International business Books
Emerald Publishing Limited Innovative to the Core: Stories from China and
Book SynopsisBased on extensive interviews with industry leaders, Innovative to the Core: Stories from China and the World describes the components of innovative cultures, including both national culture and organizational culture and how they compare to the China model. Distinguishing between innovation and related concepts, chapters detail how talent management, leader behaviors, organizational systems, and company culture must combine and interact to create environments that are innovative to the core. Innovative to the Core displays how most innovative countries and companies are led by visionary and entrepreneurial servant leaders and have agile cultures that feature psychological safety, open communication, and diversity.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Section I. Innovation at the Country Level Chapter 2. Innovation Around the World Chapter 3. Innovation in China Chapter 4. The Impact of the Government on Innovation in China and the World Section II. Organizations That are Innovative to the Core Chapter 5. Culture Matters Chapter 6. Agile Organizational Norms and Systems Chapter 7. Attracting and Cultivating Innovative Talent Chapter 8. Leading for Innovation: Being a Servant and an Entrepreneur Chapter 9. Transformation to Becoming Innovative to the Core Chapter 10. Conclusion
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Emerald Publishing Limited Creating a Sustainable Competitive Position:
Book SynopsisThe ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. The importance of ethical practices and a sustainable competitive position is being increasingly emphasised by all types of business and across all industries. The chapters collected in Creating a Sustainable Competitive Position discuss how international firms work with sustainable strategies and their relationship with the society and environment while exploring the different opportunities and challenges. While good transparent ethical behaviour improves a company’s reputation and thus competitive position, unethical and/or illegitimate behaviour such as environmental exploitation and corruption can damage a firm’s global reputation. Several case studies from different markets demonstrate how this sustainable competitive position can be achieved by international firms operating in a global market. Creating a Sustainable Competitive Position includes research-based cases highlighting different sustainability challenges as well as theory-based discussions around how firms can manage a multi-stakeholder perspective in relation to performance. The extensive research within this volume of International Business and Management makes it an important read for both managers, leaders and researchers in the area of strategy, offering ways to stay ahead of the competition.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Creating a sustainable competitive position through ethical behaviour; Pervez N. Ghauri, Ulf Elg, and Sara Melén Hånell PART ONE: EXPLORING SUSTAINABILITY AND ETHICS Chapter 2. Towards a global sustainability approach: Challenges and opportunities for multinationals; Ulf Elg and Pervez N. Ghauri Chapter 3. Corporate fashion and circular economy – How to manage ethical challenges in marketing of B2B textiles; Sönnich Dahl Sönnichsen Chapter 4. Global waste crisis and the role of innovations by global corporations; Shasha Zhao, Sarah Ku, and John Dilyard Chapter 5. Sustainability as the source of competitive advantage. How sustainable is it?; Veronika Tarnovskaya PART TWO: SWEDISH FIRMS WRESTLING WITH ETHICAL ISSUES Chapter 6. Multinationals with a proactive CSR approach; Sara Melén Hånell, Daniel Tolstoy, and Veronika Tarnovskaya Chapter 7. Ethical leadership in sustainable development: H&M and water management; Daniel Tolstoy, Sara Melén Hånell, and Veronika Tarnovskaya Chapter 8. Swedish multinationals and sustainable innovations for transformation: The doughnut model; Saad Ghauri Chapter 9. When institutional logics collide: How international firms navigate sustainability values in global markets; Annette Cerne and Ulf Elg PART THREE: DRIVING ETHICS AND SUSTAINABILITY AROUND THE WORLD Chapter 10. Panafrica: meeting the SDGs through a circular business model; Noémie Dominguez Chapter 11. Sustainability and resilience in the Extended Value Chain: The Case of STMicroelectronics; Federica Sacco and Giovanna Magnani Chapter 12. Does a sustainable orientation affect global consumers’ relationships with international online brands?; Todd Drennan, Emilia Rovira Nordman, and Aswo Safari Chapter 13. The EU’s Sustainable Finance Platform: A new game plan in the quest for competitive advantage; Fredrik N G Andersson and Susanne Arvidsson
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Emerald Publishing Limited Businesses' Contributions to Sustainable
Book SynopsisSince 2015, businesses have been identified as key actors in the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Analyzing the impact of B-certification in terms of gender equality among Latin American and Caribbean companies, Businesses’ Contributions to Sustainable Development Goal 5 champions the potential B-certification has for the advancement of gender equality in the private sector. Including a historical account of the B Corps movement, the authors assess the capacity of different tools to measure businesses’ contributions to gender equality and analyze gender equality performance across Latin American and Caribbean companies. Featuring a review of related literature, chapters also consider how women’s movements and gender struggles have attracted new activists which have increased their visibility in the region’s public arenas. Highlighting the connection between business, sustainability and gender and providing inspiration for the wider business world, this book identifies best practices for the achievement of gender equality from B Corps across South America.Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Exploring Development, Gender Inequality and the Global South: Challenges and Opportunities Chapter 2. Measuring and Reporting Development Goals and Gender Equality in Business Chapter 3. The B Corps Movement and its Landing in Latin America Chapter 4. SDG5 Performance in B-Certified Companies in Latin America and the Caribbean Chapter 5. Interviewing B Corps Female Entrepreneurs and Leaders on Current Gender Equality Issues Conclusion
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Emerald Publishing Limited Casebook of Indigenous Business Practices in
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. The first volume focuses on Apprenticeship, Craft, and Healthcare, while this 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 ReviewThe book Casebook of Indigenous Business Practices in Africa has been long-awaited and stands out as one of the few publications that examines the origin and impact of African culture on successful business practices. This book provides a comprehensive depiction of the cultural characteristics, challenges, and orientations that have shaped successful African business practices. It articulates the enduring degree of timeless accomplishments identified across different segments, despite the interjection of Western approaches. Therefore, I highly recommend this book not only to scholars, but also to anyone who wishes to gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of Africa's dynamic indigenous business methods. -- Dr. Clara Agomuonso, Chief Operations Officer, FirstBank Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a subsidiary of FirstBank NigeriaTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to CaseBook on Indigenous Business Practices in Africa - Volume II Trade, Production, and Financial Services; Ogechi Adeola PART I. Indigenous Trade Practices and Production Chapter 2. Challenges of Indigenous Black Soap (Ọsẹ Dúdú) Entrepreneurs in Southwest Nigeria; Olayinka Akanle and Adedeji Adewusi Chapter 3. Preparation for Business Negotiation at the Livestock Auction Market in Tanzania: The Case of Maasai Livestock Traders; Felix Adamu Nandonde Chapter 4. Sustainability of Indigenous Butchery Business in Ghana; Mohammed Majeed, Prince Gyimah, and Adiza Sadik Chapter 5. What is Peculiar in the Sustainability Practices of Indigenous Female Business Owners in Uganda?; Patricia Isabirye Chapter 6. Informality, Control/Management Practices and Performance of Small Congolese Enterprises: A Focus on SMEs in the City of Bukavu; Marcellin Chirimwami Luvuga, Deogratias Bugandwa Mungu Akonkwa, and Didier Van Caillie PART II. Indigenous Financial Practices Chapter 7. The Ecosystem of Indigenous Savings and Credit Associations in Sierra Leone: Entrepreneurial Success or Nightmare?; Abdul Karim Kafoir and Emeka Raphael Agu Chapter 8. Structure of Indigenous Savings Groups in Nigeria: Cases and Implications for Business Actors; Ogechi Adeola, Ifedapo Adeleye, Oserere Ibelegbu, Babalola Josiah Olajubu, and Isaiah Adisa Chapter 9. Exploring the Financial Literacy of a Chama Women’s Group in Rural Western Kenya; Lillian Zippora Omosa Chapter 10. Rotating Stokvel Model for Entrepreneurial Success in South Africa: Validation of Constructs from a Case Study; Ishmael Obaeko Iwara and Ogechi Adeola PART III. Conclusions and Recommendations Chapter 11. Internationalisation of Indigenous Agribusiness in Africa: The Case of Jr Farms in Rwanda and Zambia; Belinda Nwosu and Edidiong Esara Chapter 12. Advancing Africa’s Indigenous Business Practices: Recommendations for Educators and Business Actors; Ogechi Adeola
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Emerald Publishing Limited Two Faces of Digital Transformation:
Book SynopsisThe rapid advancement of digital technology in all spheres of modern life necessarily entails changes to the existing models of economic and social structures in our societies. Institutions of power and society, industrial and social culture, individual worldviews and values are all affected by the spread of digitalization. These lasting changes make it vital to understand both the opportunities and threats that digitalization poses to our future. Focusing on so-far unresolved questions about this new horizon of modernity, Two Faces of Digital Transformation provides insights into technological advancements with business administrative applications and examines forthcoming implementation strategies from a range of perspectives - community engagement, industry 4.0 opportunities and threats, human resource management, digital threats and agility, and organizational behaviours. The future of business management necessitates context-awareness and malleability, supported by the research presented in this volume. For policymakers and business leaders alike, technology cannot remain a mystery. Digitalization is an essential discipline that is here to stay. The examination of technological opportunities contrasted with social threats renders the research presented here indispensable for practitioners and researchers at any stage of their career.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Digital Transformation: Threats and Opportunities for Social Entrepreneurship; Iza Gigauri, Simona-Andreea Apostu, and Catalin Popescu Chapter 2. Impact of Digitalization on Social Entrepreneurship; Adeena Alam Khanzada, Ali Hasnain, Sanam Narejo, Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry, and Lubna Laxmi Chapter 3. Digitalization and Generation Z: Advantages and Disadvantages of Digitalization; Gülcan Olçum and Asena Altin Gülova Chapter 4. Digitalization in Public Administration; Gülin Göksan Chapter 5. Positive Effects of Digital Transformation on Business Stakeholders in Turkey; Huriye Akpinar Chapter 6. Digitalization in Organisations with Dystopic Point If View; Melike Çirak Chapter 7. Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation in Healthcare Management; Demet Topal Koç and Yeliz Mercan Chapter 8. Technostress, Career Concerns and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour in South Africa’s Professional Services Workspace; Simoné Anastasia Appolis and John Kolawole Aderibigbe Chapter 9. Has Digitalization an Impact on Social Entrepreneurship Financing?; Yakup Erciyes Chapter 10. Smart Factory in the Context of Digital Transformation; Deniz Şahin Samaraz Chapter 11. Air Transportation Management and the Effects of Digital Transformation Strategies; Sabiha Annaç Göv Chapter 12. Antecedents to Perceived Usefulness of m-Commerce: An Application of Technology Acceptance Model; Kittisak Jermsittiparsert, Navaporn Wongsuwan, and Bulent Akkaya Chapter 13. Subjective Norms and Behavioral Intention of E-Banking Adoption: Mediating Role of Perceived Usefulness; Kittisak Jermsittiparsert, Navaporn Wongsuwan, and Bulent Akkaya
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Emerald Publishing Limited International Business and Sustainable
Book SynopsisThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent the leading governance frame with which the international community tries to address complex interconnected global issues. The SDGs were adopted in 2015 by all 193 UN member states and were also quickly embraced by most Multinational Enterprises (MNEs), International NGOs and leading business schools. But progress has proved slow. In 2020, the United Nations announced a ’decade of action’ to speed-up progress in the area. To what extent and under what circumstances can MNEs help in this effort: revitalize the SDGs and rescue the beneficial effects of globalization? Volume 17 in the series Progress in International Business Research argues that the SDGs can be considered the only relevant agenda for progress in the years to come. This makes it all the more important to critically consider the role played by MNEs, as well as explore the way IB scholarship can help MNEs to ‘walk the talk’ on the complex issues that affect the sustainable development – thereby leveraging the future shape of ‘globalization’. The book contains contributions by established as well as young scholars and is intended to stimulate present and future research, create new forms of conceptualizations and provide first evidence of more focused empirical research on the topic of MNEs and the SDGs.Table of ContentsPart I: General Challenges for IB Scholarship Chapter 1. Introduction. IB Scholarship and the Sustainable Development Goals: Seizing Opportunities, While Tackling Challenges; Rob van Tulder, Isabel Álvarez, and Elisa Giuliani Chapter 2. International Business and the SDGs: Current Issues and Future Directions; Pervez Ghauri, Faith Hatani, Yingying Zhang-Zhang, Sylvia Rohlfer, and Maoliang Bu Chapter 3. Measuring and Managing the Impact of Business on the SDGs; Jan Anton van Zanten Part II: Strategic Challenges for MNEs Chapter 4. Walking the Talk: Making the SDGs Core Business – An Integrated Approach; Filipa Pires de Almeida, Rob van Tulder, and Suzana B. Rodrigues Chapter 5. Catalyzing Progress Toward the UNs’ SDGs: Building Systemic Partnerships Across Organizations Using the I-RES Methodology; Luis Dau, Larissa Pacheco, Robin White, Elizabeth Allen, and Elizabeth Moore Chapter 6. Addressing the Complexities in Implementing SDGs in International Business; Simone Carmine and Valentina de Marchi Chapter 7. SDGs and Strategic Priorities of MNEs for Sustainability Transformation– Lessons from IKEA; Bo Enquist and Samuel Petros Sebhatu Part III: The Nexus Challenge Chapter 8. Balancing Purpose and Profit in Foreign Direct Investment: How Development Finance Institutions Promote the SDGs While Being Profitable; Suhyon Oh and Michael Wendelboe Hansen Chapter 9. The Nexus Between Cultural and Creative Sectors and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Network Perspective; Yang Gao, Ekaterina Turkina, and Ari Van Aasche Chapter 10. Trade-offs in FDI Effects on SDGs in Sub-Saharan Africa Countries; Paola Garrone, Lucia Piscitello, Matilde d’Amelio, and Emanuela Colombo Part IV: Contextualizing the SDGs Chapter 11. Tax Impact of Multinationals in Central and Eastern Europe on Sustainable Development Goals; Petr Procházka Chapter 12. Climate Change Disclosures of Companies in Selected Developed and Emerging Countries with Impression Management Perspective; Nazlı Ece Bulgur, Emel Esen, and Selin Karaca Chapter 13. Multinational Corporations in Sustainable Cities: The Case of a Sustainable Headquarters Building; Tiina Ritvala, Ella Ahmas, and Rebecca Piekkari Chapter 14. Ports and the Sustainable Development Goals: An Ecosystems Approach; Maurice Jansen Chapter 15. Possibilities for Upgrading High-tech GVCs Towards Stronger SDG Performance; Antonio Biurrun and Isabel Alvarez Chapter 16. Tensions on the Road Towards Just Transitions in the Latin American Coffee Value Chain; Katie Louise Andrews, Noemi Sinkovics, and Rudolf R. Sinkovics Part V: SDG-Washing Challenges Chapter 17. Corporate Misbehavior in the Banking Industry: What Role Does the State Play?; Federica Nieri Chapter 18. Saving the Planet is Not for Everybody: A Model of CEO’s Reactions to Human Rights Defenders; Verdiana Morreale and Elisa Giuliani
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Emerald Publishing Limited The New Era of Global Services: A Framework for
Book SynopsisThe New Era of Global Services is the result of interviews with more than seventy international leaders. The results show that in the coming years, Global Services will tend to grow in business-to-business (B2B), business-to-consumer (B2C), peer-to-peer (P2P), an in particular peer-to-business (P2B) relationships. Deciding on locations will be a more flexible process that may include different countries, cities, and even the cloud (virtual sourcing). Therefore, an increase in delocalizing options (multi-sourcing) is expected. As a result, global labour arbitrage will create opportunities not only for secondary cities but also for cells and individuals with outstanding talents and appropriate telecommunication infrastructures. This, in turn, will foster the flourishing of companies with neither human resources of their own, nor a physical presence in a specific location. Author Javier Peña Capobianco makes a compelling case that over the coming twenty years, the companies that thrive will be those which not only embrace technology, but also generate disruptive business models in an authentic digital transformation process. However, only those who place people and their environment at the centre of their business plans will achieve true success. This is an important book for anyone involved in Global Services, as well as business students, entrepreneurs, C-suite professionals, policy makers and business academicians.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Introduction Chapter 1. Importance Chapter 2. A New Framework for a New Model Chapter 3. The Keys to Successful Ventures in the Future Chapter 4. Social Changes that will Consolidate the Model Chapter 5. How is an Ecosystem for Global Services Generated? Chapter 6. Conclusion
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Emerald Publishing Limited The Art of Leadership through Public Relations:
Book SynopsisThe pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the increasing pace and impact of climate change have brought significant new challenges to leaders of nations, organizations, and professions. These events have changed the way we work, trade and live our lives. They have also changed the expectations on how our leaders must communicate. Stakeholders now expect leaders to have a clear and transparent position on all the key areas that matter most to them. The Art of Leadership through Public Relations: The Future of Effective Communication is designed to address those changed expectations by asking the questions that communications professionals and industry leaders will need to be able to answer in the next 20 years. Public Relations expert Patrik Schober has assembled a cadre of icons of the PR industry who act as part expert and part futurologist, to provide expert advice and enable leaders to be prepared to meet their most important communications and business challenges. The Foreword of the book is written by Francis Ingham, Director General of the PRCA, and Chief Executive of the International Communications Consultancy Organisation.Table of ContentsForeword; Francis Ingham Introduction. Introduction Chapter 1. What will an Authentic Communicator look like in the Future? Chapter 2. How will Organizations gain the most Credibility in the Future? Chapter 3. Is Journalism the next big thing? Chapter 4. How do you ensure that you use the most effective Communication Channels to Achieve Leadership? Chapter 5. How will you ensure Every Cent you Spend Turns into a Leadership Dollar? Chapter 6. How to Satisfy Stakeholders' Desire to Save the World? Chapter 7. How to make your Workplace so Inspiring that it Attracts and Retains the Best Talent? Chapter 8. How will AI Change your Potential for Leadership? Chapter 9. Which Processes will you need to Change or Eliminate to Deliver More Value with Less Effort? Conclusion. Conclusion: True Communications Professionals will help prepare their Organisation to lead in the Future
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Emerald Publishing Destination Boardroom
Book SynopsisDestination Boardroom unveils the secretive realm of headhunting, revealing insights and exploring the pivotal role of executive search in placing leaders in today's complex business landscape.
