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Business for the 21st Century: Towards Simplicity and Trust
by F. DupuyUsing 18 new cases this book shows that in the past companies did not manage labour or customers as long as they did not need to. Tougher competition has forced them to recover control using more processes and reporting systems. But the result has been the opposite: the more they rule, the more they lose control.
Women on Corporate Boards and in Top Management: European Trends and Policy (Work and Welfare in Europe)
by Colette Fagan Maria González Menèndez Silvia Gómez AnsónThis book examines the international trends and associated developments in gender equality policy including corporate governance such as gender quotas. International comparative analysis is combined with detailed analysis of eight European countries with different policy regimes and trajectories.
Internet Gambling Offshore: Caribbean Struggles over Casino Capitalism (International Political Economy Series)
by A. CooperIn the aftermath of the financial crisis, Cooper locates the WTO-focused struggle between the US and the very small island state of Antigua on Internet gambling in the wider International Political Economy. He draws connections between gambling and offshore and/or enclave cultures and points out the stigmatization of 'Casino Capitalism'.
Asset Markets, Portfolio Choice and Macroeconomic Activity: A Keynesian Perspective
by T. Asada P. Flaschel Tarik Mouakil Christian ProañoThis book extends the KMG framework (Keynes, Meltzer, Goodwin) and focuses on financial issues. It integrates Tobin's macroeconomic portfolio approach and emphasizes the issue of stock-flow consistency.
Motoring the Future: VW and Toyota Vying for Pole Position
by Engelbert WimmerThe crisis in the auto industry has resulted in a race between Volkswagen, as challenger, and Toyota, as tattered global market leader. Whether it is theGerman or theJapanese firm that takes pole position, the winner will change the balance of power in the automotive industry and lead the way to the automobiles of the future.
Minding the Markets: An Emotional Finance View of Financial Instability
by D. TuckettTuckett argues that most economists' explanations of the financial crisis miss its essence; they ignore critical components of human psychology. He offers a deeper understanding of financial market behaviour and investment processes by recognizing the role played by unconscious needs and fears in all investment activity.
Regulating for Decent Work: New Directions in Labour Market Regulation (Advances in Labour Studies)
by Sangheon Lee and Deirdre McCannRegulating for Decent Work is a response to the dominant deregulatory approaches that have shaped labour market regulation in recent years. The inter-disciplinary and international approach invigorates current debates through the identification of new challenges, subjects and perspectives.
European Monetary Integration 1970-79: British and French Experiences (St Antony's Series)
by D. IkemotoThe first systematic analysis of why Britain and France parted company on the issue of European monetary integration. Ikemoto reveals that Britain was much keener to participate in the early stages of monetary integration than previously thought; Britain and France pursued broadly similar policies on the issue until the end of the 1970s.
Understanding Enterprise: Entrepreneurship And Small Business (PDF)
by Simon Bridge Ken O'NeillThe emergence of an enterprise culture and entrepreneurial economy has led to the rapid development of theories, policies and practices in the field of entrepreneurship. Understanding Enterprise provides a critical introduction to enterprise in its broadest context, particularly its application to business through entrepreneurship and small business. The book is divided into three distinct parts, which examine traditional approaches to entrepreneurship, new perspectives on the subject, and the success or otherwise of government policy. Key features: - Extensively revised to take into account the latest thinking and research - Reassessment of traditional views and a critique of conventional wisdom - Updated coverage of the impact and failings of comparative government policies - A good balance between theoretical and practical perspectives Understanding Enterprise is an essential companion for undergraduate and postgraduate students of entrepreneurship. Policy makers and practitioners will also benefit from this comprehensive guide.
Technological Innovation and Public Policy: The Automotive Industry (Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series)
by Hiroaki Miyoshi, Masanobu KiiFocusing on safety and environmental protection issues, this book provides incisive, cutting-edge theoretical analysis that evaluates the impact of new automotive technologies, and the associated public policies, on social welfare.
Industrial Dynamics in China and India: Firms, Clusters, and Different Growth Paths (IDE-JETRO Series)
by Moriki Ohara, M. Vijayabaskar, Hong LinThis book is one of the first fully-fledged studies to examine the next world-class industrial leaders emerging from China and India; exploring the domestic and international factors that have led to their rise, and comparing their experiences with other East Asian late-comers such as Japan.
Children and the Capability Approach (Studies in Childhood and Youth)
by Mario Biggeri, J�r�me Ballet and Flavio ComimExploring a wide variety of case studies and developmental issues from a capability perspective, this book is an original contribution to both development and children's studies that raises a strong case for placing children's issues at the core of human development.
