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Leading beyond borders: insights and case studies from IBM's Global Chief Human Resource Officer study

Britt, Andi; Kreyer, Nina - In: Strategic HR Review 10 (2011) 4, pp. 18-25

Purpose – As organizations operate in an increasingly borderless world where work is performed across various cultures, geographies and time zones, modern strategies and approaches for effective, global leadership are a necessity. The aim of this paper is to explore how leaders can...

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HR's global impact: building strategic differentiating capabilities

Scott‐Jackson, William; Druck, Scott; Mortimer, Tony; … - In: Strategic HR Review 10 (2011) 4, pp. 33-39

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to demonstrate how the HR function can make a significant contribution to the achievement of global strategy and sustainable competitive advantage through identifying, building and deploying differentiating strategic capabilities (DiSCs). The DiSC model has...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015015166

Strategic management in Australia and China: the great leap forward or an illusion?

Moore, Sharon; Jie Wen, Julie - In: Journal of Technology Management in China 2 (2007) 1, pp. 10-21

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address issues related to strategic management in Australia and China, to compare similarities and differences across two countries. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from structured surveys and interviews amongst managers undertaking...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014908116

Comparative analysis of managerial values in the USA and China

Chinta, Ravi; Capar, Nejat - In: Journal of Technology Management in China 2 (2007) 3, pp. 212-224

Purpose – China, one of the fastest growing economies in the world, has become a major trading partner with the USA. However, trading with Chinese involves major cultural barriers. The Chinese and US cultures differ widely in their values, which produces different attitudes and behaviors. This...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014908130

Internationalization of technology development in China: an evaluation using patent data

Chakrabarti, Alok K.; Bhaumik, Pradip K. - In: Journal of Technology Management in China 5 (2010) 2, pp. 122-140

Purpose – Increased globalization of the world's economies, along with accelerated technological changes are … development in China, particularly in the light of the globalization of R&D activities. Design/methodology/approach – The study is …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014908177

Improving global competitiveness with branding strategy

Ille, Francis R.; Chailan, Claude - In: Journal of Technology Management in China 6 (2011) 1, pp. 84-96

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare how some firms from China and some from other emerging countries (EC) are using a variety of branding strategies to improve their global competitiveness. A total of 14 firms have been compared on criteria related to possible acquisition of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014908190

Technology transfer in Asia: challenges from a cross‐cultural perspective

Hirt, Christian - In: Journal of Technology Management in China 7 (2012) 1, pp. 4-21

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight challenges to the transfer of technologies which are caused by the internationalization of companies and the need to outsource production in a globalized business environment. Aside from typical methods of transfer by means of documents or...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014908203

Globalization and its impact on China's technology innovation system

Wang, Huijiong; Hong, Yan - In: Journal of Technology Management in China 7 (2012) 1, pp. 78-93

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the general trend of globalization, the role of transnational … corporations in the process of globalization and China's integration in the global economy through the linkage of trade and foreign … from the macro side and from the micro side within the context of globalization, and the prospect of China's technology …

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The Role of CSR in Re‐empowering Local Communities

Shaw, Hillary J - In: Social Responsibility Journal 3 (2007) 2, pp. 11-21

Purpose – To investigate CSR initiatives and suggest how these might re‐legitimate, where necessary, current systems of democracy. Design/methodology/approach – The CSR programmes of the world's largest 60 companies were examined, along with more unusual CSR activities of smaller companies...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015021799

Revisiting rights and responsibility: the case of Bhopal

Wong, Loong - In: Social Responsibility Journal 4 (2008) 1/2, pp. 143-157

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the activities and consequential effects of a transnational corporation in a developing country. Via an examination of the industrial accident in Bhopal and a discursive examination of the firm's strategies, the paper seeks to contest the firm's claims...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015021839