Exploring the relationship between strategy, advantage, and staffing, this guide shows that a firm's talent philosophy and business creed determine its employment needs and explains that a company's choice and execution of hires directly relates to its overall business sense and competitive...

This book is about how Chinese entrepreneurs deal with China's most important institution-the government-in their struggle to survive and even prosper in China's transitional economy. It takes an "inside look" at several private firms in China and provides a first-hand account, as well as the...

Nonprofit Organizations need strategies to be effective, but the available tools for making strategy were developed primarily for business organizations. This book provides a model and several case studies for Strategy Making in Nonprofit Organizations. The strategy making model modifies the...

Transnational Corporations and Local Firms in Developing Countries - Linkages and Upgrading -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part I Introduction and Conceptual Issues -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Analytical Framework -- Introduction -- A Conceptual and Analytical Framework -- The Structure...

Strategic Management of Professional Service Firms -- Contents -- Preface to the third edition -- I. Professionalsand professional service firms -- Introduction -- Why are professional service firms interesting? -- Professional services - a pragmatic definition -- What is the role of...

Corporate Financial Strategy is a practical guide to understanding the elements of financial strategy, and how directors and advisors can add value by tailoring financial strategy to complement corporate strategy.The book sets out appropriate financial strategies over the key milestones in a...