This volume undertakes the important task of envisioning a regional history of Asia based on its unique internal characteristics, going beyond the usual West/non-West dichotomy. The “regional trade zone of modern Asia” was debated in the 1980s. Since then, Japanese historians of the...

1. International Trade and Inherent Risks -- 2. Services Offered by Commercial Banks -- 3. Methods of Trade -- 4. Foreign Exchange Rates -- 5. Bills of Exchange, Collections, Purchasing and Discounting -- 6. Documentary Letters of Credit -- 7. Letters of Credit: Types -- 8. Methods of Payment...

PART I: Family firm-specific views and internationalization -- Chapter 1: Internationalization Decisions in Family Firms: The Impact of Bifurcation Bias; Kano, L., Verbeke, A., & Johnston, A -- Chapter 2: Internationalisation and Family Involvement: A Stewardship Approach in the Hotel Industry;...

Introduction: International Entrepreneurship from Methodological Perspectives -- Part I: Qualitative Research Streams: Conceptualisation -- Immigrants and International Entrepreneurship: Transnational Dynamic Capability and Dual Social Network Embeddedness -- Internationalisation of SMEs and...

Part I: Russia Today: Economy -- 1. Russia: A Giant in Figures -- 2. Political System and Administrative Structure -- 3. Economic Structure -- 4. Economic Clusters and Regional Policy -- 5. Transport Infrastructure -- 6. Competitiveness -- 7. Trading in Times of Sanctions and Protectionism -- 8....

Based on their ability to facilitate interdependencies across the borders of national and regional markets, multinationals enterprises (MNEs) act as the key drivers of world trade and investment activities. While recent global challenges additionally highlight the need to explain and assess the...

Chapter 1 Changes in the Domestic and International Economy -- Chapter 2 Status of Chinese Banks’ Internationalization -- Chapter 3. Current Situation of Foreign Banks’ Internationalization -- Chapter 4 Comparison of the overseas expansion between Chinese and Foreign Banks -- Chapter 5 Risk...

Part I Introduction to Megatrends -- Megatrends in International Business: An Introduction to the Theme -- Megatrends and International Business -- Part II Entrepreneurship Trends -- Trends in International Entrepreneurship -- IGOs and Entrepreneurship: Understanding the Impact of Policy...

1. The Changing Nature of International Business in the Asia-Pacific Region -- 2. Regionalization versus Globalization: Emerging Theoretical Frameworks in the Asia-Pacific Region -- 3. Implications of Free Trade Agreements for the Asia-Pacific Region -- 4. Emerging Frameworks of Political Risk...

This book explores emerging trends in internationalization, analyzing the processes and steps that firms take when entering new markets. This timely contribution highlights the need for a deeper understanding of today’s internationalization process, critiquing existing literature and instead...