Migration has brought about, and continues to be responsible for, some of the most momentous social, economic, and political changes in the contemporary world. Over the years, millions of people have moved from their rural homes in search of better paid work, usually in cities many thousands of...

The objective of this thesis is to investigate the potential contribution of transnational corporations (TNC) to the upgrading of systems of innovation in late-industrialising countries. This study looks specifically at TNC-affiliierter in Thailand’s manufacturing sector and compares them with...

Die Dissertation thematisiert die Wirkung von Informationstechnologie in Organisationen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der motivationalen Aspekte der Organisationsmitglieder. Der theoretische Bezugsrahmen ist die Theorie der Strukturierung von Giddens und ihre Anwendung in der...

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Die fortschreitende Globalisierung der Weltwirtschaft und Internationalisierung des Managements bringen eine steigende Migration der Weltbev?lkerung mit sich. Der dadurch entstehende Multikul?turismus und die hohe Diversit?t der Arbeitskr?fte stellen neue Anforderungen an die F?hrung von...

Die Zusammenarbeit rum?nischer und deutscher F?hrungskr?fte in rum?nisch-deutschen Joint-Ventures und deutschen Tochtergesellschaften in Rum?nien wird durch Konflikte erschwert. Diese Konflikte lassen sich auf die kulturell gepr?gten unterschiedlichen Verhaltenserwartungen und divergierenden...

To study the phenomenon of cultural difference and diversity and to establish its influence on efficiency of the international business is the most important problem. The present problem occupies a wide space in the theory and practice of management of the international companies. Within last...

This dissertation investigates whether cultural competence, defined as a person’s ability to interact effectively with others from a different cultural background or in a cross-cultural setting, predicts expatriate adjustment and job performance more effectively than other individual-level...

Abstract The examination of the behavioural responses of the reciprocal first name exchange as a policy in firms in Nigeria was the main objective of this research. It was also the intent of this empirical work to highlight the challenges and issues of the transferability and applicability of...