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Emerald Publishing Limited Advances in Global Leadership
Book SynopsisThis volume continues to advance both global leadership research and practice by bridging and integrating conceptual, empirical and practitioner perspectives to provide a deeper understanding of this rapidly growing field of study. Part I brings together conceptual, qualitative, and quantitative work to present innovative foundational research on the concept and processes of global leadership and global competence development. Part II, the Practitioner's Corner, features chapters and interviews with pioneers in the field and the lessons they learned from decades of global leadership development in university, corporate and government settings. The editors conclude with an analysis of the global leadership research published in 2018 and its implications. The Advances in Global Leadership series, with its finger firmly on the pulse of this exciting field, is a must-read book for scholars and practitioners alike.Table of ContentsNew Advances in Global Leadership: Introduction to Volume 12; Joyce S. Osland, B. Sebastian Reiche, Betina Szkudlarek and Mark E. MendenhallPART I: CONCEPTUAL AND EMPIRICAL FINDINGS Chapter 1. Revisiting Carlos Ghosn's Global Leadership Style: Making Sense of his Fall from Power; Jusuke (JJ) Ikegami and Martha Maznevski Chapter 2. The Limits of Global Leadership: Commentary on Revisiting Carlos Ghosn's Global Leadership Style; Allan Bird Chapter 3. Temporal Dynamics of Collective Global Leadership and Team Psychological Safety in Multinational Teams: An Empirical Investigation; Gouri Mohan and Yih-teen Lee Chapter 4. Developing Cultural Competence Through Engagement in Cross-Cultural Interactions; Katherine C. Cotter and Rebecca J. Reichard Chapter 5. Toward a Framework of Contextualized Assets and Liabilities in Global Leadership: Identity and Power Implications in an African Context; Nana Yaa Gyamfi and Yih-teen Lee Chapter 6. Global Identity Tensions for Global Leaders; Kathleen A. Curran Chapter 7. Triggers of Transformative Learning in Global Leadership Development: The Disorientation Index; Tonya G. Ensign PART II: THE PRACTITIONERS' CORNER Chapter 8. Executive Group Coaching: Interventions Not for the Faint of Heart; Manfred Kets de Vries Chapter 9. An Interview with a Pioneer of Global Leadership Development: Manfred Kets de Vries; B. Sebastian Reiche Chapter 10. Growing Global Resilience Leadership: Working with Diplomats; Ray S. Leki Chapter 11. The Role of Business Schools in Embedding Global Leadership: An Interview with Franz Heukamp; B. Sebastian Reiche CONCLUSION Chapter 12. Comparative Global Leadership Research: Where Do We Go From Here?; B. Sebastian Reiche, Mark E. Mendenhall, Betina Szkudlarek and Joyce S. Osland
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Emerald Publishing Limited International Business in a VUCA World: The
Book SynopsisThis fourteenth volume in the PIBR series is dedicated to Professor Peter Buckley, OBE, whose creative contributions to IB theory and practice over many decades are unmatched. His scientific oeuvre has continued to grow, both in depth and breadth, and reflects an evolving level of scholarly resilience that has kept pace with the increasing Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity (VUCA) characteristics of the modern environment of international business. The VUCA dimensions of the business environment that face both managers and policy makers are amplified by a wide variety of unpredictable social, economic, political and technological forces, such as: inter alia, the (post-great-recession) rise of populism; growing anti-European sentiment in the European Union; increasing protectionism; a slowdown in growth of emerging markets; the rise of the digital economy, and many more. These trends affect the competitive position of nations and firms. He present volume focuses on the threats and opportunities created by the VUCA-trends for multinational enterprises (MNEs), small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), and international new ventures (INVs), along the following five headings: IB scholarship in a VUCA world. New Perspectives on the Interplay between Firms and the Non-Market. New Governance Challenges in International Business. New Contexts for Newly Internationalizing Firms. Contemporary Management Perspectives in IB Research. Trade ReviewThis volume brings together 24 chapters by researchers from around the world, who address the challenges multinational enterprises face when expanding or repositioning themselves in the global environment in the context of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). They first discuss international business in the VUCA environment, including the role of international business theory in an uncertain world, the optimal location of plants by a global firm, risk and uncertainty in the international context, and the VUCA approach and the global factory model. The next section addresses the relationship between firms and the non-market, including trade policy uncertainties and implications for global value chains, the role of intergovernmental organizations in shaping country institutional environments, the effects of introducing a tariff on trade in the automotive sector, adaptation strategies of European Union enterprises affected by sanctions on Russia, and whether fewer trade barriers and more economic freedom lead to better functioning societies. Subsequent sections cover new governance challenges in international business, including macro-environmental dynamism and its impact on a firm's risk management, the relationship between firms' top management teams and internationalization complexity, alternatives firms can use after the initial relocation of manufacturing abroad, the role of institutional context in backshoring decisions, and multinational enterprises and poverty in Europe, as well as the context of new international business operations, including early internationalizing firms, the role of the technological environment in facilitating international venturing of emerging market firms through entrepreneurial transformation, the role of market uncertainties in the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises, and the internationalization of social enterprises. The final section describes the future of the global mobile telecommunications industry, managing ambidexterity using networking, talent management in Brazil and Russia, institutional effects on ownership in cross-border acquisitions by African firms, adaptation to foreign markets, and the impacts of institutional distance on the multinationality level of firms from developing countries. The book is based on the conferences of the European International Business Academy. -- Copyright 2019 * Portland, OR *Table of ContentsPreface: Peter Buckley - A Tribute; Introduction: Progress in International Business Research in and Increasingly VUCA World; Rob van Tulder, Barbara Jankowska and Alain Verbeke Chapter 1. The Role of International Business Theory in an Uncertain World; Peter Buckley; Part I. International Business in a VUCA Environment; Chapter 2. The Impossibility of International Business; Mark Casson; Chapter 3. The firms of our times: risk and uncertainty; Peter W. Liesch and Lawrence S. Welch; Chapter 4. Can VUCA help us generate new theory within international business?; L. Jeremy Clegg, Hinrich Voss and Liang Chen; Part II. New Perspectives on the Interplay between Firms and the Non-Market Chapter 5. Production Switching and Vulnerability to Protectionism; Ari Van Assche and Byron Gangnes; Chapter 6. Institutional Schisms: Understanding the Role that Intergovernmental Organizations Have in Shaping Country Institutional Environments; Kristin Brandl, Luis Dau and Elizabeth Moore; Chapter 7. The Future of Transatlanticism - Effects of a Rise of US Import Tariffs on exports in the German Automotive Sector. A quantitative, data driven approach; Moritz Kath and Natalia Ribberink; Chapter 8. Passive, aggressive or creative? Adjustment strategies of companies affected by sanctions; Beata Stępień and Patrick Weber; Chapter 9. How Economic Freedom Affects Transaction Costs; Bruno Buscariolli Pereira and Jorge Manoel Teixeira Carneir; Part III. New Governance Challenges in International Business Chapter 10. Macroenvironmental dynamism and firm risk management - an exploratory investigation; Florian Klein, Jonas Puck and Martin Weiss; Chapter 11. Top Management Team Influence on Firms' Internationalization Complexity; Stefano Elia, Peder Greve, Tommaso Vallone, Daniele Marinelli and Lisa Longoni; Chapter 12. What happens after offshoring? A comprehensive framework; Marco Bettiol, Maria Chiarvesio, Eleonora Di Maria, Cristina Di Stefano and Luciano Fratocchi; Chapter 13. The role of institutional context in backshoring decisions; Lise Lillebrygfjeld Halse, Bella Belerivana Nujen and Hans Solli-Sæther; Chapter 14. Multinationals and the European poor. Reverse knowledge transfer or ad hoc solutions?; Antonella Zucchella and Serena Malvestito; Part IV. New Contexts for Newly Internationalizing Firms Chapter 15. Born globals or born regionals? A study of 32 early internationalizing SMEs; Sara Melén, Emilia Rovira Nordman and Daniel Tolstoy; Chapter 16. Facilitating International Venturing of Emerging Market Firms through Entrepreneurial Transformation: Contingent Role of Technological Environment; Chen Han and Bo Bernhard Nielsen; Chapter 17. Uncertainty and decision-making in SME internationalization: the importance of control, prediction, and knowledge; Luis Oliveira, Wensong Bai, Martin Johanson, Milena Ratajczak-Mrozek and Barbara Francioni; Chapter 18. The internationalization of early stage social enterprises; Tiina Ritvala and Rilana Riikkinen ; Part V. Contemporary Management Perspectives in IB Research Chapter 19. VUCA and the Future of the Global Mobile Telco Industry; Angels Dasi, Frank Elter, Paul Gooderham and Torben Pedersen; Chapter 20. Managing ambidexterity using networking perspective – added value or necessity? Empirical evidence from Poland; Joanna Radomska, Przemysław Wołczek and Susana Costa e Silva; Chapter 21. Exploring the context-specific talent management practices and their link to firm's absorptive capacity in emerging markets: Brazil vs Russia; Marina Latukha, Louisa Selivanovskikh and Maria Laura Maclennan; Chapter 22. Institutional effects on the ownership in cross-border acquisitions by African firms; João Neves de Carvalho Santos, Manuel Portugal Ferreira and José Carlos Rodrigues; Chapter 23. When does adaptation to foreign markets matter? An institutional approach to the internationalization of post-transition economy firms; Mariola Ciszewska-Mlinarič and Piotr Trąpczyński; Chapter 24. Outward foreign direct investment and multinationality of emerging multinationals; Mohamed Amal and Huaru Kang
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Emerald Publishing Limited Multinational Enterprises and Terrorism
Book SynopsisDirect and indirect impacts of terrorism pose serious operational and management challenges to Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) especially in Emerging Markets (EM). Emerging markets are popular destinations for MNEs because the developed markets are saturated. Using real scenarios from seasoned managers and security managers of large MNEs, this volume explores the impacts of terrorism on them and offers strategies and solutions that can provide greater security to MNEs operating in areas afflicted with terrorism. This volume would be beneficial for managers, security managers, scholars and students.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Literature Review Chapter 3. Theoretical Lens Chapter 4. Research Methodology Chapter 5. Case Studies Chapter 6. Findings and Analysis Chapter 7. Discussion and Conclusion
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Emerald Publishing Limited Advances in Global Leadership
Book SynopsisAdvances in Global Leadership brings together insights from leading scholars and practitioners and presents fresh ideas from promising newcomers to the field. With its unique focus on addressing global leadership and collaboration in times of crisis, this volume is both timely and relevant during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond;This volume is split into two parts: Part 1 of the volume presents research papers that advance our conceptualization and understanding of the construct of global leadership and identify a wide range of future research topics. Part 2 takes an applied perspective, showcasing approaches and solutions to global leadership practice, development, and teaching. The editors' conclusion chapter aims to expand current thinking on global leadership and recommend future research directions to advance the field. Given its multidisciplinary focus, this book is a must-read for scholars from a diverse set of scholarly fields 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 indispensable compendium of knowledge on global leadership.Table of ContentsPART 1. EMPIRICAL FINDINGS Chapter 1. The Role of Global Leadership during the Covid-19 Crisis; Joyce S. Osland, Mark E. Mendenhall, B. Sebastian Reiche, Betina Szkudlarek, Richard Bolden, Dame Polly Courtice, Vlad Vaiman, Margarita Vaiman, Danielle Lyndgaard, Kristine Nielsen, Steve Terrell, Sully Taylor, Yih-teen Lee, Günter K. Stahl, Nakiye Boyacigiller, Tina Huesing, Christof Miska, Milda Zilinskaite, Lisa Ruiz, Heini Shi, Allan Bird, Tim Soutphommasane, Alessandro Girola, Nicola M. Pless, Thomas Maak, Tsedal Neeley, Orly Levy, Nancy Adler, and Martha Maznevski Chapter 2. Identifying with Leaders from Another Race: The Impact of Pre-existing Leadership Assumptions and Eye Fixations; Iain Densten Chapter 3. The 4 Cs of MNE Strategic Responses to Global Governance; Sheila M. Puffer, David Wesley, Luis Dau, and Elizabeth Moore Chapter 4. What Makes for Successful Repatriate Knowledge Transfer? Implications for Repatriate Management and Global Leadership; Joyce S. Osland, Betina Szkudlarek, Gary R. Oddou, Nori Furuya, Juergen Deller, and Roger Blakeney Chapter 5. How Global Leaders Learn from International Experience: Reviewing and Advancing Global Leadership Development; Natalia Fey PART 2. PRACTITIONER’S CORNER Chapter 6. Global Collaboration in Crises; Adriana Burgstaller, Bert Vercamer, Berta Ottiger-Arnold, Christian Mulle, Dominik Scherrer, Eyrún Eyþórsdóttir, Fabricia Manoel, Lisa Cohen, Matthias Müller, Monika Imhof, Myshelle Baeriswyl, Monwong Bhadharavit, Nozipho Mbanjwa, Rachel Clark, Rorisang Tshabalala, Sherifa Fayez, Simone Inversini, Simon Papet, Susanne Reis, Takahiko Nomura, and Tina Nielsen Chapter 7. An Interview with Hal Gregersen: The Art of Questioning in Global Leadership;Mark E. Mendenhal Chapter 8. How Does an Anthropologist Teach Global Leadership to Engineers? An Interview with Julia Gluesing; Joyce. S. Osland Chapter 9. Practitioner Insights from 25 years of Developing Global Leadership; Mark Frederick Chapter 10. Reflections on Designing a Global Leadership Course; Davina Vora Chapter 11. At the Heart and Beyond: What Can Global Leadership Researchers Learn from Perspectives on the Covid-19 Pandemic; B. Sebastian Reiche, M. E. Mendenhall, Betina Szkudlarek, and Joyce S. Osland
£89.99
Emerald Publishing Limited Small Business Management and Control of the
Book SynopsisFrom the vagaries of the economy, through to varying degrees of social unrest, to the impact of adverse weather, businesses of all forms and sizes across the globe must cope with ongoing change, uncertainty, and risk. In this unpredictable environment, how can SMEs react and control external factors? This edited collection investigates the potential impact of long-term planning and strategic awareness on the ability of SMEs to remain competitive in a highly competitive world. The authors and editors demonstrate that whether SMEs are able to identify and act upon externally imposed forces and factors, or not, is the defining indicator of their likelihood to struggle, survive, or even thrive. Outlining the integral development opportunities or threats to existing business activity inherent to the external environment, this book offers a multidisciplinary insight, which brings together different lenses to explore a range of cutting-edge themes from both research and practitioner perspectives. The book also looks ahead, examining the broad market reaction to external forces in order to predict future implications. Given the significance of SMEs for the global economy, the range of different views offered, including but not limited to people management, entrepreneurship and education, provide genuine insights for a diversity of audiences and readers.Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Distinctiveness of Small Businesses; Shaun Bowman and Peter Wyer Chapter 2. Toward Understanding of Best Small Business Strategic Management Practice; Peter Wyer, Bob Barrett and Konstantinos Biginas Chapter 3. The Finer Micro-level Detail of Small Business Strategic Management; Peter Wyer, Antonia Koumproglou and Shaun Bowman Chapter 4. Exploring the Unique Start-Up Organisational Culture; Antonia Koumproglou and Konstantinos Biginas Chapter 5. An investigation of the expansion and influence of Western Paradigms in Transnational Education and the impact for SMEs; Vlasios Sarantinos Chapter 6. Leadership: It’s role within Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises; Gratien David Pillai Chapter 7. Small Businesses and the Changing Competitive Environment; Konstantinos Biginas and Antonia Koumproglou Chapter 8. How can SMEs overcome skill shortages and talent mismatches; Zaira Pedron Chapter 9. Key issues in SME management Small is beautiful or a Bleak House in the Brexit backdrop; Vlasios Sarantinos Chapter 10. Improving Employee Engagement in Small and Medium Enterprises; Roopa Nagori Chapter 11. The Implications of Brexit for SMEs in the U.K.; Stavros Sindakis and Sakshi Aggarwal Chapter 12. Contemporary HRM practices in Japanese SMEs; Aaron Taylor Chapter 13. E-business adoption by SMEs: Benefits, and Drawbacks; Stavros Sindakis and Sakshi Aggarwal Chapter 14. Financing SME's: The agony of securing funding; Nikolas Hourvouliades Chapter 15. Conclusion; Peter Wyer
£75.04
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd International Business Strategy in Complex
Book SynopsisIn this revised second edition, Hans Jansson develops and applies an international business and marketing strategy framework to contemporary complex global markets. This cutting-edge textbook explores the major challenges associated with doing business in complex and turbulent emerging markets, stressing the strategic importance of the natural environment. Taking a holistic perspective that integrates stakeholder and shareholder views, this textbook employs an innovative network institutional framework to achieve sustainable competitive advantages by creating economic, social and ecological values with stakeholders. This updated edition includes: The international network strategy (INS), offering a framework for connecting MNCs and multinational exporters with parties in new economic, social and natural environments, and the international matching strategy (IMS), dealing with how MNCs achieve legitimacy An overview of the historical development of the supranational environment, structured as three waves of the internationalization of firms, including the integration of foreign direct investment into the global value chain Dedicated chapters outlining the development of research on international business, strategy, marketing, networks and institutions A methodology for analysing the institutional context of foreign local markets. Insightful and enlightening, this textbook is ideal for postgraduate students of international business, strategy and marketing. This book will also offer frameworks and strategic tools for managers, consultants and practitioners confronting strategic issues in complex markets.Trade Review‘International Business Strategy in Complex Markets is a thorough study of how European multinationals located in mature markets have managed to enter complex emerging markets and how they have solved various problems.’ -- Tiia Vissak, Journal of East European Management StudiesTable of ContentsContents: PART I THE SOCIETAL PERSPECTIVE 1 A network institutional approach to international business strategy PART II THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT 2 The Third wave of internationalization of firms 3 Assessing emerging markets PART III RESEARCH HISTORY 4 Historical overview of international business research PART IV INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGY 5 International business strategy determined 6 The international business strategy model PART V THE NETWORK VIEW 7 The network view of international business strategy 8 International network strategy in industrial markets 9 International networking processes 10 Entry strategy of multinational exporters PART VI THE INSTITUTIONAL VIEW 11 The institutional view 12 Analyzing external institutional contexts 13 International matching strategy PART VII INS + IMS = IBS 14 International stakeholder strategic management 15 International business strategy towards government 16 Evaluation and change of international business strategy PART VIII Appendix The institutional view: Theoretical background Index
