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High- Versus Low-Content National Cultures: Preferences For Type Of Retailer And For Human Interaction, Gregory Osland, Bela Florenthal

Gregory E. Osland

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Industrialization Strategy And Industrial Relations Policy In Malaysia, Sarosh C. Kuruvilla

Sarosh Kuruvilla

[Excerpt] In this chapter, a different view is taken of the relationship between industrialization strategies and industrial relations policy and practice. I argue that it is not the logic of industrialism or the levels of industrialization per se but the choice of an industrialization strategy and the shifts between such strategies that influence changes in industrial relations policies.

Linkages Between Industrialization Strategies And Industrial Relations/Human Resource Policies: Singapore, Malaysia, The Philippines, And India, Sarosh Kuruvilla

Sarosh Kuruvilla

The case studies of Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and India presented in this paper support the author's contention that a country's industrialization strategy for economic development profoundly influences its industrial relations (IR) and human resources (HR) policy goals. The author finds that import substitution industrialization was associated with IR/HR policy goals of pluralism and stability, while a low-cost export-oriented industrialization strategy was associated with IR/HR policy goals of cost containment and union suppression. In countries that moved from a low-cost export-oriented strategy to a higher value added export-oriented strategy, the focus of IR/HR policy goals shifted from cost containment to …

A Negotiated Cultural Identity Approach: Role Of National Culture In A Cross-National Work Setting, Noriko Yagi, Jill Kleinberg, Catherine Schwoerer

Noriko Yagi

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Islamic Finance Unit Takes Bank Beyond Michigan Roots, Karen Hunt Ahmed

Karen Hunt Ahmed

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Foundations And Evolution Of A Research Career In International Marketing, Gregory Osland

Gregory E. Osland

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Natural Law, Human Rights And Corporate Reputational Capital In Global Governance

kjackson@fordham.edu

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Notre Dame Mendoza Business School Presentation 2008, Karen Ahmed

Karen Hunt Ahmed

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Price Momentum And Idiosyncratic Volatility, Matteo Arena, K. Haggard, Xuemin Yan

Matteo P. Arena

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Unbinding The Concept Of National Culture: A Negotiated Cultural Identity Approach, Noriko Yagi

Noriko Yagi

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The Importance Of Language In International Knowledge Transfer, Lawrence Welch, Denice Welch

Lawrence Welch

Abstract &#; Drawing on insights from managerially-oriented literature, this article explores the role of management in situations where the market transaction costs of using local, independent operators are negligible at market entry, but grow over time. A key question pertaining to this situation is: what management instruments may ensure persistent concurrence between changing pressure for internalisation in a foreign market and the effectuated internalisation of a MNE in that market?

Key Results &#; The article demonstrates the operating cost saving potential of putting in place options for gradual internalisation. Practical examples of such options are outlined. &#; It is emphasized …

Transactional Leadership, Marco Tavanti

Marco Tavanti

Transactional leadership in a continuum with transformational leadership. This chapter offers an overview and introduction to the key concepts and study of transactional leadership in organizational management and in workplace relations.

Attacking The Roots: Shiraishi Garments Company And An Evolving Thicket Of Business Ethics In China., Bin Jiang, Patrick J. Murphy

Patrick J. Murphy

This case examines management underpinnings of conducting socially purposeful business in contexts where the labor conditions and ethics are questionable. Shiraishi Garments Company was a Japanese entrepreneurial venture in the clothing industry that evolved into a highly successful multinational company. After its supply chain had extended into China, some ethical labor issues emerged. The decision point is focused squarely on the company’s CEO, who must deal with conflicting forces stemming from his personal values and professional responsibilities. In exploring the issues, the case illustrates business risks of superficial standards auditing of international operations. The case also describes how multinational firms …

Islamic Banking And Finance: Moral Beliefs And Business Practices At Work, Karen Hunt Ahmed

Karen Hunt Ahmed

The religion of Islam has existed for 1400 years but Islamic economic theory and its financial institutions emerged as an industry only in the 1970s. Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) are designed to help Muslims conduct business internationally while simultaneously upholding traditional Islamic values related to trade finance and currency movement. The basis for their existence is the Islamic moral prohibition on charging interest—interest is a central component of capitalist banking—yet IFIs conduct billions of dollars of business annually in the world economy and the de facto Islamic banking transaction is—in most cases—virtually identical to a capitalist banking transaction. Business practices …

The Risk Components Of Liquidity, Lorán Chollete, Randi Naes, Johannes Skjeltorp

Lorán Chollete

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Portents Of Change: U.S./Eu Open Skies And A Bold U.S. Initiative, Brian F. Havel

Brian Havel