Programme (UNDP) for the training of Chinese managers. Findings – It was found that although considerable efforts had been made …Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to provide an evaluation of how Chinese managers perceive and respond to … training and management development programmes that have been designed and delivered by Western experts, and of the extent to …

extended to a discussion of expatriates, their problems, and the need for further areas of training. Findings ? Significant …Purpose ? Sets out to argue that training and adjustment strategies based on immersion in a foreign culture, in order … to reduce expatriate culture shock, can be improved by training that addresses how to use related ethnic networks within …

analysis.Originality/value – For SME managers, while they may prefer informal training approaches, they would benefit from … on performance. Unlike previous published studies that concentrate on formal training, this empirical analysis includes … both formal and informal training. Performance is measured in terms of turnover, employee growth, and survival. It also …

Purpose ? The objective of this paper is to compare the management style of marketing managers in Australia with the … counterparts in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Design/methodology/approach ? Based on the differences in cultural dimensions … interviews, respectively. Findings ? Results show that PRC managers have significantly higher scores in the five management style …

cross-cultural leadership. It also outlines procedures for using the model to assist expatriate managers to develop the … issues in China, the importance of having some theoretical knowledge on the topic, and the need to be flexible and pragmatic … 32 Western expatriate managers and 19 local Chinese managers working in Australian businesses operating in Shanghai and …

female expatriates to be equivalent to that of men, the results indicate that female international managers do not perceive … expatriates. Design/methodology/approach ? In total, 102 male respondents and 44 female respondents were surveyed in order to test … corporations (MNCs) manage their expatriates. While earlier research suggested that organisations perceived their treatment of …

China and India into the global markets. This rise has also deteriorated the situation of low-skilled workers in advanced … analyzed in detail. Second, the interactions between two policies (hiring subsidies and training subsidies) are analyzed. Both …

equations fish traded between Brazil and United States in the period between 1996 and 2006. The variables included in the model …, which reduces the competitiveness of Brazil in the North American market. Further devaluation of the national currency may …

curto prazo.-------------------The objective of this study is to estimate the demand function for wine imports in Brazil … significant to the explanation of variations in the importation of wine by Brazil as well as the lagged dependent variable …

This paper delves into China’s differential growths in trade flows with high income and developing countries by … traded goods ranging from primary, intermediate, and finished goods because China’s policies impact all segments China …’s trade flows. In the last 28 years, China has specialized in deficits in the upstream production segments (parts and …