£126.35
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd International Business Strategy in Complex
Book SynopsisIn this revised second edition, Hans Jansson develops and applies an international business and marketing strategy framework to contemporary complex global markets. This cutting-edge textbook explores the major challenges associated with doing business in complex and turbulent emerging markets, stressing the strategic importance of the natural environment. Taking a holistic perspective that integrates stakeholder and shareholder views, this textbook employs an innovative network institutional framework to achieve sustainable competitive advantages by creating economic, social and ecological values with stakeholders. This updated edition includes: The international network strategy (INS), offering a framework for connecting MNCs and multinational exporters with parties in new economic, social and natural environments, and the international matching strategy (IMS), dealing with how MNCs achieve legitimacy An overview of the historical development of the supranational environment, structured as three waves of the internationalization of firms, including the integration of foreign direct investment into the global value chain Dedicated chapters outlining the development of research on international business, strategy, marketing, networks and institutions A methodology for analysing the institutional context of foreign local markets. Insightful and enlightening, this textbook is ideal for postgraduate students of international business, strategy and marketing. This book will also offer frameworks and strategic tools for managers, consultants and practitioners confronting strategic issues in complex markets.Trade Review‘International Business Strategy in Complex Markets is a thorough study of how European multinationals located in mature markets have managed to enter complex emerging markets and how they have solved various problems.’ -- Tiia Vissak, Journal of East European Management StudiesTable of ContentsContents: PART I THE SOCIETAL PERSPECTIVE 1 A network institutional approach to international business strategy PART II THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT 2 The Third wave of internationalization of firms 3 Assessing emerging markets PART III RESEARCH HISTORY 4 Historical overview of international business research PART IV INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGY 5 International business strategy determined 6 The international business strategy model PART V THE NETWORK VIEW 7 The network view of international business strategy 8 International network strategy in industrial markets 9 International networking processes 10 Entry strategy of multinational exporters PART VI THE INSTITUTIONAL VIEW 11 The institutional view 12 Analyzing external institutional contexts 13 International matching strategy PART VII INS + IMS = IBS 14 International stakeholder strategic management 15 International business strategy towards government 16 Evaluation and change of international business strategy PART VIII Appendix The institutional view: Theoretical background Index
£44.60
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd World Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship
Book SynopsisBringing together preeminent international scholars in the field, the updated second edition of this comprehensive Encyclopedia offers detailed analyses of critical concepts in entrepreneurship by the leading thinkers in the field.This illuminating resource contains 76 entries addressing the intricacies of global entrepreneurship in the 21st century. Covering topics including blockchain technology, digital entrepreneurship, ethical concerns for entrepreneurs, mental health in entrepreneurship, rural entrepreneurship and sustainable entrepreneurship, this authoritative reference work sheds light on the multilayered entrepreneurial world, providing crucial insights into navigating the nuances of the New Economy.Providing readers with a unique guide for the contemporary business age, this Encyclopedia is an indispensable point of reference for scholars and researchers exploring new research opportunities as well as students in need of a thorough overview of the key concepts in the field. It will also benefit practitioners searching for advanced understanding of complex entrepreneurship topic.Trade Review'This second edition of World Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship is especially and unreservedly recommended for professional, community, corporate, college, and university library Contemporary Business reference collections in general, and Entrepreneurship supplemental curriculum studies reading lists in particular.' -- James A Cox, Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by A. Roy Thurik Foreword by Hans Landström Preface 1. Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs Tenghao Zhang, Pi-Shen Seet, Janice Redmond, Jalleh Sharafizad and Wee-Liang Tan 2. Compensatory entrepreneurship Benson Honig 3. Coopetition as an entrepreneurial strategy James M. Crick and David Crick 4. Corporate entrepreneurship Donald F. Kuratko, Michael H. Morris and Jeffrey G. Covin 5. Corporate entrepreneurship: new insights Olga Belousova , Aard Groen and Norris Krueger 6. Corporate venturing Garima Jha and Robert D. Hisrich 7. Cross-disciplinary entrepreneurship education Dianne H. B. Welsh 8. Defining the entrepreneur Louis Jacques Filion 9. Digital entrepreneurship Kerstin Wagner and Oliver Som 10. Digital platforms Donato Cutolo and Jan Vang 11. Disabled entrepreneurs Wilson Ng 12. Early foreign market entries of new-technology-based firms Regis Coeurderoy and Murray Gordon 13. Economics and entrepreneurship William J. Baumol 14. Employee start-ups Andreas Koch 15. Entrepreneurial exporters Martin Hannibal and Tage Koed Madsen 16. Entrepreneurial hubris Vita Akstinaite and Eugene Sadler-Smith 17. Entrepreneurial learning Jennifer R. Carter, Claire Leitch and Valerie Stead 18. Entrepreneurial networks Howard E. Aldrich, Martin Ruef and Steven Lippman 19. Entrepreneurial sensemaking, sensebreaking and sense-demanding Gabi A. Kaffka and Norris Krueger 20. Entrepreneurs in the fashion industry Michelle Brandstrup 21. Entrepreneurs versus entrepreneurial Karen Williams-Middleton, Martin Lackéus and Mats Lundqvist 22. Entrepreneurship and blockchains Galia Kondova 23. Entrepreneurship as a competence Margherita Bacigalupo 24. Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology Călin Gurău 25. Entrepreneurship in the ethnic ownership economy Ivan H. Light 26. Entrepreneurship in the printing sector Naomi J. Dana 27. Entrepreneurship policy David B. Audretsch 28. Environment for entrepreneurship Jean-Jacques Obrecht 29. Ethics and entrepreneurship Alan E. Singer 30. Ethnic minority entrepreneurship LéoPaul Dana and Michael Morris 31. Evolution of entrepreneurship: toward stewardship-based economics Raymond W.Y. Kao, Rowland R. Kao and Kenneth R. Kao 32. Exit Karl Wennberg 33. Export services Nathalie Belhoste, Rachel Bocquet and Veronique Favre-Bonté 34. Family business Frederik J. Riar and Franz W. Kellermanns 35. Financial issues Jean-Michel Sahut and Eric Braune 36. George Eastman Léo-Paul Dana 37. Global entrepreneurship and transnationalism Ivan H. Light 38. Growth James Bort, Wei Yu and John Wiklund 39. Historical context of entrepreneurship Mark Casson 40. Howard Hughes Teresa E. Dana 41. The Hudson’s Bay Company Lynn Ferguson 42. Humane entrepreneurship Roberto Parente 43. Incubators and support systems for business creation: the French model Luc Duquenne 44. How incubators adapt to a changing world Amandine Maus and Sylvie Sammut 45. Indigenous entrepreneurship as a function of cultural perceptions of opportunity LéoPaul Dana and Robert Brent Anderson 46. Innovation systems and entrepreneurship research Jan Vang , Heidi Wiig and LéoPaul Dana 47.Innovative behaviour Yang Song 48. Intermediated internationalization theory Zoltan J. Acs & Siri Terjesen 49. International entrepreneurship Benjamin M. Oviatt, Vladislav R. Maksimov and Patricia P. McDougall 50. Internationalization support ecosystems Alexis Catanzaro and Karim Messeghem 51. Involuntary entrepreneurship Teemu Kautonen, Simon Down, Friederike Welter, Kai Althoff, Jenni Palmroos, Susanne Kolb and Pekka Vainio 52. Islam and entrepreneurship Veland Ramadani 53.Learning business planning Paula Kyrö and M. Niemi 54. Mature-age entrepreneurship Paull C. Weber and Michael T. Schaper 55. Mental health in entrepreneurship Isabella Hatak 56. Open innovation and entrepreneurship Anja Leckel 57. Opportunities approach to international entrepreneurship Joe Schembri and Pavlos Dimitratos 58. Organizational Processes as Foundations of Dynamic Capabilities Shaker Zahra 59. Pastoralism as a form of entrepreneurship among Negev Bedouin A. Allan Degen 60. Poverty and Entrepreneurship in Developed Economies Michael H. Morris 61. Religion as an explanatory variable for entrepreneurship Léo-Paul Dana 62. Research methodology in entrepreneurship Edward Groenland 63. Rural entrepreneurship Gerard McElwee and Andrew Atherton 64. Schumpeter, creative destruction and entrepreneurship Dieter Bögenhold 66. Science Parks Paul Westhead 66. Small island entrepreneurship Godfrey Baldacchino 67. Social entrepreneurship Sarah C. Carraher, Shawn M. Carraher and Dianne H.B. Welsh 68. Sports and entrepreneurship Ben Hattink and Jennifer Wichers 69. Sustainable entrepreneurship Steffen Farny and Julia Binder 70. Teams Leon Schjoed, Sascha Kraus and Cyrine Ben-Hafaïedh 71. Transnational entrepreneurship Israel Drori, Benson Honig and Mike Wright 72. Trust and entrepreneurship Friederike Welter 73. Uncertainty in Innovation Raphael H. Cohen 74. University Spin-Offs Liudvika Leišytė 75. Venture capital Jeffrey M. Pollack and Thomas H. Hawver 76. Walt Disney Léo-Paul Dana
£221.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Innovation, Growth, and Succession in Asian
Book SynopsisThe scope and depth of family business research have been quickly expanding in the last two decades. The editors and contributors to this book present eight recent studies examining the impact of external or internal family conditions on the innovation, growth, and succession of family firms in Asia.By examining the influence of families on firm behaviors and decisions, researchers have been pushing the boundaries of this field. As researchers develop a better understanding of how families influence their businesses, the family conditions, including the properties and dynamics of families, have been found to play significant roles in the business decisions. In addition, globalization as a pressing issue has brought new opportunities and challenges to families and their businesses. This volume comprises diverse topics, including less commonly examined issues such as kinship, immigrant family enterprises, and family asset management. This book is a rich resource for researchers, students, and family business consultants.Trade Review‘In this edited volume, acclaimed scholars Hung-bin Ding, Hsi-Mei Chung, Andy Yu, and Phillip Phan join their intellects and talents to provide an essential synthesis of the latest and emerging research on family business in Asia with an emphasis on innovation, growth, and succession. Featuring an eclectic array of topics and authors, this book is full of cutting-edge insights and discoveries that shall inspire researchers at all levels, and anyone interested in learning more about Asian family businesses and enterprising families.’ -- - Torsten M. Pieper, UNC Charlotte, International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA) and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Family Business StrategyTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: The Asian entrepreneurial family enterprise 1 Hung-bin Ding and Phillip Phan 2 When and how high family involvement helps a family business: The role of long-term orientation and innovativeness 21 Dina L. Taylor, Soroush Aslani and Dexi Zheng 3 Making sense of succession in family business internationalisation: An exploratory approach 41 Henry Shi 4 The impact of logics-based immigrant context on migrant family enterprises 64 Stone Han, Artemis Chang and Hsi-Mei Chung 5 Conflict behavior and emotions in the escalation and de-escalation of intra- and intergenerational conflict in family business 88 Komala Inggarwati Efendy, Artemis Chang and Roxanne Zolin 6 Toward an e-commerce strategy: Impact of family dynamics 119 Salvatore Tomaselli, Yong Wang, Donella Caspersz and Rong Pei 7 Managerial coaching and its generational differences in Chinese family business: Findings from 12 Chinese cities 171 Ran Michelle Ye, Rong Pei, Katalien Bollen and Martin C. Euwema 8 Paternal aunts as matriarchs in Taiwanese family businesses: An anthropological observation 196 Min-ping Kang and Hung-bin Ding 9 Bifurcation bias and family compensation: The case of Dawu Group 217 Feihu Zheng and Hung-bin Ding
£95.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Constructive Intercultural Management:
Book SynopsisThis textbook comprises an innovative companion for cross-cultural management classes, demonstrating how organizations can deal with cultural differences successfully. Providing a constructive and positive lens into the multifaceted world of interculturality, the authors illustrate the multiple benefits associated with cultural diversity in the fast-changing global and digital environment.Key features include: Carefully constructed chapters that match course development Practical recommendations drawn from multiple disciplines for managing diversity Case studies from numerous cultures to educate students and managers alike in shaping intercultural relationships Multiple frameworks for analysis and illustrative literature reviews to provide a substantial and unique overview of intercultural management. Outlining ways in which to understand and constructively design interculturality, this textbook is a seminal guide for students of bachelors, masters and MBA courses, particularly those focusing on management studies. It also provides useful insights for organizations looking to design and develop intercultural management practices.Trade Review‘This is a very well organised, tightly focused and clearly presented book which will be of value to intercultural trainers, teachers of languages for special purposes and international managers dealing with cultural differences. The book deserves careful study both for its theoretical analysis and establishment of an intercultural management cultural framework but also for its case studies and examples of successful and unsuccessful intercultural negotiation and management.’ -- Peter McGee, Training, Language and Culture‘This book not only provides a comprehensive overview of relevant topics of the field of intercultural management, but also provides helpful advice about how to bridge cultural differences.‘ -- Sonja A. Sackmann, Universität der Bundeswehr München, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1. What this book is about and why it is worth reading PART I UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTIVE INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT 2. Interculturality in a global context 3. Culture(s) and cultural dimensions 4. Models for intercultural analysis 5. Negotiated interculturality PART II EXPERIENCING CONSTRUCTIVE INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT 6. Intercultural leadership 7. Intercultural teams 8. Transfer of management practices 9. Intercultural communication and language PART III DESIGNING CONSTRUCTIVE INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT 10. Intercultural complementarity and synergy 11. Intercultural competence 12. Intercultural organizational development 13. Towards constructive interculturality in organizations References Index
£100.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Constructive Intercultural Management:
Book SynopsisThis textbook comprises an innovative companion for cross-cultural management classes, demonstrating how organizations can deal with cultural differences successfully. Providing a constructive and positive lens into the multifaceted world of interculturality, the authors illustrate the multiple benefits associated with cultural diversity in the fast-changing global and digital environment.Key features include: Carefully constructed chapters that match course development Practical recommendations drawn from multiple disciplines for managing diversity Case studies from numerous cultures to educate students and managers alike in shaping intercultural relationships Multiple frameworks for analysis and illustrative literature reviews to provide a substantial and unique overview of intercultural management. Outlining ways in which to understand and constructively design interculturality, this textbook is a seminal guide for students of bachelors, masters and MBA courses, particularly those focusing on management studies. It also provides useful insights for organizations looking to design and develop intercultural management practices.Trade Review‘This is a very well organised, tightly focused and clearly presented book which will be of value to intercultural trainers, teachers of languages for special purposes and international managers dealing with cultural differences. The book deserves careful study both for its theoretical analysis and establishment of an intercultural management cultural framework but also for its case studies and examples of successful and unsuccessful intercultural negotiation and management.’ -- Peter McGee, Training, Language and Culture‘This book not only provides a comprehensive overview of relevant topics of the field of intercultural management, but also provides helpful advice about how to bridge cultural differences.‘ -- Sonja A. Sackmann, Universität der Bundeswehr München, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1. What this book is about and why it is worth reading PART I UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTIVE INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT 2. Interculturality in a global context 3. Culture(s) and cultural dimensions 4. Models for intercultural analysis 5. Negotiated interculturality PART II EXPERIENCING CONSTRUCTIVE INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT 6. Intercultural leadership 7. Intercultural teams 8. Transfer of management practices 9. Intercultural communication and language PART III DESIGNING CONSTRUCTIVE INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT 10. Intercultural complementarity and synergy 11. Intercultural competence 12. Intercultural organizational development 13. Towards constructive interculturality in organizations References Index
£33.20
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Integrating Europe’s Infrastructure Networks: The
Book SynopsisThis timely book explores the long-standing process of infrastructural integration across Europe, with a particular focus on the EU member states. It illuminates the main economic infrastructure sectors, including transport, energy and information, examining how the process of infrastructural integration reflects an alignment of the needs of the countries that are the main drivers behind this process.Colin Turner highlights how these inter-governmental driven processes are supported by a series of policy measures undertaken at the supranational level by the EU, largely through the trans-European network initiative. Multidisciplinary chapters offer a thorough examination of trends in regional integration, and an in-depth analysis of core infrastructure sectors. The book further looks at the co-operative territoriality that is needed for the integration process, and that is driven by an alignment between states’ territorial and geo-political strategies.Offering a contextualised analysis within the framework of state strategy, this will be an invigorating read for political economy and public policy scholars, particularly those focussing on the EU. It will also be helpful to public policy practitioners and sector specific consultants looking for up-to-date insights on the topic.Trade Review‘Colin Turner pays due attention to the financial and political challenges of massive transport projects as well as to the emergence of “soft infrastructures” and the role of the market in driving their development. Particularly novel, given the rise of the “information society”, is the focus on political efforts to create a common information area and the crucial role that digital infrastructures now play, considering how norms and standards are managed, and how issues of state control and sovereignty play out. A timely publication looking close up at a fascinating and complex subject that is at the intersection of regionalism, transport planning, geography, security, finance and political economy, technology studies, multi-level governance, EU politics and integration.’ -- Paul Stephenson, Maastricht University, the Netherlands‘Colin Turner’s insightful new book not only provides a comprehensive understanding of how Europe’s infrastructures have integrated over recent times but also useful new conceptual approaches and analytical frameworks for understanding the dynamics and development of infrastructure itself. I highly recommended it for anyone wanting to know more on the subject.’ -- Christopher M. Dent, Edge Hill University, UK‘Over more than twenty years Colin Turner has made a number of incisive and insightful contributions on infrastructure, and this book is another. Its analysis and observations on the concept and practice of regional integration are especially valuable at a moment in which, culturally and politically, disintegration is en vogue.’ -- Andrew, Mearman, University of Leeds, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Territoriality and the European infrastructure system 2. The European transport infrastructure system 3. The European energy infrastructure system 4. European information infrastructure 5. European infrastructuring as co-operative territoriality Index
