1. An institutional perspective on entrepreneurship in international business -- 2. Transnational entrepreneurship in two contrasting Asian contexts : Hong Kong and Singapore -- 3. City-states and their global reach : outward investments from Hong Kong and Singapore -- 4. Entrepreneurs in...

Theoretical perspectives on women's employment careers in a national government context /Cherlyn Skromme Granrose, Irene Hau-Siu Chow and Irene K.H. Chew --Images of women and government in the Chinese cultural heritage /Cherlyn Skromme Granrose --National policy influence on women's careers in...

1. Financial reform in Australia -- 2. Price stabilization, the banking crisis and financial reform in Brazil -- 3. Financial reform in Canada : past, present and future -- 4. Financial system reform in China -- 5. Financial reform in Germany -- 6. Financial reform in Hong Kong -- 7. Financial...

pt. 1. Two models of expansion without borders : the European Mediterraneans -- pt. 2. Early outlines of an Asian Mediterranean : the predominance of tributary trade -- pt. 3. The overlapping of Western and Asian trading networks -- pt. 4. The arena of re-globalisation : the second birth of the...

1. Introduction : legal transplants, convergence and regionalism in Chinese corporate law reform -- 2. Birth pangs of a market : creation and development of China's cross-border share markets -- 3. Securities, regulatory authorities and H-share enterprises -- 4. Internal governance structures...

Balancing the challenges of today with the promise of tomorrow : a presidential perspective / F. King Alexander -- Strengthening the academic presidency : recommendations for presidents and governing boards / Robert M. O'Neil -- Aligning institutional vision with policymakers' and the public's...

For many developing countries, economic growth is an elusive quest. Both economists and policymakers have long known that issues such as education, investment and infrastructure are necessary ingredients for development and yet only a very small number of countries seem to be able to come up...

Incentives to Improve Education identifies three categories of incentives: rewards, (financial rewards for teachers), competition (educational choice, often in the form of payment for education by voucher) and threats (introduction of external standards and accountability for performance)

"This cutting-edge book argues that the best way to advance the future of management education is to nurture scholars who take a fascination in the intellectual field itself. Moving beyond recent trends in the scholarship, Stuart Middleton investigates the underlying beliefs of key approaches to...

"This timely book presents a nuanced exploration of the key pedagogical, theoretical and practical challenges facing modern business educators and students. Bringing together a cross-disciplinary team of experts, it highlights the importance of equipping students with the capabilities and...