Journal of World Business articles from September 1997

Journal of World Business archives from September 1997

Organizing global communications to minimize private spill-over damage to brand equity.
September 22, 1997... Would you be concerned if one of your alliance partners was coming under fierce criticism by human rights organizations and environmental groups? Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), the widely respected Swiss conglomerate, is experiencing extreme...

Building cooperative advantage: managing strategic alliances to promote organizational learning.
September 22, 1997... During the past decade, we have witnessed the widespread use of strategic alliances across all types of firms competing in every imaginable industry. As costs and risks of new product and process development skyrocket, strategic alliances among...

Competition and change: mapping the Indian HRM recipe against world-wide patterns. (human resource management)
September 22, 1997... Comparative human resource management (HRM) analyses differences in people management techniques and strategies across different cultural and national circumstances. Although studies have compared HRM policies and practices amongst developed...

Towards effective management of expatriate spouses.
September 22, 1997... The performance of any expatriate while abroad has major implications for the organization. Various authors have estimated the cost of an expatriate failure - from losses between US$150,000 and US$200,000 for each failed expatriate; further,...

Russian managers' beliefs about work: beyond the stereotypes.
September 22, 1997... There is no shortage of excellent management talent in Russia. - Michael Tappan Vice-chairman, Ward Howell, Inc. As co-founder of Deloitte & Touche/Ward Howell International's executive search firm in Russia, Michael Tappan has an expert's...

The pricing of export products: why aren't managers satisfied with the results?
September 22, 1997... Once again the issue of U.S. trade ratios and deficits is a major topic of conversation within economic circles. Efforts to increase the volume of exports from the United States has met with some resistance, either from macro-economic factors...