit Hailu Gudeta and Atsede Tesfaye Hailemariam Chapter 6. Market Revival and Sustainability: Lessons for Business Actors from the Case of Kiliim Social Enterprise, Egypt; Ashraf Sheta, Nourhan Abdel Azim, and Isaiah Adisa Chapter 7. An Examination of Indigenous Business Incubators: A Case of Kente Weaving Industry in Ghana; Majeed Mohammed and John Paul Kosiba Chapter 8. Cultural and Socioeconomic Impact of the Indigenous Garment Industry: A Case of Smock Dealership in Tamale, Ghana; Majeed Mohammed, Oserere Ibelegbu, Joana Akweley Zanu, Ahmed Tijani, and Seidu Alhassan PART III. Healthcare Chapter 9. Placing Indigenous Knowledge at the Core of Production and Marketing of Medicinal Plant (mpesu) in Zimbabwe and South Africa; Amaechi Kingsley Ekene,Kugara Stewart Lee, Mdhluli Tsetselelani Decide, and Tsoaledi Daniel Thobejane Chapter 10. Indigenous African Healing Practices as a Resource for Entrepreneurial Promotion: Insights from Tsonga Traditional Healthcare System in South Africa; Kugara Stewart Lee, Mdhluli Tsetselelani Decide, Mokgoatšana Sekgothe, and Amaechi Kingsley Ekene Chapter 11. Herbal Medicine Trade during Covid-19 in Africa: A Narrative of Herbal Medicine Producers in Southwestern Nigeria; Isaiah Adisa, Emmanuel Ogbu, and Chiebuka Uzoebe Prince PART IV. Conclusions and Recommendations Chapter 12. The Somali Business Orientation: Key Lessons and Recommendations for Africa from the Kenyan Somali practice; Abel Kinoti Meru, Beatrice Matiri – Maisori and Mary Wanjiru Njoroge – Kinoti Chapter 13. Advancing Indigenous Knowledge and Building Sustainable Business Structures in Africa; Ogechi Adeola

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Book SynopsisResponsible Management in Theory and Practice in Muslim Societies delineates principles of responsible management from an Islamic perspective, exploring the concept of responsibility in Islamic religious texts, and how the understanding of responsibility evolved in Islamic jurisprudence. He explains aspects of individual and group responsibility in Islam and the dissonance between theoretical discourse and practical application. Yusuf M. Sidani focuses on the factors that have both facilitated and hampered the application of responsible management principles in practice in this unique context. Themes explored across the book include Islamic texts and responsible leadership, responsibility in Islamic jurisprudence, individual and group responsibilities, and bridging the gap divide between theory and practice in Muslim societies. Sidani also poses proactive questions, including ‘Who is a responsible manager?’ and ‘what does it take to reaffirm both individual and collective responsibilities', and 'whether things can be put back on track again in Muslim societies, and how?'Table of ContentsChapter 1. Responsible Management: A Primer Chapter 2. Responsibility in the Islamic Perspective Chapter 3. Responsibility in Islamic Jurisprudence Chapter 4. Individual & Group Responsibility Chapter 5. Responsible Management Chapter 6. Management and Responsibility in Muslim Practice

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Book SynopsisResearch on gender and leadership has historically been dominated by the Global North, where there tend to be more woman leaders than in the Global South. However, scholars are increasingly questioning the generalizability of the results of such research, while at the same time highlighting the importance of contextualizing leadership studies within distinct socio-cultural frameworks. Understanding the contextual differences at play, Gender Equity in Hospitality: The Case of India showcases the barriers, both systemic and individual, to woman leadership in the hospitality sector in India, including cultural discouragement, training, and development gaps as well as commonly held prejudices. On the other hand, Dr Payal Kumar also details HR policies, such as flexi-timing, that have successfully benefitted women in hospitality, and which have the potential to serve as future models for implementing systemic change. Providing important insights for critical management scholars and educators around the world, Gender Equity in Hospitality: The Case of India offers an ideal case study for examining the barriers to woman leadership in India. For leaders across the sector, this monograph provides private industry and public policy recommendations for transforming the country into a top global hospitality destination.Trade ReviewThis rigorous study on India’s hospitality industry from a gendered lens is a notable contribution to the literature on gender and leadership in the global south. Congratulations are in order to the author Payal Kumar for this invaluable monograph. -- Melissa Fisher, Author of Wall Street Women and Cultural Anthropologist, NYU Institute for Public Knowledge & School of Professional Studies, USAIn this much-needed study of the hospitality industry in India, Dr. Payal Kumar provides an in-depth analysis of the