Puffer (international business, Northeastern University) pairs business articles with fiction pieces to shed light on the cross-cultural experiences, values and ethics, and group dynamics of conductin
Economic Lessons from the Transition focuses on major transitions in the 1990s: the transition from central planning and communism to market capitalism and the global integration of national financial
Most marketing communication textbooks focus on what the marketer wants to communicate to customers. This customer-focused text acknowledges that the old-fashioned communication delivery model no long
This book is designed to show readers how ethics can constrain improper behavior. To demonstrate the relationship of ethics to good government, the author presents high profile case studies that were
The world of public management is changing dramatically, fueled by technological innovations such as the Internet, globalism that permits us to outsource functions anywhere in the world, new ideas fro
For the world's most rapidly changing region, this 1998 survey provides an overview by a veritable UN of 52 contributors on post-socialist regional and country-specific issues in domestic, foreign, mi
Approaching the field of knowledge management (KM) from a management perspective rather than a technical point of view, the authors combine their backgrounds in information systems and organizational
Written by two authors with a wide range of experience in international affairs, this introductory text addresses both the commonalities and diversity of administrative practice around the world, inc
Neelankavil (marketing and international business, Hofstra U., New York) presents an introductory text in international business research suitable for MBAs and advanced undergraduate students, and as
This comprehensive resource is an invaluable teaching aid for adding a global dimension to students' understanding of American history. It includes a wide range of materials from scholarly articles an
Donaldson (political science, U. of Tulsa) and Nogee (emeritus, U. of Houston) follow the development of Russian foreign policy from its beginning to today. The new fourth edition explores issues rela
Becerra-Fernandez (management information systems, Florida International U.) and Sabherwal (information systems, U. of Missouri) introduce the field of knowledge management, which they define as "doin
This text uses an innovative approach to the dynamics of labour's decline and proposes policy initiatives necessary for its revitalization. The book emphasises the need for restructuring of capitalism
This volume introduces readers to an age-old question that has perplexed both Russians and Westerners: is Russia the eastern flank of Europe or the heartland of another civilization? In exploring this
The philosophy of science, deriving from the experience of classical physics and profoundly influential in the formation of the social sciences, delineates true science and explains scientific progre
Provides a model for a safety and loss control program manual for use in the construction industry. Catalogs the safety and loss control issues facing contractors and construction managers, including
Scholl, of the University of Washington's Information School, and his contributors examine the evolving field of e-government. The use of the Internet to communicate between branches of government, go
The seamless integration of information technology into everyday life is described by researchers and practitioners in computer and information science. Their topics include requirements for middlewar
The 89 constituent units of Russia's extremely complicated federal structure do not have equal rights and powers as they do in the United States, but rather are held together with an asymmetrical syst
