In the wake of the globalization of markets counterfeiting has become a major challenge for brand management. Considerable costs of the specification and enforcement of intellectual property rights in various emerging markets are forcing a systematic dilution that takes effect globally. Against...

The topic of information technology (IT) innovation in non-IT firms has gained considerable attention. However, developing IT innovation capability can be challenging due to technological complexities and knowledge requirements. To overcome this, firms seek external sources of IT knowledge, such...

In this paper we analyse representations of the Japanese salaryman and Japanese organization in Japanese manga, or graphic novels, during the turbulent decades from the mid-1980s to the present day. We argue that manga presents salarymen protagonists in a sympathetic yet not uncritical light,...

As technology has advanced, many have wondered whether (or simply when) artificial intelligent devices will replace the humans who perform complex, interactive, interpersonal tasks such as dispute resolution. Has science now progressed to the point that artificial intelligence devices can...

The aim of this study, on the one hand, is to outline the types, competencies and functions of interim management, and on the other, to compare the situation of the Hungarian and British managers on the basis of empirical researches. Interim management appeared in Western Europe in the 1960s,...

During the past few years arbitration has been under attack. Recent judicial decisions, newly enacted and proposed legislation, and populist sentiments are important and obviously can result in significant changes. But many of the criticisms leveled at arbitration can be addressed and, most...