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Architecture, urban form, and assemblage aesthetics in Mexico City’s street markets

Heathcott, Joseph - In: Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural … 13 (2019) 1, pp. 72-92

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider Mexico City’s street markets as temporary and modular architectural … to 2018, the author conducted fieldwork during three trips to Mexico City, making site visits, undertaking structured … markets regularly operating in Mexico City, 200 of which set up on any given day. In order to provide some depth and texture …

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Global accounting standards: reality and ambitions

Wagenhofer, Alfred - In: Accounting Research Journal 22 (2009) 1, pp. 68-80

Purpose – The enormous success of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in becoming globally accepted accounting standards leads to challenges in the future. The purpose of this paper is to outline challenges that arise from political influences and from the pressure to sustain a...

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Global responsible intergenerational leadership

Puaschunder, Julia - In: Annals in Social Responsibility 2 (2016) 1, pp. 113-123

Purpose Global systemic risks of climate change, overindebtedness in the aftermath of the 2008/2009 World Financial Crisis and the need for pension reform in the wake of an aging western world population, currently raise attention for intergenerational fairness. Pressing social dilemmas beyond...

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E‐commerce and globalization: an exploratory study of Egypt

Elbeltagi, Ibrahim - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 14 (2007) 3, pp. 196-201

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address how cultures could affect the way different people use the internet. The study showed that there is a great potential for e‐commerce in Egypt in particular and Arab world in general. However, there are many challenges, where people are used...

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A proposed model of expatriates in multinational corporations

Liu, Ching‐Hsiang; Lee, Hung‐Wen - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 15 (2008) 2, pp. 176-193

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between job satisfaction, family support, learning orientation, organizational socialization and cross‐cultural training and cross‐cultural adjustment in the proposed model. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative...

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Aspiring to leadership … a woman's world? An example of developments in France

Evans, David - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 17 (2010) 4, pp. 347-367

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review and analyse current research in the field of women leadership. It deals with fundamental changes observed in the past 20 years and tries to establish any common traits and tendencies. The question of whether changing leadership styles, emotional...

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The impact of institutional processes, social networks, and culture on diffusion of global work values in multinational organizations

Rosenblatt, Valerie - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 18 (2011) 1, pp. 105-121

Purpose – Previous research has documented emergence of global work values and an important function of multinational organizations (MNOs) in their diffusion. However, studies on the processes supporting the diffusion of global work values have been limited. This study seeks to conceptually...

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Cross‐cultural negotiations revisited

Vieregge, Michael; Quick, Simon - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 18 (2011) 3, pp. 313-326

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore possible changes in national culture for generations X and Y members from selected Asian national cultures and the impact on cross‐cultural negotiations. Design/methodology/approach – An interpretivist epistemology is combined with an...

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Walmart and Carrefour experiences in China: resolving the structural paradox

Chuang, Ming‐Ling; Donegan, James J.; Ganon, Michele W.; … - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 18 (2011) 4, pp. 443-463

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to combine secondary sources and interviews with Chinese suppliers to explore the structural paradox faced by retail multinational firms in China as they balance the competing demands of standardization and localization. The authors describe the...

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Challenges and conceptions of globalization

Bond, Christopher; J. O'Byrne, Darren - In: Cross Cultural Management 21 (2014) 1, pp. 23-38

theorization of “globalization” and seeks to utilise the framework developed therein to help promote a more complex conceptual … explore and discuss the dynamics of the eight models of “globalization” and assess the potential implications for business … practice of working within these often conflicting and contradictory paradigms of “globalization”. As part of this review, the …

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