Business Practices in Emerging and Re-Emerging Markets

Contents......Page 6
List of Figures and Tables......Page 14
List of Abbreviations......Page 16
Acknowledgments......Page 18
Preface......Page 20
Notes on Contributors......Page 22
1 Introduction......Page 24
Definition of Emerging Markets......Page 25
The Conceptual Framework of the Book......Page 26
The Pedagogy, Positioning, and Organization of the Book......Page 29
Part I: The Emerging Markets......Page 30
Part II: Business and Ethical Orientations......Page 31
Part III: Emerging Lifestyle and Consumer Behavior......Page 32
Part IV: Emerging Business Practices......Page 34
References......Page 36
Part I: The Emerging Markets......Page 38
Introduction......Page 40
Methodology......Page 42
Omission of Politics in SAPs......Page 44
Political Interest Groups......Page 45
Emerging Economy of Kenya......Page 47
Economic Restructuring......Page 49
Logic of Reform......Page 51
Initial Responses to Market Liberalization......Page 52
Government Interference in Perfectly Competitive Markets......Page 56
Changing Marketing Dynamics......Page 58
The Future of Marketing in Kenya's Emerging Economy......Page 60
Conclusion......Page 62
References......Page 63
Part II: Business and Ethical Orientations......Page 66
Introduction......Page 68
Background to the Study......Page 70
The Conceptual Model......Page 71
Methodology......Page 75
Results and Discussion......Page 80
Implications for Managers......Page 86
Future Research Directions......Page 87
Conclusion......Page 88
References......Page 89
Introduction......Page 92
The Conceptual Framework and Hypotheses Development......Page 94
Moral Philosophies: Deontological versus Teleological......Page 95
Link between CEV and Profitability......Page 97
Methodology......Page 98
Analysis and Results......Page 101
Discussion......Page 102
Conclusion......Page 105
References......Page 106
Introduction......Page 112
Business Ethics......Page 114
Nigerian Business Environment as an Emerging Market......Page 116
Unethical Business Practices......Page 119
The Ethics Project 2006......Page 128
Government Policies and Watchdog Agencies......Page 130
Conclusion......Page 134
References......Page 137
Part III: Emerging Lifestyle and Consumer Behavior......Page 140
Introduction......Page 142
The Context......Page 144
The Wine Consumer......Page 145
The Theoretical Framework......Page 146
Methodology......Page 148
Analysis......Page 149
Results and Discussion......Page 150
Implications for Managers and Conclusion......Page 151
Appendix......Page 152
References......Page 153
Introduction......Page 156
The Culture-Creativity Framework......Page 158
Methodology......Page 160
Results......Page 163
Discussion......Page 164
Recommendations......Page 168
Future Research Directions......Page 169
Conclusion......Page 170
References......Page 171
Part IV: Emerging Business Practices......Page 174
Introduction......Page 176
Structural Adjustment Program......Page 177
Literature Review......Page 178
Research Design......Page 180
Results and Discussion......Page 182
References......Page 187
Introduction......Page 190
Definition of Emerging Market......Page 192
Potential Benefits of IJVs......Page 194
The Theoretical Framework......Page 198
Performance Measurement......Page 216
Methodology......Page 218
Findings......Page 223
Contribution of the Chapter......Page 230
Future Research Directions......Page 232
References......Page 233
Introduction......Page 244
Recognition of Knowledge as a Core Competence......Page 245
Background to the Research and Information Center......Page 246
From Research and Information Functions to Knowledge Center......Page 247
Building Momentum......Page 249
The Current Position of MKC......Page 250
Future Positioning of MKC......Page 251
Introduction......Page 254
The Process of Change......Page 256
Strategy Selection for Change Management......Page 257
Change Management in MAST Africa Limited......Page 258
Conclusion......Page 263
References......Page 264
11 Conclusion......Page 266
C......Page 276
D......Page 277
G......Page 278
M......Page 279
P......Page 280
S......Page 281
W......Page 282