Contemporary Challenges to International Business (Academy of International Business)

Cover......Page 0
Contents......Page 4
List of Illustrations......Page 6
List of Acronyms......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 11
Foreword......Page 12
Notes on Contributors......Page 13
1 Perspectives on Contemporary Challenges to International Business......Page 20
Part I: Cross-Border Management and Institutional Challenges......Page 30
2 The Challenge of Managing Employee Tenure in China......Page 32
3 Organizational Identification and Commitment Following a Cross-Border Acquisition......Page 51
4 Cross-Border Transfer of Employment Relations Approaches: Country-of-Origin Effects and the Level and Type of Industry Internationalization......Page 71
5 Tensions Arising from Process of Transferring HRM Practices across Borders: The Case of Taiwanese MNCs in the UK......Page 87
Part II: SMEs' Resource-Related Challenges......Page 102
6 Micromultinationals: Transcending Resource Challenges in International Business......Page 104
7 Survival and Failure of Born Globals: The Case of Software Firms......Page 125
8 The Challenge of Accelerated International Growth: A Focus on Winners and Losers in the Finnish Software Sector......Page 145
9 International New Ventures and the Development of Partnerships: A Social Capital Approach......Page 167
10 Clustering and the Internationalization of SMEs in the Media Industry......Page 183
Part III: Emerging Market Challenges......Page 200
11 Learning in International Joint Ventures in Central and Eastern European Countries: System of Innovation Approach......Page 202
12 Returning Entrepreneurs vs Indigenous Entrepreneurs: An Investigation of High Technology SMEs in Emerging Markets......Page 219
13 The Emergence of Low-Cost Airlines in Africa: A Preliminary Analysis of Internal and External Drivers......Page 237
14 Re-examining Women's International Management Experiences: A Middle Eastern Perspective......Page 251
Part IV: Emergent Challenges......Page 268
15 Trends in International Terrorism against Business Targets......Page 270
16 The Automotive Industry and Environmental Regulations: Challenges to Corporate Political Activities of Multinational Enterprises in the European Union......Page 288
17 Intra-Community Fraud among UK and German Expatriate Entrepreneurs in Spain: A Trust and Social Networks-Based Explanation......Page 304
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