Introduction -- Current State of Research -- Evaluation and Selection of Existing Cultural Taxonomies -- Introduction to the Synthesis of the Universal Dimensions of Culture (UDCs) -- The Environment - One Connecting Concept? -- Time – One Connecting Concept? -- Human Behavior - One Connecting...

Chapter I Introduction -- Part I The International Relations of Population Resources and Environment -- Chapter II Development: Global Strategy of the Balance of Population Potential and Resource -- Chapter III Global Warming and China’s Development -- Part II Strengthening the External...

Diese Dissertation befasst sich mit dem Thema einer Expansion nach Afrika und beleuchtet alle polydimensionalen Transaktionen, die hinsichtlich der Auswahl möglicher afrikanischer Potenzialmärkte, adäquater Expansionsstrategien und lokalem Verhandlungsmanagement notwendig sind. Die...

This book explores the nature and uniqueness of leadership in Iceland within a business and economic context. Starting with an analysis of Iceland’s geographical location, historical development and societal culture, the authors critically examine the major elements of the Icelandic business...

This book analyses how Calon Gypsies in Brazil have responded to global financial transformations and shifted their economic practices from itinerant trade to moneylending. It also explores their role as ethnic credit providers, offering rare insight into the financial lives of poor and...

1.Introduction: The Institution and the Imaginary in a Nordic Light; Søren Askegaard and Jacob Östberg -- 2. Democracies of taste Ruled by the Law of Jante? Rudiments of a Nordic Sociology of Consumption; Henri A. Weijo -- 3. Market Wonderland: An Essay about a Statist Individualist Consumer...

1. Currency-at-War: A Longer View -- 2. Forecasting, Yi Ching and San Bian Shu: A Chinese Approach for Gaining Foresight - An Interview with Jason Tan Beng Siang -- 3. Sustainability Reporting: Case of a University in Beijing -- 4. Wanted: A New, Chinese Paradigm in Finance -- 5. Real Estate and...

Introduction -- An Interesting Story on Ghanaian Behavior -- A Review of The Culture: Institutions Nexus -- Corruption and Culture in Ghana: Mission Impossible or an Interesting Challenge -- Concluding Remarks. .

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Past, at Present and for Tomorrow -- Chapter 2: Cultural Challenges and Promises of Global Business -- Chapter 3: Practices, Norms, and Diversity in Multinational Corporations -- Chapter 4: Challenges and Issues of Global Business -- Chapter 5: Implementing...

Theoretical Background on Mass Customization Research -- Fundamentals of Culture Research -- Cultural Influence on Consumer Behavior Under Mass Customization -- Cultural‐bound Interest in Mass Customization – survey -- Cultural‐Bound Actions in Mass Customization – experiment. .