International business Books

In recent years, Korea has achieved considerable economic growth accompanied by potential business opportunities for international companies. The European Union has been negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) aiming at increased trade and business...

Diploma Thesis from the year 2004 in the subject Economics - International Economic Relations, grade: 1.3, University of Applied Sciences Bingen (Lehrstuhl für Internationale Wirtschaftspolitik), language: English, abstract: The emigration of highly...

In 1608, Roderigo de Vivero, soldier and administrator, set out from Acapulco to take up his post as interim Governor of the Philippines. On the way home, his ship was wrecked off the coast of Japan and he lost everything. While in the Philippines, he...

Your quick-read guide to the power of marketing communications and why it is so important to your strategy and business.  Without the bull, Dominic Walters gives clear insight into how, and why, businesses should leverage this under-utilised...

This is the first book of a trilogy, a true story of the earlier years of an Englishman whose business ideas attracted government ministers. When barely out of his teens, he helped to take on the pharmaceutical giants of the '60s and won.He then refused...

The globalization of the world's markets has forced luxury brands to, in turn, become global and accessible in many developing countries and emerging markets. As a result, the demand for these luxury products has increased globally, creating a need for...

This collection of essays delves into the Coke brand to identify and decode its DNA. Unlike other accounts, these essays adopt a global approach to understand this global brand. Bringing together an international and interdisciplinary team of scholars,...

This book provides practical frameworks for anyone hoping to become a successful global leader, and outlines the challenges that international firms face when managing across cultures. It highlights the cognitive, affective, and behavioral actions...

This edited volume provides an overview of the current state and indigenous practices of leadership development (LD) in a select group of emerging market economies, including BRICS, Southeast and East Asia, Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Africa. While...

The purpose of this ground-breaking book is to inspire the principle of innovation as a permeating program for Europe's societies. After demonstrating early success from the realization of a single market and single currency, the European cooperation...

This book examines the global corporate strategy of Japanese multi-national enterprises (MNEs) and analyses their position in today's business environment. Focusing in particular upon Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Vietnam,...

This original book presents in-depth research into thirteen successful Chinese private enterprises through interviews with their founder-entrepreneurs. While Chinese economic growth has focused primarily on governmental policies and institutional...

Cet essai aborde le sujet du commerce en Russie et de son impact sur l'économie. Il fournit une analyse approfondie du marché russe ainsi que des perspectives d'avenir pour les entreprises étrangères qui souhaitent investir dans ce pays. Les lecteurs...

En esta voluminosa obra, Bes y Labet ofrece una visión completa y detallada de los principios fundamentales del comercio internacional y la banca durante el siglo XIX. Con un estilo claro y accesible, este manual es esencial para cualquier persona que...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

The days of rapid economic growth in China are over. Mounting debt and rising internal distortions mean that rebalancing is inevitable. Beijing has no choice but to take significant steps to restructure its economy. The only question is how to proceed...

Intrepid Americans: Bold Koreans-Early Korean Trade, Concessions, And Entrepreneurship is a fascinating study of noteworthy interactions and significant events in the early development of U.S.-Korean relations. With relevancy in looking at contemporary...

"The author discusses the experience of Georgia following the collapse of the Soviet Union in a broad analytical and empirical framework. He displays a deep knowledge of post-Communist transition and provides an interesting analysis of various sectors of...

One of the critical issues facing both the Chinese government and businesses operating in China is the lack of trained managers.  This book, with contributions by internationally-known scholars from a wide range of countries, examines the Chinese...

MIT and the Rise of Entrepreneurial Science is a timely and authoritative book that analyses the transformation of the university's role in society as an expanded one involving economic and social development as well as teaching and research. The...

Providing a crucial understanding of how globalization impacts on the development of Chinese businesses, this book analyzes the unprecedented changes in Chinese ethnic business due to the process of globalization, specifically economic globalization, in...

Guanxi, a system of Chinese business relationships, is often described, but is rarely fully understood. Though it seems intangible, there is no doubt that it has contributed significantly to the success of Chinese entrepreneurs and the places where they...

Cross-cultural management is a crucial challenge for the successful development of international business, yet it is often badly understood and poorly implemented. Misunderstandings arise as culture affects both individuals and organizations, yet...

This important collection is a timely contribution to the debate on the Asian financial crisis. With chapters written by well-established international experts in Asian economics, this book constitutes a finely judged example of the varying opinions on...

