Contemporary Challenges to International Business

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Perspectives on Contemporary Challenges to International Business....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
The Challenge of Managing Employee Tenure in China....Pages 13-31
Organizational Identification and Commitment Following a Cross-Border Acquisition....Pages 32-51
Cross-Border Transfer of Employment Relations Approaches: Country-of-Origin Effects and the Level and Type of Industry Internationalization....Pages 52-67
Tensions Arising from Process of Transferring HRM Practices across Borders: The Case of Taiwanese MNCs in the UK....Pages 68-81
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
Micromultinationals: Transcending Resource Challenges in International Business....Pages 85-105
Survival and Failure of Born Globals: The Case of Software Firms....Pages 106-125
The Challenge of Accelerated International Growth: A Focus on Winners and Losers in the Finnish Software Sector....Pages 126-147
International New Ventures and the Development of Partnerships: A Social Capital Approach....Pages 148-163
Clustering and the Internationalization of SMEs in the Media Industry....Pages 164-179
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
Learning in International Joint Ventures in Central and Eastern European Countries: System of Innovation Approach....Pages 183-199
Returning Entrepreneurs vs Indigenous Entrepreneurs: An Investigation of High Technology SMEs in Emerging Markets....Pages 200-217
The Emergence of Low-Cost Airlines in Africa: A Preliminary Analysis of Internal and External Drivers....Pages 218-231
Re-examining Women’s International Management Experiences: A Middle Eastern Perspective....Pages 232-247
Front Matter....Pages 249-249
Trends in International Terrorism against Business Targets....Pages 251-268
The Automotive Industry and Environmental Regulations: Challenges to Corporate Political Activities of Multinational Enterprises in the European Union....Pages 269-284
Intra-Community Fraud among UK and German Expatriate Entrepreneurs in Spain: A Trust and Social Networks-Based Explanation....Pages 285-295
Back Matter....Pages 297-304