International business Books

The challenges facing multinational pharmaceutical companies have never been greater and the need for an innovative solution has never been more urgent. The decrease of profits in pharmaceutical markets in developed countries, the increasing pressure of...

This book highlights the evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Middle East and presents a unique compilation of data and perspectives from authors living and working there.

Notions that democracy is imperilled do not elicit much gainsaying these days. Diminished civil liberties chill dissent, from town hall meetings to full throated Occupy protests. Massive downsizing of state commitments to social wellbeing usher draconian...

This book discusses continuous improvement strategies of Japanese convenience store operators. The study highlights the efforts of companies operating under lean management systems to identify new, dynamic, firm-specific capabilities in highly...

Managing Human Resources in the Middle East provides the reader with an understanding of the dynamics of HRM in this important region.  Systematic analysis highlights the main factors and variables dictating HRM policies and practices within each...

Globalization and Everyday Life provides an accessible account of globalization by developing two themes in particular. First, globalization is an outcome of structural and cultural processes that manifest in different ways in economy, politics, culture...

Fiscal policy is an incredibly important tool for governments across the world, with many countries facing dilemmas in crafting fiscal policies to meet changing demographic needs, greater demands for social welfare and sudden spending due to shocks such...

Enhancing our understanding of HRM in the Chinese industrial sector, this book explores the emerging role of HRM in China's industrial enterprises. A significant contribution to the theory of HRM, this book will be essential reading for students and...

For decades governments, politicians, and trade unions have feared that firms investing abroad involved a loss of employment and a decline in wages for the home country, the implied assumption being that global production and consumption are somehow...

World Financial Orders challenges the predominance of neo-liberalism as a mode of knowledge about contemporary world finance, and claims that it neglects the social and political bases as well as the malign consequences of change. He looks to the field...

Both the European Union and Japan have been major beneficiaries and supporters of the liberal international order, first led by the United States since the end of World War II. During this period, they have emerged as global powers, however, the very...

Global Business Intelligence refers to an organization's ability to gather, process and analyze pertinent international information in order to make optimal business decisions in a timely manner. With a challenging economic and geopolitical environment,...

Many business-to-business (B2B) managers think that customers act rationally and base decisions mostly on price, customer loyalty isn't considered. Companies outsource various activities, which enable them to improve efficiency, reduce costs, focus more...

Preface PART 1: ISSUES AND THEORY Globalization, Multinational Enterprises and Economic Development Globalization and the Theory Of MNE Activity PART 2: THE CORPORATE PERSPECTIVE Multinational Corporate Strategy and Organisation; An Internal Market...

Inter-firm relations are not new. But fast developments in technology and globalization have led to increased opportunities for international alliances, and an upsurge in the interest in inter-organizational relations. With the time ripe for a unified...

With companies actively marketing products and services beyond their borders, marketers must understand culturally ingrained consumer behavior throughout the world. Focusing on psychological and social dimensions of these behaviors, this textbook brings...

Sino-African relations have evoked a great deal of geo-strategic interest in recent years. Most attention has focused on China's assistance to and growing involvement in the economic development of several African nations. Far less emphasis has been...

Notes on the Contributors - PART 1 CRITIQUE IN CONCEPT - Introduction; the editors - The Problems of a Pardigm: A Critique of the Prevailing Orthodoxy in Management Control; T.Lowe & T.Puxty - A Strategy for the Development of Theories in Management...

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'...

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 -...