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Managing Global Organizations - A Cultural Perspective (Paperback): Rabi S. Bhagat, Harry C. Triandis, Annette S. McDevitt Managing Global Organizations - A Cultural Perspective (Paperback)
Rabi S. Bhagat, Harry C. Triandis, Annette S. McDevitt
R1,361 Discovery Miles 13 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As its title implies, this book by three distinguished scholars puts a cultural perspective at the front and center of issues relating to current approaches to managing complex organizations. It does this by covering the most recent relevant findings by researchers from around the world and, most importantly, interpreting those findings in ways that provide useful guidelines and approaches for those in positions of organizational responsibility. For anyone studying or practicing management in challenging global-oriented contexts this volume is essential - and highly interesting - reading.' - Lyman W. Porter, University of California, Irvine, US'This book is a tour-de-force and a must-read for any scholar and practitioner who is interested in managing global organizations. From such topics as how to motivate, reward, lead, manage conflict, and structure work in different cultural contexts, the authors provide critical insights into how culture shapes all aspects of organizational behavior and a compelling vision of the future that awaits multinational and global organizations. Bravo to the authors for providing the field with a gold mine of information on managing organizations across cultures!' - Michele Joy Gelfand, University of Maryland, College Park, US 'This book represents the very best of academic as well as field intensive thinking about cultural and global issues in organizations. While many people have focused on cultural and global issues in the past several decades, the field has largely lacked a systematic review and analysis of these issues in specific contexts. What Bhagat, Triandis and McDevitt offer the reader is a wonderfully comprehensive analysis of key issues of culture in organizations. This is absolutely a must reading for every serious scholar of global organizations.' - Chris Earley, Purdue University, US The globalization of business is a reality that confronts organizations of all sizes from different nations and cultures. This book serves as a comprehensive guide for understanding the nature of cultural variations that affect important aspects of organizational behavior. The authors expertly cover all of the relevant functions that managers are concerned with in the process of managing global organizations. Various research-based theories and findings are discussed to explain the significance of cultural variations in these phenomena. Readers will gain a clear perspective on how cultural variations have the potential to affect organizational functioning and effectiveness across national borders. A mastery of the fundamental concepts and issues covered in this book will enable future managers of multinational and global corporations to become more effective in dealing with people in different countries and enhance organizational effectiveness on an ongoing basis. Scholars and students will also find this book a path-breaking resource for understanding this important topic.

International Business (Paperback, 4th edition): Stuart Wall, Sonal Minocha International Business (Paperback, 4th edition)
Stuart Wall, Sonal Minocha
R1,760 R1,432 Discovery Miles 14 320 Save R328 (19%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

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.

Leadership, Character and Strategy - Exploring Diversity (Hardcover): Keith Patching Leadership, Character and Strategy - Exploring Diversity (Hardcover)
Keith Patching
R2,220 Discovery Miles 22 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Genetic and environmental differences make people's characters fundamentally different. These differences, if understood, enable leaders as different as Gandhi and Margaret Thatcher to be influential in their own way. Based on over two decades of experience and research this is a practioner's guide to develop a leadership strategy that will work for them and their organization.

Trademark Counterfeiting, Product Piracy, and the Billion Dollar Threat to the U.S. Economy (Hardcover): Paul Paradise Trademark Counterfeiting, Product Piracy, and the Billion Dollar Threat to the U.S. Economy (Hardcover)
Paul Paradise
R2,575 Discovery Miles 25 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Called the business crime wave of the 21st century, trademark counterfeiting and product piracy are worldwide in scope and cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars every year. High technology and the globalization of business have made it possible to counterfeit and pirate a seemingly limitless number of products, from t-shirts, designer jeans, films and books to auto and airplane parts, and prescription drugs. The 1995-1996 trade dispute between the U.S. and China shows how serious the problem has become for American business and for U.S. diplomatic relations. Paradise explores the history of counterfeiting and piracy, shows how they are done, and the strategies that U.S. businesses are using to combat them. With interviews, commentary, and anecdotes by corporate attorneys, business leaders, and private investigators, this well-written book is essential for anyone interested in the damage that violations of intellectual property law are inflicting on world trade and what is being done to stop it. Called the business crime wave of the 21st century, trademark counterfeiting and product piracy are worldwide in scope and cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars every year. High technology and the globalization of business have made it possible to counterfeit and pirate a seemingly limitless number of products, from t-shirts, designer jeans, films and books to auto and airplane parts, and prescription drugs. The 1995-1996 trade dispute between the U.S. and China shows how serious the problem has become for American business and for U.S. diplomatic relations. Paradise explores the history of counterfeiting and piracy, shows how they are done, and the strategies that U.S. businesses are using to combat them. With interviews, commentary, and anecdotes by corporate attorneys, business leaders, and private investigators, this well-written book is essential for anyone interested in the damage that violations of intellectual property law are inflicting on world trade and what is being done to stop it. Paradise lays out the problem in Chapter 1 with a clear explanation of the differences between trademarks, copyrights, and patents, and the laws covering each. In Chapter 2 he looks at the role played by organized crime, gray market goods, the lack of intellectual property laws, and ultimately the threat to U.S. business. He discusses the recent investigations and disputes with China, and its aftermath throughout Southeast Asia. Chapter 4 focuses on the knockoff, chapter 5 on street peddlers and flea markets (and how merchants are retaliating), and chapter 6 on the tracking of counterfeiters. The entertainment industries and the pharmaceutical industries are then closely examined. He follows with equally comprehensive (and chilling) studies of automobile and aircraft parts counterfeiting and piracy in cyberspace. Paradise ends with a look at what is being done to counteract the inroads that piracy and counterfeiting have made into the global economy, and offers a provocative call for more and better efforts in the future.

