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101. |  An American's Guide to Doing Business in India By: Eugene M Makar Publisher: Adams Media Publication Date: 01-DEC-2007 Insert Date: 11-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: An American's Guide to Doing Business in India
Did you know that . . .U.S. money pours into India at a rate of over $25 million every day? India's economic growth has averaged 8.6 percent a year since 2004? At this rate, India will become the fifth largest consumer market by 2025 (up from #12 today)? U.S. venture firms will raise $1 billion for India by the end of 2007? U.S. exports to India have more than doubled over the last five years? China aside, India is the world's most rapidly growing economy. But cashing in on that opportunity can be as challenging as it is rewarding. Whether you work for a company doing business in India or...
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102. |  By: Winter Nie; William Dowell; Abraham Lu Publisher: AMACOM Publication Date: 16-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 02-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 |
The “made in China” label has long dominated the lower end of the US manufacturing industry, effectively squeezing it out of existence....
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103. |  Building Your Business Through Export By: John Westwood Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 24-APR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Building Your Business Through Export Exporting is a fantastic way for companies of all sizes to grow their business, and with many governments offering extensive support for their exporters, there has never been a better time to start. Building Your Business Through Export is an indispensible handbook for new and established exporters. In this thorough but accessible guide, John Westwood explains how to navigate the risks, build an understanding of potential target markets and make the most of the services many governments make available to their exporters as you develop and implement your export strategy. Including a range of...
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104. |  Intermarket Analysis: Profiting from Global Market Relationships By: John Murphy Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 28-JAN-2004 Insert Date: 27-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Intermarket Analysis: Profiting from Global Market Relationships
Praise for INTERMARKET ANALYSIS
"John Murphy has done it again. He dissects the global relationships between equities, bonds, currencies, and commodities like no one else can, and lays out an irrefutable case for intermarket analysis in plain English. This book is a must-read for all serious traders."
-Louis B. Mendelsohn, creator of VantagePoint Intermarket Analysis software
"John Murphy's Intermarket Analysis should be on the desk of every trader and investor if they want to be positioned in the right markets at the right time."
-Thom Hartle, President, Market Analytics, Inc....
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105. |  By: Anil K. Gupta; Vijay Govindarajan; Haiyan Wang Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publication Date: 21-MAR-2008 Insert Date: 10-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 |
Anil K. Gupta, Vijay Govindarajan, and Haiyan Wang are among the most distinguished experts in the field of globalization. In The Quest for Global Dominance they present the lessons from their twenty-year study of over two hundred corporations. They argue that, in order for a company to create and maintain its position as a globally dominant player, executives must ensure that their company leads its industry in the following four essential tasks:
Identifying market opportunities worldwide and pursuing them by establishing the necessary presence in all key markets
Converting...
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106. |  Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: Sales and Marketing By: Terri Morrison; Wayne A. Conaway Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication Date: 25-OCT-2011 Insert Date: 02-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: Sales and Marketing How do you break the ice in the UAE?When do you present a contract in China?How close should you stand to a South Korean?Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: Sales and Marketing is an informative, entertaining guide that shows you what to do—and what to avoid—in any given sales or marketing situation, from Argentina to South Africa. It provides the expert knowledge you need to gather data in diverse cultures, properly present your products, and close deals around the world.“As the global community comes closer together, Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: Sales & Marketing will be a valuable resource to every...
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107. |  The Handbook of Global User Experience Research By: Robert Schumacher Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Publication Date: 15-OCT-2009 Insert Date: 28-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Handbook of Global User Experience Research User research is global – yet despite its pervasiveness, practitioners are not all well equipped to work globally. What may have worked in Nigeria may not be accepted in Russia, may be done differently in Brazil, may partly work in China, and may completely fail in Kuwait. And what often goes less noticed, but can be equally vexing are technical, logistical and planning issues such as hiring qualified translators, payment procedures, travel issues, setting up facilities and finding test participants. The Handbook of Global User Research is the first book to focus on global user research....
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108. |  International Enterprises and Global Information Technologies By: Felix Tan Publisher: IGI Global Publication Date: 30-JUN-2011 Insert Date: 21-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: International Enterprises and Global Information Technologies International Enterprises and Global Information Technologies: Advancing Management Practices offers solutions, best practices, and case studies on information management on a global scale among developed, developing, and emerging nations. Organizational and managerial implications are explored in-depth, making this publication essential for researchers and professionals who need to understand the mechanics of today’s global business environment....
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109. |  The 30 Day MBA in International Business By: Colin Barrow Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-AUG-2011 Insert Date: 19-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The 30 Day MBA in International Business As business becomes increasingly reliant on succeeding in export markets, the need for specialist knowledge in international trade is at its highest. With thorough explanations to describe the current international business environment as well as international case studies which include IKEA, J.D. Wetherspoon, Dell, Amazon and Indian car brand Tata Nano, The 30 Day MBA in International Business will boost your knowledge and help you play a more rounded role in shaping the direction of your organization. It covers all the essential elements of international trade and business, including...
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110. |  Publisher: British Informatics Society Limited Publication Date: 01-NOV-2004 Insert Date: 16-DEC-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: A Guide to Global Sourcing
De-mystifying academic theory, Elizabeth Sparrow provides practical advice for IT professionals and senior managers on the pros and cons associated with offshore outsourcing and other global delivery models in the IT arena. Includes country-by-country analysis of offshore services and genuine case studies from the hands-on world of IT management.
