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Neo-developmentalism and trade unions in Brazil
Galvão, Andréia - 2016
This article deals with the Brazilian labour movement during Workers' Party governments, discussing its organizational … movement after the arrival of the PT to the Federal Government and the achievements in terms of social and labour rights. It … tendencies, at the same time it dynamized the Brazilian labour movement. …
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Corporate strategies in the telecommunications sector in an environment of continuing liberalization
Borrmann, Christine - 2001
The article refers to the interplay between deregulation resp. liberalization of the telecommunications sector and the market behaviour of TC-firms. In the past monopolization of the sector left the PTTs in a comfortable national monopolistic situation, but substantially confined their scope of...
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Offshore outsourcing - A global shift in the present IT industry
Erber, Georg; Sayed-Ahmed, Aida - 2004
advantages suggests that overall, offshoring and inshoring countries will gain from the new international division of labour in …
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The emergence of a CEE-regional multinational: A narrative of the MOL Group plc.
Buzády, Zoltán - In: Journal for East European Management Studies 15 (2010) 1, pp. 59-76
This article describes the transition of MOL, the Hungarian Oil and Gas Company, from a state-owned enterprise to a privately owned regionalmultinational company and outlines its growth to become a leading player in the CEE region. It also illustrates how the company went through the internal...
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Outward foreign direct investment from economies in transition in a global context
Kalotay, Kálmán - In: Journal for East European Management Studies 8 (2003) 1, pp. 6-24
They are barely visible on the global scene. But it is in part so because official statistics have difficulties in reflecting their real size. They are nevertheless gaining in importance, representing a challenge for those who want to understand why and how they expand. Analysts are at the...
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Demography vs. Context: A Cross-Country Survey of the Willingness to Rely on Trust in Business Partnerships
Bidault, Francis; de la Torre, José R.; Zanakis, Stelios H. - 2009
We explore the determinants of the willingness to rely on trust in a business partnership where both partners are at risk. By focusing on the willingness to rely on trust (WTRT) we reduce the methodological challenge of perception-based approaches where trust is measured as an expectation on the...
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Hacia una visión holística de la distancia en los negocios internacionales: El caso colombiano
Marulanda, Carolina Caicedo; Barber, José Pla; Darder, … - In: Revista de Métodos Cuantitativos para la Economía y … 23 (2017), pp. 24-47
This article presents new estimations of the distance in international business between Colombia and 57 countries in Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Oceania. The concept of distance that we use transcends the institutional level and incorporates both institutional aspects and those that have...
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The effect of brand value on economic growth: A multinational analysis
Ökten, Nuriye Zeynep; Okan, Elif Yolbulan; Arslan, Ünal; … - In: European Research on Management and Business Economics … 25 (2019) 1, pp. 1-7
In the 21st century, the growth of each country's economy is now mostly influenced by the assets based on physical or non-physical grounds. These invisible assets are, as explained by various studies, supporting that they are one of the most important driving forces in the country's economy to...
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Global value chain configuration: A review and research agenda
Hernández, Virginia; Pedersen, Torben - In: BRQ Business Research Quarterly 20 (2017) 2, pp. 137-150
This paper reviews the literature on global value chain configuration, providing an overview of this topic. Specifically, we review the literature focusing on the concept of the global value chain and its activities, the decisions involved in its configuration, such as location, the governance...
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Monetary Integration in Europe in the Function of Fostering International Business
Šapić, Srđan; Furtula, Srđan - 2015
Through joining the European Economic and Monetary Union a heterogeneous influence of member states cannot be avoided but all countries follow the logic of the economic benefits of unification. Besides reducing transaction costs, greater transparency in prices and the elimination of the...
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