This book examines survey data to consider the extent to which public support for immigration, international trade, and foreign direct investment exists in a cohort of 38 heterogeneous countries. With economic globalization shaping daily life, understanding the determinants of public opinion is...

Fiktion oder Realität? Die Global AG im Jahr 2015 -- So war es bisher -- Cultural Intelligence -- Fitness-Check für Cultural Intelligence -- „Yes, we can“ – because there’s no other chance? -- Reise zu den geistesgeschichtlichen Wurzeln -- Reisen bildet!.

Providing in-depth analysis, this book enables readers to understand the theoretical aspects of personal selling and explores the difficulties of selling services which are sensitive to cultural, age and gender differences, and to customers originating from diverse cultural zones. Agents and...

This book introduces readers to a powerful method for cross-cultural due diligence in mergers and organizational collaborations. It employs the context of joint ventures between local communities and companies in the domain of hospitality in emerging tourism destinations. The book first analyzes...

Menschliches Verhalten und Käuferverhalten wurden bereits in ihren unterschiedlichen Facetten und aus der Perspektive verschiedener wissenschaftlicher und praktischer Disziplinen beleuchtet. So wurde beispielsweise das Verhalten von Investoren, d.h. von Käufern an Finanzmärkten, aus der Sicht...

The recent past shows a growing interest in cultural specificities. This new-found focus has its origin in reports about corporate practices indicating that globally standardized information systems are not effective in every culture. One explanation for this observation is that information use...

China wird in naher Zukunft einer der wichtigsten Konsumentenmärkte für westliche Unternehmen. Bisher fehlt westlichen Managern jedoch ein „Consumer Insight“ in Bezug auf chinesische Konsumenten, weshalb zahlreiche Markteinführungen innovativer Produkte westlicher Firmen in China...

Culture and the Individual Entrepreneur -- Introducing Entrepreneurship and Culture -- Entrepreneurial Motivations, Culture, and the Law -- The Entrepreneurial Culture: Guiding Principles of the Self-Employed -- Culture, Political Institutions and the Regulation of Entry -- Prior Knowledge and...

This handbook pursues an integrated communication approach. Drawing on the various fields of organizational communication and their relevance for CSR, it addresses innovative topics such as big data, social media, and the convergence of communication channels, as well as the roles they play in a...