£78.85
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd A Modern Guide to the Digitalization of
Book SynopsisProviding a coherent and multidisciplinary approach to digitalization, this Modern Guide aims to systematize how the digitalization process affects infrastructure-based industries, including telecommunications, transport, energy, water and postal services.This important book reviews the literature on how digital technologies can impact infrastructure design, construction and maintenance costs, with specific references for each industry. Contributors analyse how digitalization is disrupting traditional infrastructure managers in terms of capacity management and traffic flows as well as discussing key topics including data governance, data sharing, digital platforms and sector convergence.With special attention devoted to regulatory and governance challenges, this will be welcomed by researchers of network industries and digitalization. This will also be of special interest to academics and scholars interested in the digitalization process, data governance and infrastructure management.Trade Review‘Infrastructures are not digital born, but should become digital. The complexity and intertwinement between elements hinders easy progress. This book is a must-read fore leaders in which the challenges are framed and insight is given into how to move forward.‘ -- Marijn Janssen, Delft University of Technology, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: 1 Digitalizing infrastructure: active management for smarter networks 1 Juan Montero and Matthias Finger 2 Digitalization technologies: the evolution of smart networks 43 Günter Knieps 3 Digitalizing telecommunications: innovation, complexity and diversity in the internet ecosystem 59 Volker Stocker and Günter Knieps 4 Digitalization in road projects: toward a more integrated mobility supply 92 Carlos Oliveira Cruz and Joaquim Miranda Sarmento 5 Digitalizing maritime transport: digital innovation as a catalyzer of sustainable transformation 123 Anastasia Tsvetkova, Magnus Gustafsson and Kim Wikström 6 Digitalizing railways: the platform dilemma 149 Juan Montero 7 Digitalizing aviation infrastructure: the role of technology in overcoming fragmentation 172 Iván László Arnold and Lorenzo Casullo 8 Digitalization in the postal and delivery sector: between electronic substitution of letter mail and thriving e-commerce 198 Christian Jaag 9 Digitalization of the electricity infrastructure: a key enabler for the decarbonization and decentralization of the power sector 217 Nicolò Rossetto and Valerie Reif 10 Digitalization in the drinking water sector: towards smart water supply management 266 Brenda Espinosa Apráez 11 Digitalization, efficiency and convergence 289 Matthias Finger and Juan Montero Index
£132.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd International Business Strategy and
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive yet accessible textbook provides readers with an advanced and applied approach to traditional international business that integrates key cross-cultural management topics. Its ten chapters give profound insights into analysing, selecting and entering international markets, strategic partnerships, strategic positioning, global value chains, organizational designs, intercultural interaction, leadership and motivation and international human resources management. For each of these topics, advanced and contemporary theoretical and analytical frameworks are discussed and translated into toolsets that will assist readers in solving practical challenges.Key Features: A strong connection of theoretical foundations with illustrative case studies Integration of current trends and challenges, such as intercultural competence, migration and digitalization, offshoring and global value chains Comprehensive practical examples from multinational firms that demonstrate the value of the frameworks and toolsets included in each chapter An integrative case study that picks up key practical challenges in each chapter and invites the reader to apply theories, frameworks and toolsets A supplementary website that provides multiple materials for furthering readers’ knowledge, including toolsets, further cases and exercises, accompanying videos, quizzes, and presentation slides International Business Strategy and Cross-Cultural Management is a key resource for postgraduate courses on international business management, globalization and entrepreneurship, international human resource management and global marketing. It will also serve as a complementary text for lecturers and students involved in the X-Culture project.Trade Review‘International Business Strategy and Cross-cultural Management: An Applied Approach is not just another standard IB textbook. The book excels in several ways. First, it fulfils the title’s promise of an applied approach by translating IB and cultural theory into many exciting real life company cases and a constructed but realistic case, “Magic Juice”, which reappears in each chapter covering its key topics. The successful application of theory makes the book appealing to students as well as managers facing the challenges of international business, not least the question of how to navigate intercultural interactions. Here, the authors bring two interesting concepts to the table: “the culture map” and “cultural intelligence”. Often, textbooks focus on either IB strategy or cross-cultural management. However, the two topics are closely related and this book offers a happy marriage of the two. I give the book my warmest recommendations.’ -- Bent Petersen, Copenhagen Business School, DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Analyzing international markets 2. Selecting international markets 3. Analyzing and selecting modes to enter, operate in and exit international markets 4. Entering markets with a partner 5. Developing strategy and strategic positioning in international markets 6. Designing global value chains 7. Designing the MNE organization 8. Navigating intercultural interactions 9. Leading and motivating people in an international environment 10. Building an effective international workforce Index
£103.55
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd International Business Strategy and
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive yet accessible textbook provides readers with an advanced and applied approach to traditional international business that integrates key cross-cultural management topics. Its ten chapters give profound insights into analysing, selecting and entering international markets, strategic partnerships, strategic positioning, global value chains, organizational designs, intercultural interaction, leadership and motivation and international human resources management. For each of these topics, advanced and contemporary theoretical and analytical frameworks are discussed and translated into toolsets that will assist readers in solving practical challenges.Key Features: A strong connection of theoretical foundations with illustrative case studies Integration of current trends and challenges, such as intercultural competence, migration and digitalization, offshoring and global value chains Comprehensive practical examples from multinational firms that demonstrate the value of the frameworks and toolsets included in each chapter An integrative case study that picks up key practical challenges in each chapter and invites the reader to apply theories, frameworks and toolsets A supplementary website that provides multiple materials for furthering readers’ knowledge, including toolsets, further cases and exercises, accompanying videos, quizzes, and presentation slides International Business Strategy and Cross-Cultural Management is a key resource for postgraduate courses on international business management, globalization and entrepreneurship, international human resource management and global marketing. It will also serve as a complementary text for lecturers and students involved in the X-Culture project.Trade Review‘International Business Strategy and Cross-cultural Management: An Applied Approach is not just another standard IB textbook. The book excels in several ways. First, it fulfils the title’s promise of an applied approach by translating IB and cultural theory into many exciting real life company cases and a constructed but realistic case, “Magic Juice”, which reappears in each chapter covering its key topics. The successful application of theory makes the book appealing to students as well as managers facing the challenges of international business, not least the question of how to navigate intercultural interactions. Here, the authors bring two interesting concepts to the table: “the culture map” and “cultural intelligence”. Often, textbooks focus on either IB strategy or cross-cultural management. However, the two topics are closely related and this book offers a happy marriage of the two. I give the book my warmest recommendations.’ -- Bent Petersen, Copenhagen Business School, DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Analyzing international markets 2. Selecting international markets 3. Analyzing and selecting modes to enter, operate in and exit international markets 4. Entering markets with a partner 5. Developing strategy and strategic positioning in international markets 6. Designing global value chains 7. Designing the MNE organization 8. Navigating intercultural interactions 9. Leading and motivating people in an international environment 10. Building an effective international workforce Index
£34.15
Emerald Publishing Limited Adapting to Environmental Challenges: New
Book SynopsisThe global business environment is as turbulent as ever and organizations must adapt to the changing conditions to survive and persevere. Adapting To Environmental Challenges: New Research In Strategy And International Business provides new promising insights on the effects of middle management involvement in adaptive strategy-making processes and applications of interactive control systems in the pursuit of more durable corporate outcomes. The empirical evidence suggests that responsible corporate behaviour drives higher market-valuations of firms and the application of green technologies is associated with more sustainable performance outcomes. For international organizations that operate across a multiplicity of cultural contexts, the ability to manage responsible corporate behavior must be interpreted in the local contexts and not only in a headquarter context, which is the norm. Hence, multinational managers must appreciate and understand the cultural differences to disentangle the managerial challenges in dynamic global markets where resource-poor firms can forge their international market positions by offering advantageous value-to-price trade-offs induced by supportive cultural values. Adapting To Environmental Challenges: New Research In Strategy And International Business provide new relevant perspectives and insights to understand strategic adaptation in international business contexts based on corporate responsible behavior and cultural sensitivity as the ingredients for agile operations and a resilient multinational organization.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Managing in Dynamic, Complex and Unpredictable Business Contexts; Torben Juul Andersen Chapter 2: Nothing Endures but Change: Studying Changes in Industry Choice and Determinism; Jerry Paul Sheppard and Shamsud D. Chowdhury Chapter 3: Fostering Strategic Responsiveness: The Role of Middle Manager Involvement and Strategic Planning; Stefan Linder and Johanna Sax Chapter 4: The Influence of Autonomous Strategy-Making and Interactive Controls on Adaptive Corporate Performance; Torben Juul Andersen and Simon Sunn Torp Chapter 5 - Corruption and Adaptive Responses: The Case of Institutionalized Deviant Practices in Corporations; Armando Castro Chapter 6:The Importance of Firm Size and Development Strategies for CSR Formalization; Jose-Luis de Godos-Diez, Laura Cabeza-Garcia, Almudena Martínez-Campillo and Roberto Fernández-Gago Chapter 7: Who Is the Fairest of Them All? Firm and Institutional Determinants of Value Creation Related to CSR Information Disclosure;Marco Visentin and Stafano Mengoli Chapter 8 :On How to Leverage Green Technologies for Sustainability Performance in the Tourism Sector; Beatriz Forĕs, Alba Puig-Denia and José Maria Fernández-Yáñez Chapter 9: The Need for a Phenomenological Perspective in International Business Studies: Different Philosophies of Science and Their Consequences; Michael Jakobsen and Verner Worm Chapter 10: How Resource-Poor Firms Survive and Thrive: The Story of Successful Chinese Multinationals; Xin Li
£78.84
Emerald Publishing Limited Informal Networks in International Business
Book SynopsisInformal networks can be a major obstacle to the effectiveness of managers. At the same time though, they can enable and facilitate business activities and support the efficiency and effectiveness of managerial actions. Since informal ties and networks can have a bright and a dark side, it is important for international managers to understand the way they work in the respective cultural context. Informal networks are often perceived as pervasive in emerging markets such as China or Russia, to be used to instrumentalize social capital and develop a relational competitive advantage or to simply circumvent formal rules. Contrary to this perception, they often stand for sociability and social cohesion, antecedents of a strong society. To date it remains unclear whether multinational enterprises have processes in place to identify, control, and manage informal ties and networks. Informal Networks in International Business sheds light into the complex nature of informal networks and the respective context in which they operate. Leading experts provide insights into novel research themes and extend conventional research paths on informal network phenomena in the international business context. The contributions in this edited volume help international business scholars, students, and international managers in globally operating organizations alike to develop knowledge about the dynamics, complexities and ambiguities of informal networks and informal networking worldwide.Table of ContentsPART I: Emerging Theories, Concepts, Observations Chapter 1. Informal Networks: Concepts, Constructs, Emerging Theories; Sven Horak Chapter 2. Transitioning from Strong Ties to Weak Ties in Emerging Economies; Mike W. Peng and Grace T. Peng Chapter 3. A Liability or an Asset of Foreignness? Theorizing on Informal Networks in International Business; Jong Min Lee and Yongsun Paik Chapter 4. Diaspora networks?; Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan Chapter 5. Informal Transactional/Effectual Networks and Entrepreneurial Innovation in Response to Uncertainty: A View on the Global Insurance Industry; Nico A. Scordis PART II: Informal Network Constructs Chapter 6. China - The Persistent Power of Guanxi in Transitional China; Yanjie Bian Chapter 7. South Korea - Korea: Yongo 2.0, Global Inmaek, and Network Multiplexity; Sven Horak and Jong Gyu Park Chapter 8. Arab World - Conceptual Complexity and Cultural Embeddedness of Wasta in the Middle East; Fawaz Baddar Alhussan and Faten Baddar AL-Husan Chapter 9. Russia – Informal Networks in the Russian Business Context: The Case of Russian Multinationals’ Political Connections; Andrei Panibratov, Snejina Michailova, and Marina Latukha Chapter 10. Brazil - Informal Practices in Brazil: Insights form the Brazilian Jeitinho; Cláudio V. Torres and Thiago G. Nascimento Chapter 11. Denmark - Expatriate Social Network Formation in Denmark: Challenges of Developing Informal Ties Locally; Marian van Bakel Chapter 12. United States - Old Boy Networks at Work in the United States; Chao Liu and Steve McDonald PART III: Perspectives and Implications Chapter 13. Networking in a Global Context: Ethical Dilemmas; Sven Horak, Daniel J. McCarthy, and Sheila M. Puffer Chapter 14. Wasta as an Example of Informal Social Networks in Emerging Markets: Research Status and Suggestions for Future Directions; David Weir and Sa'ad Ali
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Anthem Press Consumer Nationalism in China
Book SynopsisChina has made nationalism central as the country seeks to achieve a rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The new wave of consumer nationalism in China reached a fever pitch in recent years. This book will be the first book that systematically analyzes the different waves of consumer nationalism in China, the types of its nationalistic consumer actions, and the critical impact of the new wave which has increased the possibility of a consumer base that could turn hostile at any moment. It argues that the outbursts of nationalist consumer outrage have become an increasing risk for businesses in China or businesses dealing with Chinese markets and that as China faces growing diplomatic challenges abroad, multinational companies need to enhance focus and strategic planning in communication operations when dealing with the world's second-largest economy.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Origins of the International Competitiveness
Book SynopsisThis important book focuses on the impact of home countries on the international competitiveness of transnational corporations (TNCs). It seeks to explain the geographic concentration of the most internationally competitive TNCs in a single or very few countries, and their uneven performance at these concentration points. The theoretical framework for this analysis is based on a link between the location advantages of countries and the ownership advantages of firms.The book focuses on professional service TNCs as the competitive advantages of these firms are based entirely on intangible, often mobile assets, and they thus provide a striking illustration for the ways in which such assets shape the competitiveness of firms.Analyses of TNCs in several professional service industries based in various countries reveal the dynamic balance between the home and the foreign countries in which the TNCs operate, as well as the combination of country- and firm-specific attributes in shaping the competitiveness of TNCs and the subsequent patterns of global competition.The Origins of the International Competitiveness of Firms extends our knowledge of the determinants of the international competitiveness of TNCs, and will be of interest to scholars and students of international business and business strategy, and to those working in the fields of international competition, trade and investment.Trade Review'. . . her [Nachum's] book is an important addition to the literature on foreign direct investments.' -- Y. Aharoni, Journal of Economics/Zeitschrift fur NationalokonomieTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The National Origin of the Ownership Advantages of Firms 3. The Impact of Home Countries on the Ownership Advantages of Firms 4. Ownership Advantages and Competitiveness 5. The Strength and Sustainability of the Impact of Home Countries on the Competitiveness of Firms 6. The Impact of Home versus Foreign Countries on the Competitiveness of Firms 7. FDI and the Impact of Home Countries on the Competitiveness of Firms 8. The Limitations of the Impact of Home Countries on the Competitiveness of Firms and the Role of Individual Firms 9. Conclusions References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Managing the Multinationals: An International
