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Based on extensive interviews with industry leaders, Innovative to the Core: Stories from China and the World describes the components of innovative cultures, including both national culture and organizational culture and how they compare to the China model.

Trust, Digital Business and Technology: Issues and Challenges presents and discusses the main issues and challenges related to digital trust and information technologies. The subject of trust is relevant to both practitioners and researchers. It is widely recognized and confirmed that trust, especially mutual trust, when it is built at the right level, reduces the risk of interaction and increases the collaboration between partners. Readers will gain from this book theoretical and practical knowledge on digital trust; theoretically, well-grounded knowledge on digital trust and related concepts, empirically validated by practice. Most authors have taken innovative approaches to consider issues highlighting a selected aspect of the core theme of this book. The intended audiences of this book are professionals, scholars, and students.

This volume explores the dynamic nature of emerging markets, which constitute a major share of global GDP, with a focus on the opportunities for growth and the challenges for businesses in meeting the needs of a diverse set of consumers.With the objective to ensure sustainable growth, there is a need for multinationals belonging to and working in emerging economies to learn best practices and continuously evolve. To conduct business in both urban and rural areas, marketing and promotions are potent tools when applied correctly to portray the right brand image. The book studies recent trends and developments in promotional practices as business strategy, sustainability, and innovation across businesses, including retail, textile, and digital technology. It highlights the path that managers should take in order to better understand the potential of distinct market segments and take marketing managerial decisions accordingly.This book will be useful to scholars and researchers of marketing, management studies, business management, financial management, business economics, international business, finance, digital technologies, development studies, and economics. It will also interest policymakers and practitioners in the field.

Drawing on a range of European cases, this edited volume analyses the offshoring and outsourcing of foreign companies, with a focus on territorial embeddedness.The book opens by developing a theoretical framework and then presents a range of international case studies exploring the experiences of the service hub cities of Brno, Bratislava, Budapest, Krakow, and Prague. Attention is also given to internal and external determinants of embeddedness, with chapters on the employee perspective, the Fintech industry, corporate social responsibility, and the role of universities.This volume will be of interest to advanced students and researchers in regional economics, economic geography, innovation studies, industrial economics, European economics, and international business.

Very little has been written on industrialization and deindustrialization in Asia and Africa. This reference work sheds illuminating light upon the industrial development in Asia and Africa. It also provides an in-depth look into China's engagement and migrant labour in Africa. The book also addresses the roles of public-private partnership (PPP) and international development cooperation and how they are fundamental to industrialization in Asia and Africa.Designing Integrated Industrial Policies will be a very useful reference particularly as a how-to guide on industrial promotion and designing integrated industrial policies not only for economic growth and job creation but also for "inclusive" development. It comes with country cases and illustrates useful tools for industrial policy simulation and for evidence-based policy making through these concrete examples.

This book critically analyses the prospects of overhauling the legal framework of climate change regulation of corporations in African state. It adopts the dilute interventionism regulatory framework to tackle the culture of regulatory resistance by corporations in Africa.Over the course of this volume, Kikelomo O. Kila critiques the climate change legal framework in all 53 African states and conducts an in-depth case study of the two largest economies in Africa - Nigeria and South Africa - to highlight the commonality of the problems in Africa and the potential for the dilute interventionism paradigm to significantly address these problems. The book establishes why African states should directly intervene through legislative mechanisms to compel corporations to incorporate climate change mitigation in their business activities. It proposes that this direct intervention should comprise a blend of prescriptive and facilitative mechanisms structured in a dilute interventionism regulatory model. Overall, this volume argues that implementing this model requires the institution of a strong and independent regulator with a veto firewall protection system that guarantees its de facto independence from government and external influences.Corporate Regulation for Climate Change Mitigation in Africa will be of great interest to climate change stakeholders at the international, regional, and domestic levels, policymakers, regulatory practitioners, and legal experts on corporate regulation. It will also be an insightful resource for students and scholars of climate change and environmental law, policy, and governance.

