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1. |  Stratégies d'entreprise en Chine By: Dominique Jolly Publisher: Pearson France Publication Date: 07-JUN-2013 Insert Date: 17-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Stratégies d'entreprise en Chine
Richement documenté, cet ouvrage fait le point de façon équilibrée sur les opportunités et les menaces de l'environnement chinois des affaires. Les managers connaissent en effet mal les transformations récentes du pays. Sait-on par exemple que la Chine compte aujourd'hui plus de 100 parcs scientifiques et techniques et dépense plus que le Japon en R&D ? Ces dimensions prometteuses constituent autant de défis à relever pour les entreprises étrangères.
Le livre prend appui sur une grande variété de cas concrets : Carrefour, Citroën, Google, etc. À travers la trame du modèle PESTEL, il suit...
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2. |  Recovering from the Global Financial Crisis By: Marianne Ojo Publisher: Business Expert Press Publication Date: 24-MAY-2013 Insert Date: 25-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Recovering from the Global Financial Crisis Why are some global financial crises more difficult to recover from and overcome than others? What steps are necessary in ensuring that financial stability and recovery is facilitated? And what kind of environment has the previous financial environment evolved to and what kind of financial products have contributed to greater vulnerability in the triggering of systemic risks? These are among some of the questions that this book addresses. In highlighting the role and importance of various actors in post-crises reforms as well as the huge impact of certain factors and products that are...
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3. |  What Is Global Leadership?: 10 Key Behaviors of Great Global Leaders By: Ernest Gundling; Terry Hogan; Karen Cvitkovich Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 16-JUN-2011 Insert Date: 10-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: What Is Global Leadership?: 10 Key Behaviors of Great Global Leaders
What is global leadership? It turns out that many companies around the world are missing a key point: that global leadership is distinctly different from the leadership skills needed in a domestic operation. The global economy requires a new set of leadership skills imbued with a global mindset, cross-functional and effective across cultures and nationalities that were not as critical even a decade ago. In What Is Global Leadership?, the authors draw on cutting-edge research conducted by Aperian Global, including first-hand interviews with successful global leaders, which highlights 10 key...
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4. |  Leadership in Action: For Global managers, A World of Difference By: Maxine A. Dalton; Jennifer J. Deal; Christopher T. Ernst; Jean Brittain Leslie Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership Publication Date: 01-OCT-2000 Insert Date: 08-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Leadership in Action: For Global managers, A World of Difference
Global managers must assess and respond to each management issue through the ever shifting lenses of distances, countries, and cultures.
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5. |  Leadership in Action: Dispersed Teams Need to Get Off on the Right Foot By: Valerie I. Sessa; Michael C. Hansen; Michael E. Kossler; Sonya Prestridge Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership Publication Date: 01-JUN-2001 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Leadership in Action: Dispersed Teams Need to Get Off on the Right Foot
The latest research by CCL sheds light on how members of dispersed teams interact, how to best build and support such teams, and how dispersed teams achieve their goals
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6. |  Leadership in Action: Dividends and Interest - One Prescription for Working Across Cultures By: Craig Chappelow Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership Publication Date: 01-FEB-2002 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Leadership in Action: Dividends and Interest - One Prescription for Working Across Cultures
Most of our significant learning results from experiencing key events.
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7. |  The First-Time Manager in Asia By: BH Tan Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Publication Date: 01-SEP-2010 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The First-Time Manager in Asia
Becoming a first-time manager is one of the most challenging experiences in a person's career. It is both a time of great excitement as well as uncertainty and insecurity. The good news is that you have been promoted. The bad news is that you will probably be left to sink or swim. First-time managers who succeed are able to make profound adjustments and adapt themselves quickly. By developing new competencies, they start to become value creators to their teams and companies. But those who aren't able to make the critical shifts will struggle. With Asia rising, more Asian managers are...
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8. |  The Future of Business in Emerging Markets By: Nenad Pacek Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Publication Date: 01-JUL-2012 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Future of Business in Emerging Markets
Since most developed world economies will grow slowly under the burden of public and private debt in the next decade, the corporate focus on growth opportunities has shifted to emerging markets. Financial indicators already suggest sales and profit growth will largely come from emerging markets. Written by a leading expert in emerging markets, this book explores what will change economically and what are the overriding business megatrends that will shape corporations and their strategies in global markets. It shows how companies can take advantage of that growth opportunity in emerging...
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9. |  By: Susan Bloch; Philip Whiteley Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Publication Date: 01-DEC-2010 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Global You
Millions of people are now global business workers of some kind. Even though they might not use the term as such, they are buying, selling, managing and operating all over the world, but often have little preparation for the job. This book provides ten practical ways to enable the Global You to think, behave and operate in the appropriate global way.The 10 strategies here, based on extensive research undertaken by the authors of successful global players, are designed to help anyone cope with cultural challenges and, just as important, the practical implications of operating beyond...
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10. |  By: David Llewelyn Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Publication Date: 01-AUG-2010 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Invisible Gold in Asia
World competition in the 21st century will revolve around competition for intellectual property rights (IPRs). But what are these rights that you can't see – the Invisible Gold of today's Knowledge Economy. What can you do with them and how can Asian businesses foster the innovation and creativity they protect? From the patents protecting Creative Technology's MP3 player and Tata's ‘Nano' car to ‘Tsingtao' and ‘Singha' branded beer, IPRs protect this Invisible Gold. David Llewelyn challenges Asian businesses to build up their reserves of Invisible Gold and governments to build a culture...