Book SynopsisManaging the Multinationals provides a greater understanding of the ways multinational corporations operate in the age of globalisation. It is an in-depth analysis of the control mechanisms used by multinationals, and considers among other issues the structure and strategy of multinationals, the role of expatriates in controlling subsidiaries, the international transfer of managers and international human resource management. Using extensive data from over one hundred multinationals with headquarters in nine different countries and subsidiaries located in 22 nations, this international survey is one of the most important studies of its kind. It demonstrates that the control mechanisms of multinationals towards their subsidiaries vary according to the characteristics of their headquarters, such as the country of origin and strategy. The author explains that the features of the subsidiaries, including age, size, role and function, also affect the control mechanisms of the multinationals. From the empirical evidence it is shown that expatriates play an essential role in controlling foreign subsidiaries through personal control, socialisation of local managers and the development of communication networks. This innovative new book will be welcomed by those interested in the fields of organisation and management studies, international and human resource management and international business.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction 1. Theoretical Building Blocks 2. Integration, Configurations and Performance 3. Research Design and Methodology 4. Results: Theoretical Building Blocks 5. Results: Integration, Configurations and Performance 6. Conclusion, Discussion, Limitations and Implications References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Globalization of Business Firms from Emerging
Book SynopsisBusiness firms from the emerging markets of Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America are becoming increasingly important players in the global economy. Owned and controlled by indigenous nations these emerging transnational corporations are greatly influenced by the social and institutional contexts of their home countries. As a result of the process of globalization, these corporations are engaged in a diverse range of international operations including the establishment of wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries, to joint ventures and strategic alliances.This authoritative collection sheds new light on the global and regional operations of business firms from emerging markets and shows how the pressures of the competitive global economy help shape the management and organisation of these firms.The Globalization of Business Firms from Emerging Economies presents a comprehensive and authoritative selection of the most important articles and papers on this subject published during the last twenty five years. Drawing on a wide range of sources, it will improve access to an important literature which is crucial to the understanding of a significant new area of international business. The collection will be of particular interest to students, researchers, scholars and practitioners involved in international business, industrial economics and economic geography.Trade Review'. . . this is an excellent collection, providing a comprehensive and well-structured cross-section of what is undoubtedly a rapidly expanding and important literature. . . . they would certainly make an excellent addition to the reference or short-term loan shelves of any library, and will be used by research students and scholars from a wide variety of disciplines.' -- Neil M. Coe, Progress in Development Studies'The strength of the book is that it provides diverse perspectives on developing-country TNCs from different disciplines, including business history, development studies, geography, political science, and regional studies. It also covers not only Asian TNCs, but others in Africa, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, so that the reader has a shortcut to knowledge on developing-country TNCs from this collection. The book's major contribution lies in providing fresh insights into the social and economic origins of international business and production.' -- Yong-Sook Lee, Economic GeographyTable of ContentsContents: Volume I: Acknowledgements • Introduction: Competing in the Global Economy: The Globalization of Business Firms from Emerging Economies Part I: The Origins and Characteristics of Transnational Business Firms from Emerging Economies 1. L. Ronald Scheman (1973), ‘The Multinational in a New Mode: Ownership by the Developing Countries’ 2. D. Lecraw (1977), ‘Direct Investment by Firms from Less Developed Countries’ 3. Kyung-il Ghymn (1980), ‘Multinational Enterprises from the Third World’ 4. Peter O’Brien (1980), ‘The New Multinationals: Developing-country Firms in International Markets’ 5. Sanjaya Lall (1983), ‘The Rise of Multinationals from the Third World’ 6. J. Monkiewicz (1986), ‘Multinational Enterprises of Developing Countries: Some Emerging Characteristics’ 7. Francis M. Ulgado, Chwo-Ming J. Yu and Anant R. Negandhi (1994), ‘Multinational Enterprises from Asian Developing Countries: Management and Organizational Characteristics’ 8. Henry Wai-chung Yeung (1994), ‘Transnational Corporations from Asian Developing Countries: Their Characteristics and Competitive Edge’ Part II: Theoretical Perspectives on the Globalization of Business Firms from Emerging Economies 9. John H. Dunning (1981), ‘Explaining the International Direct Investment Position of Countries: Towards a Dynamic or Developmental Approach’ 10. J.P. Agarwal (1985), ‘Intra-LDCs Foreign Direct Investment: A Comparative Analysis of Third World Multinationals’ 11. John H. Dunning (1986), ‘The Investment Development Cycle Revisited’ 12. C. Min Han and Thomas L. Brewer (1987), ‘Foreign Direct Investments by Korean Firms: An Analysis with FDI Theories’ 13. Raj Aggarwal and Tamir Agmon (1990), ‘The International Success of Developing Country Firms: Role of Government-Directed Comparative Advantage’ 14. Michael J. Ferrantino (1992), ‘Transaction Costs and the Expansion of Third-World Multinationals’ 15. Henry Wai-chung Yeung (1994), ‘Third World Multinationals Revisited: A Research Critique and Future Agenda’ 16. M. Krishna Erramilli, Sanjeev Agarwal and Seong-Soo Kim (1997), ‘Are Firm-Specific Advantages Location-Specific Too?’ Part III: The Influence of Social and Institutional Contexts on the Globalization of Business Firms from Emerging Economies 17. Dennis J. Encarnation (1982), ‘The Political Economy of Indian Joint Industrial Ventures Abroad’ 18. Che-hung Chen (1986), ‘Taiwan’s Foreign Direct Investment’ 19. Woong Shik Shin and Eugene J. Oh (1990), ‘Recent Developments in Korea’s Foreign Investment’ 20. Josephine Smart and Alan Smart (1991), ‘Personal Relations and Divergent Economies: A Case Study of Hong Kong Investment in South China’ 21. Chi kin Leung (1993), ‘Personal Contacts, Subcontracting Linkages, and Development in the Hong Kong–Zhujiang Delta Region’ 22. Henry Wai-chung Yeung (1998), The Political Economy of Transnational Corporations: A Study of the Regionalization of Singaporean Firms’ Part IV: The Strategies of Transnational Corporations from Emerging Economies 23. Peter J. Buckley and Hafiz Mirza (1988), ‘The Strategy of Pacific Asian Multinationals’ 24. Brian Levy (1988), ‘Korean and Taiwanese Firms as International Competitors: The Challenges Ahead’ 25. Heidi Vernon-Wortzel and Lawrence H. Wortzel (1988), ‘Globalizing Strategies for Multinationals from Developing Countries’ 26. Tung-lung Chang and Phillip D. Grub (1992), ‘Competitive Strategies of Taiwanese PC Firms in Their Internationalization Process’ 27. Keun Lee and Michael G. Plummer (1992), ‘Competitive Advantages, Two-Way Foreign Investment, and Capital Accumulation in Korea’ 28. Peter Ping Li (1994), ‘Strategy Profiles of Indigenous MNEs from the NIEs: The Case of South Korea and Taiwan’ 29. Tom Wesson (1994), ‘Toward a Fuller Understanding of Foreign Direct Investment: The Example of Hyundai’s Investment in the U.S. Personal-Computer Industry’ 30. Detelin S. Elenkov (1995), ‘Russian Aerospace MNCs in Global Competition: Their Origin, Competitive Strengths and Forms of Multinational Expansion’ 31. Stephen Young, Chun-Hua Huang and Michael McDermott (1996), ‘Internationalization and Competitive Catch-Up Processes: Case Study Evidence on Chinese Multinational Enterprises’ 32. C. Samuel Craig and Susan P. Douglas (1997), ‘Executive Insights: Managing the Transnational Value Chain – Strategies for Firms from Emerging Markets’ Name Index Volume II: Acknowledgements Part I: The Organization of Transnational Corporations from Emerging Economies 1. Sanjaya Lall (1982), ‘The Emergence of Third World Multinationals: Indian Joint Ventures Overseas’ 2. Seamus G. Connolly (1984), ‘Joint Ventures with Third World Multinationals: A New Form of Entry to International Markets’ 3. Stephen B. Tallman and Oded Shenkar (1990), ‘International Cooperative Venture Strategies: Outward Investment and Small Firms from NICs’ 4. Rik Donckels and Johan Lambrecht (1995), ‘Joint Ventures: No Longer a Mysterious World for SMEs from Developed and Developing Countries’ 5. Chol Lee and Paul W. Beamish (1995), ‘The Characteristics and Performance of Korean Joint Ventures in LDCs’ 6. Henry Wai-chung Yeung (1997), ‘Business Networks and Transnational Corporations: A Study of Hong Kong Firms in the ASEAN Region’ Part II: Impact of the Globalization of Business Firms from Emerging Economies 7. Krishna Kumar (1982), ‘Third World Multinationals: A Growing Force in International Relations’ 8. Jeffrey B. Nugent (1982), ‘Multinational Joint Venture Companies of Developing Countries as Instruments of Economic Integration for Development’ 9. C.M. Rogerson (1986), ‘Third World Multinationals and South Africa’s Decentralization Programme’ 10. Donald J. Lecraw (1993), ‘Outward Direct Investment by Indonesian Firms: Motivation and Effects’ 11. Qi Luo and Christopher Howe (1993), ‘Direct Investment and Economic Integration in the Asia Pacific: The Case of Taiwanese Investment in Xiamen’ 12. Chyau Tuan and Linda F.-Y. Ng (1995), ‘The Turning Point of the Hong Kong Manufacturing Sector: Impact of Outward Investment to the Pearl River Delta’ 13. Nicholas A. Phelps, John Lovering and Kevin Morgan (1998), ‘Tying the Firm to the Region or Tying the Region to the Firm? Early Observations on the Case of LG in South Wales’ Part III: Sectoral Studies of Business Firms from Specific Emerging Economies 14. Louis T. Wells, Jr. (1978), ‘Foreign Investment from the Third World: The Experience of Chinese Firms from Hong Kong’ 15. Rachelle L. Cherol and José Nuñez del Arco (1983), ‘Andean Multinational Enterprises: A New Approach to Multinational Investment in the Andean Group’ 16. Krishna Kumar and Kee Young Kim (1984), ‘The Korean Manufacturing Multinationals’ 17. Pang Eng Fong and Rajah V. Komaran (1985), ‘Singapore Multinationals’ 18. Rajiv Lall (1986), ‘Third World Multinationals: The Characteristics of Indian Firms Investing Abroad’ 19. Lim Mah Hui and Teoh Kit Fong (1986), ‘Singapore Corporations Go Transnational’ 20. Yongwook Jun (1987), ‘The Reverse Direct Investment: The Case of the Korean Consumer Electronics Industry’ 21. Premachandra Athukorala and S.K. Jayasuriya (1988), ‘Parentage and Factor Proportions: A Comparative Study of Third-World Multinationals in Sri Lankan Manufacturing’ 22. Christopher Wells (1988), ‘Brazilian Multinationals’ 23. C.M. Rogerson (1990), ‘Sun International: The Making of a South African Tourism Multinational’ 24. Michael McDermott (1991), ‘Taiwan’s Electronic Companies are Targeting Europe’ 25. Tain-Jy Chen (1992), ‘Determinants of Taiwan’s Direct Foreign Investment: The Case of a Newly Industrializing Country’ 26. Ye Gang (1992), ‘Chinese Transnational Corporations’ 27. Yoong-Deok Jeon (1992), ‘The Determinants of Korean Foreign Direct Investment in Manufacturing Industries’ 28. Erdener Kaynak and Tevfik Dalgic (1992), ‘Internationalization of Turkish Construction Companies: A Lesson for Third World Countries?’ 29. Raul de Gouvea Neto (1995), ‘Brazilian Emerging Multinationals: A Conduit for Export of Technology’ 30. Xianming Chen (1996), ‘Taiwan Investments in China and Southeast Asia: “Go West, but Also Go South”’ 31. Christopher M. Dent and Claire Randerson (1996), ‘Korean Foreign Direct Investment in Europe: The Determining Forces’ 32. K.C. Fung (1996), ‘Mainland Chinese Investment in Hong Kong: How Much, Why, and So What?’ 33. Kris Olds (1998), ‘Globalization and Urban Change: Tales from Vancouver via Hong Kong’ Name Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd North American Economic Integration: Theory and
Book SynopsisThis highly accessible book explains the theoretical, historical and political background of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), its impact and the debates surrounding its existence. In addition the authors provide a brief introduction to the theory of economic integration as well as a succinct overview of the evolution of the global economy, and the institutions that manage it, in the post World War II period.Key issues examined include: how and why NAFTA emerged in the early 1990s and its performance since implementation the economic development and commercial policy of each member country in the context of the rapidly changing global economy NAFTA's technical strengths and limitations the debates which still rage between its proponents and critics The team of US, Canadian and Mexican authors argue that while NAFTA has introduced novel social and environmental innovations in trade agreements, given Mexico's macroeconomic volatility, it provides a less than perfect approach for managing North America's rapidly expanding economic integration.North American Economic Integration can be used by a wide audience from students to professionals and academics from any discipline with an understanding of the basic principles of economics. Specifically, the book will be welcomed by students of international economics, political economy and international relations.Trade Review'. . . excellent introduction and overview of developments leading up to the implementation of the North American Free Trade Act. Recommended for general readers and undergraduate students.' -- G.T. Potter, Choice'It is rare to find a book written by so many authors that reads as smoothly as this. What distinguishes this volume from other books on the reasons for NAFTA is its wider approach to the topic. Rather than simply focusing on the immediate reasons for the negotiation of NAFTA the authors place this agreement in a larger historical context. They review the evolution of the global economy in the postwar period as well as the specific industrial strategies of the NAFTA partners. A signal contribution of the book is the attention it gives to the analysis of international trade and the benefits of global and preferential trading arrangements.' -- Maureen Appel Molot, Carleton University, Canada'This is a first-rate text for undergraduate students because of the readable way the trilateral group of authors from Canada, Mexico and the US discuss the evolution of trade theory and then relate this to the development of trade policy in each of their countries and the process of trade integration in North America.' -- Sidney Weintraub, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC, US'Thoroughly researched and lucidly written, this impressive book is not only a key reference source on NAFTA, but a definitive guide to emergent issues in trade policy.' -- Mark Casson, University of Reading, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Introduction 1. NAFTA in the Global Context 2. International Integration: Theory and Practice 3. The Global Economy after World War II Part II: Introduction 4. The United States after World War II 5. Canada’s Economic Development and Integration 6. Mexico’s Economic Development Part III: Introduction 7. North American Economic Integration: Trial by Fire 8. NAFTA and Beyond References Glossary Index
£123.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Business Leadership and Culture: National
Book SynopsisHow do business leaders think as a result of their national culture? This book provides a discussion and comparative analysis of five major cultures - American, Arab, Chinese, Japanese and Scandinavian - and how they reveal themselves in business practice.The author begins by introducing the concept of culture and why it is important, addressing issues such as values, beliefs and assumptions and the consequences of these. Bjorn Bjerke then goes on to address corporate culture and business strategy as well as some myths associated with national cultures. Looking at the five specific cultures he addresses cultural themes and presents a typified picture of the business leader in each of these. He concludes that there are five different capitalist systems governing these cultures, and that the business leader plays a different role in each. Extending this discussion, the author questions whether the culture-free business leader exists and, if so, what the characteristics of such a person might be.Business Leadership and Culture will enlighten students, scholars and business people about the consequences of culture for international business and management.Trade Review'A thorough, insightful, piece of work that should be included on any "leadership" reading list.' -- Long Range Planning'Throughout, Bjerke carefully cites the supporting literature of the general social sciences as well as that of management and business organization. The volume's cumulative development is impressive in its marshalling of the diverse approaches and insights while probing into the special characteristics of each of the five national cultures selected. . . Recommended for international business collections, upper-division undergraduate through professional.' -- J.C. Thompson, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. To Understand Culture 2. Corporate Culture 3. Business Leadership and National Culture 4. American Culture 5. Arab Culture 6. Chinese Culture 7. Japanese Culture 8. Scandinavian Culture 9. A Comparative Analysis and Interpretation 10. The Cultural Business Leader References Index
£111.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Corporate Governance and Globalization: Long
Book SynopsisThis major book provides a new understanding of systems of corporate governance, notably in the USA, Japan and the EU. It discusses how governance influences corporate cultures and strategies, particularly in response to the effects of deepening integration in the world economy. These effects present challenges for governments, obliging them to focus increasingly on problems of the management of structural and foreign trade policies. Challenges in international financial markets also have to be confronted by policymakers as industries are funded more and more through cross-border investments, which reflect the responses of systems of corporate governance to globalization.The book links studies of corporate governance with surveys of efficiencies and failures in international financial markets, as well as examining aspects of corporate governance systems that have special significance for the management of economic policies as globalization continues. The contributors advocate increased international cooperation to promote more structural complementarities in the world economy.Trade Review'Researchers and students of globalisation are well advised to acquaint themselves with this book.' -- I. Hagg, International Business Review'. . . this book will advance the debate on corporate governance among academics, corporate decision-makers, consultants, experts in corporate law and finance and officials in financial institutions.' -- From the foreword by J. Colin Dodds, Saint Mary's University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by J. Colin Dodds Preface 1. Systemic Perspectives on Corporate Governance Systems 2. Corporate Governance and Corporate Performance 3. Capital Markets and Control of Enterprises in the Global Economy 4. Capital and Labour Market Congruence and Corporate Governance 5. Macromanagement Patterns and Corporate Governance 6. US Corporations in Globalization 7. Japanese Firms in Deepening Integration 8. Reforming Corporate Governance 9. The Changing Corporate Governance Paradigm 10. The State, Law and Corporate Governance 11. Managing Globalization Index
£126.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Industry Policy in Taiwan and Korea in the 1980s:
