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Postcard from South America: experiencing organisation at the end of the world

Miguel Imas, J. - In: Critical perspectives on international business 2 (2006) 1, pp. 58-64

Purpose – The paper aims to present a very personal view of some of the socio‐economic problems and challenges faced by workers, managers and organisations in South America. It also aims to stimulate further dialogue, research and exchange of ideas with South American academics that are...

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International Handbook on Globalisation, Education and Policy Research

Hagen, Roulla S. - In: Critical perspectives on international business 2 (2006) 1, pp. 65-67

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In the constructive tradition of being critical

Carr, Adrian - In: Critical perspectives on international business 2 (2006) 2, pp. 73-78

Purpose – The special issue aims to look into what it means to be critical in relation to international business. Design/methodology/approach – Gives an overview of articles submitted by experts in the field. Findings – Finds that old practices of international trade are out of touch in...

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Re‐evaluation of underlying assumptions and refocusing of objectives in criticisms of international business

Hipsher, Scott A. - In: Critical perspectives on international business 2 (2006) 2, pp. 114-127

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to address the question of what it means to be critical in relationship to international business. Design/methodology/approach – Explores the underlying assumptions and objectives in the debates involving international business and trade. Findings –...

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Critical challenges in the emerging global managerial order

Murphy, Jonathan - In: Critical perspectives on international business 2 (2006) 2, pp. 128-146

/methodology/approach – Explores the theoretical divide within critical management studies and the challenge provided to theory by internationalization/globalization … globalization and the rise of organized civil society. Research limitations/implications – Further challenges include mapping global …

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Global business beyond modernity

Dholakia, Nikhilesh; Fuat Fırat, A. - In: Critical perspectives on international business 2 (2006) 2, pp. 147-162

Purpose – This paper sets out to provide global business managers and researchers with perspectives, concepts, and some tools to deal with emergent late modern conditions. Design/methodology/approach – Analytical discourse is employed to outline the post‐enlightenment rise of modernity and...

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Globalised marketing and the question of development in the Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA)

Dominic Nkamnebe, Anayo - In: Critical perspectives on international business 2 (2006) 4, pp. 321-338

Purpose – This paper seeks to answer the basic question of the fate of Sub‐Sahara Africa's development in the context of the emerging marketing system that is anchored on the globalisation orthodoxy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws from literature to argue that the emerging...

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Contesting Globalisation: Space and Place in the World Economy

Openshaw, Andrew - In: Critical perspectives on international business 2 (2006) 4, pp. 356-358

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Globalization, inequalities and the “Polanyi problem”

Śliwa, Martyna - In: Critical perspectives on international business 3 (2007) 2, pp. 111-135

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the debate on the consequences of globalization, in particular … contributing to the globalization debate and, in particular, to the literature addressing the so‐called “Polanyi problem”. …

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Managing talent across national borders: the challenges faced by an international retail group

Boussebaa, Mehdi; Morgan, Glenn - In: Critical perspectives on international business 4 (2008) 1, pp. 25-41

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of national institutional contexts on a multinational's project to develop a transnational talent management system. Design/methodology/approach – The study combines a comparative analysis of British and French conceptions of...

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