A very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about international business

A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About International Business

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-176

  Cairns, George ^a   Śliwa, Martyna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950000301     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781446278864     Document Type: Book

References (143)

1. Adam, D. (2006) ' Royal Society tells Exxon: stop funding climate change denial', The Guardian, 20 September, available at: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0920-04.htm, accessed 27 January 2008.
2. Allianz (2007) ' Alternative finance', Allianz Knowledge Partnersite, available at: http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/microfinance/alternative_finance/, accessed 18 January 2008.
3. Amnesty International (2003) ' "Our brothers who help kill us"-economic exploitation and human rights abuses in the east', Amnesty International Reports, AFR 62/010/2003.
4. Andersen, A.B. (2001) Worker Safety in the Ship-Breaking Industries. Geneva: International Labour Office.
5. Aristotle (350bc/2004) The Nicomachean Ethics. Trans J.A.K.Thomson, 1953. Rev. H.Tredennick, 1976. London: Penguin Books.
6. Arrighi, G., Silver, B.J. and Brewer, B.C. (2003) ' Industrial convergence, globalization, and the persistence of the north-south divide', Studies in Comparative International Development, 38 (1): 3-31. doi:10.1007/BF02686319 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02686319
7. Balassa, P. (1962) The Theory of Economic Integration. London: Allen and Unwin.
8. Bales, K. (2000) New Slavery. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
9. Baran, P.A. (1957) The Political Economy of Growth. New York: Monthly Review Press.
10. Bauman, Z. (1998) Globalization: The human consequences. Cambridge: Polity Press.
11. BBC (1999) ' In pictures: the WTO Seattle protest', BBC News, 1 December, available at: http://news.bbc.co.Uk/l/hi/world/americas/544786.stm, accessed 18 January 2008.
12. BBC (2004) ' Bechtel gets new $1.8bn Iraq deal', BBC News, 7 January, available at: http://news.bbc.co.Uk/l/hi/business/3375383.stm, accessed 18 September 2007.
13. BBC (2006) ' Norwich Union boss backs job cuts', BBC News, 14 September, available at: http://news.bbc.co.Uk/1/hi/business/5345216.stm, accessed 12 September 2007.
14. Bello, W. (2003) Deglobalization: Ideas for a new world economy. London: Zed Books.
15. Bretton Woods Project (2005) What are the Bretton Woods Institutions?, available at: http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/item.shtml?x=320747, accessed 27 January 2008.
16. Bukharin, N. (1917/1987) Imperialism and the World Economy. London: Merlin.
17. Cairns, G. and Sliwa, M. (2008) ' The implications of Aristotle's phronèsis for organizational inquiry', in D.Barry and H.Hansen (eds), The Sage Handbook of New Approaches to Organization Studies. London: Sage, pp. 318-31.
18. Cardoso, F.H. (1972) ' Dependency and development in Latin America', New Left Review, 74: 83-95.
19. Carnall, D. (1996) ' Tobacco funding for academics', British Medical Journal, 312: 721-2. doi:10.1136/bmj.312.7033.721 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.312.7033.721
20. Conachy, J. (2004) ' Private military companies in Iraq: profiting from colonialism', World Socialist Web Site, 3 May, available at: http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/may2004/pmcs-m03.shtml, accessed 13 August 2007.
21. Corporate Watch (2002) ' BAE Systems: a corporate profile', Corporate Crimes, Corporate Watch UK, 22 June, available at: http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/?lid=184, accessed 14 August 2007.
22. Czinkota, M.R., Ronkainen, I.A. and Moffett, M.H. (2005) International Business (7th edn). Mason, OH: South-Western.
23. Daniels, J.D., Radebaugh, L.H. and Sullivan, D.P. (2007) International Business: Environment and operations. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice-Hall.
24. Das, D. and Dharwadkar, R. (2006) ' Cultural mimicry and hybridity: on the work of identity in international call centers in India', paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, August, Atlanta.
25. Dunne, J. (1993) Back to the Rough Ground: Practical judgment and the lure of technique. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press.
26. Dunning, J. (1977) ' Trade, location of economic activity and the NINE: a search for an eclectic approach', in B.Ohlin, P.O.Hesselborn and P.M.Wijkman (eds), The International Allocation of Economic Activity. London: Macmillan, pp. 395-431.
27. Dunning, J. (1980) ' Toward an eclectic theory of international production: some empirical tests', Journal of International Business Studies, 11 (1): 9-31. doi:10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490593 http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490593
