Strategic management of professional service firms

In this third revised edition, professor Lowendahl discusses the following issues: To what extent are professional service firms (PSFs) different? When is a service (not) professional? What are particular challenges in managing PSFs? What are important strategic issues for PSFs? Hiring, training and keeping the ...

Inside the business schools

the content of European business education

This book fills an important gap in the literature on business education by exploring the content of European business education. Based on thorough studies of several European business schools it shows that the formation of the content is a complex issue that only can be ...

Understanding knowledge management

critical and postmodern perspectives

Knowledge management has emerged as a new perspective on organizations. Conceiving of firms as being based on their capacity to create, distribute and make use of knowledge, Knowledge Management theory takes an alternative view of the nature of the firm. Understanding Knowledge Management presents an ...

International economics

Trade and investment

Strategic financial decisions

Multinational Enterprises in Emerging Markets

Contents: 1. Assessing Emerging Markets: Country Competitiveness and Industrial Environment 1.1 Overview of MNEs in Emerging Markets 1.2 Understanding Emerging Markets 1.3 Assessing Emerging Market Competitiveness 1.4 Scrutinizing Industrial Dynamics in an Emerging Markets 2. Facing Regulatory Environments in Emerging Markets ...

It and business models

Concepts and theories

Cross-cultural business behavior

marketing, negotiating, sourcing and managing across cultures

This long-awaited third edition of the bestseller version has new and updated cases and a worldwide coverage that will be of high interest to everybody involved with cross-cultural matters whether as student, researcher or business visitor. This is the indispensable practical guide for international business ...

The organization of Hypocrisy

talk, decisions and actions in organizations

Hypocrisy -the practise of incorporating different organizational structures, processes and ideologies for internal and external use- is an important feature of viable organizations in modern societies. It is a natural and effective way of achieving organizational legitimacy in a world where organizations are exposed to ...

Negotiations without a loser.