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11. |  Cultural and Technological Influences on Global Business By: Bryan Christiansen; Ekaterina Turkina; Nigel Williams Publisher: IGI Global Publication Date: 30-APR-2013 Insert Date: 26-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Cultural and Technological Influences on Global Business Technology is a key driver behind the effects of contemporary globalization on business and other organizations worldwide. Understanding this phenomena in connection with the impact of cultural variations can help improve business and product life cycles in an era in which corporate capital and liquidity buffers must be increased for unexpected developments in global markets. Cultural and Technological Influences on Global Business is a leading publication in its field emphasizing the importance of deeply exploring the effects of cultures and technologies on the global business sector. This...
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12. |  Faire des affaires avec les Chinois By: Emeric Lebreton Publisher: Editions d'Organisation Publication Date: 07-JUL-2011 Insert Date: 10-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Faire des affaires avec les Chinois
PrésentationFruit de nombreuses rencontres avec des entrepreneurs occidentaux ayant développé un courant d'affaires en Chine et avec des managers opérationnels quotidiennement au contact d'hommes d'affaires chinois, cet ouvrage présente les principales différences qui distinguent aujourd'hui la Chine et l'Occident dans la pratique des affaires.Avec des exemples concrets, Émeric Lebreton donne les clés pour comprendre ce qui différencie Chine et Occident dans la manière de faire du business et pour mieux appréhender les difficultés concrètes que cela implique. Vous disposerez ainsi des...
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13. |  By: François Durpaire; Michel Giraud; Guy Numa; Pascal Perri; Stéphanie Melyon-Reinette; Serge Romana; Luc Laventure Publisher: Eyrolles Publication Date: 07-JUL-2011 Insert Date: 10-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: La révolution antillaise
PrésentationEn janvier et février 2009, la "révolution antillaise" a bousculé le compromis républicain construit sur la départementalisation et convoqué les vieilles douleurs. Peu habituée à tant de colère, l'opinion publique s'est demandé alors ce qui se cachait derrière la carte postale des plages de sable blanc et les doudous créoles en robes colorées que photographient les touristes.Pour mieux comprendre la crise qui a eu lieu aux Antilles françaises, en Guyane et à la Réunion, France Ô, chaîne du groupe France Télévisions, et les Éditions Eyrolles ont rassemblé les expertises...
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14. |  Leadership in Action: Dividends and Interest - Malaysia's Financial Sector is Banking on Women By: Michael Jenkins Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership Publication Date: 01-DEC-2005 Insert Date: 03-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Leadership in Action: Dividends and Interest - Malaysia's Financial Sector is Banking on Women
The most important leadership quality is to have the trust of those you lead.
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15. |  Leadership in Action: Issues and Observations - For Women Leaders in Korea, Gains but Miles to Go By: Yanghee Kim Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership Publication Date: 01-DEC-2005 Insert Date: 03-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Leadership in Action: Issues and Observations - For Women Leaders in Korea, Gains but Miles to Go
Although women in Korea constitute 40.7 percent of the total labor force, they fill only 7 percent of managerial and executive posts.
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16. |  Leadership in Action: Face to Face - Leading Across Boundaries - A Conversation with Patrick Burns By: Editor Stephen Rush Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership Publication Date: 01-DEC-2005 Insert Date: 03-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Leadership in Action: Face to Face - Leading Across Boundaries - A Conversation with Patrick Burns
Joyce Jenkins recently spoke with Burns to get his perspective on the types of leadership practices that are effective in bridging cultural boundaries in
diverse and multicultural Asian work contexts.
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17. |  Leadership in Action: Issues and Observations - Managing Talent is a Burning Issue in Asia By: Michael Jenkins Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership Publication Date: 01-DEC-2006 Insert Date: 03-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Leadership in Action: Issues and Observations - Managing Talent is a Burning Issue in Asia
Talent management means understanding what the organization is going to need in terms of human resources far into the future.
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18. |  Leadership in Action: Face to Face - Bridging the Divide - A Conversation with Tsun-Yan Hsieh By: Editor Stephen Rush Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership Publication Date: 01-DEC-2006 Insert Date: 03-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Leadership in Action: Face to Face - Bridging the Divide - A Conversation with Tsun-Yan Hsieh
Tsun-Yan Hsieh recently spoke with Leadership in Action contributing editor Joyce Jenkins about leadership issues in Asia.
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19. |  Leadership in Action: Across the Boards - How Chairmen's Roles Differ Around the World By: Andrew P. Kakabadse Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership Publication Date: 01-OCT-2006 Insert Date: 03-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Leadership in Action: Across the Boards - How Chairmen's Roles Differ Around the World
Recent research has found that practices of chairmanship and board dynamics differ around the world. What are the implications for organizations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia?
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20. |  Leadership in Action: In Focus—Dealing with Change—Leading Globally Requires a Fundamental Shift By: Ancella Livers Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership Publication Date: 01-AUG-2007 Insert Date: 03-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Leadership in Action: In Focus—Dealing with Change—Leading Globally Requires a Fundamental Shift
Although many executives recognize that moving into a global position requires them to manage under multiple sets of laws, currencies, and time zones, many don't understand that to lead in a global setting requires a fundamental shift in their thinking and behavior.
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