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Window dressing? Women, careers and retail management
Broadbridge, A. - 2010
Via the submission of six published papers, this thesis draws together the body of work by Broadbridge on retail management and women’s careers. It reveals the factors that continue to be problematic for women’s careers and why in 2010 they continue to be under-represented in the retail...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009465917
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Towards a New Theory of Entrepreneurship in Culture and Gender: A Grounded Study of Thailand’s Most Successful Female Entrepreneurs
Hatcher, Caroline A.; Terjesen, Siri A. - 2007
This paper explores the phenomenon of Thailand's female entrepreneurs and account for some of the cultural drivers in the way in which Thai women operate to be the leading country in the world for female entrepreneurship in terms of entrepreneurial activity. Based on interviews, media reporting,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437621
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Overseas Chinese as expatriate managers in China: is their recruitment a solution to cross-cultural management problems for multinationals operating in China?
Chung, Mona; Smith, Wendy - 2007
in China who recruit Overseas Chinese to handle cross-cultural issues. China’s rapid economic development and entry into … surged. Yet it is acknowledged that for the foreign investor in China, cross-cultural issues create difficulty at every level … their China operations as a solution to cross-cultural management issues. But has this policy been successful? In terms of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483887
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International Trade Openness and Gender Gaps in Pakistani Labor Force Participation Rates Over 57 Years
Hyder, Asma; Behrman, Jere R - 2011
The extent of openness to international trade may alter incentives differentially by gender for labor force … participation, particularly in economies in which gender differentials in human capital investments such as schooling are large and … in which norms about gender behaviors are strong. This paper uses historical census data since 1951 and two recent Labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438968
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A strategic marketing approach to national development initiatives involving large scale collaborative ventures (LSCV)
Briggs, Maxwell J. - 2006
This paper relates to government initiatives which aim at advancing their country’s economic development and investor attractiveness. It identifies large scale projects that involve collaboration between government and business (termed: large scale collaborative venture – LSCV) as one aspect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437710
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A TALE OF TWO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: TUNISIA AND MOROCCO
Friedman, Steven J - 2010
.1% (even the amazing success of China has only produced a GDP growth rate of 9.0%).The purpose of this thesis is to address the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009439124
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In the footsteps of the Silicon Valley? Indian and Irish software in the international division of labour
Arora, Ashish; Gambardella, Alfonso; Torrisi, Salvatore - 2001
This paper analyses the development of software in India and Ireland. The development patterns of the software industry in Ireland and India clearly show both the advantages and disadvantages of being a follower. The most obvious advantage is the ability to sustain growth without a broad based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441012
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A comparative analysis of the internationalization of Chinese and Japanese firms
Yang, Xiaohua; Jiang, Yi; Kang, Rongping; Ke, Yinbin - 2009
This paper integrates institution-, industry-, and resource-based views of internationalization and demonstrates that industrial characteristics, firm resources, and institutional factors can significantly explain the differences and similarities of international expansion of Chinese and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437856
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The Chinese steel industry in transition: industry Perspective on Innovation Policy
Huang, Xueli; Schroder, Bill; Steffens, Paul R. - 1999
There is little empirical research on how the Chinese Government should function in innovation management, particularly during its critical period of economic transition. This study explores and investigates the Chinese Government’s innovation management structure, procedures and functions by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438114
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Resources, Institutional Environments and Firm Scope: Evidence from an Emerging Economy
Zhou, Nan - 2010
This dissertation investigates how institutional environments and firm resources influence firm scope. Building on strategy and international business literatures, I propose that institutional environments influence firm scope through the impacts on both the development of internal resources and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438668