Phenomenology of the Embodied Organization - The contribution of Merleau-Ponty for Organizational Studies and Practice... Phenomenology of the Embodied Organization - The contribution of Merleau-Ponty for Organizational Studies and Practice (Hardcover)
W. Kupers
R3,410 Discovery Miles 34 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Drawing on contemporary debates and responding to an analytic lacuna in organization and management studies and calls from organizational practice, Phenomenology of the Embodied Organization explores the fundamental and integral role of the body and embodiment in organizational life-worlds.

Human Capital in the Indian IT / BPO Industry (Hardcover): V Pereira, A. Malik Human Capital in the Indian IT / BPO Industry (Hardcover)
V Pereira, A. Malik
R3,267 Discovery Miles 32 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Human Capital in the Indian IT / BPO Industry analyses human capital management in the Indian information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, which has created a new paradigm for organising global talent engaged in designing and delivering IT and BPO services.

Chinese Culture, Organizational Behavior, and International Business Management (Hardcover): Ilan Alon Chinese Culture, Organizational Behavior, and International Business Management (Hardcover)
Ilan Alon
R2,949 Discovery Miles 29 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The impact of Chinese culture can be felt in all areas of business and management in China, from Chinese firms to Western companies. This edited volume integrates contributions from multiple disciplines and countries, including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, France, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. More than merely a compendium of how-to-do-business-in-China tips, this book examines the influence of culture--specifically, Confucian values and Chinese traditions--on foreign direct investment, joint ventures, management styles and theories, and organizational behavior.

Alon and his contributors demonstrate that significant differences still exist between Chinese and Western cultures, and that these differences require an adaptation on both sides. Chinese firms will need to adapt to the way Western organizations do busines, as well as to currents in Western management theory; meanwhile, Western firms will need to take Chinese cultural influences into account when formulating strategy. Both sides can benefit from the insights contained in this volume, which is relevant for scholars of international business, cross-cultural management, and organizational behavior.

Humanitarian Logistics (Hardcover): R Tomasini, L Van Wassenhove, Luk van Wassenhove Humanitarian Logistics (Hardcover)
R Tomasini, L Van Wassenhove, Luk van Wassenhove
R1,752 Discovery Miles 17 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Imagine planning an event like the Olympics. Now imagine planning the same event but not knowing when or where it will take place, or how many will attend. This is what humanitarian logisticians are up against. Oversights result in serious consequences for the victims of disasters. So they have to get it right, fast. This book comprehensively covers the problems of humanitarian logistics.

Self-Regulation and Legalization - Making Global Rules for Banks and Corporations (Hardcover): Annegret Flohr Self-Regulation and Legalization - Making Global Rules for Banks and Corporations (Hardcover)
Annegret Flohr
R2,471 R1,841 Discovery Miles 18 410 Save R630 (25%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Departing from an International Relations perspective, this book inquires how industry self-regulation affects the role of international law in governing global banks. It provides case studies of the Wolfsberg Principles and the Equator Principles.

Comparative Responses to Globalization - Experiences of British and Japanese Enterprises (Hardcover): M Umemura, R. Fujioka Comparative Responses to Globalization - Experiences of British and Japanese Enterprises (Hardcover)
M Umemura, R. Fujioka
R2,354 R1,859 Discovery Miles 18 590 Save R495 (21%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This title explores how British and Japanese firms have responded to globalization from a long-term perspective. Incorporates studies from the 18th century and sheds light on the impact of the institutional setting, the influence of government and entrepreneurs, and the weight of historical contingency in conditioning firm responses to globalization.

