Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine factors that impact knowledge transfer from the parent corporation to subsidiaries when there are differences in the national culture of the parent corporation and the subsidiary. Transferring knowledge can be especially difficult when the...

Purpose – Recognising interest in the nascent “rise of China”, the purpose of this paper is to engage with the normative social science approach to comparative management, positing that it is inadequate for an enlightened view of the Chinese subject. Design/methodology/approach – This...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of economic development on culture and the significance of cultural change on the evolution of offshoring of services and knowledge‐based activities. Design/methodology/approach – The paper offers a conceptual model that links...

Purpose – To examine the way that China's cultural traditions affect the country's approach to innovation management and evaluate the impact of the philosophy contained in the ancient I Ching text on effectiveness in translating research spending into patent applications....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore linkages between Confucian‐based Asian cultural values and Michael Porter's model of national competitiveness. The cultural values of Indian students are compared with Asian American students’ cultural values, to explore alignment with...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Economic Environment -- Chapter 3. Political and Legal Environment -- Chapter 4. Cultural and Socioeconomic Environment -- Chapter 5. Establishing a Business in Guatemala -- Chapter 6. Marketing in Guatemala -- Chapter 7. Conclusions and Future Trends.