Work and Pay in the United States and Japan
ISBN: 9780195115215 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Work and Pay in the United States and Japan, authors Clair Brown, Yoshifumi Nakata, Michael Reich, and Lloyd Ulman provide an integrated and detailed analysis of the components of firm human resources systems in the US and Japan. Drawing on data obtained from fieldwork in comparable establishments in these two countries, as well as from national sources, this work examines the relationship between company practices and national economic institutions. The authors address a number of key questions about employer-employee relations. How have major Japanese manufacturing...
In Work and Pay in the United States and Japan, authors Clair Brown, Yoshifumi Nakata, Michael Reich, and Lloyd Ulman provide an integrated a...
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328,58 zł |
Investment Treaty Arbitration and Public Law
ISBN: 9780199552146 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The recent explosion of investment treaty arbitration marks a revolutionary change in both international and public law, above all because it demonstrates how states have unwittingly privatized key powers of the courts in public law.
This book outlines investment treaty arbitration as a public law system, by precisely demonstrating the significance of giving arbitrators comprehensive jurisdiction to decide regulatory disputes between business and state. In doing so, it exposes some startling consequences of transplanting rules of commercial arbitration into the regulatory sphere. First,... The recent explosion of investment treaty arbitration marks a revolutionary change in both international and public law, above all because it demonstr...
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266,04 zł |
Take the Money and Run: Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Demise of American Prosperity
ISBN: 9780313366130 / Angielski / Twarda / 251 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this book, an expert in the field explains why the United States is the world's largest debtor nation and how America's relationship to creditor states is of growing economic, diplomatic, and even national security concern. Foreign countries are not merely investing in U.S. corporations but are purchasing them outright: Abu Dhabi bought Citigroup securities, Kuwait purchased a large block Merrill Lynch stock, and China bought Morgan Stanley's convertible securities-and this happened before the September 2008 meltdown of Wall Street. The means by which wealthy foreign states make these... In this book, an expert in the field explains why the United States is the world's largest debtor nation and how America's relationship to creditor... |
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517,35 zł |
Transnational Corporations and Underdevelopment.
ISBN: 9780275900632 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do investments by multinational corporations in less developed countries enhance or hinder economic development in those countries? This volume presents a re-evaulation of twenty-seven of the most important studies which were carried out to answer this question. The authors attempt to resolve the disparate findings which show that investment promotes short-run growth but in the long run retards growth. They also present a careful empirical analysis of the intervening political, social, and economic mechanisms through which the effects of investment are transmitted. The volume will clarify... Do investments by multinational corporations in less developed countries enhance or hinder economic development in those countries? This volume pre... |
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457,22 zł |
The Copper Industry in Zambia: Foreign Mining Companies in a Developing Country
ISBN: 9780275906023 / Angielski / Twarda / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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577,47 zł |
Multinationals in a Changing Environment: A Study of Business-Government Relations in the Third World
ISBN: 9780275911157 / Angielski / Twarda / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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577,47 zł |
The Competition: Dealing with Japan
ISBN: 9780275917548 / Angielski / Twarda / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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577,47 zł |
Strategies for Joint Ventures in the People's Republic of China
ISBN: 9780275923549 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The authors show that the sucess of a joint venture in the People's Rebublic of China, to a considerable extent, depends on understanding the Chinese perspective. They not only offer this perspective, but mingle it with the Western view. This book provides information not readily available in Western literature. The authors help the reader develop a feel for Chinese ideology, culture and infrastructure. Chapter by chapter, they show that successful joint ventures in the PRC are definitely feasible.
The authors show that the sucess of a joint venture in the People's Rebublic of China, to a considerable extent, depends on understanding the Chine... |
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577,47 zł |
The Cost of Doing Business: Legal and Regulatory Issues in the United States and Abroad
ISBN: 9780275933326 / Angielski / Twarda / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written for both executives in large organizations and students of business and management policy, this book examines the externally imposed costs of production in the United States and its major competitors abroad. The principal focus is on the costs of legal and regulatory compliance, although costs imposed by market forces--such as employee health insurance--also receive extended coverage. Using corporate case examples, the author examines how each of these types of costs affects various business operations and presents practical guidelines for dealing successfully with the costs... Written for both executives in large organizations and students of business and management policy, this book examines the externally imposed costs ... |
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457,22 zł |
Joint Ventures in the People's Republic of China: Can Capitalism and Communism Coexist?