Book SynopsisThe growth in global competitiveness and interdependence has led to an increased interest in the role of industrial policy in achieving economic growth objectives.Heather Smith reignites the contentious debate of the role of the state using East Asian economic development in general with particular emphasis on Taiwan and Korea. Using quantitive techniques, the author analyses the view that industry policy interventions were a necessary factor explaining Taiwan's economic performance in the 1980s. Lessons for other countries attempting to upgrade their industrial structure are drawn from the comparative industrialisation experience of Taiwan and Korea, along with: a comprehensive discussion of strategic industry policy with an application to East Asia. discussion on the impact of the 1997-1998 financial crisis in Korea a critique of the structuralist/revisionist literature in the light of the financial crisis. This highly topical study constitutes essential reading for governmental and non-governmental policymakers, business leaders and academics alike.Trade Review'This is a very good piece of research. As a book, it is important because it focuses on important conceptual and empirical issues, namely the role of government and industrial policy in promoting rapid economic growth; and particularly the case of Taiwan as an exemplar of rapid industrial development. The author convincingly refutes the view that sector-specific industrial policy was an important source of Taiwan's rapid industrial growth in the 1980s.' -- Hugh T. Patrick, Columbia University, US'Dr Smith takes Taiwan and Korea as case studies to address fundamental questions concerning the rapid growth and subsequent financial crisis in East Asia: were the Taiwan and Korean governments interventionist in the 1980s? did industry policy play a role in the financial crisis of 1997-1998? Heather Smith has put together a comprehensive discussion of strategic industry policy. She analyses at length the fascinating connection between the growth of the chaebol in Korea, its links to the government and to the financial sector, and the unravelling of the financial crisis in Korea. Her analysis throws light on the fundamental strength that Taiwan has shown throughout the crisis. These are fascinating and important questions vital to the economics profession and of interest to the enormous contingent of economic commentators following the East Asian crisis.' -- Ron Duncan, Australian National University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Winning with the Market or Governing the Market? 1. The Role of Government in the Industrialisation of Taiwan and Korea 2. Taiwan’s Industry Policy in the 1980s 3. Korea’s Industry Policy Legacy 4. Picking Winners or Sustaining Losers? 5. Did Industrial Policy Really Contribute to Industrial Upgrading? 6. Determinants of Industrial Competitiveness 7. Did Industry Policy Interventions Result in Sustained Productivity and Export Growth? 8. Revision of the Revisionists: The 1997–8 Asian Crisis Appendices Bibliography Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd International Securities
Book SynopsisThe world of finance has been revolutionized in the last twenty years by factors such as the liberalization and subsequent integration of global financial markets and the advances in computing and communications technology. These important changes have led to a stream of financial innovations and theoretical breakthroughs in the area of pricing diverse financial instruments. More than ever before, we witness a process where international securities are traded in a global marketplace.This comprehensive collection encompasses the most recent contributions in the area of international securities. It includes the most important articles on current issues and future development in this key area of international finance. It will be an essential source of reference to researchers, students and practitioners alike.Table of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Foreword Richard Roll Preface George Philippatos and Gregory Koutmos Introduction George Philippatos and Gregory Koutmos PART I INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES 1. Richard O. Michaud, Gary L. Bergstrom, Ronald D. Frashure and Brian K. Wolahan (1996), ‘Twenty Years of International Equity Investing’ 2. Giorgio De Santis and Bruno Gérard (1997), ‘International Asset Pricing and Portfolio Diversification with Time-Varying Risk’ 3. Gregory Koutmos (1992), ‘Asymmetric Volatility and Risk Return Tradeoff in Foreign Stock Markets’ 4. Richard Roll (1992), ‘Industrial Structure and the Comparative Behavior of International Stock Market Indices’ 5. Cheol S. Eun and S. Janakiramanan (1986), ‘A Model of International Asset Pricing with a Constraint on the Foreign Equity Ownership’ 6. Shinsuke Ikeda (1991), ‘Arbitrage Asset Pricing under Exchange Risk’ 7. Antonios Antoniou, Ian Garrett and Richard Priestley (1998), ‘Macroeconomic Variables as Common Pervasive Risk Factors and the Empirical Content of the Arbitrage Pricing Theory’ PART II INTERNATIONAL DIVERSIFICATION AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT 8. Philippe Jorion and Leonid Roisenberg (1993), ‘Synthetic International Diversification’ 9. Cheol S. Eun, Richard Kolodny and Bruce G. Resnick (1991), ‘U.S.-based International Mutual Funds: A Performance Evaluation’ 10. Hiroshi Konno and Jing Li (1998), ‘Internationally Diversified Investment Using an Integrated Portfolio Model’ 11. Bing Liang (1999), ‘On the Performance of Hedge Funds’ 12. Richard Roll and Stephen A. Ross (1984), ‘The Arbitrage Pricing Theory Approach to Strategic Portfolio Planning’ PART III SECURITY CROSS LISTINGS AND MULTINATIONALS 13. Richard A. DeFusco, George C. Philippatos and Dosoung Choi (1988), ‘Risk, Return and International Investment by US Corporations’ 14. John Doukas and Nickolaos G. Travlos (1988), ‘The Effect of Corporate Multinationalism on Shareholders’ Wealth: Evidence from International Acquisitions’ 15. Anna D. Martin, Jeff Madura and Aigbe Akhigbe (1999), ‘Economic Exchange Rate Exposure of U.S.-Based MNCs Operating in Europe’ 16. Dennis T. Officer and J. Ronald Hoffmeister (1987), ‘ADRs: A Substitute for the Real Thing?’ 17. Leonard Rosenthal (1983), ‘An Empirical Test of the Efficiency of the ADR Market’ 18. Richard A. DeFusco, George C. Philippatos and Dosoung Choi (1990), ‘Differences in Factor Structures between U.S. Multinational and Domestic Corporations: Evidence from Bilinear Paradigm Tests’ 19. John S. Howe and Jeff Madura (1990), ‘The Impact of International Listings on Risk: Implications for Capital Market Integration’ 20. Shelly E. Webb, Dennis T. Officer and Bryan E. Boyd (1995), ‘An Examination of International Equity Markets Using American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)’ PART IV INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME SECURITIES 21. Gregory Koutmos (1996), ‘Time Varying Risk Premia in Eurocurrency Rates’ 22. Gikas A. Hardouvelis (1994), ‘The Term Structure Spread and Future Changes in Long and Short Rates in the G7 Countries: Is There a Puzzle?’ 23. Richard W. Kopcke and Ralph C. Kimball (1999), ‘Inflation-Indexed Bonds: The Dog That Didn't Bark’ 24. Charles Pigott (1993–1994), ‘International Interest Rate Convergence: A Survey of the Issues and Evidence’ 25. Peter Kugler (1990), ‘The Term Structure of Euro Interest Rates and Rational Expectations’ PART V FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKETS 26. Craig S. Hakkio and Anne Sibert (1995), ‘The Foreign Exchange Risk Premium: Is It Real?’ 27. Bernard Dumas and Bruno Solnik (1995), ‘The World Price of Foreign Exchange Risk’ 28. Richard W. Kopcke (1999), ‘Currency Boards: Once and Future Monetary Regimes?’ 29. Christopher J. Neely (1994), ‘Realignments of Target Zone Exchange Rate Systems: What Do We Know?’ 30. Simon Wren-Lewis (1997), ‘The Choice of Exchange Rate Regime’ 31. Gregory Koutmos (1994), ‘Time Dependent Autocorrelation in EMS Exchange Rates’ 32. Jeffrey D. Sachs (1996), ‘Economic Transition and the Exchange-Rate Regime’ PART VI INTERNATIONAL BANKING 33. John D. Wagster (1996), ‘Impact of the 1988 Basle Accord on International Banks’ 34. Gary C. Zimmerman (1995), ‘Implementing the Single Banking Market in Europe’ 35. Fariborz Moshirian (1993), ‘Determinants of International Financial Services’ 36. Anthony Saunders (1999), ‘Consolidation and Universal Banking’ 37. Anjan V. Thakor (1999), ‘Information Technology and Financial Services Consolidation’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements A preface by the editors to both volumes appear in Volume I Introduction George Philippatos and Gregory Koutmos PART I GLOBALIZATION OF FINANCIAL MARKETS 1. Peter A. Abken (1991), ‘Globalization of Stock, Futures, and Options Markets’ 2. G.C. Philippatos, A. Christofi and P. Christofi (1983), ‘The Inter-Temporal Stability of International Stock Market Relationships: Another View’ 3. Steven L. Heston, K. Geert Rouwenhorst and Roberto E. Wessels (1995), ‘The Structure of International Stock Returns and the Integration of Capital Markets’ 4. Gregory Koutmos (1996), ‘Modeling the Dynamic Interdependence of Major European Stock Markets’ 5. François Longin and Bruno Solnik (1995), ‘Is the Correlation in International Equity Returns Constant: 1960–1990?’ 6. Bala Arshanapalli and John Doukas (1993), ‘International Stock Market Linkages: Evidence from the Pre- and Post-October 1987 Period’ 7. Philippe Jorion and William N. Goetzmann (1999), ‘Global Stock Markets in the Twentieth Century’ 8. M. Wayne Marr, John L. Trimble and Raj Varma (1991), ‘On the Integration of International Capital Markets: Evidence from Euroequity Offerings’ PART II INTERACTIONS OF FINANCIAL MARKETS AND PRICE DYNAMICS 9. George C. Philippatos, Efi Pilarinu and A.G. Malliaris (1993), ‘Chaotic Behavior in Prices of European Equity Markets: A Comparative Analysis of Major Economic Regions’ 10. Gregory Koutmos and G. Geoffrey Booth (1995), ‘Asymmetric Volatility Transmission in International Stock Markets’ 11. Johan Knif and Seppo Pynnönen (1999), ‘Local and Global Price Memory of International Stock Markets’ 12. Gregory Koutmos (1997), ‘Feedback Trading and the Autocorrelation Pattern of Stock Returns: Further Empirical Evidence’ 13. Robert F. Engle and Raul Susmel (1993), ‘Common Volatility in International Equity Markets’ PART III EMERGING MARKETS 14. John Mullin (1993), ‘Emerging Equity Markets in the Global Economy’ 15. Gregory Koutmos (1997), ‘Do Emerging and Developed Stock Markets Behave Alike? Evidence from Six Pasific Basin Stock Markets’ 16. Gregory Koutmos (1999), ‘Asymmetric Price and Volatility Adjustments in Emerging Asian Stock Markets’ 17. Richard A. DeFusco, John M. Geppert and George P. Tsetsekos (1996), ‘Long-Run Diversification Potential in Emerging Stock Markets’ 18. Claude B. Erb, Campbell R. Harvey and Tadas E. Viskanta (1999), ‘New Perspectives on Emerging Market Bonds’ 19. Geet Bekaert and Michael S. Urias (1999), ‘Is There a Free Lunch in Emerging Market Equities?’ 20. Vihang Errunza, Lemma W. Senbet and Ked Hogan (1998), ‘The Pricing of Country Funds from Emerging Markets: Theory and Evidence’ PART IV INTERNATIONAL DERIVATIVE SECURITIES 21. Tribhuvan N. Puri and George C. Philippatos (1993), ‘Equilibrium Pricing Functions of Foreign Exchange Forward, Futures, and Option Contracts’ 22. Darrell Duffie (1999), ‘Credit Swap Valuation’ 23. Lixin Wu, Yue Kuen Kwok and Hong Yu (1999), ‘Asian Options with the American Early Exercise Feature’ 24. Ajay Dravid, Matthew Richardson and Tong-sheng Sun (1994), ‘The Pricing of Dollar-Denominated Yen/DM Warrants’ 25. Merton H. Miller (1995), ‘Do We Really Need More Regulation of Financial Derivatives?’ PART V EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS 26. Stan Beckers (1999), ‘Investment Implications of a Single European Capital Market’ 27. Anil K. Kashyap and Jeremy C. Stein (1997), ‘The Role of Banks in Monetary Policy: A Survey with Implications for the European Monetary Union’ 28. Daniel Gros (1998), ‘EMU and Capital Markets: Big Bang or Glacier?’ PART VI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CRISES 29. George C. Philippatos and K.G. Viswanathan (1991), ‘Brazilian Debt Crisis and Financial Markets: An Analysis of Major Economic Events Leading to the Brazilian Debt Moratorium’ 30. Richard Roll (1988), ‘The International Crash of October 1987’ 31. Merton H. Miller (1998), ‘The Current Southeast Asia Financial Crisis’ 32. Steven B. Kamin (1999), ‘The Current International Financial Crisis: How Much is New?’ 33. Joseph E. Stiglitz (1999), ‘Reforming the Global Economic Architecture: Lessons from Recent Crises’ Name Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Competition Policy, Domestic and International
Book SynopsisFor three decades F.M. Scherer has been writing on questions of competition policy from multiple perspectives as a professional economist, consultant in numerous antitrust and international trade proceedings, and (for two years) chief economist of the US Federal Trade Commission. This volume collects 26 of his most important papers, both previously published and unpublished, on a broad array of competition policy issues. The papers address the historical antecedents and rationale of competition policy, the logic of market definition, the implications of pricing strategies pursued by enterprises with monopoly power, tradeoffs between competition goals and the attainment of static and dynamic efficiency, implementing effective remedies in merger and monopoly cases and the role of competition policy in an increasingly open world economy.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Part I: The Goals of Competition Policy Part II: Conduct Rules Part III: Market Structure and Efficiency Part IV: Remedies Part V: Patents and Competition Policy Part VI: International Competition Policy Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Firms, Governments and Economic Change: An
Book SynopsisThis topical book interprets firms, governments and economic change from an entrepreneurial perspective. Essentially, it applies the Austrian theory of human agency and evolutionary theories of the firm to explain economic organisation, the state and institutional change. Tony Yu begins by discussing the nature of entrepreneurship and the firm followed by an analysis of the role of entrepreneurship in economic change. He thoroughly analyses the process of economic development in late industrialisers, within an entrepreneurial framework outlined within the book. The author argues that ordinary and extraordinary discovery are associated with routine or imitative entrepreneurship and Schumpetarian entrepreneurship respectively. Using this classification, the author shows how it is the interaction of various types of entrepreneurial activities that transformed East Asian latecomers such as Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong from traditional agrarian and fishing economies into international centres of trading, service industries and finance.Firms, Governments and Economic Change will be of special interest to scholars of industrial economics, entrepreneurship and Asian studies. It will also be of use to governmental organisations responsible for economic development, as the analysis is thoroughly up to date easy to understand.Trade Review'This very clearly written book is written foremost for an academic and postgraduate audience, although undergraduate students would be likely to find much of the book readable, particularly the empirical observations and chapters.' -- Caroline Elliott, Business History'This is an entrepreneurial book, not just a book about entrepreneurship. As chapter 1 points out, entrepreneurship involves seeing the world in a new way, a way that is slightly different to how other people see it. And that is what Tony Yu does in this book. He sees the theory of the firm - and of business institutions more generally - in a new and potentially revealing light.' -- From the preface by Richard N. LangloisTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Richard Langlois Introduction Part I: Entrepreneurship 1. Entrepreneurial Alertness and Discovery Part II: Firms 2. A Praxeological Theory of the Firm 3. The Chinese Family Firm and Guerrilla Entrepreneurship Part III: Governments 4. Government Entrepreneurship 5. The State as a National Coordinator 6. Asian Entrepreneurial States Part IV: Economic Change 7. An Entrepreneurial Perspective of Institutional Change 8. Economic Development in Latecomer Economies References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Creating the New Economy: The Entrepreneur and
Book SynopsisWhat makes the US different from other advanced economies is the opportunity for newcomers acting as entrepreneurs to start new companies, a few of which will then change the world. This book develops three points. First, the New Economy is real: part micro, part macro, and all digital. Second, its emergence around networked PCs propelled the US resurgence in the world economy during the 1990s. Third, rather than subsiding, the current US lead in information technology (IT) could well increase over the next decade. The reason lies in the clustered linking of venture capital and entrepreneurs in a system that can be stylized as 'the invention of the method of innovation'. The central theme of the book is the vital role played by newcomers, acting as entrepreneurs, to overthrow the old order and blast through the deep tendencies toward stagnation that afflict advanced, affluent economies. Related strands are (1) an update and reappraisal of Joseph Schumpeter's vision of capitalist development, (2) a regional focus on the rebirth of US computing, and (3) a detailed inquiry into the geography of innovation in strategic clusters of venture capital firms and IT knowledge workers. The author provides a sharply etched portrayal of the geography of the new economy. He lists specific case studies of the failure of established managerial corporations to capitalize on inventions, a failure remedied by newcomers. The book recounts traditional and new theories of the entrepreneur and of creative destruction. Primers on venture capital, IPOs, and internet business models are included, as are comparisons of theory and data on the emergence of new 'strategic cities'. Lastly, it offers a brief, readable, detailed, and company-specific history of the PC revolution and the coming of the internet.Economists, geographers, and regional scientists, students and readers interested in the digital economy, the internet, the history of economic thought, and the New Economy and investors will all find this book revealing and enlightening.Trade Review'The book is intended for economists, geographers, students and regional scientists as well as for policymakers and scholars, both those who are seeking further information regarding the new economy and those who feel they should know more about the principles of the new economy will learn much from this book. It covers an impressive range of issues, and each topic is dealt with a comprehensive systematic manner. The book is written in an accessible style - generally non-technical except for appendices and largely jargon free.' -- Guldem Gokcek, Eastern Economic Journal'Overall, the comprehensiveness and the massive amount of data on new economy phenomena make Creating the New Economy a nice collection of new economy topics that are of major interest to regional scientists.' -- Erik Stam, Papers in Regional Science'I have read the Norton manuscript with fascination. He has a provocative thesis, and he successfully puts himself in the middle of virtually every current debate about our economy. It is the kind of book that everyone interested in these controversies will want to read and ponder. At first, few may agree with him but then again he agrees with very few whose ideas he touches. He has made Schumpeter his lodestar. . . Yet, I would venture a guess that Schumpeter himself would not only have been amused, even gratified, but he would have hailed Norton's work as a significant extension of what he had in mind and as a fine example of the bold style he admired.' -- Mark Perlman, University of Pittsburgh, US'This book is a vigorous statement extolling the continuing leadership prospects for the US economy. A primary contribution is in pointing out that sustained growth in the free market economy is not just the result of fortunate but largely accidental developments. Rather, it is attributable to a considerable degree to the powerful and enduring mechanism of entrepreneurship.' -- William J. Baumol, New York University and Princeton University, US'While there is a lot of talk about the New Economy, scholars have been slow to take the subject seriously. This volume is an important exception. Norton tackles the subject of the New Economy head on, providing a deep and thoughtful explanation of what this New Economy is all about, where it came from, how it differs from the 'old economy' and where it is headed. Policymakers and scholars from all fields of economics and business will find this book important and valuable in placing the New Economy in an intellectually satisfying historical context.' -- David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, Bloomington, US and Otto Beisheim School WHU, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface: Geographies of Creation Part I: Three Conceptions of the New Economy Part II: Requiem Part III: The Revolution Part IV: Networks Part V: What Went Right? Bibliography Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Cross-Cultural Management
