State-owned enterprises are growing in relative importance both within various national economies and in international economic relations. Some facts concerning the practices of such enterprises and the consequences of their operations can be asserted with confidence. However, some major...

I have an uneasy feeling that, in responding to the invitation of JIBS' editors to recount how I stumbled into the field of international business, I am providing very sparse fare for many of JIBS' readers, particularly for those who want to gain hints of what it takes to make a success in the...