International Business

The spillover effect of multinational companies has, historically, been subject to much debate. The assumption that the host country can be expecte...

This book examines the vital nature of the subject of leadership in Asia and looks, in particular, at the processes and practices within the Asia P...

China has achieved remarkable, sustained economic growth under the policies of ‘reform and opening up’ put into place since the late 1970s. China’s...

This book discusses important issues related to managing supply chain disruption risks from various perspectives. It explores the essence and princ...

China has achieved remarkable, sustained economic growth under the policies of ‘reform and opening up’ put into place since the late 1970s. China’s...

First published in 1981, this edited collection reviews the operations of state-owned enterprises, examining the actual performance of such organis...

The second edition of this bestselling textbook has been fully updated with a synopsis of the latest changes in the fields of intercultural communi...

Although the world's poorest inhabited continent, Africa has recently shown signs of being a source of economic growth in the coming decades, with ...

This book considers the question of the impact of multinationals on Sweden. Based on extensive original research the book examines the benefits and...

Developing countries in East Asia recorded remarkable economic growth until the Asian financial crisis erupted in mid-1997. Although several countr...

In this book leading contributors look at the development of the evolutionary approach to international business, the internationalization of servi...

The extent to which organisational performance is related to the Human Resource policies and practices adopted has been a question debated by both ...

This book examines the role of corporate structure, including the role of corporate headquarters, in the success of large firms. It considers these...

Over the past decade India has been undertaking a programme of economic reform, and at the same time the economy has been growing at a high rate. A...

The business benefits of lower energy consumption are clear: lower energy costs, energy tax avoidance, selling excess CO2 credits, immediately addi...

This book examines the present status, recent tax reforms and planned tax policies in some South and East Asia countries since the 1990s. The evide...

This book examines recent trends towards mergers and acquisitions in Japan, Greater China and Southeast Asia from 1990 to 2004. Comparisons are mad...

Is the transnational coporation (TNC) an engine of growth capable of eliminating international economic inequalities or a major obstacle to develop...

This book explores the relationship between the United States and the Malaysian economy, concentrating on the period 1870 to 1957, with particular ...

Many people in the West portray Japan as being fixed in its ways, and unable to change, and consequently risking national decline and international...

Aimed at senior undergraduate and post-graduate students following courses in International Business and Industrial Relations this book examines th...

The authors explore the degree to which Chinese multinationals have a distinctive 'Chinese' approach to human resource management, in the same way ...

With the onset of the third millennium, increasing numbers of corporations around the world have been undergoing cultural and mindset shift paradig...

Our traditional ways of looking at economics, business and politics are not fit for purpose. The causes of the recent crisis were behavioural and i...

This book integrates the work of economists, management scientists and business historians. It applies the related concepts of transaction costs, i...

Contrary to the widely-held view that the East Asian "developmental state" is neutral in terms of the relationship between capital and labour – a b...

Although published thirty years ago this book accurately predicted that joint-ventures would become an increasingly prominent feature on the corpor...

The vast majority of international trade is supported by some form of trade financing: a specialized, sometimes complex form of financing that is p...

Re-issuing this successful book in its seventh edition the author starts with an overview of basic marketing concepts and their applicability on an...

This book presents a world survey of multinational firms in the key parts of the service sector. The service sector has grown greatly in importance...

Enhancing our understanding of HRM in the Chinese industrial sector, this book explores the emerging role of HRM in China's industrial enterprises....

This volume looks at interaction between business firms and socio-political actors in emerging markets - and how this relationship can be managed -...

The ability of China's entrepreneurs to establish firms in the midst of a strangling bureaucratic system is a topic which demands attention not lea...

This 15-chapter volume provides the latest research insights from the international business field on entrepreneurship in the global firm. The firs...