Book SynopsisThis text frames the key areas of cross-cultural management and selects a mix of classic and modern readings. The two volumes cover conceptual and empirical articles which have shaped, and are redefining, the field.Trade Reviewi>’Together the two volumes provide encyclopedical information on cross-cultural management. . . A must for anyone, every student, practitioner and researcher of cross-cultural management.’ -- V. Chandra, Global Business Review’The dual volume set Cross-Cultural Management is by any measure a definitive work. In total it contains probably an aggregation of the best writings on culture. Whilst other separate single works stand alone this set serves to provide some of the most definitive analysis undertaken. . . The collection of works is at one level academic and appears that way but at another level is extremely well referenced and easy to access. The effective linking together of definitive studies by world class academics and others provides an excellent repository of much of the definitive research undertaken over the past 40 years. The editors have chosen very carefully material which aligns itself to their overall framework and, indeed, the explanations offered at the beginning of volume one frame the material superbly. Having established a sound theory base in volume one the editors then draw our attention to the side array of cultural differences with which people in management are confronted today. From a human resources management viewpoint, for example, there are no areas left untouched. . . From an applied viewpoint, apart from the excellent research facility afforded by these books, they offer first rate assistance to the educator, to the learning and development professional and to the human resource professional, particularly from an advisory viewpoint. Universities and major global entities will buy these books and senior HR professionals and consulting firms will as well. They are an excellent acquisition to the current material available.’ -- Geoffrey N. De Lacy, Australian Human Resource Institute Journal’Professors Redding and Stening have done a masterful job of both framing the key areas of cross-cultural management and selecting an excellent mix of classic and modern readings. These two volumes are “must reading” and cover conceptual and empirical articles which have shaped, and are redefining, the field. Students, professors and practitioners will all benefit enormously from the editors’ work and judgement. Thanks for your significant contribution to us.’ -- Joseph J. DiStefano, IMD International Institute for Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland’Professors Redding and Stening, as leaders in the field, have done a superb job in putting together some of the key research articles into two volumes, both are a must read for business executives and research scholars interested in cross-cultural management.’ -- Tan Chin Tiong, Singapore Management University, Singapore’A much needed volume combining the theory and application of cross-cultural management, by two authors who have had teaching and research experiences in every corner of the globe.’ -- Chong Ju Choi, Australian National University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Volume I: The Theory of Culture Acknowledgements Introduction Gordon Redding and Bruce W. Stening PART I WHAT CULTURE IS 1. Clifford Geertz (1973), ‘Thick Description: Toward an Interpretive Theory of Culture’ 2. Robert A. LeVine (1984), ‘Properties of Culture: An Ethnographic View’ 3. Marc Maurice, François Sellier and Jean-Jacques Silvestre ([1982] 1986), ‘Appendix: Societal Analysis as a Critical and Theoretical Tool’ PART II HOW CULTURE WORKS TO SHAPE SOCIETY 4. Edward T. Hall ([1959] 1981), ‘The Vocabulary of Culture’ 5. Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckman (1967), ‘Society as Objective Reality: 1. Institutionalization’ 6. Jean-Philippe Platteau (1994), ‘Behind the Market Stage Where Real Societies Exist – Part II: The Role of Moral Norms’ 7. Geert Hofstede (1991), ‘I, We, and They’ PART III CULTURE AND THE ECONOMY 8. Karl Polanyi ([1944] 1980), ‘Societies and Economic Systems’ 9. Paul DiMaggio (1994), ‘Culture and Economy’ 10. Mark Granovetter (1985), ‘Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness’ 11. Max Weber ([1930] 1965), ‘The Spirit of Capitalism’ 12. Max H. Boisot (1995), ‘Culture as Economizing’ PART IV MAPPING INTERCULTURAL DIFFERENCES 13. Ronald Inglehart and Wayne E. Baker (2000), ‘Modernization, Cultural Change, and the Persistence of Traditional Values’ 14. Charles Hampden-Turner and Fons Trompenaars (1997), ‘Response to Geert Hofstede’ 15. Mark F. Peterson and Peter B. Smith (1997), ‘Does National Culture or Ambient Temperature Explain Cross-National Differences in Role Stress? No Sweat!’ 16. Joyce S. Osland and Allan Bird (2000), ‘Beyond Sophisticated Stereotyping: Cultural Sensemaking in Context’ 17. Mark F. Peterson, Mary Yoko Brannen and Peter B. Smith (1994), ‘Japanese and United States Leadership: Issues in Current Research’ 18. Roland Calori and Bruno Dufour (1995), ‘Management European Style’ 19. David Veale, Lynn Oliver and Kees van Langen (1995), ‘Three Coca-Cola Perspectives on International Management Styles’ PART V PUTTING CULTURE INTO THE EXPLANATION 20. S. Gordon Redding (1994), ‘Comparative Management Theory: Jungle, Zoo or Fossil Bed?’ 21. John Child (2000), ‘Theorizing about Organization Cross-Nationally’ Name Index Volume II: Managing Cultural Differences Acknowledgements Introduction Gordon Redding and Bruce W. Stening PART I GLOBALIZATION AND THE GLOBAL MANAGER 1. Hal B. Gregersen, Allen J. Morrison and J. Stewart Black (1998), ‘Developing Leaders for the Global Frontier’ 2. Ben L. Kedia and Ananda Mukherji (1999), ‘Global Managers: Developing a Mindset for Global Competitiveness’ 3. Shaker A. Zahra and Hugh M. O’Neill (1998), ‘Charting the Landscape of Global Competition: Reflections on Emerging Organizational Challenges and their Implications for Senior Executives’ 4. Vladimir Pucik and Tania Saba (1998), ‘Selecting and Developing the Global Versus the Expatriate Manager: A Review of the State-of-the-Art’ 5. Geert Hofstede (1993), ‘Cultural Constraints in Management Theories’ 6. Lisa Hoecklin (1995), ‘Culture: What It Is, What It Is Not and How It Directs Organizational Behaviour’ PART II MANAGING THE GLOBAL ORGANIZATION 7. Sumantra Ghoshal and Nitin Nohria (1993), ‘Horses for Courses: Organizational Forms for Multinational Corporations’ 8. Karen Roberts, Ellen Ernst Kossek and Cynthia Ozeki (1998), ‘Managing the Global Workforce: Challenges and Strategies’ 9. Nancy J. Adler (1994), ‘Competitive Frontiers: Women Managing Across Borders’ 10. Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Thomas D. Dretler (1998), ‘"Global Strategy" and its Impact on Local Operations: Lessons from Gillette Singapore’ 11. Roger L.M. Dunbar and Suresh Kotha (2000), ‘Managing Institutional and Cultural Contrasts: The Case of Sanyo Electric in the United States’ 12. Sidney Gray (1995), ‘Cultural Perspectives on the Measurement of Corporate Success’ 13. Karl Moore and Julian Birkinshaw (1998), ‘Managing Knowledge in Global Service Firms: Centers of Excellence’ 14. Hartmut H. Holzmüller and Barbara Stöttinger (2001), ‘International Marketing Managers’ Cultural Sensitivity: Relevance, Training Requirements and a Pragmatic Training Concept’ 15. Marie-Claude Boudreau, Karen D. Loch, Daniel Robey and Detmar Straub (1998), ‘Going Global: Using Information Technology to Advance Competitiveness of the Virtual Transnational Organization’ 16. Timothy Kayworth and Dorothy Leidner (2000), ‘The Global Virtual Manager: A Prescription for Success’ PART III MANAGING CULTURAL DIVERSITY 17. Joseph J. DiStefano and Martha L. Maznevski (2000), ‘Creating Value with Diverse Teams in Global Management’ 18. Taylor H. Cox and Stacy Blake (1991), ‘Managing Cultural Diversity: Implications for Organizational Competitiveness’ 19. Aminu Mamman (1995), ‘Employee Intercultural Effectiveness in a Multicultural Workplace: Theoretical Propositions, Strategies and Direction for Future Research’ 20. Denice Welch and Lawrence Welch (1997), ‘Being Flexible and Accommodating Diversity: The Challenge for Multinational Management’ PART IV NEGOTIATING ACROSS CULTURES 21. Stephen E. Weiss (1994), ‘Negotiating with "Romans" – Part 1’ 22. Stephen E. Weiss (1994), ‘Negotiating with "Romans" – Part 2’ 23. Allan G. Thompson (1996), ‘Compliance with Agreements in Cross-Cultural Transactions: Some Analytical Issues’ 24. James K. Sebenius (1998), ‘Case Study: Negotiating Cross-Border Acquisitions’ PART V INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCES 25. Paul W. Beamish (2000), ‘The Design and Management of International Joint Ventures’ 26. Aimin Yan and Ming Zeng (1999), ‘International Joint Venture Instability: A Critique of Previous Research, A Reconceptualization, and Directions for Future Research’ 27. Steven X. Si and Garry D. Bruton (1999), ‘Knowledge Transfer in International Joint Ventures in Transitional Economies: The China Experience’ 28. Andrew C. Inkpen (1998), ‘Learning and Knowledge Acquisition through International Strategic Alliances’ 29. Arvind Parkhe (1998), ‘Building Trust in International Alliances’ 30. T.K. Das and Bing-Sheng Teng (1997), ‘Sustaining Strategic Alliances: Options and Guidelines’ PART VI EXPATRIATION AND REPATRIATION: ISSUES OF CULTURAL ADAPTATION 31. David C. Thomas (1998), ‘The Expatriate Experience: A Critical Review and Synthesis’ 32. J. Stewart Black and Hal B. Gregersen (1992), ‘Serving Two Masters: Managing the Dual Allegiance of Expatriate Employees’ 33. Michael Harvey (1996), ‘Addressing the Dual-Career Expatriation Dilemma’ 34. J. Stewart Black and Mark Mendenhall (1990), ‘Cross-Cultural Training Effectiveness: A Review and a Theoretical Framework for Future Research’ 35. Michael Harvey, Cheri Speier and Milorad M. Novicevic (1999), ‘The Role of Inpatriation in Global Staffing’ 36. Hilary Harris and Chris Brewster (1999), ‘The Coffee-Machine System: How International Selection Really Works’ 37. Rosalie L. Tung (1998), ‘A Contingency Framework of Selection and Training of Expatriates Revisited’ 38. Myrtle P. Bell and David A. Harrison (1996), ‘Using Intra-National Diversity for International Assignments: A Model of Bicultural Competence and Expatriate Adjustment’ PART VII ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN CROSS-CULTURAL CONTEXT 39. Thomas Donaldson (1996), ‘Values in Tension: Ethics Away From Home’ 40. John Hendry (1999), ‘Universalizability and Reciprocity in International Business Ethics’ 41. William A. Wines and Nancy K. Napier (1992), ‘Toward an Understanding of Cross-Cultural Ethics: A Tentative Model’ 42. Daniel W. Skubik (1995), ‘Ethics and Australian International Business: Which Way to Asia?’ 43. David J. Fritzsche, Y. Paul Huo, Sakae Sugai, Stephen Dun-Hou Tsai, Cheong Seok Kim and Helmut Becker (1995), ‘Exploring the Ethical Behavior of Managers: A Comparative Study of Four Countries’ 44. Paul F. Buller and Glenn M. McEvoy (1999), ‘Creating and Sustaining Ethical Capability in the Multi-National Corporation’ Name Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Foreign Direct Investment in China: Determinants
Book SynopsisChina is now among the top hosts for foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the world. This fact, combined with recent developments in internationalisation and economic growth in China, ensures a perfect opportunity to identify the determinants and impact of FDI in the largest transition economy in the world.Based on the latest official data, this book adopts a panel data approach to the analysis of the national and regional determinants of inward FDI in China and its impact on regional economic growth, labour productivity and international trade. The Chinese evidence shows that FDI, international trade and economic-growth are interrelated. This book will be welcomed by scholars of emerging economies, international business - especially those interested in FDI - and international trade as well as those specialising in the Chinese economy.Trade Review'. . . this is a well-researched volume. . .' -- Qi Luo, The China Quarterly'The data used is rich, including national, regional and industry-level statistics.' -- Yue Ma, The China Journal'Wei and Liu provide a comprehensive analysis of the determinants and impact of FDI on the economy of China. The book is to be recommended to students of international business for its elegant use of sophisticated econometric techniques and economic theory in exploring the role of FDI in a major emerging economy that hosts a substantial volume of FDI.' -- V.N.Balasubramanyam, Lancaster University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Foreign Direct Investment in China: Development Trends and Impact 3. Country Characteristics and Foreign Direct Investment in China 4. The Regional Distribution of Foreign Direct Investment in China 5. Productivity Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment in the Chinese Electronics Industry 6. Endogenous Growth Theory and Regional Income Convergence in China 7. Foreign Direct Investment and Trade Interactions in China 8. Conclusions References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Free Trade
Book SynopsisThese two volumes survey the most important scholarly writings in economics and political science that explain the drivers and constraints to freer world trade. This authoritative collection, with contributions by leading academics, includes seminal studies that have changed the course of thinking about international trade over past centuries and considers both pro free trade and anti free trade arguments. Along with an original introduction, the editors have also selected a few non-academic pronouncements that have shaped popular views about free trade. This collection will be of immense value to anyone with an interest in the economics of free trade and will serve as an excellent reference source to students and academics. Table of ContentsContents: Volume I: Acknowledgements Introduction Gary Hufbauer and Kati Suominen PART I CLASSICAL ARGUMENTS A Mercantalism 1. Thomas Mun [1664] (1903), ‘The Particular Ways and Means to Encrease the Exportation of our Commodities, and to Decrease our Consumption of Forraign Means’ 2. David Hume (1752), ‘Of the Balance of Trade’ B Specialization, Comparative Advantage and Opportunity Cost 3. Adam Smith (1776), ‘Of the Division of Labour’ 4. David Ricardo (1817/1821), ‘On Foreign Trade’ 5. Gottfried von Haberler (1936), ‘The Transfer Problem’ C Free Trade Ideology 6. C.P. Kindleberger (1975), ‘The Rise of Free Trade in Western Europe, 1820–1875’ 7. Douglas A. Irwin (1996), ‘Conclusion: The Past and Future of Free Trade’ D Early Skeptics 8. Alexander Hamilton [1791] (1913), ‘The Facilitating of Pecuniary Remittances from Place to Place’ and ‘The Facilitating of the Transportation of Commodities’ 9. R. Torrens [1833] (1958), ‘Letter No. II: To the Editor of the Bolton Chronicle’ 10. Frank D. Graham (1923), ‘Some Aspects of Protection Further Considered’ 11. James Bristock Brigden (1929), ‘Introduction’ 12. John Maynard Keynes (1931), ‘Mitigation by Tariff’ PART II FACTOR PROPORTIONS AND OTHER MODELS A Factor Proportions 13. Bertil Ohlin (1933), ‘Some Fundamentals of International Trade’ 14. R. Dornbusch, S. Fischer and P.A. Samuelson (1977), ‘Comparative Advantage, Trade, and Payments in a Ricardian Model with a Continuum of Goods’ 15. Wassily Leontief (1953), ‘Domestic Production and Foreign Trade: The American Capital Position Re-examined’ 16. Robert Z. Lawrence (2008) ‘Wage Inequality and Trade’ B Investment, Technology and Strategic Trade 17. Stephen Herbert Hymer (1976), ‘The Theory of International Operations’ 18. Raymond Vernon (1966), ‘International Investment and International Trade in the Product Cycle’ 19. G.C. Hufbauer (1966), ‘Conclusions’ 20. Thomas Horst (1971), ‘The Theory of the Multinational Firm: Optimal Behavior under Different Tariff and Tax Rates’ C Scale Economies, Agglomeration and Fragmentation 21. Paul R. Krugman (1979), ‘Increasing Returns, Monopolistic Competition, and International Trade’ 22. Alan V. Deardorff (2001), ‘Fragmentation in Simple Trade Models’ D Services Trade 23. Sherry M. Stephenson (2002), ‘Regional versus Multilateral Liberalization of Services’ 24. Gene M. Grossman and Esteban Rossi-Hansberg (2008), ‘Trading Tasks: A Simple Theory of Offshoring’ 25. Bernard Hoekman, Aaditya Mattoo and André Sapir (2007), ‘The Political Economy of Services Trade Liberalization: A Case for International Regulatory Cooperation?’ 26. J. Bradford Jensen and Lori G. Kletzer (2008), ‘“Fear” and Offshoring: The Scope and Potential Impact of Imports and Exports of Services’ PART III TRADE FRICTIONS AND TRANSITION PAINS A Transaction Costs 27. John McCallum (1995), ‘National Borders Matter: Canada-U.S. Regional Trade Patterns’ 28. David Hummels, Jun Ishii and Kei-Mu Yi (2001), ‘The Nature and Growth of Vertical Specialization in World Trade’ 29. Antoni Estevadeordal, Brian Frantz and Alan M. Taylor (2003), ‘The Rise and Fall of World Trade, 1870–1939’ B Exchange Rates, Domestic Distortions and Adjustment Costs 30. J.E. Meade (1955), ‘The Case for Variable Exchange Rates’ 31. Jagdish Bhagwati and V.K. Ramaswami (1963), ‘Domestic Distortions, Tariffs and the Theory of Optimum Subsidy’ 32. Lori G. Kletzer (2001), ’Who Are Import-Competing Displaced Workers?’ and ‘Where Are Import-Competing Displaced Worked Reemployed?’ 33. Howard Rosen (2008), ‘Designing a National Strategy for Responding to Economic Dislocation’ Volume II Acknowledgements An Introduction to both volumes by the editors appears in Volume I PART I POLITICS AND INSTITUTIONS A Politics of Protectionism 1. Anne O. Krueger (1974), ‘The Political Economy of the Rent-Seeking Society’ 2. Edward John Ray (1981), ‘Tariff and Nontariff Barriers to Trade in the United States and Abroad’ 3. Gary S. Becker (1983), ‘A Theory of Competition Among Pressure Groups for Political Influence’ 4. Ronald Rogowski (1989), ‘Why Changing Exposure to Trade Should Affect Political Cleavages’ 5. Robert E. Baldwin and Christopher S. Magee (2000), ‘Is Trade Policy for Sale? Congressional Voting on Recent Trade Bills’ 6. Michael J. Hiscox (2001), ‘Class Versus Industry Cleavages: Inter-Industry Factor Mobility and the Politics of Trade’ B Forces of Liberalization 7. Douglass C. North (1981), ‘The Issues’ and ‘Structure and Change in the American Economy, 1789–1914’ 8. Mancur Olson (1982), ‘Jurisdictional Integration and Foreign Trade’ 9. I.M. Destler (2005), ‘The Root Problem: Political Imbalance’ and ‘The 1934 System: Protection for Congress’ C GATT and the WTO 10. Andrew K. Rose (2004), ‘Do We Really Know That the WTO Increases Trade?’ 11. Arvind Subramanian and Shang-Jin Wei (2007), ‘The WTO Promotes Trade, Strongly but Unevenly’ 12. Jeffrey J. Schott (2011), ‘The Future of the Multilateral Trading System in a Multi-Polar World’ D Preferential Trade Agreements 13. Jacob Viner (1950), ‘The Economics of Customs Unions’ 14. Jagdish Bhagwati (1993), ‘Regionalism and Multilateralism: An Overview’ 15. Kyle Bagwell and Robert W. Staiger (1999), ‘An Economic Theory of GATT’ 16. Richard E. Baldwin (1999), ‘A Domino Theory of Regionalism’ 17. C. Fred Bergsten (1996), ‘Competitive Liberalization and Global Free Trade: A Vision for the Early 21st Century’ PART II FREE TRADE, FASTER GROWTH? A Trade Advocates 18. Bela Balassa (1978), ‘Exports and Economic Growth: Further Evidence’ 19. Jeffrey D. Sachs and Andrew Warner (1995), ‘Economic Reform and the Process of Global Integration’ 20. Jeffrey A. Frankel and David Romer (1999), ‘Does Trade Cause Growth?’ 21. L. Alan Winters, Neil McCulloch and Andrew McKay (2004), ‘Trade Liberalization and Poverty: The Evidence so Far’ 22. Scott C. Bradford, Paul L.E. Grieco and Gary Clyde Hufbauer (2005), ‘The Payoff to America from Global Integration’ 23. Caroline Freund and Bineswaree Bolaky (2008), ‘Trade, Regulations, and Income’ B Modern Skeptics 24. Raúl Prebisch (1959), ‘Commercial Policy in the Underdeveloped Countries’ 25. Ross Perot and Pat Choate (1993), ‘A Giant Sucking Sound’ 26. Francisco Rodríguez and Dani Rodrik (2000), ‘Trade Policy and Economic Growth : A Skeptic's Guide to the Cross-National Evidence’ Name Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Asia-Pacific Issues in International Business
Book SynopsisThis timely book represents the latest research on a selection of key issues in international business in the Asia-Pacific region. In particular the contributors examine the internationalisation process, export expansion and performance, foreign direct investment and the management of international business relationships. More specifically, they analyse: the growth patterns of Danish and US companies developing operations in the region the impact of the internet, the competitiveness of the Australian wine industry, and the development and application of export performance measures the factors influencing the location decisions of Japanese Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) and the investment risk perceptions of Australian MNEs the multinational knowledge acquisition modes of Taiwanese electronics firms the protection of intellectual property rights the use of performance measures in international joint ventures the human resource management practices of ethnic Chinese-owned enterprises compared to Anglo-American MNEs. This book will become a first point of reference for businesses in this region as well as scholars of international business and Asian studies.Trade Review'. . . the book provides a comprehensive look at a number of key issues faced by companies in the Asia-Pacific, with a specific focus for the most part on Australian and New Zealand firms . . . this book is a valuable survey . . . on key issues facing firms attempting to invest, export, and manage their relationships in the Asia-Pacific.' -- Vinod K. Aggarwal, Journal of Asian BusinessTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: The Internationalisation Process Part II: Export Expansion and Performance Part III: Foreign Direct Investment Issues Part IV: Managing International Business Relationships Index
