An analysis of the extent of internationalisation within the European hotel industry is presented. Porter′s industry mapping technique is applied to 62 sample companies to identify strategic groups within the industry and any possible correlation between company size and degree of...

Using indices of bribe for 19 countries, this study examines the determinants of bribe paying in international business. There is a strong positive correlation between countries where bribe taking is highly prevalent and those countries that are most likely to offer bribes. The propensity to...

This study analyzes the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on the trade between Mexico and the U.S. NAFTA was signed by the U.S., Canada and Mexico on 17 December 1992 and took effect on 1 January 1994. This research found that NAFTA led to a significant increase in U.S....

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of trade policy pertaining to imported processed food on poorer health outcomes of people’s in the Pacific island countries. Design/methodology/approach Using an extended gravity model, the paper adopts the OLS time varying...

The study of US and Indian managers has been undertaken in response to the continuous increase in global activity in the area of purchasing. This study is a step in the direction of fulfilling the information requirements of purchasing managers around the globe. Based on the statistical...

China has become one of the top three nations for attracting foreign investment in the international market since 1990. Hundreds of international corporations are currently competing for business opportunities in China in the form of joint venture or direct investment. Both successful joint...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an adaptedz gravity model to measure the impact of the number of the internet users on food industry trade between developed Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries using both panel and cross‐sectional data....

Australian manufacturing enterprises are seen to be facing enormous pressures in terms of international competition and turbulent external environments, and longer‐term investment in training and staff development (TSD) is seen to be essential to produce the highly skilled and flexible...

Within the last two decades, the Japanese economic machine has developed into the leading economy in the world on a per capita income basis and second only to the USA in GNP. Contends that Japan has virtually conquered the US consumer electronics, semiconductor, and machine tool markets and,...

Internationalization, the buzzword of the 1980s, has become the necessity for firms to survive in the 1990s. Contact with foreign firms is a given for US businesses. With this contact comes the issue of cross‐cultural negotiations. How do US businesses prepare themselves and conduct such...