Dark Trades in International Business (Routledge Focus on Business and Management)
by Amos Owen Thomas
Much has been written on the liberalization of world trade and its positive benefits for the national economies and corporations involved. Yet little is mentioned about the often unofficial and dubious businesses that thrive in the same global economic environment. Often illegitimate and legitimate businesses are inextricably intertwined within the same global supply chains, whether by design or default. This book examines these illicit transactions which exist in the shadows of international bu...
Everybody's Business (Financial Times (DK))
by Adrian Hodges and David Grayson
Issues which until now have been 'soft' for business such as environment diversity and human rights - are now hard; hard to ignore hard to manage and very hard to control if they go wrong. This practical handbook and resource empowers managers to meet changing expectations from customers employees communities and investors.
Cultural Environment of International Business
by Vern Terpstra and Kenneth David
This book provides comprehensive coverage of international business relationships, and goes further to explain how deeply these relationships are affected by cultural differences, such as religious beliefs, values, education, social strata and politics. The third edition reflects recent changes in the global business environment. Real-world examples show how major corporations have dealt successfully with cultural differences, and provide readers with guidelines for understanding and managing re...
Financial Crises, Liquidity, and the International Monetary System
by Jean Tirole
Once upon a time, economists saw capital account liberalization--the free and unrestricted flow of capital in and out of countries--as unambiguously good. Good for debtor states, good for the world economy. No longer. Spectacular banking and currency crises in recent decades have shattered the consensus. In this remarkably clear and pithy volume, one of Europe's leading economists examines these crises, the reforms being undertaken to prevent them, and how global financial institutions might be...
Lessons from NAFTA (Latin American Development Forum)
by Daniel Lederman, William F Maloney, and Luis Serven
Analyzing the experience of Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the authors draw lessons for other countries considering free trade agreements with the United States. The authors conclude that NAFTA raised external trade and foreign investment inflows and had a modest effect on Mexico's average income per person. It is likely that NAFTA also helped achieve a modest reduction in poverty and an improvement in job quality. However, major obstacles remain to Mexico's lon...
For Free Movement Brian Barry and Robert E. Goodin have assembled an international team of leading philosophers, economists, political theorists, and specialists in international relations to examine an issue that is increasingly coming to dominate work politics: the flow of people and money across national boundaries. More and more people would like to migrate, but find that every state places barriers in their way. At the same time, most governments not only permit but court foreign investme...
Doing Business with the New Japan
by James Day Hodgson, Yoshihiro Sano, and John L Graham
A decade after overtaking the U.S. economy and achieving global dominance, the Japanese juggernaut faltered dramatically. Today, the question is not who dominates whom, but rather how we manage our now-obvious interdependence. The answer is the legions of Japanese and American managers and officials involved in the day-to-day and face-to-face negotiations that drive commerce. In this invaluable book, three experts pool their decades of experience to provide a pragmatic guide for Westerners doing...
1001 Ideas Para Viajar y Hacer Negocios En Latinoamerica
by Anselmo J Garcia
Co-published by Bernan Press and the World Trade Organization, the 1998 Trade Policy Review series provides detailed trade information on every World Trade Organization member country. This volume describes the trade policies, policy-making institutions, practices, and macroeconomic situation of Canada.
This book presents new trends in organisational structure and human resource management in Japanese manufacturing companies using new technology. It is based on a study of 183 manufacturing companies and interviews with 11 companies. Organisational change in loosely structured to tightly structured companies, due to the spread of systematised technology, is examined.Loosely structured organisation is more suited to the multi-product small-volume production system by reforming the traditional sty...
Trade Competitiveness Diagnostic Toolkit (Trade and Development)
by Jose Guilherme Reis and Thomas Farole
This toolkit provides a framework, guidelines, and practical tools for conducting an analysis of a country's trade competitiveness in terms of growth and share performance, diversification, and quality. It aims to facilitate the identification of the main constraints to improved trade competitiveness and the policy responses to overcome these constraints.
Administered Protection in America (Routledge Revivals)
by Fellow in Strategic Management Alan Rugman and Andrew D. Anderson
Is Fair Value Fair?
The failure of current mechanisms to either predict the collapse of various companies or curb corrupt practises has kept the subject of external reporting to the fore. Is Fair Value Fair? Financial Reporting in an International Perspective contains contributions from many highly--respected individuals involved in external reporting, regulation and standard setting. Their contributions discuss the future of * regulation* application of standards* supervision* auditCurrent trends are discussed, as...
FasTrack Export Step-by-Step Process (Fastrack Export Step-By-Step Process, #8)
by W Gary Winget and Sandra L Renner