try to circumvent them. It focuses on the situation in two Asian countries, namely Indonesia and Singapore. These two … countries represent two stages of legal development and two of the main families of legal systems, i.e. Indonesia coming from a … civil law system and Singapore from a common law one. The article also shows how the differences in laws and treatment of …

scope for China to review how the BDAS was implemented in Singapore and to consider how such a formalized system can be …Purpose – The construction industry in China is progressing at a rapid pace. There are many important issues to be … building design appraisal system (BDAS) may be formalized to benefit the construction industry in China. Design …

infrastructure in Japan is compared to that in Malaysia. It is concluded that given the right environment and conditions the Japanese … demonstrated by those factories operating in the Free Trade Zones. The need for Dunlop Malaysia to implement a TQC programme is …

liberalization and globalization. Design/methodology/approach – This paper critically analyses a range of recently published (2000 …

the motor industry faced with issues which are both cause for concern and ripe for exploitation. Increasing globalization … BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) nations. Practical implications – The article provides strategic insights and …

Describes corruption in China as accounting for 4‐8% of its GDP and as such a restraint on the financial system … current global political climate could make China a suitable target for both terrorists and protesters, and uses Russia as an …

finance. That it is undervalued is widely acknowledged. With China's emergence as an economic superpower of the future, this … yuan on the Chinese and Asian economies as well as its plausible impact over the bilateral imbalances between China and US …

Purpose – This paper aims to review and analyse the literature on the internationalisation of companies from China to … developed countries; the available evidence tends to suggest that China's MNCs already possess some competitive capabilities … the fit of existing theories with the reality of China's firms and the need for further studies in this area.  …

as much as China has. As a late‐comer of globalization, China has been confronted with a clash between the dissolution of …In the context of globalization, the concept of national identity becomes much richer and the governments’ policy … a traditional society and the construction of a modern one. Taking into consideration China’s history, population, size …