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This book is an excellent resource for academics and students
interested in ethics and accountability in the public sector, as
well as for practitioners, NGO workers and policymakers. Over the
last decades, issues in ethical leadership have become central to
the global call for higher moral standards on the part of corporate
organisations and their leaders and managers. The book's chapters
investigate these concerns in Africa, where governance gaps often
reflect poor leadership. Parenthetically, in 2001, a UNDP report
found difficulties in applying anti-corruption laws and managing
public institutions in the continent. Twenty years on, significant
efforts have been made to improve the situation, yet extensive
challenges still subsist. In this first volume, contributors
discuss the practice of ethics, anti-corruption, and performance
management, and propose solutions, some general to the continent
and others country-specific.
This unique Handbook provides multiple perspectives on the growth
of illicit trade, primarily exploring counterfeits and internet
piracy. The expert contributions, drawn from the private sector,
the legal community, and leading enforcement and
anti-counterfeiting agencies, cover a wide range of topics
including the evaluation of key global enforcement issues,
government and private-sector initiatives to stifle illicit trade,
and the evolution of piracy on the internet. The authors also
assess the efficacy of anti-counterfeiting strategies such as
targeted consumer campaigns, working with intermediaries in the
supply chain, authentication technology, and online brand
protection. Offering a succinct and up-to-date overview of country
initiatives to stem illicit trade in China, Mexico, and the US, the
book addresses key global enforcement issues. It illustrates the
unique problems facing key industry sectors and expands on a
comprehensive and timely debate on the growing problem of illicit
trade on the internet, highlighting distinct aspects of piracy in
the music industry. The persistent problem of botnets, malware, and
`malvertising' is discussed, along with an overview of the various
issues associated with online brand protection. Furthermore, a
variety of anti-counterfeiting measures are presented that target
both the demand and supply of illicit trade, complemented by an
examination of their relative effectiveness. This accessible,
provocative, and timely synopsis of counterfeiting and illicit
trade will be of great value to academics and researchers of law,
criminology, and trade. It will also be an excellent resource for
government agencies, policymakers, and private-sector managers in
those industries most affected by this growing and pervasive
problem. Contributors include: S. Betti, L. Cesareo, P.E. Chaudhry,
A. Chikada, D. Collopy, R.S. Delston, B. Dobson, G.M. Dominguez
Rodriguez, D. Follador, A. Gupta, R. Kinghorn, I. Lancaster, A.
Pastore, E. Penz, M. Sonmez B. Stoettinger, H. Sudler, B.A.
Sullivan, M. Tanji, S.C. Walls, P. Williams, J.M. Wilson, D. Yang,
A.S. Zimmerman
Aimed at people interested in management and Human Resources in
China, this book is a collection of original and researched case
studies on a variety of HR issues occurring in Chinese
organisations, both privately-owned and part of multi-national
enterprises, and how these issues are resolved by management. The
impacts of the solutions in the organisations are also discussed.
Preceded by a brief review of the Chinese and Western literature on
this problem, the case is then presented and concluded by an
analysis of the situations and solutions implemented.
Essentials of Global Marketing offers a concise and manageable
approach to the subject. The accessible structure takes the reader
through the entire international marketing planning process, and
fundamental concepts are illuminated by examples from a wide range
of companies, small and large, from around the world.
We live in a global economy in which over one quarter of the
world's recorded output is exported, where a change in business
practice in Beijing can have a direct impact on a workforce in
Birmingham, and where support to a customer in Detroit can be
provided from Delhi. This book provides a clear and concise
introduction to this most interdisciplinary of subjects, explaining
in straightforward language the economic and financial
underpinnings of international business, and the more subtle
organisational and cultural issues increasingly crucial to business
success. The managerial challenges which face organisations of all
types and sizes, no matter where they are located, are reviewed and
explored.
In The Multinational Enterprise, Mark Casson - an important thinker
in international business for more than 40 years - provides a
state-of-the art review of recent developments in the economic
theory of the multinational enterprise. He shows how recent
developments in theory shed new light on the historical emergence
of multinational enterprises, and explains the different forms that
multinationality has taken in different industries and different
regions of the world. Mark Casson brings together his leading
research on internalisation theory as a general theory of the
multinational enterprise. He offers cutting-edge analysis across
four distinct sections: marketing and brands, supply chain
coordination, methodology and the theory of the firm, and risk
management. The book also sets out an exciting new research agenda,
which explores the future place of the multinational in the
evolving 'knowledge economy' and in a politically uncertain world.
This book will appeal to doctoral students and faculty in business
schools in need of the latest theoretical developments and also
those in economics departments that specialise in business and
industrial economics.
Globalization, sustainable development, and technological
applications all affect the current state of the business sector in
Asia. This complex industry plays a vital part in the overall
economic, social, and political aspects of this region, as well as
on a larger international scale. Managerial Strategies and
Solutions for Business Success in Asia is an authoritative
reference source for the latest collection of research perspectives
on the development and optimization of various business sectors
across the Asian region and examines their role in the globalized
economy. Highlighting pertinent topics across an interdisciplinary
scale, such as e-commerce, small and medium enterprises, and
tourism management, this book is ideally designed for academics,
professionals, graduate students, policy makers, and practitioners
interested in emerging business and management practices in Asia.
A Chinese banquet is a combination of small and diverse flavours
that make up the overall impression of the meal. China for SMEs
brings together many small bites of fascinating advice and insights
to build a larger banquet of China business experience, in areas
including:As China grows in importance to companies around the
world, it is vital for companies to understand the Chinese business
culture. Beijing and Shanghai are a long way from Boston and
Sheffield! In China for SMEs, regional expert Daryl Guppy outlines
the crucial ingredients for success, culled from more than 20 years
of experience in China business, official meetings and government
advisory. This book is an essential read for anyone serious about
successful business in modern China.
The Development of International Business offers an extensive
understanding of contemporary international business through
detailed, engaging discussion of the development of the
multinational enterprise (MNE) over the past half-century. By
providing an analytically informed basis for understanding MNEs,
two parallel strands of analysis in International Business (IB) are
reviewed: the `theoretical' and the `practical'. Firstly, Robert
Pearce identifies how the practical restructuring of the MNE as an
organisational form has responded to changes in the wider global
economy and how this evolution has interacted with the enrichment
of theory on the topic. Secondly, by tracing the persisting
dynamics of the MNE's structure and strategic positioning, he
demonstrates the use of these systems and how they can help to
understand and organise the future evolution of not only MNEs but
of international business as a whole. Highly accessible with an
informed overview of the entire IB subject area, The Development of
International Business is an essential text for students and
academics of business, management, economics and development. More
generally, business leaders, economists and politicians will value
the exceptional insight into the progression of international
business and its future.
The Handbook of Measures for International Entrepreneurship
Research is a user-friendly collection of multi-item measures
developed and used in the research of international
entrepreneurship and important areas related to it: international
business, entrepreneurship, marketing, strategy, and innovation.
Editors Nicole Coviello and Helena Yli-Renko carefully compiled 212
scales from over 820 possible measures using rigorous selection
criteria. The scales fall into eight distinct categories:
Individual-level influences Firm and team-level influences External
environmental influences Relationships, networks, and social
capital Organizational learning Capabilities Orientation and
strategy Performance and innovation outcomes For each scale, the
book includes the following information to enable ease of use:
summary, construct definition, description, source, development or
adaptation procedures, sample, validity, scores, references, and
scale items. This standout Handbook not only builds a compelling
case for a more rigorous approach to research methods in
international entrepreneurship research, but also explores the best
practices in development, adaptation, use, and reporting of
multi-item measures. Academic researchers in international
entrepreneurship, international business, entrepreneurship,
marketing, strategy, and/or innovation will find this reference
tool a welcome addition to their survey research practices.
Policy-makers conducting research in these areas will also
appreciate this book.
Bangladesh is a land of great natural beauty, with a rich culture.
Its tourism industry is one of its greatest motivators for social
and economic development - but it does not always climb to the
heights of success that one might expect. This book is one of the
first to explore tourism in Bangladesh in scholarly detail,
examining driving factors behind the growth of the industry, as
well as challenges it needs to overcome. It provides
recommendations for policy makers, as well as a rich tapestry of
scholarly work for researchers interested in Bangladesh, tourism
management, and the study of developing economies.
This book makes a rare - but often advocated - contribution to
research in entrepreneurship and international business by
providing a richly contextualised longitudinal case study of the
growth and internationalisation of a cluster of small firms over
more than 20 years. Sara McGaughey presents a vivid,
ethnographically-inspired narrative using creative forms of writing
- including diary extracts, dramas, personal narratives and a
cartoon - that draws the reader into the world experienced by the
entrepreneurs, and conveys the unfolding context of the research
process itself. The author interprets key events and activities
such as export market choice, institutional entrepreneurship and
portfolio activities in international new venturing through the
lens of legitimacy and legitimation processes. The rich empirical
and methodological contextualisation invites all readers to
reinterpret these events and activities using their own diverse
perspectives. This unique book will strongly appeal to
practitioners and scholars of international entrepreneurship,
international business, business history and organisation studies,
as well as those interested in research methods used in these
fields.
China's rise to become a leading global power challenges both
Western policy makers and business leaders. Written from a Chinese
perspective, this book addresses the following question: does the
Chinese strategic mind have its own idiosyncrasies that differ
considerably from the West? The expert author, Hong Liu,
systematically explores the processes of the Chinese strategic mind
by expounding and unraveling the particular characteristics: what
they are, how they have evolved and what strategic implications
they have. With detailed case studies to elucidate how the Chinese
strategic mind has worked, this book successfully synthesises
knowledge from distinct academic fields such as military studies,
philosophy, psychology, history, sociology, linguistics and
strategic management. Providing a framework for Western
practitioners to consider Chinese ways of thinking, this book will
be of interest to decision-makers in business and government. It
will also be of use to academics in the fields of strategic
management, international relations and politics looking for a new
perspective in their research.
The international business literature often struggles to depict a
universal experience of internationalisation from the perspective
of large countries. This book seeks to enrich the literature by
providing a nuanced overview of the little-known Australian
experience, being an atypical case of a small- to medium-sized
economy which liberalised rapidly from the 1980s outside any
trading bloc. Six data-rich survey chapters explore Australia's
mixed success in founding its own multinationals. The experience of
Australian firms is set in historical and comparative perspective,
including interactions with inward and specifically American FDI.
Five industry studies next consider why firms in retail, wine and
professional services were more successful than in financial
services and shipping. Nine detailed case studies of firms then
identify the elements of administrative heritage, strategy and
learning that have been the key to success or failure. The book
concludes by outlining what can be learned from Australia's example
and presenting implications for future research. The
Internationalisation Strategies of Small-Country Firms will appeal
to scholars, researchers and postgraduate students in international
business and international economics.
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