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Comparing American and British practices in AMT adoption

Sohal, Amrik S.; Burcher, Peter G.; Millen, Robert; … - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 6 (1999) 4, pp. 310-324

This paper compares AMT adoption practices in large American and British companies, investigating their motives, size and nature of their investments, planning processes, fit between AMT and strategy, functional areas involved, nature of financial techniques employed and the anticipated...

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The economic emergence of Turkey

Etkin, Lawrence P.; Helms, Marilyn M.; Turkkan, Umit; … - In: European Business Review 12 (2000) 2, pp. 64-75

For centuries, Turkey has been the nexus of trade and enterprise in Southeastern Europe. Located between the continents of Europe and Asia, Turkey remains the historical portal of the Eastern and Western worlds. Although rooted in an entrepreneurial spirit, the antiquated trade laws in Turkey...

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Doing business in China – the modern German experience

Parnell, Martin Francis - In: European Business Review 14 (2002) 5, pp. 351-363

This paper examines German trade and investment structures in relation to China, establishing for the 1990s: a severe … substantial increases in contracted investment, a general pattern of steep decline in realized German investment. These findings …

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How can a flexible labour market influence the amount of foreign direct investment attracted by a host nation? The case of the UK

Floyd, David - In: European Business Review 15 (2003) 5, pp. 334-339

direct investment (FDI) has been dependent on the flexibility of the labour market. However it is important to understand …

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Direct Investment from the EC

Collis, Clive; Noon, David; Berkeley, Nigel - In: European Business Review 94 (1994) 2, pp. 14-19

Examines trends in the flows of direct investment to the West Midlands region of the UK during the 1980s. An analysis …

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Czech Reform and Economic Restructure

Kenny, Brian - In: European Business Review 94 (1994) 3, pp. 26-32

Helped by somewhat limited inward investment from the West and a programme of wide‐scale privatization, reform in the …

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Employee Investment Funds in Sweden

Burkitt, Brian; Whyman, Phillip - In: European Business Review 94 (1994) 4, pp. 22-29

Analyses the economic influences that led to the development of the proposal to introduce employee investment funds … economic, which surrounded them. Outlines the modified form in which employee investment funds were eventually implemented in …

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Eastern Promise? Foreign Investment in Poland

Hardy, Jane - In: European Business Review 94 (1994) 5, pp. 28-37

Provides a critical overview of the role of foreign direct investment in the transition to market economies in Eastern … Europe, and Poland in particular. Patterns of investment are examined in the wider context of changes in the global pattern … investment critical for updating obsolete capital and bringing Western business expertise. It is suggested that firms have been …

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Trust begets trust in Hungary: an interview with the Hungarian Finance Minister

Ország‐Land, Thomas - In: European Business Review 97 (1997) 3, pp. 145-148

Medgyessy’s assessment of the reasons for Hungary’s good performance in attacting foreign direct investment. Also considers a …

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Financial management practices in China: a case study approach to companies in the Shanghai region

Ooghe, Hubert - In: European Business Review 98 (1998) 4, pp. 217-226

study approach. A total of 16 firms in the Shanghai region were interviewed. The research results refer to: investment in …

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