Critical perspectives on international business. Volume 3, Number 4, The Internet and its paradoxical nature in international business.

Format:

Book

Series:

Critical Perspectives on International Business - Volume 3, Issue 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization.

Industrial management.

International business enterprises--Social aspects.

International business enterprises.

International trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (97 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

CPOIB

Place of Publication:

[Bradford, England] : Emerald, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The guest editors of this e-book feel that role of the internet is often unjustly exaggerated in relation to international business theory and application. For them the internet has a paradoxical nature, which is explored in the articles that comprise the issue. The aim of the e-book was to bring together research that provides a basis for understanding novel international business phenomena, facilitated by the emergence the internet. The papers which are included cover areas of firm internationalization, Information Communication and Technology (ICT) facilitated relationships between small an

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; Editorial advisory board; Guest editorial; Ignorant and impatient internationalization?; The ambiguous relationship of ICT and organizational performance: a literature review; ICT and MNE reorganisation: the paradox of control; Unravelling the paradoxes of the (new) digital economy: myths and realities; Paradoxical effects of the Internet from a consumer perspective

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-281-14346-4

9786611143466

1-84663-703-1

OCLC:

192043504