challenges, as well as solutions, to women’s advancement to leadership. Based on thought-provoking data from interviews with senior and mid-level leaders in this sector, as well as data on gendered leadership representation, this book adds to literature by contextualizing gender diversity and equity issues in India, while providing far-reaching HR solutions needed to catapult the hospitality industry forward. -- Diana Bilimoria, Professor and Chair of Organizational Behavior and KeyBank Professor, Case Western Reserve University, USAWomen continue to lag behind men in most measures of employment and income, but the inequities women face in hospitality are even more significant, given greater occupational segregation, unusual work hours, gender bias, work-family conflict, and barriers to leadership roles. The COVID-19 pandemic further contributed to widening the gaps between women and men. Dr Payal Kumar has conducted extensive research and captured the inequities women face in the hospitality industry in India. Her book offers us an insightful account of how a strong paternalistic culture persists in hindering the advancement of women in the Indian hospitality industry. -- Eddy Ng, Smith Professor of Equity and Inclusion in Business, Queen’s University, CanadaProfessor Payal Kumar’s book, Gender Equity in Hospitality: The Case of India, makes very timely and important contributions. It is a thoughtful book that must be read by every hospitality manager. I was particularly impressed by its coverage of both the pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic landscape. Practitioners and policy makers will find the in-depth analysis of the barriers to woman leadership in hospitality very helpful. Understanding these roadblocks is critical in helping organizations overcome these challenges. Meaningful change demands a simultaneous focus on both individuals and systems. Professor Kumar’s powerful change models are a highlight of the book. -- Sukhbir Sandhu, Associate Professor & Executive Director, Centre for Workplace Excellence, UniSA Business, University of South Australia, AustraliaThe Indian hospitality industry has had a poor track record in regards to gender equality and Dr Payal Kumar’s book Gender Equity in Hospitality: The Case of India is a must-read for leaders who want to make a difference. With detailed verbatim comments, it is an insightful read that can help any hospitality company put together a clear roadmap towards achieving its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals. I am hopeful that together we can all recalibrate the playing field and see many more women in hospitality board rooms. -- Kanika Hasrat, Area Director UP, MP and Uttarakhand and General Manager at Taj Lakefront Bhopal at The Indian Hotel Company Limited, and President of Women Indian Chamber for Commerce and Industry (WICCI) for Hospitality and Tourism, IndiaGiven the importance and pace of growth of the hospitality and tourism sector for the Indian economy, this is a timely study as it addresses the twin cultural issues of a lack of gender diversity and inequitable promotion practices in hospitality and tourism in India. The current undeniable domination of studies focused on Western contexts makes this a valuable contribution to the field. -- Dr Ruth Puhr, Head of Quality Assurance and Academic Development, Les Roches Global Hospitality Education, SwitzerlandIn Gender Equity in Hospitality: The Case of India, Prof Payal Kumar draws attention to how cultural nuances and other factors shape and impact careers in the hospitality industry in India. Drawn from extensive research and her own observations, the book contains practical recommendations for policy makers and industry leaders that would enable more women to be included, engaged and have successful stints in the hospitality industry. In a world where purpose and ways of working are being redefined, this is a highly relevant read. -- Aarti Kelshikar, Founder, 3A Consulting, and Author of How Women Work: Fitting in and Standing Out in AsiaThis much-needed book offers valuable insights into the barriers to woman leadership in the Indian hospitality sector, both on the individual and systemic level. It deals incisively with the gendered and gendering problems of the sector constructed at the level of individual identities and cultural expectations embedded into interaction, institutional opportunities, and constraints. This book will be valuable for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers who want to understand barriers to woman leadership in a patriarchal and high-power distance society and who strive for a systemic change in the sector. It will also enrich the lives of hospitality students who want to understand gender discrimination and make a difference in their lives and in the field. -- Regine Bendl,Associate Professor, Institute for Gender and Diversity in Organizations, Vienna University of Economics and Business, AustriaTable of ContentsForeword; Ashish