28. Dunning, J. (1993) The Globalization of Business. London: Routledge.
29. Dunning, J. (2000) ' The eclectic paradigm as an envelope for economic and business theories of MNE activity', International Business Review, 9: 163-90. doi:10.1016/S0969-5931(99)00035-9 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0969-5931%2899%2900035-9
30. Economist (2007) ' Moving pieces: global companies have plenty of latitude to minimise their tax bills', Economist Research Survey Tools, 22 February, available at: http://www.economist.com/special-reports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8695175, accessed 17 April 2007.
31. Eun, C. and Resnick, B. (2006) International Financial Management. London: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
32. Fainaru, S. (2007) ' Iraq contractors face growing parallel war: as security work increases, so do casualties', Washington Post Foreign Service, 16 June, available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/15/AR2007061502602.html?nav=emailpage, accessed 14 August 2007.
33. Fainaru, S. and Klein, A. (2007) ' In Iraq, a private realm of intelligence-gathering: firm extends U.S. Government's reach', Washington Post Foreign Service, 1 July, available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/30/AR2007063001075.html?nav=emailpage, accessed 14 August 2007.
34. Fishman, C. (2007) The Wal-Mart Effect: How an out-of-town superstore became a superpower. London: Penguin.
35. Flyvbjerg, B. (2001) Making Social Science Matter: Why social inquiry fails and how it can succeed again. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511810503 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511810503
36. Fortune (2007) Fortune Global 500, Atlanta, GA: CNN, available at: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2006/index.html, accessed 17 November 2007.
37. Foxwell, A. (2007a) ' Norwich Union call centre U-turn', Financial Mail on Sunday, 28 January, available at: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=416860&in_page_id=1&ito=1565, accessed 18 January 2008.
38. Foxwell, A. (2007b) ' Norwich Union's Indian disaster', Financial Mail, 25 March, available at: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/investing-and-markets/article.html?in_article_id=418740&in_page_id=3, accessed 19 January 2008.
39. Frank, A.G. (1978) Dependent Accumulation and Underdevelopment. London: Macmillan.
40. Freeman, R.E. (1984) Strategic Management: A stakeholder approach. Boston: Pitman.
41. Friedman, M. (1962) Capitalism and Freedom. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
42. Friedman, M. and Friedman, R. (1980) Free to Choose: A personal statement. London: Secker & Warburg.
43. Glyn, A. (2006) Capitalism Unleashed: Finance, globalization and welfare. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
44. Goetz, S.J. and Swaminathan, H. (2006) ' Wal-Mart and country-wide poverty', Social Science Quarterly, 87: 211-26. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6237.2006.00377.x http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6237.2006.00377.x
45. Goodchild, S. and Hodgson, M. (2006) ' Tobacco industry: smoking isn't bad for your health', The Independent 12 July, available at: http://www.news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article1090210.ece, accessed 12 September 2007.
46. Green, D. (no date) ' The rough guide to the WTO', CAFOD Policy Papers, available at: http://www.rufuspollock.org/wto/cache/CAFOD_rough_guide_to_WTO.html, accessed 15 December 2007.
47. Greenpeace (2003) ' UK's own ghost ship found in India', Greenpeace News, 12 November, available at: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/uk-s-own-ghost-ship-in-india, accessed 7 September 2007.
48. Greenpeace (2006) ' Draft IMO Treaty called "shockingly inadequate"in addressing global ship scrap crisis', 16 March, available at: http://www.greenpeaceweb.org/shipbreak/, accessed 5 July 2007.
49. Greenpeace (2007) ' Exxon: still pumping out lies', Greenpeace UK, 18 May, available at: http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/blog/climate/exxon-still-pumping-out-lies, accessed 19 September 2007.
50. Guardian Unlimited (1999) ' The international arms trade to Indonesia', Guardian Unlimited Special Reports, 9 September, available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/indonesia/Story/0,2763,200783,00.html, accessed 11 November 2007.
51. Hall, E.T. and Hall, M.R. (1990) Understanding Cultural Differences: Germans, French and Americans. Yarmouth: Intercultural Press.
52. Hardt, M. and Negri, A. (2004) Multitude: War and democracy in the age of empire. New York: Penguin.
53. Harvard Business School (2008) ' Marketing', Faculty & Research, available at: http://www.hbs.edu/units/marketing, accessed 27 January 2008.
