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Market Entry and Operational Decision Making in East-West Business Relationships
Author: Market Entry and Operational Decision Making in East-West Business Relationships
Author: Jorma LarimoPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136456805
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 299
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Understand the dynamics of East-West relationships in business to make better decisions The Eastern expansion of the European Union has increased interest in this geographic region. Market Entry and Operational Decision Making in East-West Business Relationships presents 10 case studies that focus on firms in Central and Eastern Europe and the strategies used for success. Academics, researchers, and practitioners examine a variety of topics, including entry and marketing strategies of Western multinational companies, choices of locations for foreign direct investments, first mover advantages, entry behavior of retailing companies, dynamics in subsidiary operations, industry clusters, decision-making autonomy, and internationalization. Market Entry and Operational Decision Making in East-West Business Relationships provides information that is uniquely timely and practical to those in business in this region. The chapters bring the academic and the practical perspectives together by analyzing various research studies from different companies in several Central and Eastern European countries. This resource discusses companies and the decisions about where they begin and maintain operations, and why these strategies were chosen. The book provides a clear spotlight on the business decisions currently taking place in the East-West interaction. Topics in Market Entry and Operational Decision Making in East-West Business Relationships include: studies of four Estonian companies on their emergence and success factors a comparative study of performance measures of companies in Central and Eastern Europe a detailed look at the strategies of Finnish and Swedish companies in the Baltic states and Russia the location decisions of Italian firms a comparative study of in-store shopping behavior in Italy, France, and Poland the regionalization of multinational company strategies studies of Estonian companies, including the wood and forest industries and more Market Entry and Operational Decision Making in East-West Business Relationships is an essential resource that examines issues of critical importance to business researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.
International Entrepreneurship
Author: Robert D. HisrichPublisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1412957982
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 641
Book Description
Combining robust narrative with a wide variety of interesting cases, International Entrepreneurship: Starting, Developing, and Managing a Global Venture focuses on the need for every entrepreneur to at least consider entering the global market in todays hypercompetitive world. As an ever-growing number of countries become market oriented and developed, the distinction between foreign and domestic markets is becoming less pronounced, and entrepreneurs increasingly need to develop skills to identify opportunities and then manage these opportunities on a global basis. International Entrepreneurship is an ideal resource for students, professors, government officials, and practitioners throughout the world who are interested in this vital, growing area. Key Features Includes chapter-opening international scenarios that feature a global entrepreneur or a global entrepreneurial venture to set the scene for the issues that follow Demonstrates global entrepreneurial issues through real-life cases from countries throughout the world Draws content from a wide variety of disciplines, including anthropology, economics, geography, history, jurisprudence, and language Includes chapter-ending class exercises, discussion questions, and suggestions for additional reading to provide readers with hands-on learning opportunities and avenues for future research Helpful Teaching Ancillaries Instructor Resources are available on a password-protected website at http://www.sagepub.com/hisrichinstr. These resources include chapter outlines, end of chapter discussions, chapter exercises, and teaching notes. International Entrepreneurship is appropriate as a core text for courses such as Global Entrepreneurship or International Entrepreneurship or as a supplement in upper-level undergraduate and MBA courses in Entrepreneurship, New Venture Management, and Entrepreneurship Strategy. In addition, it can be used as an ancillary text in International Business and International Management courses.
East-West Business Relations
Author: Jarmo NieminenPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9781560247470
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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As the political and ideological atmospheres in Central and Eastern Europe have recently changed and entered a transition period, a need has arisen for new models for the formation, development, and establishment of East-West business relationships. East-West Business Relationships is a dynamic work offering a two-dimensional sample--of both the companies and their countries--of East-West Business relations. The book covers topics including joint ventures, relationship marketing, networks, and export behavior. It offers new insights into East-West business relations by: basing its contents upon research conducted by teams from the Unites States, Japan, Sweden, and Finland which allows comparisons between multinationals of different origins. providing a testing ground for new ways of doing business, adjusted to the environments of individual countries. increasing knowledge of critical issues in the business relationship from both the Western and Eastern partner's viewpoint. focusing on the formation and development of East-West business relationships specifically during the transition period. Most chapters in East-West Business Relationships apply a qualitative approach using case study methods. This methodology is unique in the present context of East-West business as it allows an examination of the whole management process of the formation and development of business relationships, providing a rich, in-depth analysis of the why’s and how’s of these relationships. It suggests that more understanding of the experiences, perceptions, and attitudes of East European firms must be gained in order to diminish the problems, a huge number of which are simply a result of the misunderstanding of the Eastern counterpart, faced by Western firms in Eastern Europe. This volume serves as a superior reference for academics and business managers interested in advancing their understanding of East-West business relations. It may also serve as valuable reading material for advanced courses in international marketing or business operations in Eastern Europe.
Transnational Corporations
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Category : International business enterprises
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment
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Category : Developing countries
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Key to Economic Science and Managerial Sciences
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Category : Economic policy
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Semi-monthly review (with annual indexes) of abstracts on economics, finance, trade, industry, foreign aid, management, marketing, labour.
New Horizons in East-West Economic and Business Relations
Author: Marvin R. JacksonPublisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Promotion of Trade Through Industrial Co-operation
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Category : East-West trade
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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