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Handbook of Business Practices and Growth in Emerging Markets

Author : Satyendra Singh

Publisher : World Scientific

Page : 577 pages

File Size : 20,96 MB

Release : 2010

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9812791787

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The Handbook of Business Practices and Growth in Emerging Markets consists of a collection of specially commissioned chapters that describe the current business environment, organizational culture, consumer behavior, financial investment climate, and examples of best prevailing practices in emerging markets. It covers all the major functional areas of business OCo marketing, strategy, operations and finance OCo in all continents. The focus of each chapter is on the identification of different business issues in different emerging markets (including Asia, Africa and South America) and on the implementation of a proposed set of recommendations, using both qualitative and quantitative techniques to assist in decision-making and in improving organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Readers will also appreciate the multidimensional view of financial and non-financial performance measurement of businesses. Specifically, the goal of this research-based handbook is to provide a comprehensive guide for business students and managers by discussing a range of issues from the diverse emerging markets and enabling them to develop a strategic mindset for a market-oriented culture. Given the changing business dynamics, government policies and demands in industries, this handbook is both timely and topical. Sample Chapter(s). Foreword (28 KB). Chapter 1: Introduction (69 KB). Contents: Introduction (S Singh); China: New Product Development in Emerging Markets (N Grigoriou); Competing with Multinationals: Entry and Evolution of Latecomer Firms in China''s Handset Industry (W Xie & S White); Current Business Practices of Top Fortune Global Emerging Multinationals (C-H Liu & K-K Wei); Between Information System Integration and Performance, What are the Missing Links? (R P Lee & Q-M Chen); Legal Cases and Auditing in China (G Chong); Commonwealth of Independent States: CSR in the Emerging Market of Russia: Finding the Nexus Between Business Accountability, Legitimacy, Growth and Societal Reconciliation (O Kuznetsova); The Russian System of Corporate Governance: Promises and Realities (O Kuznetsova); Brand Management in Emerging Markets: Private Labels in Croatian Grocery Retailing and the Case of Dona Trgovina D O O (M Martinovic & J Branch); Baltic Tiger or Wounded Lion OCo Retail Trade and Shopping Behavior in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (B McKenzie); Latin America: Data Mining as a Decision Tool for Materials Procurement in a Multinational Company Headquartered in Brazil (D C C Barbosa et al.); The Importance of Natural Resources-Based Industry Clusters in Latin America: The Case of Chile (C Felzensztein); Inserting Small Holders into Sustainable Value Chains (M F Neves & L T e Castro); Franchise as an Efficient Mode of Entry in Emerging Markets: A Discussion from the Legitimacy Point of View (C Gauzente & R Dumoulin); Africa: Public Procurement Reform in Emerging Economies: A Case Study of Kenya (P M Lewa & S K Lewa); Rural Tourism in South Africa: The Case of Damdoryn and Bufflespoort (K P Quan-Baffour); An Institutional Network Approach of Partnership Mode of Interest-Free Microfinance and Islamic Banking: A Case Study (M N Alam & M M Hussain); Challenges of Internet Adoption of Banks in Ghana (N O Madichie et al.); Middle East: Does the Religious Nature of Organizations Affect Performance Measurement? A Case of GCC Banks (E K A Mohamed & M M Hussain); Challenges and Opportunities for International Marketers in Kuwait (C P Rao); Glimpses at Society and Management in Iran (H Yeganeh); Internet Consumer Behavior in Cyprus (A Thrassou et al.); Asia: Corporate Social Performance of Indonesian State-Owned and Private Companies (H Fauzi et al.); Does Individual Stock Futures Affect Stock Market: Volatility in India? (N Tripathy et al.); Philippines in the 21st Century: Business Opportunities and Strategic Marketing Implications (E P Garrovillas); Papua New Guinea OCo An Emerging Economy in the South Pacific: Challenges and Prospects (R Rena); Conclusion (S Singh). Readership: Students of business administration courses which focus on organizational culture, managers and management consultants dealing with issues related to emerging markets."