This book explores how Islam can impact the structures and performance of firms, financial institutions and capital markets across a range of countries and industries.The Islamic finance industry represents an important reality not only because of the oil wealth of the Gulf states, which have fueled demand for such financial services, but also for an increased demand from a growing Muslim population in the West that aspires to express a full and all-inclusive religious identity. The increased demand for Muslim financial institutions has prompted Western non-Islamic firms to begin providing these services in an interesting effort of acculturation to the new plural scenario.By adopting a multidisciplinary approach, which also takes into account the theological, legal and geopolitical framework, the book offers a comprehensive picture of Islamic financial tools, contracts and business opportunities. Drawing on different fields of expertise, it deals with various themes, such as the theological roots of Islamic economics and finance and its geopolitical impact; the EU policy of cooperation with MENA and GCC countries; the instruments of Islamic finance, its legal principle and ability to become an instrument for enhancing business opportunities; the functioning of Islamic banks; the development of capital markets within a financial model influenced by religious constraints and, finally, the new relationships of this religious financial system with Western legal systems. The book thus provides a complete and extensive overview of the practice of Islamic finance through the lenses offered by studies of economics and management.Providing a careful analysis and an integrated framework of geo-economic and political issues, the book will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers and professionals in International Business, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, Law and Religion and Intercultural Studies.

Trade between China and Africa is increasing year on year, while the Westincreasingly debates the nature and implications of China's presence. Yetlittle research exists at the organizational and community levels. Whilewestern press reporting is overwhelmingly negative, African governmentsmostly welcome the Chinese presence. But what happens at themanagement level? How are Chinese organizations run? What are theybringing to communities? What is their impact on the local job market?How do they manage staff? How are they working with local firms? This book seeks to provide a theoretical framework for understandingChinese organizations and management in Africa and to explore howtheir interventions are playing out at the organizational and communitylevels in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on rigorous empirical researchexploring emerging themes in specific African countries, this book developsimplications for management knowledge, education and trainingprovision, and policy formulation. Importantly it seeks to inform futurescholarship on China's management impact in the world generally, onAfrica's future development, and on international and cross-culturalmanagement scholarship. Primarily aimed at scholars of international management, with aninterest in China and/or in China in Africa, this important book will alsobe of great interest to those working in the area of development studies,international politics, and international relations.

China, Trust and Digital Supply Chains presents a critical reflection on blockchain technologies in the context of their adoption in China and the world that China is engaged in and shaping. Approaching the issues of blockchain technology adoption and development on China's own terms is critical if policy makers and others are to make effective sense of one of the key dynamics shaping the next few decades of the global landscape.The work challenges the 'trust' trope that dominates much discussion of blockchain technology's application. It argues, contrary to the predominant trust trope, that blockchain is not about trust at all. It shows that China's re-imagining of the 21st century global order is premised on driving intensified cross-border economic interactions without the presupposition of trust, and blockchain technology makes that possible. It also explores the paradox of technological decentralisation being taken up with vigour by a centralist polity, the role of blockchain technology as a critical condition of existence for the successful globalisation of China's digital currency initiative, and the need to devise governance institutions that are multilateral in nature, to reflect the multi-polar nature of decentralised information systems with domestic and cross-border permutations.This book is of significant interest to readers of political economy, public policy, blockchain technology and Chinese studies.

Dieser Herausgeberband behandelt die Bedeutung, die Wirkweisen und den Nutzen von Coaching fur Expatriates und ihre Familien im Rahmen ihres Auslandsabenteuers. Durch das Hinzuziehen von Theorien aus unterschiedlichen Disziplinen werden neuartige Erklarungen fur den Gebrauch von Coaching in der internationalen Personalpraxis entwickelt. Wirkungsvolles Expatriate Coaching - Anleitungen und Erklarungen fur Expatriates, Coachs und internationale Unternehmen Es ist sinnvoll, einem Entsandten und seiner Familie in den unterschiedlichen Phasen der Entsendung einen Coach zur Seite zu stellen, um mit interkulturellen Herausforderungen, Identitatsveranderungen, neuen Erwartungen als auch Heimweh besser umzugehen. Es werden zentrale Themen und Erfolgsfaktoren von Coaching erortert und es wird dargelegt, wie Coaching den Erfolg einer Auslandsentsendung positiv beeinflussen kann. Unternehmen, Expatriates und deren Familien sowie Coachs werden fur die Komplexitat einer Entsendung sensibilisiert und erhalten theoretisch hergeleitete Anhaltspunkte und praxisnahe Implikationen fur den Einsatz von Coachingmanahmen. Die einzelnen Beitrage offerieren daruber hinaus Coachingfragen und Ubungen - auch zum Selbstcoaching von Expatriates. Die Herausgeberinnen Judith Eidems und Susan Hontzsch bilden gemeinsam mit den unterstutzenden Autorinnen und Autoren die Breite des Themas aus psychologischer, betriebswirtschaftlicher sowie padagogischer Sicht ab. Der InhaltNutzen und Wirksamkeit von Coaching fur ExpatriatesCoaching innerhalb der verschiedenen Phasen der AuslandsentsendungCoaching fur verschiedene Zielgruppen und UbungenErkenntnisse aus der Coachingforschung