ISBN: 9780275934330 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the 1980s, the Communist government in China sought to accelerate economic growth and institute economic reforms by increasing productivity and introducing free enterprises and free markets. Requiring foreign capital, a system for joint ventures was established to allow foreign companies to form partnerships with Chinese firms in a variety of business and production activities. This work examines the legal, business, and practical issues involved in undertaking and maintaining joint ventures in the People's Republic of China, offering guidance on the laws, regulations, and procedures... In the 1980s, the Communist government in China sought to accelerate economic growth and institute economic reforms by increasing productivity and ... |
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457,22 zł |
Trade and Economic Development in Small Open Economies: The Case of the Caribbean Countries
ISBN: 9780275947453 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The overall economic performance of Caribbean countries has declined markedly in recent times. The weak export performance of these trade-oriented economies is highlighted as the principal factor responsible for the economic deterioration. The author attempts to identify the major determinants of their export performance. Two alternative approaches to this issue are adopted, the Feder model and an alternate, which suggests the important nexus between foreign exchange, needed imports and exports. The role of government institutions and their influence on exchange rates are also analyzed.... The overall economic performance of Caribbean countries has declined markedly in recent times. The weak export performance of these trade-oriented ... |
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457,22 zł |
Facing West: Americans and the Opening of the Pacific
ISBN: 9780275949204 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the early years of the republic, many Americans anticipated a Pacific Age in world affairs that the United States would inevitably dominate, not in a territorial sense so much as in a cultural and commercial one. Despite the reality that Asia was of little real economic importance in American life until recently, a powerful image persisted in the American mind of the promises of riches to be found across the Pacific. This book provides the history of that dream, from the time of Spanish galleons to the hypersonic airplane of the future. With bewildering speed, the North Pacific... From the early years of the republic, many Americans anticipated a Pacific Age in world affairs that the United States would inevitably dominate, n... |
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577,47 zł |
NAFTA: What Comes Next?
ISBN: 9780275951191 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the U.S. proposal for the widening of NAFTA to include the whole of the Western Hemisphere, there is now a greater mutuality of interest between the U.S. and the rest of the hemisphere than at any time in the recent past. Mexico, Canada, and the United States continue to deepen and refine their understanding of the practical implications of NAFTA. Latin American and Caribbean countries--most now democracies--have altered their development philosophy, placing greater stress on the workings of the market and opening... With the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the U.S. proposal for the widening of NAFTA to include the whole of the Wes... |
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216,73 zł |
Privatization and Foreign Investments in Eastern Europe
ISBN: 9780275952129 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The post-communist European countries have faced enormous political and economic problems in attempting the transformation to a market oriented economy through two of the most important channels influencing this process--privatization and foreign investments. Focusing on Russia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Poland, the authors examine the trends toward privatization and the problems facing the countries economic managers and foreign investors. They explore what can be done to increase foreign direct and equity investment given the political risks involved in the economic... The post-communist European countries have faced enormous political and economic problems in attempting the transformation to a market oriented eco... |
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397,10 zł |
Trade Liberalization: Fears and Facts
ISBN: 9780275974015 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examining the often-expressed concerns about trade liberalization, the authors assess both the facts and common perceptions underlying the issues. Research shows that some popular concerns about trade are factually based, but others are less well supported or arise from apparent misunderstandings of the way international markets work. This form of presentation both highlights the current divergence of views and demonstrates the extent to which either new research or better public dissemination of existing research might lead toward greater consensus. The authors examine seven... Examining the often-expressed concerns about trade liberalization, the authors assess both the facts and common perceptions underlying the issues. ... |
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457,22 zł |
Trade Liberalization: Fears and Facts
ISBN: 9780275974022 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examining the often-expressed concerns about trade liberalization, the authors assess both the facts and common perceptions underlying the issues. Research shows that some popular concerns about trade are factually based, but others are less well supported or arise from apparent misunderstandings of the way international markets work. This form of presentation both highlights the current divergence of views and demonstrates the extent to which either new research or better public dissemination of existing research might lead toward greater consensus. The authors examine seven... Examining the often-expressed concerns about trade liberalization, the authors assess both the facts and common perceptions underlying the issues. ... |
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216,73 zł |
Comparative Industrial Relations in Europe
ISBN: 9780313203664 / Angielski / Twarda / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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397,10 zł |
Information for International Marketing: An Annotated Guide to Sources
ISBN: 9780313254406 / Angielski / Twarda / 181 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This guide covers 195 of the most important information sources that are particularly relevant or useful to those involved in international marketing. It is designed to aid international companies and managers, public or professional organizations, and others in locating and compiling information on foreign markets and marketing regulations, practices, and procedures. It identifies and describes the contents of the major published sources, and includes references to United States government publications, databases, indexes to periodicals and newspapers, and basic reference sources such as... This guide covers 195 of the most important information sources that are particularly relevant or useful to those involved in international marketi... |
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270,84 zł |
Japanese Direct Foreign Investments: An Annotated Bibliography
ISBN: 9780313263187 / Angielski / Twarda / 229 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Japan's remarkable penetration into foreign markets in industries ranging from automobiles to semiconductors has fueled great interest in Japanese foreign investment. Japan now exerts tremendous influence over the international economy. Backed by statistics and theory, this definitive work examines Japanese direct foreign investments around the world and across various industries since World War II. It explores Japan's overseas acquisitions in all corners of the globe, the internationalization of its financial services industry and the roots of its foreign investment including the... Japan's remarkable penetration into foreign markets in industries ranging from automobiles to semiconductors has fueled great interest in Japanese ... |
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427,16 zł |
United States-Japan Trade in Telecommunications: Conflict and Compromise
ISBN: 9780313287183 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume, which grew out of a study conducted by the East-West Center, analyzes the friction in telecommunications trade between the United States and Japan and the consequent imposition of the Super 301 clause on Japan. Giving both the U.S. and Japanese viewpoints, the book discusses trade in telecommunications and the events that led to the Super 301 clause and the Strategic Impediments Initiative. It also provides an in-depth analysis of GATT issues and what may be expected from the current Uruguay Round. Telecommunications deregulation and privatization in both countries are... This volume, which grew out of a study conducted by the East-West Center, analyzes the friction in telecommunications trade between the United Stat... |
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577,47 zł |