Capital and the Debt Trap: Learning from cooperatives in the global crisis
by Claudia Sanchez Bajo Bruno Roelants Claudia Sanchez BajoThe financial crisis is destroying wealth but is also a remarkable opportunity to uncover the ways by which debt can be used to regulate the economic system. This book uses four case studies of cooperatives to give an in-depth analysis on how they have braved the crisis and continued to generate wealth.
Regimes of Social Cohesion: Societies and the Crisis of Globalization (Education, Economy and Society)
by A. Green J. JanmaatIn an original, and highly interdisciplinary, mixed method approach, Green and Janmaat identify four major traditions of social cohesion in developed societies, analyzing how these various mechanisms are withstanding the strains of the current global financial crisis.
Private Equity: The German Experience
by P. JowettThis tells the story of the development of the private equity industry in Germany. It is the first comprehensive history of the private equity industry for any country, revealing the vicissitudes of private equity investing, warts and all. It is an engaging chronicle for anyone interested in the industry or the modern German economy.
Indian Multinationals: The Dynamics of Explosive Growth in a Developing Country Context
by Amar NayakIndian firms have grown explosively over the last two decades since India adopted wholesale neo-liberal policies in 1991. Nayak attributes the expansion of these Indian firms and their multinational businesses to the owners' ability to manoeuvre and mould key agents in the external environment rather than to the internal management of the firm.
Building Stakeholder Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility
by B. FryzelExplores how companies engage in CSR activities, how their corporate identity determines the way in which they perceive the stakeholders and, as a result, engage in dialogue-based relations with them.
ASEAN Industries and the Challenge from China
by Darryl S.L. Jarvis & Anthony WelchThis book explores the impact of the rise of China on South East Asia, addressing the consequences for some of Asia's key economic sectors, including educational services, bio-technology, financial services, and the food industry, among others.
Knowledge Management: Organizing Knowledge Based Enterprises
by Igor HawryszkiewyczDemonstrates how knowledge management can be used to enhance business processes. It focuses on the need to develop collaborative knowledge networks, which are increasingly global in nature and which support people with the technology needed to work across distance to foster the innovation needed to remain competitive in global environments.
States Versus Markets: The Emergence of a Global Economy
by Herman M. SchwartzThe third edition of this highly regarded textbook on international political economy shows how globalization is not a novel phenomenon but a recurrent process whereby markets have, since the 16th century, periodically redistributed economic activity. Taking into account the new rise of Asia and the global financial crisis originating in the US housing finance system, this revised and updated edition continues to explore the complex relationship between modern states and markets to show how the 21st century global economy has come to resemble that of the 19th century, in which markets typically drove economic outcomes and generated large scale financial crises. This is a thought-provoking text which will encourage both upper level undergraduate and postgraduate students to think analytically about the inevitability of a global market influencing state economies and to locate their own thinking within the IPE tradition.
The Ethical Business: Challenges and Controversies
by Kevin Morrell Kamel MellahiThis text provides an up-to-date, critical analysis of contemporary issues in business ethics. The authors begin with an overview of the major, broad themes in business ethics, then move to a more practical discussion of ethics in key management functions. The second edition of The Ethical Business has been updated to address current thinking and new problems faced, with new chapters focusing on the symbiotic relationship between business and the environment and new case studies.An essential core text for today's business students, bringing ethical dilemmas into context to provide the foundation of good management practice.
Retail Internationalization in China: Expansion of Foreign Retailers
by L. Qixun SiebersAs potentially the largest retail market, China has attracted a great number of foreign retail operations. Based on case study research, this book provides valuable insights international retailers need for success in China. The newly developed theoretical model helps to extend the body of knowledge on firm internationalization.
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Economic Policy: Essays in Honour of Malcolm Sawyer
by P. ArestisMicroeconomics, Macroeconomics and Economic Policy are at the core of research and study in economics. The essays in this volume have been specifically commissioned and brought together to celebrate the work of Malcolm Sawyer, who has made substantial contributions in these areas.
Bank Strategy, Governance and Ratings (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions)
by Philip MolyneuxThis text comprises a selection of papers that provide state-of-the-art insights into research focusing on dimensions of bank strategy, governance and the role of credit rating agencies that were presented at the European Association of University Teachers of Banking and Finance Conference, September 2010.
Bank Performance, Risk and Firm Financing (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions)
by Philip MolyneuxThis text comprises a selection of papers that provide state of the art insights into bank performance, risk and firm financing post crisis that were presented at the European Association of University Teachers of Banking and Finance Conference (otherwise known as the Wolpertinger Conference) held at Bangor University, Wales, 2010.