This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND license. This volume analyzes the economic, social, and political challenges that emerging states confront today. Notwithstanding the growing importance of the ‘emerging states’ in global affairs and governance, many problems requiring immediate...

Chapter1 An Analysis of the Factors affecting New-Generation Peasant Workers’ Decision-making of Vocational Training Participation —A Micro Perspective -- Chapter2 A Theoretical and Empirical Study on over-leaping the Middle Income Trap -- Chapter3 Middle Income Trap and the Innovation of...

Part I Accounting/Audit -- The Impact of Free Cash Flow on Firm’s Performance: Evidence from Malaysia -- The Analysis of the Appliance of Fair Value Concept in Croatian Companies from Real Sector -- The Link Between Accounting Measures of Biological Assets and Financial Standing of the...

Part I: Introducing the Framework -- 1. Launch Pad -- 2. Human Capital -- 3. Finance Capital, Market, and Policy -- 4. Infrastructure and Institutions -- 5. Management of Resources and Lessons Learned -- Part II: Learning from Successful Innovation Regions -- 6. Bangalore Innovation System -- 7....

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. Marketing Communications and Brand Development - An Introduction -- 2. The Progress of Destination Brand Marketing in Emerging Economies: The Case of ASEAN -- 3. Nation Branding as a Strategic Approach for Emerging Economies: The Case of UAE -- 4. Bank Brand Avoidance - Perspectives from...

Chapter 1: Promoting Environmentally Friendly Behaviours in Emerging Markets: An Urgent Need (Nguyen) -- Chapter 2: The Green Consumers in Emerging Markets: Who are They? (Yadav) -- Chapter 3: Green Food Consumption in China (Dang) -- Chapter 4: Key Determinants of Green Purchase Behaviour in...

1. Marketing Communications and Brand Development in A Changing World – Introduction, Issues and Perspectives -- 2. SMEs Adoption of Artificial Intelligence-Chatbots for Marketing Communication: A Conceptual Framework for an Emerging Economy -- 3. Integration of Augmented Reality (AR) and...

Chapter: International Business and Security – Geostrategic Perspective -- Chapter: International Business and Security Focus – Emerging Economies in the Indo-Pacific -- Chapter: International Business and Security Nexus – China -- Chapter: International Business and Security Nexus –...