The Oxford Handbook of Management in Emerging Markets

Author : Dr. Robert Grosse

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 889 pages

File Size : 13,25 MB

Release : 2019-01-08

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0190683961

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For nearly two decades, emerging markets have been a primary source of growth in the world economy. They have become more international and compete more extensively with companies in developed countries. For these reasons, an understanding of managing businesses in emerging markets is a fundamental skill for competing in the twenty-first century. The Oxford Handbook of Management in Emerging Markets identifies key elements of the business systems and competition in emerging markets around the world, and then looks at competitive strategies of companies going into and coming out of these countries. While business is business, the handbook's focus is on how management differs depending on the different environmental characteristics in emerging markets, such as the role of the government, the potential weakness of infrastructure, and the skill and innovation bases available locally in emerging markets, among other elements. The volume is organized into five sections. The first section establishes conceptual perspectives for exploring the current business environment in emerging markets. The second section focuses on questions surrounding governance and markets. The third explores multinational enterprises (MNEs) in emerging economies, while the fourth section looks at local firms and emerging market MNEs. The fifth and final section looks at management in emerging markets within specific countries and regions around the world. 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 family businesses, state-owned enterprises, and the bottom of the pyramid.



The Oxford Handbook of Business Groups

Author : Asli M. Colpan

Publisher : Oxford Handbooks Online

Page : 828 pages

File Size : 45,1 MB

Release : 2010-08-05

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 019955286X

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Book Description

This handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of business groups around the world. It focuses on the adaptive and competitive capabilities of business groups and their evolutionary dynamics, as well as considering the historical and theoretical contexts of business groups.



The Future of Entrepreneurship in Latin America

Author : E. Brenes

Publisher : Springer

Page : 203 pages

File Size : 15,78 MB

Release : 2012-04-02

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1137003324

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This book examines the outlook for Latin American entrepreneurs in the new global environment. Using case studies from across the region, the book highlights liberalization measures nations are adopting to facilitate small and medium size enterprise (SME) creation and growth, and existing barriers that are threatening SME sector gains.



Covid-19: The Economy and Society

Author : Dr. Tapas R. Dash

Publisher : Allied Publishers

Page : 204 pages

File Size : 17,20 MB

Release : 2022-01-20

Category : Reference

ISBN : 9390951097

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The current COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented impact on societies and economies around the world. The negative economic shocks intensified by the global pandemic, shutdowns and layoffs, create a devastating effect on the lives and livelihoods of millions. Indeed, over half-a-billion people perished due to the global health crisis. To combat the spread of the virus, governments curtailed the activities of non-essential industries which forced hundreds of millions of workers to get confined to their homes. While the pandemic sparked a global surge in the demand for e-commerce which has pushed many firms to create a digital presence to serve the growing market, the demand for specific sectors such as air transportation, tourism and non-essentials including hospitality and entertainment has vanished. The Cambodian economy, which mostly depends on exports of garments, footwear and textiles; tourism; agriculture; and construction, contracted by 3.1 percent in 2020 (ADB, 2021) due to the global pandemic. As we started to learn about COVID-19 and its impact on public health and economy, CamEd Business School, a leading higher education institution in Cambodia, took the humble initiative to organize an International Research Symposium on November 15, 2020, to highlight—How did a Health Crisis Translate to an Economic Crisis? – The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic—which resulted in the outcome of this research-based book, COVID-19: The Economy and Society. While the Economy part relates to chapters such as economy, consumer behavior, informal workers, garment sector and logistics, the Society part focuses on education, online learning, creating shared value, civic participation and crowdfunding for social issues. This book is a timely outcome and ideal for academic scholars, industry practitioners and government policymakers.



Cooperatives in the Global Economy

Author : Tapas R. Dash

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 293 pages

File Size : 11,77 MB

Release : 2021-05-19

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1498555233

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Cooperatives in the Global Economy presents a unique collection of research-based chapters contributed by leading social and economic thinkers that provide critical insights into how the cooperative business model meets the challenges of the complex global problems in today’s competitive economy. Apart from theoretical arguments in favor of the value-based cooperative business model, this book presents the performance indicators of various forms of cooperatives, their potentialities, and challenges they face across borders. The contributors reexamine how cooperatives empower the marginalized population of the world by bringing them into the mainstream of socio-economic activities through creating employment opportunities, working towards alleviation of poverty, ensuring for more equitable distribution of scarce resources, and providing the basis for a sustainable economy and its meaningful growth. Today, in the global competitive economy, the challenges for cooperatives are enormous due to their particular value commitments, forms of incorporation, and organizational structures. In spite of the presence of several challenges, cooperatives promote economic growth and social justice. In this context, this book also presents the critical roles of cooperatives in balancing economic, social, and environmental concerns to build a better, equitable, and sustainable world.