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111. |  E-Parliament and ICT-Based Legislation By: Mehmet Sobaci Publisher: IGI Global Publication Date: 30-NOV-2011 Insert Date: 30-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: E-Parliament and ICT-Based Legislation E-Parliament and ICT-Based Legislation: Concept, Experiences and Lessons presents a conceptual framework regarding e-parliament and analyzes the impacts of ICTs on the structure of parliament, its functions, relations with other actors and the legislative process. As a result of the means and opportunities created by ICTs, parliaments have had a chance to simplify and integrate their administrative processes and involve citizens in legislative processes. This book reflects on new understandings, developments and practices in parliaments within the framework of ICT usage....
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112. |  Developing Successful ICT Strategies: Competitive Advantages in a Global Knowledge–Driven Society By: Hakikur Rahman Publisher: IGI Global Publication Date: 31-AUG-2007 Insert Date: 09-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Developing Successful ICT Strategies: Competitive Advantages in a Global Knowledge–Driven Society
"Developing Successful ICT Strategies: Competitive Advantages in a Global Knowledge-Driven Society collects an authoritative core of research investigating the notion that information communication technologies (ICTs) have the potential to improve the lives of people and contribute to enhancing social conditions in developing countries through such concepts as the Knowledge Society, open education, and e-governance.
Comprehensively covering ICT research and applications in such diverse fields as healthcare, distance learning, government, and environmental activities, this Premier...
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113. |  By: Hazel Henderson Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Publication Date: 01-OCT-1997 Insert Date: 18-OCT-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Building a Win-Win World In Building a Win-Win World , world-renowned futurist Hazel Henderson extends her twenty-five years of work in economics to examine the havoc the current economic system is creating at the global level. Markets are now spreading worldwide-a spread which is often equated with the hope of democracy spreading along with it. But markets still run on old textbook models that ignore social and environmental costs-leading to a new kind of warfare: global economic warfare.
Building a Win-Win World demonstrates how the global economy is unsustainable because of its negative effects on employees,...
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114. |  Winning the Global Talent Showdown By: Edward E. Gordon Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Publication Date: 13-APR-2009 Insert Date: 18-OCT-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Winning the Global Talent Showdown In the next few years the world will be facing a huge talent shortage. Demographic trends in America, Europe, Russia, and Japan are reducing the pool of new workers. As the need for talent grows, China’s and India’s educational systems won’t be able to produce enough qualified graduates for themselves, let alone the rest of the world. But the heart of the problem is that the education-to-employment system worldwide is badly outmoded. We’re not producing graduates with the kinds of technical, communications, and thinking skills needed in the 21st century.
In Winning the Global Talent...
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115. |  Alternatives to Economic Globalization, 2nd Edition By: John Cavanagh; Jerry Mander Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Publication Date: 10-OCT-2004 Insert Date: 13-OCT-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Alternatives to Economic Globalization, 2nd Edition
The culmination of a five-year project by the International Forum on Globalization (IFG), this book presents an inspiring plan for moving toward more sustainable, humanistic models of economic prosperity with an emphasis on citizen democracies, local self-sufficiency, and ecological health....
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116. |  By: Rinku Sen; Fekkak Mamdouh Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Publication Date: 01-SEP-2008 Insert Date: 13-OCT-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Accidental American
"The Accidental American" vividly illustrates the challenges and contradictions of U.S. immigration policy, and argues that, just as there is a free flow of capital in the world economy, there should be a free flow of labor....
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117. |  By: Elizabeth Weldon; Maria Chow Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership Publication Date: 01-JAN-2005 Insert Date: 23-SEP-2011 Slots: 1.0 |
Western companies continue to invest in China, with many companies integrating their Chinese operations into their global strategies. These organizations, along with Chinese companies— whether private or state-owned—all need more-effective leaders.
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118. |  On the Rise: India Looks for Leaders to Key Its Expansion By: Joyce Jenkins Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership Publication Date: 01-JAN-2005 Insert Date: 23-SEP-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: On the Rise: India Looks for Leaders to Key Its Expansion
Much has changed in India in the past ten years, and it is poised to emerge as a major player in the global economy. But many observers believe that India must further develop its leadership to fulfill its destiny. Here, the CEO of India's largest media conglomerate talks about the changes, choices, and challenges facing leaders in a nation on the brink.
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119. |  Issues & Observations: Cultural Intelligence and the Global Economy By: Tan Joo-Seng Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership Publication Date: 01-JAN-2004 Insert Date: 23-SEP-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Issues & Observations: Cultural Intelligence and the Global Economy
Among the twenty-first century skills that are frequently talked about are the ability to adapt constantly to different people from diverse cultures and the ability to manage the interconnectedness of today's world. The global workplace requires individuals to be sensitive to different cultures, to interact appropriately with people from different cultures, and to analyze new cultures as they are encountered.
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120. |  By: Anil K. Gupta; Haiyan Wang Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publication Date: 17-FEB-2009 Insert Date: 16-SEP-2011 Slots: 1.0 |
This book is the first strategic guide for multi-national corporations (MNCs)who are contemplating expanding into both China and India. Gupta and Wang explain how many MNCs view China and India solely from the lens of off-shoring and cost-reduction, and focusing their marketing strategies on only the top 5-10% of the population. This is a missed opportunity. China and India are the only two countries that constitute four realities that are strategically crucial for the global enterprise:
Both provide mega-markets for almost every product and service
Both have platforms that will...
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