As globalization explodes, so has international business scholarship. This second edition of the Oxford Handbook of International Business synthesises all the relevant literature of the last 40 years in 28 original chapters by the world's most distinguished scholars. Reflecting the changes and development in the field since the first edition this new edition has a changed structure, all the chapters have been updated to take account of the latest scholarship, and five new chapters freshly written. The Handbook is divided into six major sections, providing comprehensive coverage of the following areas: · History and Theory of the Multinational Enterprise · The Political and Regulatory Environment · Strategy and International Management · Managing the MNE · Area Studies · Methodological Issues These state of the art literature reviews will be invaluable references for students in business schools, social sciences, law, and area studies.
This Handbook explores how classic principles of international competitive strategy are transformed in today's markets and provides suggestions on how firms can develop effective strategies to respond to these transformations.
Vertical keiretsu experience—and Japanese-style supply-chain management more broadly—had been seen as a "relational" capability, leveraged by Japanese manufacturing firms into superior efficiency, quality, reliability, flexibility, ...
This book examines international trade law and its intersection with states and other aspects of the international system.
This handbook is a vital resource for scholars, students, and managers looking to expand into emerging economies by providing comprehensive analyses of functional areas from human resources to finance to marketing, and on issues such as ...
Peter Earle's The Making of the English Middle Class brings together the business practices, material culture, patterns of consumption, and family life of the artisans and commercial gentry of London (Earle 1989).
Rowley, C. and S. Abdul-Rahman (2008). The Changing Face of Management in South Asia. New York, Routledge. Sako, M. (2006). Shifting Boundaries of the Firm: Japanese Company – Japanese Labour, New York, Oxford University Press.
The volume provides an authoritative overview with chapters by leading authorities on the current state of knowledge of business-government relations, but also points to ways in which this work might be developed in the future, e.g., ...
This volume of contributions from some of the world's best-known international trade economists explores and analyzes the various aspects of commercial policy in a way that standard texts in international economics do not.
The Oxford Handbook of the Political Economy of International Trade presents the most up-to-date review of scholarship in this field.
The Oxford Handbook of International Relations offers the most authoritative and comprehensive overview to date of the field of international relations.