International business Books

International cartels are powerful organizations that impact our everyday lives, although they are little known. This book presents 15 historical case studies of international cartels that include agricultural and mineral commodities, the machinery...

As shopping has been transformed from a chore into a major source of hedonistic pleasure, a specifically Russian consumer culture has begun to emerge that is unlike any other. This book examines the many different facets of consumption in today's Russia,...

In recent years, a critically oriented sub-stream of research on Muslim consumers and businesses has begun to emerge. This scholarship, located both within and outside the marketing field, adopts a socio-culturally situated approach to Islam and...

The growth in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity around the world masks a high rate of failure. M&A can provide companies with many benefits, but in the optimism and excitement of the deal many of the challenges are often...

This book examines how firm embeddedness not only served to overcome challenges related to industrialisation, but also strengthened the abilities of cluster firms to deal with changing world market circumstances.

Bank regulation in Africa is at a crossroads. The transition from Basel I to Basel II was relatively smooth, although there were many a 'doubting Thomas' on the feasibility of Basel II banking regulatory codes. With the global financial crisis and the...

Examines the shift in leading companies in India towards greater "value added" and innovative work. Is the move towards greater levels of innovation the future of the services off-shoring industry in India?

This book examines how healthcare organisations shape, adapt and resist developments in healthcare policy and practice. This is an international text bringing together contributions from around the globe and covers a wide range of different discussions...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

 Awareness - Authority - AdvantageThe world's first book dedicated to the undiscovered goldmine of LinkedIn Pages.Business Gold explains how you can take advantage to promote your brand, generate leads and gain the edge over your competition. From...

Who were the great thinkers on international finance in the mid-twentieth century? What did they propose should be done to create a stable international financial order for promoting world trade and economic growth? This important book studies the ideas...

The effects of globalization on economy and society are highly contested subjects in academic and political arenas. This study brings an empirical perspective to the crucially important arguments that encapsulate the major debates in this area. Using...

A host of internationally eminent scholars are brought together here to explore the structural causes of rural poverty and income inequality, as well as the processes of social exclusion and political subordination encountered by the peasantry and...

List of Tables - Preface - Notes on the Contributors - Dynamics of European Industrial Restructuring; K.Cool - PART 1: EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING: HOW FAR ALONG? - European Economic Restructuring: Retrospect and Prospect; R.Ballance - A...

The General Discussion The Shareholder Value Discussion: An International Overview Shareholder Value: Changing the Face of the European Financial Industry Shareholder Value or Stakeholder Value: That is the Question? Special Fields of Shareholder Value...

PART 1: THE TRANSACTION ENVIRONMENT AT THE END OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Transaction Processing in the Late 1990s and Beyond Global Transaction Requirements and Business Perspectives The Challenge Posed by Long Transactions Long Transactions and...

Financial sanctions have become important instruments of regulatory and foreign policy in recent years. Following 9/11, the leading G10 developed countries have increasingly been using targeted financial sanctions against designated states, international...

Global Growth examines the role of senior leadership in the M&A process, and addresses the issues central to the M&A debate. These include top line revenue growth, alternatives to acquisitions, China M&A and joint ventures, and buying in the current...

Based on first-hand information obtained from Chinese and Foreign enterprises and institutions in the Chinese ICT industry, this book presents a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of Chinese ICT industrial sector. It especially analyses the...

The Japanese management style is unique compared with those in the U.S. and Europe as is theoverseas operation for Japanese companies.This book demonstrates thethree essencesfor successfuloverseas operations that global enterprises as well as Japanese...

Exploring the nature, configuration and influence of global Elites, this book examines the impact of Elites on transnational policy development and strategically on corporations as board members of PLCs and international joint ventures (IJV's). Overall,...

Even casual observers will be familiar with the Cherry Blossom or Sakura trees of Japan. When in full bloom the sight is spectacular. This amazing visual is preceded by several weeks of behind the scenes development as the buds grow. Sadly, from the time...

A comprehensive picture of the Greek business system and management practices placed in a comparative context. The editors bring together knowledge from contemporary research in a comprehensive, analytical and comparative way that enables readers to see...

Today Japan is still the second largest and most important consumer market in the world. This book discusses the development of Japanese consumerism, particularities of Japanese consumer behaviour and consumer rights, new consumer groups and emerging...

International business for the modern firm has to compromise the need to use limited resources and achieve efficiency in the global marketplace. This book examines these issues from the viewpoint of the internationalized SME, the big multinational and...

The importance of understanding the business environment and adapting strategy to enable an organization to achieve a high standard of performance is widely acknowledged in strategic management literature. However, business strategy theory has largely...