Handbook of business practices and growth in emerging markets / edited by Satyendra Singh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Singh, Satyendra, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial management--Developing countries--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Industrial management.

Competition--Developing countries--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Competition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxx, 546 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : World Scientific, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This handbook consists of a collection of specially commissioned chapters that describe the current business environment, organizational culture, consumer behaviour, financial investment climate, and examples of best prevailing practices in emerging markets.

Contents:

1. Introduction / Satyendra Singh

pt. I. China. 2. New product development in emerging markets / Nicholas Grigoriou. 3. Competing with multinationals : entry and evolution of latecomer firms in China's handset industry / Wei Xie and Steven White. 4. Current business practices of top fortune global emerging multinationals / Chunhui Liu and Kwok-Kee Wei. 5. Between information system integration and performance, what are the missing links? / Ruby P. Lee and Qimei Chen. 6. Legal cases and auditing in China / Gin Chong

pt. II. Commonwealth of independent states. 7. CSR in the emerging market of Russia : finding the nexus between business accountability, legitimacy, growth and societal reconciliation / Olga Kuznetsova. 8. The Russian system of corporate governance : promises and realities / Olga Kuznetsova. 9. Brand management in emerging markets : private labels in Croatian grocery retailing and the case of Dona Trgovina D.O.O. / Maja Martinovic and John Branch. 10. Baltic tiger or wounded lion - retail trade and shopping behavior in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania / Brent McKenzie

pt. III. Latin America. 11. Data mining as a decision tool for materials procurement in a multinational company headquartered in Brazil / Denise Chaves Carvalho Barbosa, Walter Gassenferth, and Maria Augusta Soares Machado. 12. The importance of natural resources-based industry clusters in Latin America : the case of Chile / Christian Felzensztein. 13. Inserting small holders into sustainable value chains / Marcos Fava Neves and Luciano Thome e Castro. 14. Franchise as an efficient mode of entry in emerging markets : a discussion from the legitimacy point of view / Claire Gauzente and Regis Dumoulin

pt. IV. Africa. 15. Public procurement reform in emerging economies : a case study of Kenya / Peter M. Lewa and Susan K. Lewa. 16. Rural tourism in South Africa : the case of Damdoryn and Bufflespoort / Kofi Poku Quan-Baffour. 17. An institutional network approach of partnership mode of interest-free microfinance and Islamic banking : a case study / Mohammed N. Alam and Mostaq M. Hussain. 18. Challenges of internet adoption of banks in Ghana / Nnamdi O. Madichie, Robert Hinson, and Zubeiru Salifu

pt. V. Middle East. 19. Does the religious nature of organizations affect performance measurement? a case of GCC banks / Ehab K. A. Mohamed and Mostaq M. Hussain. 20. Challenges and opportunities for international marketers in Kuwait / C. P. Rao. 21. Glimpses at society and management in Iran / Hamid Yeganeh. 22. Internet consumer behavior in Cyprus / Alkis Thrassou, Demetris Vrontis, and Angelika Kokkinaki

pt. VI. Asia. 23. Corporate social performance of Indonesian state-owned and private companies / Hasan Fauzi ... [et al.]. 24. Does individual stock futures affect stock market volatility in India? / Naliniprava Tripathy, S. V. Ramana Rao, and A. Kanagaraj. 25. Philippines in the 21st century : business opportunities and strategic marketing implications / Eduardo P. Garrovillas. 26. Papua New Guinea - an emerging economy in the South Pacific : challenges and prospects / Ravinder Rena. 27. Conclusion / Satyendra Singh.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612760235

9781282760233

1282760238

9789812791788

9812791787

OCLC:

729020408