Books in the Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy series

The conceptual and empirical papers included in this volume consider how interaction between business associations and government is affected by Europeanization and globalisation.

Looks at the economic situation and the state of infrastructure on both sides of the Pacific, including contributions from leading figures such as Satya Paul, Jim Storey and Naoyuki Yoshino.

The aim of this follow-up volume is to deepen the understanding of SIEs¿ careers, focusing on the contextual influences of space, time and institutions on the heterogeneous SIE population.

Trade between China and Africa is increasing year on year. This book seeks to provide a theoretical framework for understanding Chinese organization and management in Africa, and to explore how their interventions are playing out at organizational and community level in sub-Saharan Africa.

A collection of essays on contemporary international trade. It critiques the major theoretical components; including the Ricardian principle of comparative advantage and the developed normative analysis of international transfers.

This book is a collection of sixteen empirical cases in critical Cross-Cultural Management (CCM). All cases approach culture in CCM beyond national cultures, and all examine power as an integrative part of any cross-cultural situation.

This book provides a source that unites insights from multilingual empirical research, methodological considerations and pedagogic practice in order to advance knowledge and debate.

A collection of instructive and detailed essays that helps readers to understand and navigate the complexities of the business world and marketplace of Eastern Europe. It covers the peculiarities of consumer behavior, industry policy, and the economic and social demographics in the region.

States and Firms is a study in the political economy of the multinational enterprise, looking at how and why the internationalisation of twelve leading French - and German owned MNEs has interacted with the domestic environment.

This book looks at comparative telecommunications regimes in the context of the EC. It analyzes individual policy management and change in three diverse regulatory cultures, namely Britain, the Netherlands and France.

This book presents cutting-edge perspectives on how these industries function, their place in the new economy and how they can be harnessed for urban and regional economic and social development.

Using case studies from USA, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and India, this work explains how and why the steel industry has shifted from the advanced capitalist countries to the late industrializing countries.

South Korea and Taiwan are prominent examples of 'Asian Miracle' economies. This study shows their success has been based not only on exports, but on major overseas direct investment.

This book draws together key issues resulting from the World Trade Organization's planned 'Millennium Round' and the hope that it will lead to freer trade as we begin this new century.

This book provides evidence of the nature and degree of significance that globalization holds for nation states, cultures, trade unions, employees and business mangement.

Based upon thorough statistical analysis, the book presents exhaustive case-studies of foreign investment policy in 'metropolitan' countries and of the experiences of 'host' countries throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America.

This book traces the theoretical explanation for clusters back to the work of classical economists and their more modern disciples who saw economic development as a process involving serious imbalances in the exploitation of resources.

Going beyond traditional studies of foreign direct investment this book uses data from Swedish multinationals to describe, interpret and analyse issues which are normally difficult to investigate.

This book analyses the factors behind the dominance and competitive advantages of Dutch MNEs in the world economy, including technological specialisation, FDI activity, location and R&D, globalisation and economic integration.

Renowned authority in international business, John H. Dunning, here elaborates his theories on the current situation of foreign direct investment and multinational enterprises. A unique study of contemproary capitalism and its possible future.

Presents information to guide western managers in conducting their operations in Saudi Arabia. This book offers information on how to engage effectively, manage business activities, resolve cultural misunderstandings, and tackle issues of group dynamics, human resource management, and relations with the government and the general public.

This book provides a thoroughly researched guide to the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry, providing students, potential investors, academics and policy makers the opportunity to get acquainted with various dimensions of the oil and gas industry.

Examines the contemporary competition among US, Japanese, Russian, Indian, Chinese and Western European transnational oil companies for investment in the oil industry of Russia and Iran as a case study.

Petroleum taxation is the universal instrument through which governments seek to determine the balance between financial interests of the oil companies and the owners of the resource. This book addresses how governments approach this problem, the impacts of different policy choices, and how these are being adapted to changing business conditions.

Globalization processes have resulted in the emergence of business and management networks in which the sharing of knowledge is of crucial importance. This book presents ideas, examples and applications taken from international and global contexts, which show that 'language matters' in the pursuit of international business affairs.

Analyzes conglomerates and economic groups in developing countries and transition economies. This book offers a comparative framework for the study of contemporary process of privatization, economic and financial liberalization and neoliberal globalization. It explores the economic, social and political effects of the rise of big business in Asia.

Develops and illustrates, using the World Bank as a case study, the concept of a 'global managerialism' and its impact on business across the world.