Navigating Japan's Business Culture: A Practical Guide to Succeeding in the Japanese Market delivers clear, specific information to help executives understand and successfully navigate the numerous obstacles that confronted when foreign companies do business in Japan.Unlike "cultural intelligence" books that describe Japanese social etiquette, this book goes straight to the cultural values and social customs entwined in Japanese capitalism that make their capitalism so different from Western capitalism-and therefore can become stumbling blocks for gaining success in the Japanese market. Readers will come away with specific guidance on how to negotiate successfully with your Japanese partner ensure your business will endure for the long term in that market know your Japanese counterpart is telling you "no" when it sounds very much like "yes" capitalize on deeply held Japanese cultural traits in a way to benefit both your company and your partner's company create good business practices that will strengthen your business by drawing on the strong values of Japanese management styles and employee work ethic and much moreThis book is filled with page-turning practical wisdom from communication goals to negotiating, from product selection for the Japanese market to distribution services, and from management to sales. Azar provides valuable direction by Identifying Japan's culture-based differences in management and business practices to alert Western businesses of these differences Explaining and linking these practices to their cultural roots so that they may be understood in their correct cultural context Delivering guidance for dealing with these differences to create strong, successful, long-term partnerships with their Japanese counterparts.Ignore the important cultural differences highlighted in this book at your own business risk if you are working in or plan to enter the Japanese market. The case studies the author includes underscores the wisdom shared throughout the book.This book will be of interest to and benefit three groups of readers: individuals with professional interests in Japan, such as those in business and government those with an academic interest in Japan, such as teachers and students of both Japanese business and culture the culturally curious and globally minded who are interested in the many diverse cultures that enrich our world

Evaluates the capacity of Fairtrade® labeling to enhance the livelihoods of marginalized producers in developing countries. It looks critically at the evolution of fair trade values and markets, including its somewhat controversial engagement with conventional businesses, and problematizes the role of the "ethical consumer."

Handelsvejen til KINA er en overskuelig introduktion til, hvordan man som virksomhed lærer at begå sig i den fremmedartede kinesiske kultur. Med forfatteren Peter Bøgh Hansens egne ord giver bogen "den pragmatiske indføring i Kina, som jeg selv savnede inderligt, da jeg for godt og vel 20 år siden bosatte mig i landet".Peter Bøgh Hansen giver et nuanceret indblik i det kinesiske marked, hvor en stærkt voksende økonomisk middelklasse i stigende grad efterlyser vestlige varer baseret på kvalitet og bæredygtighed.Han fortæller om, hvad kinesere historisk set er rundet af, og forklarer, hvordan styret fungerer. Du finder desuden svar på spørgsmål som, hvad tænker kinesere om os i Vesten?, og hvordan agter Kina at bygge videre på det økonomiske mirakel, som på få år har placeret landet i toppen af den internationale magtelite?

With its unique mix of theory, historical discussion, case studies, and contemporary analysis, this book provides a complete and detailed comprehension of the business environment in Central America, with a focus specifically on Guatemala. Identifying the key drivers of Central America economic growth and development, it outlines what must be done to take advantage of the opportunities as Guatemala moves into the future. This book will serve as a valuable resource for IB scholars and students seeking to learn more about the changing focus and interests of Central America, and the implications and opportunities this poses for global business interests.

Since 1960, two-thirds of very large governmental projects in Nigeria have not only failed, but been abandoned mid-course. This presents a bigger failure rate than mega projects elsewhere, and yet there is no available data or analysis to help us understand the reasons behind such failures. This book provides an authoritative examination into why very large projects in Nigeria have failed so badly, and provides practical recommendations on how the Nigerian government can improve its project performance.Drawing on data from 38 very large projects (19 completed and 19 abandoned) with a total budget of over $25B, this book presents detailed analysis of these projects and in-depth case studies 11 of the projects, and presents lessons for improvement. Through this, the authors have identified a small number of key success drivers, and argue that making moderate improvements on any of them would, on average, save hundreds of millions of dollars on one large project alone.This book is a game-changer in the management of government mega projects in Nigeria. With clear implications for other developing economies, this is a vital resource for project management practitioners, executives and civil servants.This is an open access book.