Malik Chapter 1. Tourism and hospitality: Pre- and post-COVID 19 Pandemic Chapter 2. Literature review Chapter 3. Study results: Barriers to woman leadership in hospitality Chapter 4. Models for individual and systematic change Chapter 5. Recommendations Chapter 6. Discussion and conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe tourism industry is dynamic, constantly changing, and is particularly sensitive to shocks and external factors that are beyond the control of managers. Terrorism and natural disasters are just two of the current risk factors for western-based tourists seeking increasingly ‘exotic’ locations. What can individuals do to mitigate these risks? What are the responsibilities of tour operators to manage these risks? And what is the global impact on the tourism industry? This collection of chapters from international scholars answer these questions using a wide range of interdisciplinary methods. They shed new light on emerging issues around sustainability, ecology and dark tourism. The concluding chapter speculates what the future holds for the industry as a whole, after years of disruption and potentially increased risks from climate change and political upheaval in different regions. The series features monographs and edited collections to create a critical platform which not only explores the dichotomies of tourism from the theory of mobilities, but also provides an insightful guide for policy makers, specialists and social scientists interested in the future of tourism in a society where uncertainness, anxiety and fear prevail.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Tourism: A Global Industry with Global Risks - Risk Perception Theory in the Age of Extremes; Cláudia Seabra and Maximiliano E. Korstanje Chapter 2. Tourism Safety and Security: A Bibliometric Approach; Dina Amaro, Ana Caldeira, and Cláudia Seabra Chapter 3. Revisiting and Adapting Slovic’s (1987) Risk Dimensions in the Context of Modern Travel and Post-Covid Era; Leonardo (Don) A.N. Dioko Chapter 4. Risk of Crime and Violence in Tourism; Hrvoje Mataković Chapter 5. Terrorism and Tourism: Still Connecting the Dots; Cláudia Seabra Chapter 6. The Janus Face of Terrorism and Tourism: Terrorism as a Risk, as a Danger and as a Worry; Maximiliano E. Korstanje Chapter 7. In War We Trust (?) Why Today's Tourism Does Not Promote Global Peace and Security; Fabio Carbone Chapter 8. Psychological Risk: The Importance of Place Attachment, Moral Engagement, Planning and Social Support in Tourists Risk Management; Bhayu Rhama Chapter 9. Comprehensive Review of Physical Risk Perceptions; Andreia Pereira, Ana Caldeira, and Cláudia Seabra Chapter 10. Cultural Differences, Risk, and Tourism: A Literature Review; Inês Carvalho and Michelle Moraes Chapter 11. Hygiene and Health in Tourism, in a Post-Pandemic Context: From Expected Requirement to Mandatory Criterion; Pedro Vaz Serra and Cláudia Seabra Chapter 12. Tourism and Natural Hazards: Juxtaposition of Tourism Determinants and Hazard’s Risk; Farhad Nazir Chapter 13. How Risky Can a Trip Be for a Guest With Visual Impairments? Evaluation of the Organizational Risks Through a Real Story; Sofia Almeida and Susana Mesquita Chapter 14. In the Age of Covid: Can We Produce New Paradigms in Tourism Research?; Peter Tarlow

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Book SynopsisThis informative Field Guide to Intercultural Research is specifically designed to be used in the field, guiding the reader away from pitfalls and towards best practice. It shares valuable fieldwork challenges and experiences, as well as insights into key methodological debates and practical recommendations relevant to both new and seasoned researchers.Offering an international outlook and featuring insights from across four continents, this invaluable guide introduces new methods and approaches to data analysis, tackling various research phases, including perspectives from quantitative researchers. It focuses on the role of culture and the intercultural challenges that fieldworkers encounter, enticing readers into further conversations concerning the role of fieldwork in producing new knowledge. Expert contributors illustrate the benefits of field research in intercultural research not only to academic literature, but also to organisational policies and the societies within which we work and live.Including insights from the fields of ethnography and social anthropology, this cutting edge guide is crucial reading for all students and researchers of business and management studies as well as organisational development hoping to begin their foray into fieldwork, as well as experienced scholars looking for new approaches to field research. It will also benefit management professionals and consultants in need of an expanded knowledge-base for coFnducting action research or other interventions in organisations.Trade Review‘A useful and comprehensive guide for academic researchers, particularly into international business practice and its relationship to culture, covering principles and practice of effective fieldwork.’ -- Peter McGee, Training, Language and Culture Journal‘The Field Guide to Intercultural Research is a fantastic compilation of insights and experiences of intercultural scholars who have ‘walked the talk’ when it comes to conducting field work in a global context. Filled with many practical suggestions about the methodological choices and tradeoffs incurred as well as the authors’ reflections about their own lived experiences as intercultural researchers, this book is a valuable resource for anyone, from the novice to the expert, who aims to embark on intercultural field research. Reading the stories of those who contributed to this book is both motivational and instructive, so be sure to pack this book in your bag for your intercultural research journey!’ -- Margaret Shaffer, University of Oklahoma, US‘I can highly recommend the Field Guide to Intercultural Research to PhD students and academics alike. The edited book is an excellent collection of highly experienced field researchers from around the world who share their experiences of dealing with cultural challenges in the field. The Field Guide ties discussions about fieldwork, methodological debates and various theoretical perspectives together with the practical aspects of doing research in the field. Particularly valuable are the author's recommendations, which are helpful for ensuring success with field based projects, and to highlight the different types of complexity involved when conducting fieldwork in a range of different countries.’ -- Lailani L. Alcantara, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan‘Intercultural research is arguably the most important frontier in business and management research. As protectionism and global decoupling strengthen, so does the need to test and explore the validity of ideas across contexts. This book offers a state-of-the-art toolbox to address the important issues without stumbling into common traps. An important step onwards from the dominance of WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich & democratic) theory builders.’ -- Jan Ketil Arnulf, BI Norwegian Business School, Norway‘This comprehensive edited volume brings together first-hand experiences of fieldwork undertaken by an international community of scholars. Grounded in the tradition of anthropology, the authors show the beauty - as well as the complexity – of translating cultural meanings across contexts and audiences. The book provides a captive read to scholars, who undertake intercultural research themselves or who serve as supervisors of such research. I can wholeheartedly recommend this field guide.’ -- Rebecca Piekkari, Aalto University, Finland’The Field Guide to Intercultural Research contains a plethora of practical, insightful, and wise advice gleaned from scholars who have spent their careers engaged in intercultural research projects. The book is an important contribution to the field and will greatly benefit doctoral students, fledgling scholars, and experienced intercultural scholars alike. -- - Mark E. Mendenhall, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface: some musings on fieldwork in a business context xxiv Malcolm Chapman 1 Introduction: following the researchers into the field 1 David S. A. Guttormsen, Jakob Lauring and Malcolm Chapman PART I PRACTICAL THEMES 2 Using grounded theory in an African business context 14 W. Travis Selmier II and Aloysius Newenham-Kahindi 3 Intercultural survey research: challenges and suggested solutions 29 Anne-Wil Harzing, B. Sebastian Reiche and Markus Pudelko 4 Interviewing global elites 41 William S. Harvey 5 Survey-based research in remote Indigenous communities: considerations for methods 54 Indigo Holcombe-James and Ellie Rennie 6 Methodological reflections on researching ethnic business in Southern Europe: experiences from the field 68 Gunhild Odden 7 Overcoming challenges in intercultural interviewing: the role of intercultural training for early-career researchers 81 Ritam Garg and Petra Poljsak-Rosinski 8 Coding intercultural fieldwork data: a hands-on approach 93 Mai Skjøtt Linneberg and Steffen Korsgaard 9 Some practical advice on collecting qualitative data: outline of a fieldwork process 106 Jakob Lauring and Charlotte Jonasson 10 Unlocking the affordances of digital technology in qualitative research 119 Marta Jackowska PART II THEORETICAL THEMES 11 Reflections on an intercultural (research) life 135 Bruce W. Stening 12 Doing field work in culturally hybrid locations 147 Mette Zølner 13 Researching religion in organizations: key issues and strategies 157 Christopher Richardson 14 Operationalizing ‘culture’ when conducting cross-cultural fieldwork: the case of Germany and South Africa 166 Badri Zolfaghari 15 Academic disciplines have cultures, too: intercultural challenges for interdisciplinary researchers in the field 178 David S. A. Guttormsen, Petra