Mergers and Acquisitions - Current Issues (Hardcover): G. Gregoriou, Karyn Neuhauser Mergers and Acquisitions - Current Issues (Hardcover)
G. Gregoriou, Karyn Neuhauser
R5,170 Discovery Miles 51 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This collection of exclusive articles presents the latest research in the area of mergers and acquisitions. It presents what drives corporate performance under different economic conditions, both in the US and across the globe, and examines the role of mergers and acquisitions in maintaining the efficiency of world markets.

Moral Leadership in Action - Building and Sustaining Moral Competence in European Organizations (Paperback, New edition): Heidi... Moral Leadership in Action - Building and Sustaining Moral Competence in European Organizations (Paperback, New edition)
Heidi Von Weltzein Hoivik
R1,487 Discovery Miles 14 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The theme of this book is moral leadership in action as it manifests itself implicitly and explicitly in European business organizations. We understand leadership as interplay among people at all levels within organizations and also within the economic system by which people are bound together through particular forms of interaction. The contributions collected in this volume mirror the plurality of approaches we find in the theoretical writings of academics in different European countries. The additional business cases from six different nations show how leaders actually have adopted and integrated working with values in their own organizations, i.e. how they put moral leadership into action. While the selected papers are not meant to be representative of each country, particular economic and cultural traditions are apparent in both thinking and managing moral leadership. The contributors, by presenting this emerging multicultural pattern of Europe, contribute to a better and more knowledgeable understanding of how European business leaders pursue their goals. Managers, students and teachers in business, ethics and leadership studies will find this volume an indispensable guide to the unique contributions of European leadership scholars.

Place Branding - Glocal, Virtual and Physical Identities, Constructed, Imagined and Experienced (Hardcover): R. Govers, F. Go Place Branding - Glocal, Virtual and Physical Identities, Constructed, Imagined and Experienced (Hardcover)
R. Govers, F. Go
R1,787 Discovery Miles 17 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The topic of place branding is moving from infancy to adolescence. Many cities, and nations have already established their place brand and this well documented new book brings the fundamentals of place branding together in an academic format but is at the same time useful for practice.

Asia and Europe in the New Global System - Intercultural Cooperation and Competition Scenarios (Hardcover, 2003 ed.): Spark, S.... Asia and Europe in the New Global System - Intercultural Cooperation and Competition Scenarios (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)
Spark, S. Horn
R2,659 Discovery Miles 26 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines the need for cooperation between Europe and Asia, particularly in view of China's accession to the WTO. It looks at the cultural implications for closer cooperation between the two parts of the world, exploring corporate culture and leadership in integration management through mergers and acquisitions. It then goes onto discuss whether the world is big enough for several cultures or whether further integration will result in homogenization.

Creating the New Economy - The Entrepreneur and the US Resurgence (Paperback, New edition): R.D. Norton Creating the New Economy - The Entrepreneur and the US Resurgence (Paperback, New edition)
R.D. Norton
R1,332 Discovery Miles 13 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

What 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.

The Luxury Market in Brazil - Market Opportunities and Potential (Hardcover): C. Diniz The Luxury Market in Brazil - Market Opportunities and Potential (Hardcover)
C. Diniz
R2,094 R1,787 Discovery Miles 17 870 Save R307 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Luxury Market in Brazil provides a holistic and practitioners approach to luxury marketing in Brazil. The book analyses the key challenges and opportunities facing luxury brands, while providing an insight into the skills and competencies to develop and implement effective luxury marketing strategies that are specific to the market in question.

Handbook of Doing Business in South East Europe (Hardcover, New): D. Sternad, T. Doering Handbook of Doing Business in South East Europe (Hardcover, New)
D. Sternad, T. Doering
R2,743 Discovery Miles 27 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides insight into a region which is characterized by rapid economic and social changes with a significant rise in foreign direct investments and privatization. Analysis covers political, legal, economic and social trends, and topics such as the influence of informal networks and corruption, as well as cultural diversity.

Corporate Governance and Globalization - Long Range Planning Issues (Hardcover): Stephen S. Cohen, Gavin Boyd Corporate Governance and Globalization - Long Range Planning Issues (Hardcover)
Stephen S. Cohen, Gavin Boyd
R3,947 Discovery Miles 39 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This 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.

India: Acquiring its Way to a Global Footprint (Hardcover): Suseela Yesudian India: Acquiring its Way to a Global Footprint (Hardcover)
Suseela Yesudian
R1,396 Discovery Miles 13 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This work examines newly emerged Indian multinationals and how they went global through mergers and acquisitions.

Multinationals in China - Business Strategy, Technology and Economic Development (Hardcover): S. Zhang, R. Pearce Multinationals in China - Business Strategy, Technology and Economic Development (Hardcover)
S. Zhang, R. Pearce
R1,388 Discovery Miles 13 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Multinationals, China and the Global Economy analyses the results of an in-depth survey of subsidiaries in China of leading manufacturing multinational enterprises (MNEs). It investigates the strategic roles played by these subsidiaries and the sources of technologies they access or generate in doing this. It provides an original contribution to the understanding of important issues in international business, the economic development of China and economics.
In international business this study extends our knowledge of MNEs' global strategies through detailed analysis of the precise roles they expect their subsidiaries in China to play. A central theme of this is how these roles relate to the development of the Chinese economy and help its positioning in the global economy. Using the results of their survey, the authors analyse how MNEs are operating within the reorientation of Chinese development from low-cost exporting to an innovation-oriented and knowledge-driven economy. A very distinctive response to the growing Chinese market, and its changing patterns of consumer demand, emerges as a crucial factor at the core of this.

The Laws and Legal System of a Free-Market Cuba - A Prospectus for Business (Hardcover): Matias F.Travieso- Diaz The Laws and Legal System of a Free-Market Cuba - A Prospectus for Business (Hardcover)
Matias F.Travieso- Diaz
R2,558 Discovery Miles 25 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The re-entry of foreign-based businesses into Cuba will require a complete overhaul of Cuba's laws and legal institutions. It will also require enactment of major new legislation there, designed to enable and facilitate modern business transactions. Travieso-Diaz identifies these necessary legal, political, and economic changes, integrating legal and economic concepts in a way that businesspeople can understand and use in determining when it will be safe for them to reestablish business ties with Cuba. An important, readable resource for corporate management and their academic colleagues specializing in international business, trade, and investment.

Using a practical, results-oriented approach, Travieso-Diaz organizes his book into three parts. In Part One, he discusses the specific political and economic changes that must occur and how U.S. policy must be modified to permit resumption of commerce between the two countries. Part Two covers the main legal concerns of a foreign business entity seeking to invest in Cuba, such as the resolution of property confiscation claims by U.S. and Cuban nationals, the enactment of a suitable foreign investment law, and the development of a program for the privatization of state-owned enterprises. Part Three surveys other legal issues important to foreign investors and to others who prefer trade with Cuba, rather than investment in it. Travieso-Diaz also provides checklists of changes that must occur in each area he covers--trade, investment, privatization--to provide business decisionmakers with a way of determining when it makes sense to enter the Cuban market. He also identifies the laws that the Cuban government must enact, and the most favorable form they should take, to encourage full participation from other nations.

International Business Information, 2nd Edition (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): Michael Halperin, Ruth Pagell International Business Information, 2nd Edition (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Michael Halperin, Ruth Pagell
R2,787 Discovery Miles 27 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The second edition of this reference work describes key international business reference sources and databases, and provides the instructive analysis needed to effectively use them. It lists and explains the most important resources - both electronic and print - for use by professional researchers, business instructors, reference and business librarians, and student researchers. The authors also describe business practices in various regions and countries, the basics of international trade and finance, international business organizations, and relevant political departments and agencies. The book features an extensive number of exhibits and tables, and the appendixes include glossaries, checklists for evaluating sources, and sample disclosure documents.

Comparative Industrial Relations in Europe (Hardcover): Derek Torrington Comparative Industrial Relations in Europe (Hardcover)
Derek Torrington
R1,802 Discovery Miles 18 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Paradoxes of Globalisation (Hardcover): E. Milliot, N. Tournois The Paradoxes of Globalisation (Hardcover)
E. Milliot, N. Tournois
R2,666 Discovery Miles 26 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

World economy globalization is driven by multiple interactive forces. They give rise to a number of paradoxes that impact the functional and developmental characteristics of firms. This book offers for the first time an in-depth study of the logical contradictions that stream from economic integration on the supranational level.

Firms and Industrial Organization in Japan (Hardcover, New): Yoshiro Miwa Firms and Industrial Organization in Japan (Hardcover, New)
Yoshiro Miwa
R2,862 Discovery Miles 28 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The great successes of the Japanese economy have often been attributed to differences in the Japanese economic system. Employing an exhaustive investigation of the roles of the government and banks, firms and networks, and workers and managers, Yoshiro Miwa illustrates that the standard principles of economics explain the dominant patterns of Japanese economic phenomena. Debunking many long-held myths, Miwa deftly propels readers to a fuller, more accurate understanding of the Japanese economy.

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