Efforts to combine the outstanding economic performance in the decades following the Second World War with social security appear to be endangered half way through the first decade of the 21st century. This book draws together an international team of...

This book explains the dynamics behind Southeast Asia's foreign investment activity, and looks at the region's options for reviving its reputation as an attractive host for foreign investors. Each chapter focuses on a key element; together, they portray...

For monetary policymakers worldwide, developing a practical understanding of how monetary policy transmits to the economy is a day-to-day challenge. The data such policymakers have is imperfect, the maps they use are continually redrawn. With such...

During recent years there has been a growing interest in the way patterns of employment relations are changing in China. This up-to-the-minute book reviews the policy and practice of human resource management, work and employment in China over the last...

The Millennium Development Goals accepted by the UN in 2000 are, along with the targets set by the OECD in 1996 the subject of this expertly written book. Is development achievable in the time frames given? How useful were the goals in the first place?...

Globalization is a defining feature of our times, covering everything from economic and political issues to the spread of American culture. Its status is controversial, however with some viewing it as leading to greater development for all, while others...

This volume brings together articles on three primary elements of globalization: multilateralism, regionalism and unilateralism. Expert contributors investigate the substantive issues of commodity and factor trade, capital movements and monetary and...

Capitalism and Inequality rejects the popular view that attributes the recent surge in inequality to a failure of market institutions. Bringing together new and original research from established scholars, it analyzes the inequality inherent in a free...

This book, first published in 1986, analyses the lives and careers of the founding members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Contemporary professional accountancy owes its formal beginnings to the nineteenth-century Scottish...

This book, first published in 1988, studies the changes in selected annual corporate financial reporting practices in Canada from 1900 to 1970, and examines the background and processes that have influenced such changes. Knowledge of how financial...

This book, first published in 1986, includes primarily articles written by Church not reprinted in his books. The collection demonstrates the breadth of his work and demonstrate why he was such a renowned expert in the fields of cost accounting and...

This book, first published in 1984, reprints the important texts The General Principles of the Science of Accounts (1901) and The Accountancy of Investment (1904) in one single volume. Charles Sprague pioneered the development of accounting theory in the...

This book, first published in 1954, analyses the history of the world's oldest accountancy body, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Chapters cover the history of Scottish accountants from the earliest times; review the position of the...

Though corruption exists wherever there is organized human life, reports continue to show markedly higher levels of, for example, bribery, kickbacks, cronyism and nepotism across the Asia Pacific area - particularly as compared to the 'developed'...

Little has been published on accounting standards in Japan and how they have developed. The purpose of this study is to construct a historical narrative of the interplay between accounting standards in Japan and theories of regulation.The authors...

Preface Introduction to 1998 Edition The Need for a New Paradigm PART 1: FOUNDATIONS The Competitive Advantage of Firms in Global Industries Determinants of National Competitive Advantage The Dynamics of National Advantage PART 2: INDUSTRIES Four Studies...

Introduction PART 1: BACKGROUND ISSUES The Environmental State of Our World: Can We Locate the Real Problem? Ecology, Economics, and Industry PART 2: THE CONTEXT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Social Trends Environmental Management: the Shape of the Future?...

Notes on the Contributors Introduction PART 1: MANAGERIAL MOTIVES AND THE ROLE OF ACQUISITIONS IN COMPETITIVE STRATEGY A Strategic Approach to Implementing Mergers and Acquisitions; D.Schweiger, E.N.Csiszar & N.K.Napier Matching Acquisition Policy and...

Tax Havens: An Introduction - Establishing the Foreign Company - Who Can and Cannot Benefit from Tax Havens - Tax Haven Classifications - Tax Havens with No Income Tax - Tax Havens with No Tax on Foreign Source Income - Tax Havens for Special Purposes -...

Preface - Acknowledgements - Introduction; M.Casson - Western Joint Ventures in China; M.Casson & J.Zheng - Western Multinationals in the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry; M.Casson & S.Singh - International Business Strategies in the European Service...

Preface - A Reader's Guide to the Book - The Partnerships behind this Book: some acknowledgements - Notes on the Contributors - PART 1 FRAMING THE CHALLENGES - Introduction to Part 1 - The Economics of Organisation; W.Ouchi - Future Perfect; S.Davis -...