International Business

The competitiveness of companies plays an important role in developing their effectiveness. But technology provides a strong competitive advantage ...

In this study, the contributors examine the evolution of Japanese direct investment in Europe and explore its determinants. They illustrate how, as...

This 12th volume in the series discusses a variety of topics in the field of research in international business and finance.

This book, first published in 1992, provides an in-depth analysis of the EC policy-making processes elating to trade protection. It argues that the...

In Sustaining Cultural Development, Biljana Mickov and James Doyle argue that effective programmes to promote greater participation in cultural lif...

The Arab world has engaged in public relations for thousands of years, and the public relations literature provides multiple examples extending fro...

The process of the transition to a market-oriented economy for countries from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent ...

There are, in simple terms, three principal kinds of capital that come necessarily into play when a society is evolving towards improving the lives...

The focus of this volume is the phenomenon of globalization, and specifically its relevance to and impact on small business and entrepreneurship. T...

In the wake of the global financial crisis, Heads or Tails answers the question: what changes should financial institutions undergo to ensure relia...

The rapid advancement of digital technology in all spheres of modern life necessarily entails changes to the existing models of economic and social...

Workplace Bullying and Harassment: New Developments in International Law provides a comprehensive tour around the globe, summarizing relevant legis...

This book focuses on understanding and managing organizational behavior in an international context, considering the conceptual framework of cultur...

The years between the Wars saw rapid and far-reaching changes to the character and distribution of the world’s trade. Governments of the world atte...

In the aftermath of the global recession, job creation is a policy priority. While it is a well-accepted fact that the majority of jobs are created...

This is the third supplement to a series on international comparative management. It addresses: the status of applied new public management - appli...

Business Negotiations in China provides a holistic overview of the institutional, organisational and cultural issues that underpin successful busin...

What are the trends affecting the marketing of services? How is the current tendency towards customer orientation, globalization, deregulation and ...

Companies can no longer expect to engage in dubious or unethical corporate behaviour without risking their reputation and damaging, perhaps irrevoc...

Corporate governance is not just about models of best practice organisation or prescriptions following laws or social conventions. Corporate govern...

New economic conditions brought about by political seachange, international trade agreements, and technological advances have posed new problems an...

This book focuses on understanding and managing organizational behavior in an international context, considering the conceptual framework of cultur...

This book showcases new research in sport business management around the world, offering a platform for the international exchange of ideas, best p...

This book focuses on the increase in female leadership over the last fifty years, and the concrete benefits and challenges this leads to in organiz...