People, Planet and Profit

Author : Samuel O. Idowu

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 298 pages

File Size : 25,7 MB

Release : 2016-05-13

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1317082605

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It is no longer the case that it’s only society which benefits from CSR actions. A corporation actually helps itself when operating sustainably and does well because of its triple bottom line actions. The editors of People, Planet and Profit believe that whilst Corporate Social Responsibility is by now a familiar concept to academics or practitioners, insufficient attention has been paid to the end product of CSR in practice, which they define in terms of social and economic developmental effect. The contributions in this edited volume explain the developmental aspect of CSR from a conceptual perspective and provide empirical evidence of the impact of CSR delivery on stakeholders in different corners of the World. The emphasis is on what corporations take from and give back to their stakeholders whilst trying to behave in a corporately responsible fashion. Stakeholders, including employees, customers, host communities, governments and NGOs have diverse interests and expectations of CSR. This gives rise to questions about whether the activities corporations support are the ones today’s stakeholders need; whether the CSR programmes being delivered are adequate; and about the relationship between the corporations’ view of what constitutes CSR and that of the supposed beneficiaries. This book offers thoughtful answers to these questions and assesses the outcomes of corporate activities both in developed and developing countries and regions, in terms of economic progress and social and political advancement.



Acquisitions by Emerging Multinational Corporations

Author : Johannes Distler

Publisher : Springer

Page : 451 pages

File Size : 26,20 MB

Release : 2017-07-27

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 3658191120

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This thesis analyzes the motivation and performance of 403 acquisitions made by emerging multinational corporations (EMNCs) in Western Europe and North America between 1994 and 2013. The findings indicate that most EMNCs were motivated to acquire in order to obtain access to the upstream and downstream know-how of their target firms. In addition, the thesis' event study results demonstrate that EMNCs on average generated value for their shareholders with their acquisitions over short periods around acquisition announcement. This result is particularly significant since similar studies on buying firms from developed markets have frequently come to the conclusion that acquirers destroy shareholder value.



Supermarket Retailing in Africa

Author : Felix Adamu Nandonde

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 175 pages

File Size : 15,71 MB

Release : 2022-03-25

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1000562719

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This book surveys the landscape of supermarket retailing in Africa, showing how this expanding part of the retail sector is changing consumerism on the continent. Drawing on research covering retail formats, consumer behaviour, strategies, operation research, ICT, relationship marketing, and market linkage, the book investigates the many factors impacting the growth of supermarkets in Africa. The contributors employ theories, concepts, and methods in order to help us to understand changing consumer behaviour, the strategies used by suppliers to access supermarkets, the role of service suppliers in the growth of the sector, and ultimately how supermarkets can assist in making the market linkage between producers and consumers in Africa. The chapters provide a comprehensive exploration of modern retail, discussing its growth and future, identifying consumer preferences, as well as suggesting solutions to the challenges that retailers and suppliers on the continent face in developing the sector. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of the retail sector and retail management in Africa.



Social Entrepreneurship and Enterprises in Economic and Social Development

Author : Katharine Briar-Lawson

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 409 pages

File Size : 33,23 MB

Release : 2020-08-20

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 0197518303

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Microlending programs for low-income microentrepreneurs have become a global priority since the development of the Grameen Bank in 1976 and the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations in 2015. Inspired to create their own microlending program, the deans of the schools of social welfare and business at the University at Albany were aided by the university's Small Business Development Center and the State Employees Federal Credit Union. This led to the creation of the Small Enterprise Economic Development (SEED) program. Following this, new faculty were hired in the School of Social Welfare and the School of Business to address social entrepreneurship and lead these initiatives. The impetus for this book emerged from these developments including three forums in which national and international contributors participated in workshops, panels, and chapters for this book. These forums were co-organized by the School of Social Welfare, the School of Business, and a new Center for the Advancement & Understanding of Social Enterprises (CAUSE) at UAlbany. Building on the example set by UAlbany, Social Entrepreneurship and Enterprises in Economic and Social Development explains how and why we should integrate social entrepreneurship and social enterprises with economic and social development. While this global movement varies in pace and scope, the volume features snapshots from countries and regions representing nearly all continents, including Albania, Argentina, Cuba, India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Taiwan, Tajikistan, and Tanzania. One of the lessons is that social policies are critical for supporting social entrepreneurs since environmental, economic, and social sustainability are core goals of these initiatives. The chapters in this volume offer different contextual frames ranging from social enterprise business plans and measured entrepreneurial orientation to displacement dynamics (and how to avoid them) and the pitfalls of non-market economies. The contributing authors examine a variety of ventures and social policies to showcase how nations are supporting social enterprises as they attempt to meet human needs and achieve financial sustainability. The resulting volume provides a rationale for, and snapshots of, social enterprises and entrepreneurship in transitioning nations.