Search Results - "multinational corporation"

Global economy, global technology, global corporations reports of a joint task force of the National Research Council and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science on the rights and responsibilities of multinational corporations in an age of technological interdependence /

An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

African economic development / by Langdon, Steven, Ritter, Archibald R.M, Samy, Yiagadeesen

Table of Contents: Click here to view.

National systems of innovation toward a theory of innovation and interactive learning /

Table of Contents: “…Opening national systems of innovation : specialisation, multinational corporations and integration.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Introduction to economic geography : globalization, uneven development and place / by MacKinnon, Danny

Table of Contents: “…Introducing economic geography -- Approaches to economic geography -- Shaping the capitalist economy : key actors and processes -- Spaces of production and consumption -- The state and the economy -- The changing geography of the multinational corporations -- Changing geographies of work and employment -- Geographies of development -- The uneven geographies of finance -- Commodity chains and global production networks -- Knowledge, creativity and regional development -- Alternative economic geographies -- Conclusion.…”

The international law on foreign investment / by Sornarajah, M.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The shaping factors -- Controls by the host state -- The liability of multinational corporations and home state measures -- Bilateral investment treaties -- Multilateral and regional instruments on foreign investment -- Settlement of investment disputes : contract-based arbitration -- Treaty-based investment arbitration: jurisdictional issues -- Causes of action: breaches of treatment standards -- The taking of foreign property -- Compensation for nationalisation of foreign investments -- Defences to responsibility.…”

International business theory and practice /

Table of Contents: “…An introduction to international business and multinational corporations -- The nature of international business -- Theories of trade and economic development -- International monetary system and balance of payments -- Foreign exchange markets -- Supranational organizations and international institutions -- Analyzing national economies -- International law -- Sociocultural factors -- Foreign investment : researching risk -- International marketing -- International finance -- International accounting -- International taxation -- International staffing and labor issues -- Managing operations and technology -- Ethical concerns : multinationals and earth's environment -- Future issues in international business.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Managing human resources in China the view from inside multinationals / by Zheng, Yu

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: economic transition, multinational corporations (MNCs) and employment practices at workplace level in China -- MNCs and management space: a framework to study subsidiary HRM -- Doing case studies with mixed research methods -- Multinationals in China: an overview -- Household white goods manufacturing plants: targeting an emerging consumer market -- Synthetic fibre manufacturing plants: developing a regional production base -- Management learning, strategic repositioning and power struggles: dynamics in developing subsidiary HRM -- Conclusion.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Hunting and gathering in the corporate tribe archetypes of the corporate culture / by Wilcock, Keith D.

Table of Contents: “…The relentless spread of corporate culture -- Nation states and multinational corporations as world tribes. Nation states as tribes. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Property rights, indigenous people and the developing world issues from aboriginal entitlement to intellectual ownership rights / by Lea, David, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Aboriginal entitlement and conservative theory -- Individual autonomy, group self-determination and the assimilation of indigenous cultures -- Shareholder wealth maximization, multinational corporations and the developing world -- Tully and de Soto on uniformity and diversity -- Customary land tenure and communal holdings -- Custom as law -- Papua New Guinea and the legal methods for maintaining customary land tenure -- Customary land tenure in Fiji : a questionable colonial legacy -- The expansion and restructuring of intellectual property and its implications for the developing world -- The myth of free markets : intellectual property the IT industry, and market freedom in the global arena -- From the Wright Brothers to Microsoft : issues in the moral grounding of intellectual property rights -- A delicate balance : the right to health care, IP rights in pharmaceuticals and TRIPS compliance -- Rights and genetic material in agriculture and human research : two forms of biopiracy?…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Accountability, international business operations and the law : providing justice for corporate human rights violations in global value chains /

Table of Contents: “…/ François Kristen & Jessy Emaus -- Holding Businessmen Criminally Liable for International Crimes : Lessons from the Netherlands on How to Address Remote Involvement / Marjolein Cupido, Mark Hornman & Wim Huisman -- Legally Binding Duties for Corporations under Domestic Criminal Law Not to Commit Modern Slavery / Anne-Jetske Schaap -- Limited Liability and Separate Corporate Personality in Multinational Corporate Groups : Conceptual Flaws, Accountability Gaps and the Case for Profit-Risk Liability / Paul Dowling -- The Swiss Federal Initiative on Responsible Business : From Responsibility to Liability / Nicolas Bueno -- The Mismatch between Human Rights Policies and Contract Law : Improving Contractual Mechanisms to Advance Human Rights Compliance in Supply Chains / Martijn Scheltema -- Accountability, International Business Operations and The Law : The Way Forward / Cedric Ryngaert, Liesbeth Enneking, Ivo Giesen, François Kristen, Lucas Roorda Anne-Jetske Schaap…”
Taylor & Francis
OCLC metadata license agreement

Mastering facilitation : a guide for assisting teams achieve powerful results / by Jones, Morgan L.

Taylor & Francis
OCLC metadata license agreement

Brazil as an economic superpower? understanding Brazil's changing role in the global economy /

An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

A profile of the hospitality industry / by Stringam, Betsy Bender, Partlow, Charles G.

An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Turbulence : A Corporate Perspective on Collaborating for Resilience /

Full text available:

Star Wars and the History of Transmedia Storytelling /

Full text available: