New introductory chapter providing an overview of cultural differences in business, connecting themes between chapters Fully revised and updated with new cases and coverage of emerging topics like the impact of the digitization of the workplace on cultural differences in business Second half of the book looks at management in different areas of the world, which gives regional information and practical insights to students and professionals Comprehensive instructor material on a companion website, expanded to including new case studies, a comprehensive set of PowerPoint slides for the first time, links to videos, a testbank and an instructor manual.

Managing International Political Risk analyzes the changing nature of threats to international investment in the "BEMa s"-- Big Emerging Markets-- such as China, Brazil, Russia, Pakistan, India, Venezuela, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The book examines the strategies developed by investors and lenders to deal with political risk in large oil, mining, and private infrastructure projects. The book provides essential reading for international business and corporate finance classes in business schools and economics departments. It offers valuable insights and practical advice for international corporations, banks, investment funds, and insurers as they search fr methods to manage political risk in the contemporary period. Corporate strategies from Chevron, Exxon, Llotda s of London, Citicorp, and Standard & Poora s, among others, examine the tools, techniques, and stratgeies adopted by firms and financial institutions to offset or deter political risk. Together with leading academics, they assess the costs and benefits of project finance, non--recourse lending, alternative syndication structures, securization of export receivables, bullet bonds, local financial participation, offshore escrow accounts, multilateral guarentees, and public and private political risk insurance. They navigate the cutting edge of new "deal structures" including credit derivatives, default swars, credit-- linked notes, total return swaps, and two--way trades of " bite--sized" risk units.

In today's global business environment, it is vital that individuals and organizations have sophisticated global leadership skills. Communication and understanding of different cultures is paramount to business success. This new edition of the bestselling textbook, Managing Cultural Differences, guides students and practitioners to an understanding of how to do business internationally, providing practical advice on how competitive advantage can be gained through effective cross-cultural management. Crises in the Middle East, the weakening of some emerging markets, and the value of diversity and inclusion are just a few examples of contemporary issues discussed in this text, which also introduces a completely new chapter on global business ethics. With a wealth of new examples, case studies, and online materials, this textbook is required course reading for undergraduates, postgraduates, and MBA students alike, as well as being a vital tool for anybody selling, purchasing, traveling, or working internationally.

This title shows how to apply and profit from the concepts and themes described in the text, "Managing Cultural Differences". It presents specific, realistic examples of the strategies and tactics used by some of the world's most successful international businesses and organizations to excel in the global market-place This casebook is divided into six major sections, containing more than 30 case studies, that span critical issues of international business - globalization, negotiation, marketing, product/service quality, joint ventures and strategic alliances, and culturally diverse work forces Each case study focuses on a particular company, region, management style etc., to clearly illustrate proven techniques for capitalizing on the cultural diversity of people, products and markets With contributions from more than two dozen business executives and professors, and covering such countries as Japan, Germany, China, Mexico and Indonesia, to name a few, this casebook provides a broad spectrum of current and future approaches to achieving international and cross-cultural business success. Robert T. Moran is the co-author of "Managing Cultural Differences".

New introductory chapter providing an overview of cultural differences in business, connecting themes between chapters Fully revised and updated with new cases and coverage of emerging topics like the impact of the digitization of the workplace on cultural differences in business Second half of the book looks at management in different areas of the world, which gives regional information and practical insights to students and professionals Comprehensive instructor material on a companion website, expanded to including new case studies, a comprehensive set of PowerPoint slides for the first time, links to videos, a testbank and an instructor manual.

This comprehensive guide presents specific, real-life examples of the strategies and tactics used by some of the world's most successful international businesses and organizations to excel in the global marketplace. Divided into six major sections, this important book features more than 30 case studies that span critical issues of international business--globalization; negotiation; marketing; product/service quality; joint ventures and strategic alliances; and culturally diverse workforces. Each case study focuses on a particular company, region, or management style to clearly illustrate proven techniques for capitalizing on the cultural diversity of people, products, and markets. With contributions from more than two dozen business executives and professors, spanning the globe from Japan, to Germany, China to Mexico, this casebook provides a broad spectrum of current and future approaches to acheiving international and cross-cultural business success.

This book is a must-read for anyone responsible for projects and initiatives that span functional and geographical divides. Authors Moran and Youngdahl bring extensive experience and learning from industry practice to present a clear and straightforward treatment of the leadership skills and knowledge required to lead projects that are global in nature. They have written the first book of its kind to address the three essential skills of global project leaders - strategic project management, project leadership, and cross-cultural leadership.
The authors argue that global project leadership is an essential skill in our project-based world and that we are all either intentional or accidental project leaders. Intentional project leaders pursue formal project management education and even certification whereas accidental project leaders find themselves leading global project and initiatives as a result of a special assignment or promotion. Moran and Youndahl have found that the vast majority of global projects leaders fall into the accidental category and have written the book to be accessible to those who have not necessarily pursued formal project management education. Experienced intentional project managers can skip the single chapter on project management fundamentals to move to the more advanced chapters addressing topics such as influencing without formal authority across functional and geographical boundaries and leading global projects at the edge of crisis.
- The only book that combines themes of strategic project management, project leadership and cross-cultural leadership
- Rich with examples and stories to illustrate key skills and knowledge required to lead globalprojects
*Only book to focus on leadership and cross-cultural skills in global project management
*Robert Moran is well-known author in these fields
*Book is designed for easy use in executive education courses

With expanding world markets and increased international business competition comes a corresponding demand for organizations and individuals who are prepared to operate in these new arenas of global commerce. As a human resource professional, it is your job to ensure your team keeps pace with the current rush into these arenas. Developing the Global Organization gives you the strategies and insights to stay ahead of the pack.

-Do you know the difference between a global and multinational corporation?
-Are you familiar with "economies of scope?"
-Would your corporation benefit from "partnership marketing?"
-Which cross-cultural training strategies would best benefit your company's personnel?
-How do you "globalize" your organization?
Today's HRD specialists now have answers to these and many similar questions that loom on the horizon of a growing era of organizational and corporate globalization. This book helps human resource professionals fulfill bottom-line responsibilities of preparing their organization's personnel for global interaction and competition.
Within this text the reader will discover various cross-cultural training and education strategies aimed at developing global organizations and managers who are able to conduct business successfully in world markets. Developing the Global Organization combines a theoretical foundation with practical information and suggestions that show you how to become an agent of change in creating a high-performance work force that is ready to capitalize on all international and intercultural opportunities that arise.

In today's global economy, NAFTA continues to present unprecedented opportunities for companies in cross-border commerce. 'Uniting North American Business: NAFTA Best Practices' focuses on best business practices and lessons learned in the years since the NAFTA agreement was first signed, and their impact on both the economy and society. 'Uniting North American Business' provides you with the skills and competencies necessary to become more effective business managers and citizens in NAFTA countries by considering: What is the scope of the NAFTA agreement itself? What are some of the positive benefits of NAFTA? What is really causing job loss attributed to NAFTA? What should we know about Canada, the United States, and Mexico to better understand the culture and management philosophies of our partners? What will society look like if current trends continue?

In today's global business environment, it is vital that individuals and organizations have sophisticated global leadership skills. Communication and understanding of different cultures is paramount to business success. This new edition of the bestselling textbook, Managing Cultural Differences, guides students and practitioners to an understanding of how to do business internationally, providing practical advice on how competitive advantage can be gained through effective cross-cultural management. Crises in the Middle East, the weakening of some emerging markets, and the value of diversity and inclusion are just a few examples of contemporary issues discussed in this text, which also introduces a completely new chapter on global business ethics. With a wealth of new examples, case studies, and online materials, this textbook is required course reading for undergraduates, postgraduates, and MBA students alike, as well as being a vital tool for anybody selling, purchasing, traveling, or working internationally.

Alchemy can't be science--common sense tells us as much. But perhaps common sense is not the best measure of what science is, or was. In this book, Bruce Moran looks past contemporary assumptions and prejudices to determine what alchemists were actually doing in the context of early modern science. Examining the ways alchemy and chemistry were studied and practiced between 1400 and 1700, he shows how these approaches influenced their respective practitioners' ideas about nature and shaped their inquiries into the workings of the natural world. His work sets up a dialogue between what historians have usually presented as separate spheres; here we see how alchemists and early chemists exchanged ideas and methods and in fact shared a territory between their two disciplines.

"Distilling Knowledge" suggests that scientific revolution may wear a different appearance in different cultural contexts. The metaphor of the Scientific Revolution, Moran argues, can be expanded to make sense of alchemy and other so-called pseudo-sciences--by including a new framework in which "process can count as an object, in which making leads to learning, and in which the messiness of conflict leads to discernment." Seen on its own terms, alchemy can stand within the bounds of demonstrative science.

For over twenty years, Reverends Michael and Faith Moran experienced great happiness, success, and popularity serving as ministers together in each of their New Thought Unity ministries in Spokane and Bellevue, Washington, and Sacramento, California. They were literally living the life of their dreams and loving it when, in 2004 at the peak of their careers and contentment, Faith was diagnosed with Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA), a rare neurological condition for which there is no cure or treatment. The news was devastating and their lives immediately turned upside down. Thus began a four-year journey on a roller-coaster ride that plunged them into devastatingly painful and confounding lows and then would catapult them to unimaginable highs of spiritual insight and wonder. As he watched his beautiful wife's mind dissolve and disappear a millimeter a day for years, Michael questioned every stubbornly held or sacred belief about life, fairness, justice, family, purpose, and God. Nothing went unexamined. As word of Faith's illness spread, thousands of messages of well-wishes poured in from all corners of the earth. Faith, in her humble and joyous manner, had touched many lives in ways she never imagined. These well-wishes and expressions of love enfolded them as they moved along on their new journey of faith. Many people asked to be kept updated on their journey. As Faith was slowly disappearing, Michael started writing a weekly message to keep everyone informed of her condition and to keep himself connected to their spiritual community. These weekly messages became his way of dealing with all the questions and experiences that arose as they journeyed together through her illness. The messages include personal revelations that were sometimes difficult to write; Michael offers his best advice, amusing us, touching our hearts, telling us the lessons he has learned and sometimes struggled to know so that he could share them with others. Loved Beyond Measure is about love, and compassion, and judgment, and karma and self-appreciation, and prayer, and many, many other everyday real-life topics. It is really about all of our lives. "Michael Moran shares stories about people and events that helped him see that life's greatest blessings so often begin as life's greatest nightmares. This book is filled with insight, humor, and inspiration. Read it and live it." Tom Zender, bestselling author of One-Minute Meditations at Work, president emeritus of Unity, professional mentor. "This is a book to savor....taking each page as if it were a delicious morsel ready to nourish your soul. This is one of the most truthful books I have read in a long, long, time. It doesn't seek to impress. It seeks to teach in a gentle, compassionate way." Maria Nemeth, PhD, master certified coach and author of two books, The Energy of Money and Mastering Life's Energies "What matters to you? If you're asking, 'Is this book going to make a difference in my life? Am I going to be spending quality time reading Loved Beyond Measure?' My answer to you is an unequivocal, 'Absolutely yes ' I can promise you this book is going to make an impact on your life. There are very few volumes anywhere that will give you as much deep joy and appreciation as Loved Beyond Measure." Mary Morrissey author of two best-selling books, No Less Than Greatness and Building Your Field of Dreams.

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Throughout his controversial life the alchemist, physician and social radical known as Paracelsus combined traditions that were magical and empirical, scholarly and folk, learned and artisanal. He read ancient texts and then burned some of them. He endorsed both Catholic and Reformation beliefs, but believed devoutly in a female deity. He travelled constantly, learning and teaching a new form of medicine based on the experience of miners, bathers, alchemists, midwives, barber-surgeons and executioners. He argued for changes in the way the body was understood, how disease was defined and how treatments were created, but he was also moved by mystical speculations, an alchemical view of nature and an intriguing concept of creation. Bruce T. Moran tells the story of how alchemy refashioned medical practice, and brings to light the ideas, workings and major texts of an important Renaissance figure, showing how his tenacity and endurance changed the medical world for the better, and brought new perspectives to the study of nature.

By comparing institutions in Hawai'i and Louisiana designed to incarcerate individuals with a highly stigmatized disease, ""Colonizing Leprosy"" provides an innovative study of the complex relationship between U.S. imperialism and public health policy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Focusing on the Kalaupapa Settlement in Moloka'i and the U.S. National Leprosarium in Carville, Michelle Moran shows not only how public health policy emerged as a tool of empire in America's colonies, but also how imperial ideologies and racial attitudes shaped practices at home. Although medical personnel at both sites considered leprosy a colonial disease requiring strict isolation, Moran demonstrates that they adapted regulations developed at one site for use at the other by changing rules to conform to ideas of how ""natives"" and ""Americans"" should be treated. By analyzing administrators' decisions, physicians' treatments, and patients' protests, Moran examines the roles that gender, race, ethnicity, and sexuality played in shaping both public opinion and health policy. ""Colonizing Leprosy"" makes an important contribution to an understanding of how imperial imperatives, public health practices, and patient activism informed debates over the constitution and health of American bodies.