Poljsak-Rosinski, Htwe Htwe Thein, Trifon Pavkov, Katarina Brkovic and Michael Gillan 16 Dilemmas with multiple social identities in the field of international development 193 Masumi Owa 17 Strategies to survive on foreign turf: experience sharing and reflections from two apparent aliens in the field 204 Annelise Ly and Ingrid Onarheim Spjeldnæs 18 ‘Inside-out’: race, role and relations in intercultural fieldwork 216 Charlotte Jonasson, Jakob Lauring and David S. A. Guttormsen 19 Intercultural challenges of ‘rapport’ in French–German organizational field research – insights from a binational research tandem 229 Christoph Barmeyer and Eric Davoine PART III REGIONAL THEMES 20 Cultural considerations and qualitative research within an African context 243 Nomusa Benita Mazonde 21 Navigating the realities of intercultural research in Sub-Saharan Africa: insights from Nigeria 255 Adebukola E. Oyewunmi, Stephen I. Ukenna and Ebes Esho 22 The challenges of conducting field studies in China 269 Anna Shostya, Moshe Banai and Joseph C. Morreale 23 Challenges and promoters during international fieldwork in Lebanon 287 Hana Abdo, Amélie Artis and Anne Bartel-Radic 24 Intersectional challenges of conducting qualitative research in the Middle East 295 Maranda Ridgway and Fiona Robson 25 Crossing borders, traversing cultures and mediating identities: a reflection on fieldwork conducted in the Arab Gulf 310 Sarina Theys 26 Doing qualitative field research in Vietnam 321 Thi My Hanh Huynh and Anne Bartel-Radic 27 Investigating the worldview of professionals: reflections on the challenges of researching in the Thai culture 329 Astrid Kainzbauer and Brian Hunt Afterword 340 Fiona Moore Index

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Book SynopsisIn an era marked by unparalleled global challenges in the talent landscape, this book acts as an essential guide to the complexity of talent flows. It sheds light on the many important facets of international talent management, from research funding to intra-company transfers.This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.

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Book SynopsisCases on Born Globals brings together a wealth of case studies covering a range of industries and countries on emerging firms known as ‘Born Globals’ that seek to enter international markets immediately upon creation. Bringing together 11 key cases, Erik Rasmussen highlights how these firms have been increasing in number over the last 20 years. He further explores the speed of their growth, the challenges experienced and likely future prognoses. The book also discusses whether early internationalisation could be advantageous to entrepreneurial firms by linking up to other more prominent firms and thereby creating a greater reach for the newly-created firms. Key Features: Broad span of cases with global reach Showcasing different themes of Born Global research Discussion questions and assignments provided, together with further reading Providing expert guidance on how to apply theoretical concepts and models, this will be an excellent resource for teachers and students of international entrepreneurship, internationalisation and international business.Trade Review‘This welcome collection of case studies by Erik S. Rasmussen and colleagues marks a 30 year history of research on the “Born Global” firm. First described by Rennie (1993) from a study in Australia, the field now spans several strands of thought that differently explain the early and rapid nature of internationalisation by firms known as e.g. Born Globals, rapid internationalisers and international new ventures. This book takes a fresh look at a diverse set of Born Global cases including Cirque du Soleil, medical cannabis, footwear and digital technology stemming from countries including Canada, Italy and Turkey. The cases are bound to stimulate discussion, in both practice and theory in the classroom and beyond. Each case is accompanied by questions, additional information sources and key references.’ -- Marian V. Jones, University of Sheffield, UK‘The book is timely and much needed. The attention around Born Global firms has grown in the last three decades, but what has been missing so far is a collection of cases capable of bridging theory and practice. Another key strength of the book lies in the variety of cases, across diverse countries and typologies of businesses, well-written by expert authors.’ -- Antonella Zucchella, University of Pavia, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Preface xiv Eric S. Rasmussen Table of cases xxiv 1 The show’s over at Cirque du Soleil 1 Étienne Desfossés and Félix-Antoine Chavanelle 2 Born Globals or born nomads? The case of medical cannabis producers in Denmark 15 Ulrik Nielsen 3 GASTECH, a French born-again global firm 24 Pierre-Louis Meuric, Véronique Favre-Bonté and Charles Aymard 4 CLOUDTECH, how to grow a Born Global firm 40 Pierre-Louis Meuric, Véronique Favre-Bonté and Charles Aymard 5 A decacorn in on-demand delivery: the case of Getir from Turkey 56 Rifat Kamasak, Deniz Palalar Alkan, Berk Kucukaltan and Mustafa F. Özbilgin 6 From dying SME to re-born global to multinational: Vendlet 74 Nicolaj Hannesbo Petersen 7 Reinventing the footwear industry: the role of digital technologies in the market development strategy of an Italian Born Global firm 84 Giorgia Masili, Alessio Travasi and Fabio Musso 8 The digitalisation of internationalisation activities: is social media the next international entrepreneurial opportunity recognition tool for Born Globals? 97 Emmanuel Kusi Appiah 9 The influence of decision-making logic on the internationalisation of Born Globals: Bolt 112 Tairi Leis 10 Cabaïa: can an eco-branding sustainability strategy foster the internationalisation of a Born Global? 130 Véronique Boulocher-Passet, Peter Daly and Sabine Ruaud 11 Boris & Rufus: hotspot on screen and costs on the backyard 146 Sílvio Luís de Vasconcellos, Clarice Zimmermann and Gérson Tontini

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. Addressing the intersection between the fields of international business and entrepreneurship, this topical Research Agenda wholly encapsulates the multi-dimensional nature of international entrepreneurship. It provides essential insight into themes for future research alongside their practical implications. This crucial Research Agenda proposes a fully up-to-date definition for international entrepreneurship, discussing how particular new ventures may be effective in assessing factors such as the abilities of firms to collaborate and solve problems. Authors offer significant insight into contemporary topics within the study of international entrepreneurship, including the effects of digital technology on market strategy and post-pandemic entrepreneurial undertakings. Those studying international business, marketing and entrepreneurship will find this Research Agenda to be hugely beneficial. Due to its use of exemplar cases, entrepreneurs of new business ventures will benefit from its practical applicability.Trade Review‘A timely, insightful book for all interested in the research, pedagogy and practice of international entrepreneurship (IE). Editors Felzensztein and Fuerst outline an impactful research agenda for the field with each chapter providing a unique perspective on some of the most important IE research questions of the post-COVID era.’ -- Professor Martina Musteen, San Diego State University, US‘While the field of international entrepreneurship has grown over the past few decades, there is still much work to do to address the ever-changing grand challenges of our time. This must-read collection of articles provides a comprehensive overview and path for moving the field forward.’ -- Professor Stephanie Fernhaber, Butler University, US‘This research book constitutes a very timely and highly relevant input to the academic studies of International Entrepreneurship. The book centers around the research areas of IE; Founders, Firm and Environment (Madsen et al 1997) and brings in the newest progress in the field. The book presents interesting viewpoints as to different kinds of International New Ventures/Born Globals and research insights about Entry Modes, Learning and Internationalization processes. The book advances the view of network processes, sustainability, and digitalization. As a contribution to the UN SDGs has a pivot chapter on Internationalizing new ventures from emerging markets.’ -- Professor Per Servais, Linnaeus School of Business & Economics. Distinguished professor, Voxen University, IndiaTable of ContentsContents: 1 A research agenda for international entrepreneurship 1 Sascha Fuerst and Christian Felzensztein 2 The born global phenomenon: A review of process research 15 Stine Øyna 3 Learning in incrementally and rapidly internationalizing firms: a review of the literature and propositions 55 Juan M. Pellegrino and Rod B. McNaughton 4 Typology for strategizing in international new ventures 91 Eyal Benjamin and Eli Gimmon 5 Scaling and scalability in volatile global markets: An exploratory study of rapidly internationalizing Finnish SMEs 117 Jani Mäkelä, Niina Nummela, and Eriikka Paavilainen-Mäntymäki 6 International entrepreneurship, inter-firm collaboration and export capability development 143 James M. Crick and David Crick 7 The government as an effectual stakeholder in the entrepreneurial co-creation of markets for emerging technologies: the case of Rocket Lab 165 Jonathan Van Mumford and Peter John Mumford 8 Surviving the jungle or driving the change: International entrepreneurs as agents in institutional change 193 Eini Haaja, Anna Karhu, and Eriikka Paavilainen-Mäntymäki 9 International entrepreneurial marketing in the digital era 215 Man Yang and Lasse Torkkeli 10 Entrepreneurial perception and intention: The influence of networks on Spanish SMEs’ intention to internationalize towards China 235 Yang Yang, Rosario Andreu, and Laura Rienda 11 Ethnic profiling of luxury goods consumers in Southeast Asia: New insights in the international entrepreneurship approach 259 Massimo Ferdinandi and Manuela Presutti 12 Institutions and internationalization of SMEs in an emerging African economy: The moderating role of sustainable entrepreneurship 287 Adeniyi Damilola Olarewaju, Sunday Abayomi Adebisi, Olusoji James George, and Lizbeth Alicia Gonzalez-Tamayo Index

