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The Rapidly Transforming Chinese High-Technology Industry and Market

  • 1st Edition
  • July 31, 2008
  • Nir Kshetri
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 7 8 0 6 3 - 2 2 1 - 6
A number of indicators point to rapid and extraordinary shifts in the Chinese high-technology landscape. This book places special emphasis on ulta-modern and crucial ICT industries in which Chinese players possess a competitive advantage. It analyzes how formal and informal institutions and associated feedback mechanisms have influenced the Chinese high-technology industry and market. Finally, the book deeply investigates the nature, sources and quality of key ingredients related to the Chinese high-technology industry and provides an insight into the status and locus of this industry.

Trends in Mobile Technology and Business in the Asia-Pacific Region

  • 1st Edition
  • June 30, 2008
  • Youngjin Yoo + 2 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 7 8 0 6 3 - 2 3 8 - 4
This book introduces trends and developments in the area of mobile technology and business in the Asia Pacific region – an area which has emerged as a hotbed for not only much economic development generally, but also the mobile revolution that is sweeping through the globe. Although mobile technology did not originate in the region, over the last decade mobile and wireless technologies and services have rapidly grown in this area. Some companies from this area are taking the leading roles in many aspects of industry (hardware, software and service) and international standard setting organizations as well. The book presents 12 in-depth case studies written by specialists covering many countries in the region in order to provide an evolutionary perspective on mobile technology and business. The book offers both macro-level public policy implications and firm-level strategy for this emerging technology.

Asian Business Groups

  • 1st Edition
  • June 30, 2008
  • Michael Carney
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 1 - 8 4 3 3 4 - 2 4 4 - 1
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 7 8 0 6 3 - 2 3 9 - 1
The Asian economic landscape is dominated by various types of business group. Asian Business Groups provides a comprehensive review and introduction to the different types of business group. The origins and founding context of groups from particular national settings form the basic structure of the book. Emphasis is given to both the similarities and differences in group governance and performance and the implications for Asian international competitiveness are addressed.

Expatriates in Asia

  • 1st Edition
  • June 30, 2008
  • Scott Hipsher
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 7 8 0 6 3 - 2 4 6 - 9
The Asia-Pacific region is recognized as the fastest growing economic region in the world as well as one of the most difficult places for expatriates to work. Classical literature, modern popular entertainment, as well as academic studies often create an impression of Asia in the West which can encourage the formation of a set of expectations about working in Asia that hinder the expatriate adjustment process. This book provides conceptual frameworks as well as practical advice on working in the exciting and challenging environments found in the dynamic and diverse continent of Asia.

The Role of China in Global Dirty Industry Migration

  • 1st Edition
  • March 31, 2008
  • Haitian Lu
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 7 8 0 6 3 - 2 3 6 - 0
The first book to comprehensively analyze the regulation of dirty industry migration - a global issue that has complex economic, environmental and social implications. The book examines the mechanisms of regulation of dirty industry migration under internal trade, investment, environment and human rights laws. Other than international law, the host and home country regulation of dirty industry migration in the context of domestic laws and policies are examined. Finally, this book critically evaluates the voluntary codes relating to corporate environmental citizenship and social responsibility which bear implications on the regulation of dirty industry migration.

Coping with Continuous Change in the Business Environment

  • 1st Edition
  • January 31, 2008
  • Antonie Botha + 2 more
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 1 - 8 4 3 3 4 - 3 5 5 - 4
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 7 8 0 6 3 - 2 0 5 - 6
Aimed at knowledge management professionals and students in the field of knowledge management, information science, information systems and software engineering, the book provides answers to the ‘what-is’ and ‘why-is’ questions with regard to knowledge management. It investigates the concepts and elements, the drivers, and challenges involved in knowledge management. In the second part of the book the ‘how’ and ‘with-what’ characteristics of knowledge management are covered. Although knowledge management is primarily concerned with non-technical issues, this book concentrates on the technical issues and challenges. A new technology framework for knowledge management is proposed to position and relate the different knowledge management technologies as well as the two key applications of knowledge management, namely knowledge portals and knowledge discovery (including text mining).

The Economic Relations Between Asia and Europe

  • 1st Edition
  • November 30, 2007
  • Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan + 3 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 7 8 0 6 3 - 2 4 1 - 4
This book looks at the new configuration taken by Asia-Europe economic relations. It is set against the background of the inclusion of China in the WTO, the growth of foreign investors from emerging Asian countries, and the economic reforms in a number of crisis-hit South East Asian economies. It is written by a number of well established European and Asian scholars from the fields of economics as well as management. The different chapters in the book highlight key contemporary issues from theoretical, conceptual and empirical perspectives.

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Restructuring Activities

  • 4th Edition
  • November 26, 2007
  • Donald DePamphilis
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 5 5 9 0 - 4
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Restructuring Activities, Fourth Edition, is a real-world teaching tool for finance courses on mergers, acquisitions, and other restructuring activities. The author, Dr. Donald DePamphilis, shares his academic knowledge and personal experiences with over 30 such deals. The book covers 99 case studies that span every industry, country, and region worldwide demonstrate how deals are done rather than just the theory behind them, including cross-border transactions. The book is ideal for MBA and advanced undergraduate and graduate finance students taking courses in mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and corporate strategy.

Business Risk Management Handbook

  • 1st Edition
  • November 14, 2007
  • Linda S Spedding + 1 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 5 3 6 6 - 5
It is now seen as essential that all businesses assess their exposure to business risk especially in relation to value creation. This book explains the practical links between risk management and the impact it has on the value of your business. It offers vital, accessible and timely tools to assist you in making an immediate difference to the core value of your business and thereby satisfy the demands of an ever increasing range of stakeholders. This book will help you: • Discover how risk exposure can have a financial impact on your business • Make your business become more sustainable financially, socially and environmentally • Learn how to apply knowledge fast with this practical guide to risk management issues The sustainable approach covered by this book spans business survival to more recent issues, such as the use of energy and natural resources. It highlights the value of a more enlightened approach throughout an organization. In doing so the book explains the practical links between risk management and the impact on value using the Sustainable and Economic Risk Management (SERM) methodology which considers: • inherent risk • management of risk • residual risk exposure. By exploring the various frameworks that organizations operate in today – whether compulsory, compliance driven, voluntary or motivated by best practice – the book offers a practical tool through the SERM model which is at the heart of the book’s approach to risk management. This model, together with its global EFR model, have established proven and practical methodologies to achieve sustainable risk management techniques that are accessible to all organizations.

Long-Term Commitment, Trust and the Rise of Foreign Banking in China

  • 1st Edition
  • September 30, 2007
  • Qing Lu
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 7 8 0 6 3 - 2 3 0 - 8
The rapid growth of foreign banks has aroused a growing interest in the academic field and specifically as regards to the question of why foreign banks exist. This book aims to establish the relationship between trust as contextual knowledge capital built between the Chinese government and foreign banks and foreign banks. knowledge capital and the relationship between the former and foreign banks. long-term commitment. By investigating the development strategy of foreign banks and by examining and explaining the importance of foreign banks. long-term commitment to their development, this book has demonstrated that foreign banks established branches in China not only to follow their home-country customers in order to retain their knowledge capital but also to gain market access. Trust as contextual knowledge capital built between foreign banks and the Chinese government could assist their knowledge capital retention and their market access strategy. Foreign banks. long-term commitment could help them to achieve this contextual knowledge capital. This book thus has major implications for the development strategy of foreign banks in a government-oriented economy with a controlled banking sector.

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