£103.55
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Malaysian Business in the New Era
Book SynopsisThis volume explores Malaysian business in the era that began with the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1999. The contributions, by a broad range of international experts, are informed by a wish to identify what Malaysia needs to do to sustain economic growth, remain internationally competitive and further social stability in the post-crisis period. Malaysia's unconventional response to the crisis suggests that its business community has developed a new level of confidence in its ability to adopt and sustain innovative policies even when these strategies challenge the international financial community. This response is perceived as evidence that Malaysian business has indeed entered a new era characterised by a high level of confidence in the nation's capacity to weather the external periodic shocks that are a feature of the current wave of globalisation. The book argues that there are grounds for optimism in this regard while recognising that the true test will occur when Malaysia is compelled to confront a major decline in its international export markets brought on by a truly major crisis such as an OECD-wide recession.Business scholars and professionals as well as readers interested in Asian business and economics will find this volume informative.Trade Review'. . . the book makes a significant contribution to research on Asian business. The chapters are deeply researched and will be of considerable value to scholars, government policymakers and practitioners.' -- Samir Ranjan Chatterjee, Asia Pacific Journal of Economics and BusinessTable of ContentsEconomic and social adjustment in Malaysia in the "new" business era, Chris Nyland et al; Malaysian export competitiveness compared with the dynamic Asian economies - past performance and prospects for the next millennium, Peter Wilson; Australian business attitudes to Malaysia, Marika Vicziany et al; transaction costs of cross cultural exchange - evidence from Australia-Malaysia case studies, Ergun Dogan et al; Japanese electronics firms in Malaysia - after the financial crisis, David W. Edgington and Roger Hayter; the importance of size in the growth and performance of the electrical industrial machinery and apparatus industry in Malaysia, Rajah Rasiah; sustaining the growth effects of foreign investment - the case of multinational subsidiaries in Malaysia, Ron Edwards et al; market performance and the speed of the invisible hand - the case of Malaysian manufacturing, Mita Bhattacharya and Koi Nyen Wong; a comparison of business process re-engineering with other management techniques in Malaysia, Stanley Richardson and Khong Kok Wei; tour guide training -lessons for Malaysia about what works and what's needed, Betty Weiler and Sam H. Ham; economic growth, international competitiveness and public service moral values - a study of Penang Island Municipal Council officers, Ali Haidar et al; globalization and labour in Malaysia, P. Ramasamy; Islamic identity and work in Malaysia - Islamic work ethics in a Japanese joint venture in Malaysia, Wendy A. Smith et al; the 1997-1998 financial crisis in Malaysia and its social impact - some lessons, Ishak Shari; what determines the long-run movements of the Malaysian ringgit?, Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah et al; returns to liquidity on KLOFFE (Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange), S. Gulay Avsar and Barry A. Goss; "Asian values", model communities and resistance to contemporary Malaysian politics, A.B. Shamsul.
£103.55
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Business Leadership and Culture: National
Book SynopsisHow do business leaders think as a result of their national culture? This book provides a discussion and comparative analysis of five major cultures - American, Arab, Chinese, Japanese and Scandinavian - and how they reveal themselves in business practice.The author begins by introducing the concept of culture and why it is important, addressing issues such as values, beliefs and assumptions and the consequences of these. Bjorn Bjerke then goes on to address corporate culture and business strategy as well as some myths associated with national cultures. Looking at the five specific cultures he addresses cultural themes and presents a typified picture of the business leader in each of these. He concludes that there are five different capitalist systems governing these cultures, and that the business leader plays a different role in each. Extending this discussion, the author questions whether the culture-free business leader exists and, if so, what the characteristics of such a person might be.Business Leadership and Culture will enlighten students, scholars and business people about the consequences of culture for international business and management.Trade Review'A thorough, insightful, piece of work that should be included on any "leadership" reading list.' -- Long Range Planning'Throughout, Bjerke carefully cites the supporting literature of the general social sciences as well as that of management and business organization. The volume's cumulative development is impressive in its marshalling of the diverse approaches and insights while probing into the special characteristics of each of the five national cultures selected. . . Recommended for international business collections, upper-division undergraduate through professional.' -- J.C. Thompson, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. To Understand Culture 2. Corporate Culture 3. Business Leadership and National Culture 4. American Culture 5. Arab Culture 6. Chinese Culture 7. Japanese Culture 8. Scandinavian Culture 9. A Comparative Analysis and Interpretation 10. The Cultural Business Leader References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Globalizing Europe: Deepening Integration,
Book SynopsisGlobalizing Europe examines the involvement of the European Union in the deepening integration that results as trade and transnational production link markets and economic systems across the world. This process is posing a unique challenge to European decision-makers to implement measures that will maximize the benefits and reduce the costs of globalization. As Europe expands and becomes more integrated it is being obliged to assume greater control over the development of its external economic relations. To effect this, the authors propose that member states play a more active and constructive role in the global political economy. They advocate the planning and implementation of major initiatives that could ensure greater stability in the world economy. Because of the magnitude of the economic bonds developing between the EU and the USA, special attention is paid to the trends and issues associated with the evolution of Atlantic relations. One of the greatest challenges the authors highlight, and a theme implicit throughout the book, is that the EU's external problems may receive inadequate attention due to the complexities of its decision processes. EU-level decision-making may become more introspective, rather than global, in outlook.Combining firm, industry, regional and country levels of analysis with the diverse and provocative views of the authors, this book will be essential reading for scholars of international economics, international political economy, and international business and finance.Trade Review'The contributors to this volume are internationally recognised scholars in the field. The result is an extremely comprehensive and authoritative assessment of European integration, particularly from an economic-political perspective.' -- Economic Outlook and Business ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction 1. The European Union in the Global Economy at the Millennium 2. Globalizing Europe: The Overall Picture 3. Specialization Matters, and so does Technological Accumulation: The Case of Europe 4. Mergers and Acquisitions in Globalizing Europe 5. Corporate Restructuring, Corporate Strategy and European Integration 6. European Welfare States: Regionalization, Globalization and Policy Change 7. The EU in World Finance 8. The Changing Nature and Determinants of EU Trade Policies 9. Macroeconomic Management in the European Union 10. European Macroeconomic Policy Interdependencies 11. European Union Planning for International Economic Cooperation Index
£119.70
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Learning in the Internationalisation Process of
Book SynopsisResearch on the internationalisation process of firms shows that the development of experiential knowledge is a major factor in explaining firms' internationalisation. However, our knowledge of how this takes place is limited. The detailed mechanisms of learning, and the effects of the duration of the firm's international operations, have not been studied in depth. Using examples from Denmark, Finland, South Korea, New Zealand and Sweden, the contributors to this book examine these factors and test the basic assumptions of the internationalisation process of firms.In doing so, they explore how firms accumulate knowledge on foreign markets and analyse whether the number of countries in which firms operate influences the quantity and quality of knowledge accumulated. The effect is to expand our understanding of the use of knowledge and the international transfer of knowledge in the internationalisation process.Learning in the Internationalisation Process of Firms will be of great interest to scholars, researchers and practitioners of international business and management.Trade Review'. . . an ensemble of the finest collection of research to date on the understanding of the internationalization process of firms and the role of knowledge and learning within it.' -- Carlos M. Rodriguez, International Marketing Review‘Knowledge and learning are two fundamental concepts in internationalisation of the firm, however, there are few studies that deal with these concepts. This volume provides an excellent review of the most recent research on learning and knowledge transfer and relates it to the internationalisation process of the firm. It is making a considerable contribution to the body of knowledge and will stimulate further research in this important field of international business.' -- Pervez Ghauri, Manchester School of Management, UMIST, UK'Learning has become the key in the internationalisation processes of corporations. This book provides an excellent overview of the major challenges to learning, and will be of strong value for both academicians and practitioners alike. A must to read!' -- Peter Lorange, International Institute for Management Development, Lausanne, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: The Internationalisation Process of Firms 1. Building a Model of Firm Internationalisation 2. Three Decades of Research on the Internationalisation Process of Firms 3. The Role of Knowledge in Firms’ Internationalisation Process: Wherefrom and Whereto? 4. Collaborative Experience in Internationalising Firms Part II: Knowledge Accumulation and Knowledge Transfer Issues 5. How to Use Network Experience in Ongoing International Business 6. The Usefulness of Suppliers’ Knowledge in International Markets 7. Is Marketing Knowledge International? A Case of Key Accounts 8. Changing the Organisational Memory in Swedish SMEs Through New International Business Relationships 9. Depth versus Diversity of Knowledge and Its Influence on the Integration of Foreign Business Network Relationships 10. Product Complexity and Knowledge Translation in the Internationalisation Process of Firms: An Integrative Model Part III: Foreign Market Entry Issues 11. Co-operating to Compete Internationally: The Case of a Joint Action Group in the Telecommunications Industry in New Zealand 12. Knowledge Translation in the Internationalisation Process of the Hyundai Motor Company 13. Korean Firms’ Knowledge Translation to the Polish Market: Three Cases 14. Internationalisation of SMEs: Two Case Studies of Finnish Born Global Firms Index
£109.25
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Theories and Paradigms of International Business
Book SynopsisThis volume contains a selection of John Dunning's best known and highly acclaimed writings on the theory of international business activity. Spanning more than three decades, the 16 contributions trace the evolution of his thoughts and ideas as an economist, from his first article on the determinants of international production, published in 1973, to his most recent essay on relational assets, networks and global business activity, completed in 2002.Theories and Paradigms of International Business Activity gives particular prominence to the author's much renowned eclectic paradigm, which he first promulgated at a Nobel Symposium on the international allocation of economic activity in 1976. Since then, the author has written over 60 articles, pamphlets and chapters in books which have extended, refined and updated his theorizing on the interface between trade, FDI and MNE activity, in the light of the changing characteristics of the world economy and advances in international business scholarship. This, the first of two volumes of John Dunning's work, is essential reading for all students, scholars and researchers with a special interest in the reasons behind the explosive growth in post-war FDI and the globalization of business activity.Trade Review'These volumes should be required reading for anyone with an interest in international business and globalisation. They add immeasurably to our understanding.' -- Mira Wilkins, Business History'Dunning is one of the most prominent researchers and thinkers in the IB field. In these books, he has set out his most celebrated writings and has provided us relatively easy access to widely scattered references in the literature.' -- Rajat Kathuria, Global Business Review'The modern academic study of the multinational enterprise started with John Dunning's pioneering study of "American Investment in British Manufacturing Industry" in 1958. In the early 1970s he began to publish an influential and authoritative stream of papers integrating theoretical and empirical analysis of the multinational enterprise. This fascinating volume charts the evolution of John Dunning's thinking, highlighting his attempts to develop a richer, more dynamic and historical framework for the analysis of the multinational enterprise. It makes compelling reading, and offers unique insights into the intellectual development of his well-known "eclectic paradigm" of international production.' -- Mark Casson, University of Reading, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. The Determinants of International Production 2. Trade, Location of Economic Activity and the Multinational Enterprise: A Search for an Eclectic Approach 3. Trade, Location of Economic Activity and the Multinational Enterprise: Some Empirical Tests 4. Explaining the International Direct Investment Position of Countries: Towards a Dynamic or Developmental Approach 5. The Investment Development Path Revisited 6. The Changing Dynamics of International Production: An Economic and Strategic Approach 7. The Eclectic Paradigm of International Production: A Restatement and Some Possible Extensions 8. Some Historical Antecedents to the Eclectic Paradigm 9. Towards an Interdisciplinary Explanation of International Production 10. Reappraising the Eclectic Paradigm in an Age of Alliance Capitalism 11. What’s Wrong – and Right – with Trade Theory? 12. Towards a General Paradigm of Foreign Direct and Foreign Portfolio Investment 13. Globalization and the Theory of MNE Activity 14. The Eclectic Paradigm as an Envelope for Economic and Business Theories of MNE Activity 15. The Challenge of Electronic Markets for International Business Theory 16. Relational Assets, Networks and International Business Activity Index
£155.80
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Developing Countries in the World Trading System:
Book SynopsisExperience suggests that trade liberalization has contributed substantially to the remarkable growth of industrialised countries. However, for various reasons many developing countries have not yet been able to integrate successfully into global markets and reap the growth-inducing and poverty-reducing benefits of trade. This book argues that while developing countries are heavily represented in the WTO - accounting for about four-fifths of its membership - there is still plenty of scope for the world trading system to work more effectively in their interests.The book examines the achievements of the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations in reforming the world trading system and the challenges to future reforms. It begins with an overview of the genesis of the world trading system and moves on to examine the key issues as they relate to developing countries. These include further liberalization of agricultural trade; abolition of the Multifibre Arrangement; environmental and labour standards; competition policy; regional integration in South East Asia; and the implications for developing Asian countries of the liberalization of the Chinese economy and its WTO membership. Furthermore, the book discusses the links between trade liberalization and poverty reduction - drawing on the experience of Asian countries - and puts forward arguments on how trade liberalization could effect a greater reduction in poverty. This is a timely and succinct presentation of the critical issues relating to the world trading system in the context of developing countries in general, and Asia-Pacific countries in particular. It will interest and inform a wide readership including scholars and students of development and international economics, and practitioners and policymakers concerned with international trade issues and global trade relations.Trade Review'An exceptionally timely book, Developing Countries in the World Trading System, provides a critical examination of how the WTO can facilitate real growth in the developing world. . . Developing Countries in the World Trading System is a must read for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as economists and practitioners.' -- Remonda Bensabat Kleinberg, The European Journal of Development Research'This book offers thoughtful, well-researched and up-to-date contributions to trade policy research for developing countries. Its main merit lies in the detailed studies and thorough knowledge and understanding of agricultural trade policy.' -- Gabriella Kutting, Progress in Development Studies'Developing countries are again, as in the early days of UNCTAD, becoming a major focus in the discussion of world trade reforms. Their sense that the Uruguay Round and the WTO system failed to address their concerns is a major factor behind the current problems in mounting a new multilateral round. This book addresses the key concerns of developing countries and suggests a number of reforms that will enable them to become equal partners in the world trading system.' -- Peter J. Lloyd, University of Melbourne, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Developing countries in the world trading system: an overview Ramesh Adhikari and Prema-chandra Athukorala 2. Emerging issues in the world trading system T.N. Srinivasan 3. Developing-country interests in WTO-induced agricultural trade reform Kym Anderson 4. Asian developing countries and the global trading system for agriculture, textiles and clothing Prema-chandra Athukorala 5. Environmental standards and trade in agricultural products: evidence from Brazil, Germany and Indonesia Ulrike Grote, Claus Deblitz and Susanne Stegmann 6. Labour standards, social labels and the WTO Arnab K. Basu, Nancy H. Chau and Ulrike Grote 7. Competition policy, the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council and the WTO Kerrin M. Vautier 8. Export competition in Asia and the role of China Yongzheng Yang 9. The enlargement of ASEAN and its impact on regional integration Jayant Menon 10. Trade policy reforms, growth and poverty reduction Ramesh Adhikari Index
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