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Book SynopsisGlobalization: A Multi-Dimensional System provides a comprehensive understanding of the complex process of globalization and how it impacts nations, organizations and individuals who operate in its environment. C. Gopinath addresses why some nations welcome its benefits whilst others seek protection from it and provides an insightful look into arguments for and against globalization. Highlighting important updated content on the topic, this new edition: Takes a comprehensive multidisciplinary view of globalization within five domains: economy, politics, social, business and physical Discusses underlying theories and provides a framework for step-by-step analyses of global issues from a systems perspective Enhanced chapters provide notes and definitions to help reinforce key items and include several examples of contemporary events and issues as illustrations Instructors’ website includes PowerPoint slides, test bank and guidelines for case discussion and projects. This all-encompassing fourth edition will be an excellent resource for sociology, business and management students. The book will also provide an illustrative reference to practitioners in international economics, international relations and cross-cultural management.Trade Review‘Now in its fourth edition delivers even more stunning material on how globalization continues to shape our lives and livelihoods.’ -- Mauro F. Guillén, author of Rude Awakening: Threats to the Global Liberal Order‘Gopinath brilliantly connects the present with history through rich, recent examples of the impact of interactions across the world. Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular, enhance his pragmatic framework, rooted in systems thinking, that analyzes the forces of globalization and its facets. An entertaining and thought-provoking read, Gopinath offers much to both scholars and curious practitioners of international management.’ -- Sri Zaheer, University of Minnesota, US‘How timely! C. Gopinath’s Globalization is destined to be widely read and debated in this great age of globalization (or de-globalization – depending on your point of view).’ -- Mike Peng, University of Texas at Dallas, US and author ofGlobal Business and Global StrategyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to globalization: a multi-dimensional system 2. What is new about globalization? 3. Taking a systems view 4. Preserving cultural diversity 5. Collaborations and disaffections: a search for identity 6. Economic development and poverty 7. Global business influences 8. Management philosophies and practices 9. It is one planet 10. Moving to a multi-polar world 11. Looking ahead Appendix A Global garments supply chain: a case from Bangladesh Appendix B Covid-19: global disruption Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisGlobalization: A Multi-Dimensional System provides a comprehensive understanding of the complex process of globalization and how it impacts nations, organizations and individuals who operate in its environment. C. Gopinath addresses why some nations welcome its benefits whilst others seek protection from it and provides an insightful look into arguments for and against globalization. Highlighting important updated content on the topic, this new edition: Takes a comprehensive multidisciplinary view of globalization within five domains: economy, politics, social, business and physical Discusses underlying theories and provides a framework for step-by-step analyses of global issues from a systems perspective Enhanced chapters provide notes and definitions to help reinforce key items and include several examples of contemporary events and issues as illustrations Instructors’ website includes PowerPoint slides, test bank and guidelines for case discussion and projects. This all-encompassing fourth edition will be an excellent resource for sociology, business and management students. The book will also provide an illustrative reference to practitioners in international economics, international relations and cross-cultural management.Trade Review‘Now in its fourth edition delivers even more stunning material on how globalization continues to shape our lives and livelihoods.’ -- Mauro F. Guillén, author of Rude Awakening: Threats to the Global Liberal Order‘Gopinath brilliantly connects the present with history through rich, recent examples of the impact of interactions across the world. Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular, enhance his pragmatic framework, rooted in systems thinking, that analyzes the forces of globalization and its facets. An entertaining and thought-provoking read, Gopinath offers much to both scholars and curious practitioners of international management.’ -- Sri Zaheer, University of Minnesota, US‘How timely! C. Gopinath’s Globalization is destined to be widely read and debated in this great age of globalization (or de-globalization – depending on your point of view).’ -- Mike Peng, University of Texas at Dallas, US and author ofGlobal Business and Global StrategyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to globalization: a multi-dimensional system 2. What is new about globalization? 3. Taking a systems view 4. Preserving cultural diversity 5. Collaborations and disaffections: a search for identity 6. Economic development and poverty 7. Global business influences 8. Management philosophies and practices 9. It is one planet 10. Moving to a multi-polar world 11. Looking ahead Appendix A Global garments supply chain: a case from Bangladesh Appendix B Covid-19: global disruption Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis Encyclopedia presents a wide range of concepts across key themes in the dynamic field of cross-cultural management, including cultural awareness, identity, and diversity. Written by eminent scholars from across the globe, entries include summaries, commentaries, and new perspectives on both theory and research.

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Book SynopsisIslamic Social Finance provides an introduction to the Waqf system, which has played a significant socio-economic role throughout the history of Islamic civilization. In a contemporary framework, Waqf creates new networks between micro-entrepreneurs, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs), and entrepreneurship through voluntary donations made by individuals in a society. In other contexts, Waqf supports the financial system and contributes to the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs).The authors explore the relationship between the roles Waqf plays in realizing the SDGs, its contributions in many sectors of the economy, and the Waqf practices among the Southeast Asia countries, particularly Malaysia. They highlight the existing Waqf models and framework that have been used by many countries for entrepreneurship that can be used or adapted for the benefits of SMEs.This book is a comprehensive overview for academics, postgraduate students, entrepreneurs, and policy makers who wish to understand how Waqf can contribute to the economic progress of individuals and society at large.Trade Review‘The merits of Waqf Islamic endowments have been rediscovered in recent years and they are now found world-wide wherever there are Muslim communities. It is the adaptability of Waqf, including the ability to change the share of benefactors, which has encouraged many to become founders. Of particular interest is the experience of Southeast Asia, a focus of this book, from which lessons can be learnt.’ -- Rodney Wilson, Durham University, UK‘The authors provide a comprehensive overview of the importance of Waqf financing to MSEs. In a post COVID-19 world, a wide array of economic solutions is needed to support entrepreneurs as economies recover from the devastating global pandemic. Situating this need within the global economy, the authors provide case examples from Malaysia and Indonesia, primarily, to support their argument. A very compelling and important look into ways socially conscious financial options can build back stronger economies.’ -- Karen Hunt Ahmed, Nashville International Academy, US‘Being one of the “purest” Islamic Finance branches, Waqf indeed could contribute enormously to achieving SDGs, such as eliminating poverty, reducing income inequality and other goals. In this book, Waqf, or to be exact contemporary Waqf, in the dynamic global scene, is presented in an interesting and clear way. The book demonstrates how it is able to help SMEs to not only grow and be sustainable, but also contribute to the economic growth of the nation, and strengthening of the society.’ -- Baharom Abdul Hamid, INCEIF University, Malaysia‘I highly recommend this book to academicians, practitioners, and policymakers to shape the post-pandemic landscape of Waqf and SMEs. The fascinating about this book is the way the authors present waqf roles in different sectors such as agriculture, education, tourism etc. and synthesizing it with capital market instruments such as REITS and stocks, promoting social development and sustainability.’ -- Raditya Sukmana, Universitas Airlangga, IndonesiaTable of ContentsContents: Forewords Introduction to Islamic Social Finance 1. The concept of waqf 2. The role of waqf in sustainable economic development 3. Waqf contributions to sectors 4. Exploring waqf practices in Southeast Asia 5. Waqf development in Malaysia 6. Waqf for small and medium enterprises Bibliography Index

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