Harris / Kuivalainen / Stoyanova International Business

New Challenges, New Forms, New Perspectives
2012
ISBN: 978-1-137-00774-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 268 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: The Academy of International Business

Provides an in-depth analysis of some of the most recent challenges for international businesses, such as corporate social responsibility and the phenomenon of outward foreign direct investment from China. Reflects on the new perspectives in international business by presenting the experience of successful business experts in the field.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harris, Simon

Harris, S.

Kuivalainen, O.

Stoyanova, V.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations Foreword; H.Tüselmann Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction; S.Harris , O.Kuivalainen & V.Stoyanova PART I: THE NEW CHALLENGES OF CSR IN EMERGING MARKETS; K.Amaeshi & V.Stoyanova Are Corruption and Ease of Doing Business Correlated? An Analysis of 172 Nations; J.Mongay & D.A.Filipescu 'Old Wine in New Bottles?' The Meaning and Drivers of CSR in SMEs in a Transition Economy; V.Stoyanova Second-Best Institutions and Global Sustainability; F.Ahen PART II: THE NRE CHALLENGES OF ODI IN CHINA; L.Liu The Internationalization of Chinese State Owned Enterprises: What Challenges do They Face?; L.Gao & X.Liu The Formation of Chinese Outward FDI Strategy in Africa: A Historical Perspective; Y.Xu The Exporting Trading Companies from China: An Institutional-Based View; J.Li & L.Liu PART III: THE NEW FORMS OF INTERNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESSES; O.Kuivalainen & S.Harris Switching Operation Mode – A Strategic Approach; N.Nummela & S.Saarenketo The International Growth of E-commerce Ventures; A.Zucchella & B.Hagen The Type and Number of Resources and the Performance of Early internationalizing South Korean SMEs; F.McDonald & T.Park Cyber Space: A Paradigm Shift for International Entrepreneurs Relationships?; T.Sigfusson & S.Harris PART IV: THE NEW PRACTICES OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES; S.Harris Managing Complex Cross-Border Collaborative Projects: Tamer Cavusgil Interviews Four Managers Experienced in Doing; T.Cavusgil & V.Mahnke Managing the Process of Internationalization: Pervez Ghauri Interviews Four Managers Experienced in Doing it; P.Ghauri & S.Harris Practices of Innovation in Mobile Computing Alliances; Y.K.Lew & R.R.Sinkovics

Über Autor(innen)

KENNETH AMAESHI Senior Lecturer in Strategy & International Business at the University of Edinburgh Business School, UK
FREDERICK AHEN Researcher at the University of Turku, Finland
TAMER CAVUSGIL Fuller E. Callaway Professorial Chair and Director at the Institute of International Business, Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, USA
DIANA A. FILIPESCU Professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona's Foundation, Spain
LAN GAO Research Associate in the School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, UK
PERVEZ N. GHAURI Professor at Kings College, University of London, UK
BIRGIT HAGEN Researcher at the University of Pavia, Italy
YONG KYU LEW Doctoral Researcher at the Comparative and International Business Research Centre, Manchester Business School - Centre for International Business Education and Research, UK
JIA LI Researcher at the University of Edinburgh Business School, UK
LING LIU Lecturer at University of Edinburgh Business School
XIAO HUILIU Professor of international business at the School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, UK
VOLKER MAHNKE Professor of International Business and Director of Research at the University of Edinburgh Business School, UK
FRANK MCDONALD Professor of International Business at Bradford University School of Management and Director of the Bradford Centre in International Business, UK
JORGE MONGAY Lecturer of International Business at Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
NIINA NUMMELA Professor of International Business at the Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, Finland
TAEKYUNG PARK Lecturer of strategic management at Yeungnam University, South Korea
SAMI SAARENKETO Professor of International Marketing at the School of Business, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
THOR SIGFUSSON PhD student in International Business at the University of Iceland, Iceland
RUDOLF R. SINKOVICS Professor of International Business and co-director of the Comparative and International Business Research Centre at Manchester Business School, UK
YUE XU Lecturer on International Business at the Hull University Business School, UK
ANTONELLA ZUCCHELLA Professor of Marketing and International Entrepreneurship at the University of Pavia, Italy