Purpose – The motivation for this study is triggered by the fact that lately contract manufacturers in China have to deal with a number of unprecedented cost pressures such as currency fluctuations, the VAT rebate reduction, and minimum wage enforcement. As cost pressures in China continue to...

The increased international competition amongst higher education institutions caused by rapid globalization now requires universities to evaluate, alter or devise new and innovative strategies which will enable them to boost their international activities. There is a need to gain a competitive...

Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction to the Encyclopedia of International Strategic Management -- 1. Adaptation-aggregation-arbitrage (AAA) typology -- 2. Added distance -- 3. Agglomeration -- 4. Asset recombination -- 5. Base of the pyramid -- 6. Born global...

Firm competitiveness is a crucial trait of companies which managers strive to improve, and even policy makers focus on it regarding economic development. As companies are embedded into different layers of the environment, this study aims to identify the influence of top managerial perception...