Using the cases of Wal-Mart and IKEA, this paper takes a productive systems approach to examine ‘varieties of capitalism' from the perspective of the ways by which production and market relations are structured and prioritized. It considers the nature of these relations and their interaction...

The Emergence of International Business: Concepts and Approach -- The Modern Cement Industry: its Emergence and the Role of F.L. Smidth & Co. -- Like Living on an Island... Siam and Southeast Asia 1913-1925 -- When China Awakens... China 1890-1938 -- Samurai and Cement Factories. Japan 1922-1938...

The Emergence of International Business: Concepts and Approach -- The Modern Cement Industry: its Emergence and the Role of F.L. Smidth & Co. -- Like Living on an Island... Siam and Southeast Asia 1913-1925 -- When China Awakens... China 1890-1938 -- Samurai and Cement Factories. Japan 1922-1938...

"Tata is one of the world's most diversified companies, selling everything from salt to software. Mircea Raianu charts Tata's 150-year trajectory, through the eras of imperial free trade, protectionist nationalism, and market liberalization and asks what the future has in store for India's...