54. Heckscher, E. (1919/1950) ' The effect of foreign trade on the distribution of income', in H.Ellis and L.A.Metzler (eds), Readings in the Theory of International Trade. London: Allen and Unwin, pp. 272-300.
55. Hell, I. (2006) ' Banks move into Islamic finance', BBC News, 9 June, available at: http://news.bbc.co.Uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5064058.stm, accessed 18 January 2008.
56. Herman, M.O., Delen, B. and Vermaerke, P. (2002) ' Supporting the war economy in the DRC: European companies and the coltan trade', IPIS Reports, January.
57. Hill, C.W.L. (2007) International Business: Competing in the global marketplace (6th edn). New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
58. Hobson, J.A. (1902/1938) Imperialism: A study. London: George Allen and Unwin.
59. Hofstede, G.H. (1984) Culture's Consequences: International differences in work-related values. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
60. Hofstede, G.H. (1997) Cultures and Organizations: Software of the mind. New York: McGraw-Hill.
61. Hofstede, G.H. and Bond, M.H. (1988) ' Confucius and economic growth: new trends in culture's consequences', Organization Dynamics, 16: 4-21. doi:10.1016/0090-2616(88)90009-5 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0090-2616%2888%2990009-5
62. Holden, N. (2002) Cross-cultural Management: A knowledge management perspective. Harlow: Financial Times/Prentice Hall.
63. House, R.J., Hanges, P.J., Javidan, M., Dorfman, P.W. and Gupta, V. (2004) Leadership, Culture, and Organizations: The GLOBE study of 62 societies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
64. Hufbauer, G.C. (1970) ' The impact of national characteristics and technology on the commodity composition of trade in manufactured goods', in R.Vernon (ed.), The Technology Factor in International Trade. New York: Columbia University Press, pp. 145-231.
65. Hymer, S. (1960/1976) The International Operations of National Firms: A study of direct foreign investment. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
66. Ietto-Gillies, G. (2005) Transnational Corporations and International Production. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
67. ILO (no date) ' About the ILO', International Labour Organization, available at: http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/lang~en/index.htm, accessed 19 November 2007.
68. IMO (2002) ' Flag state implementation', International Maritime Association, available at: http://www.imo.org/, accessed 13 August 2007.
69. Ingham, B. (2004) International Economics: A European focus. Harlow: Financial Times/Prentice Hall.
70. Jentoft, S. (2006) ' Beyond fisheries management: The phronetic dimension', Marine Policy, 30: 671-80. doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2005.10.001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2005.10.001
71. Jevons, W.S. (1871) The Theory of Political Economy. London: Macmillan.
72. Jordan, M. (2000) ' Marketers discover black Brazil', The Wall Street Journal, 24 November: All, A14.
73. Klein, N. (2000) No Space/No Choice/No Jobs-No Logo. London: Flamingo.
74. Kotler, P. and Levy, S.J. (1969) ' Broadening the concept of marketing', Journal of Marketing, 33: 10-15. doi:10.2307/1248740 http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1248740
75. Krugman, P. (1979) ' A model of innovation, technology transfer, and the world distribution of income', The Journal of Political Economy, 87 (2): 253-66. doi:10.1086/260755 http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/260755
76. Krugman, P. (1981) ' Intraindustry specialization and the gains from trade', Journal of Political Economy, 89: 959-73. doi:10.1086/261015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/261015
77. Lazer, W. (1969) ' Marketing's changing social relationships', Journal of Marketing, 33: 3-9. doi:10.2307/1248739 http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1248739
78. Lenin, V.I. (1902/1969) What Is To Be Done?-Burning questions of our movement. New York: International Publishers.
79. Linder, S.B. (1961) An Essay on Trade and Transformation. New York: John Wiley.
80. Lobe, J. (2003) ' Global businesses profit from Congo war, groups charge', OneWorld US, 28 October, available at: http://www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/tncs/2003/1028congoprofit.htm, accessed 27 January 2008.
81. Macartney, J. (2007) ' Three Gorges Dam is a disaster in the making, China admits', The Times, 27 September, available at: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2537279.ece, accessed 25 November 2007.
82. McSweeney, B. (2002) ' Hofstede's model of national cultural differences and their consequences: a triumph of faith-a failure of analysis', Human Relations, 55: 89-118.
83. Magala, S. (2005) Cross-Cultural Competence. London: Routledge.
84. Markusen, J.R. (1998) ' Multinational firms, location and trade', The World Economy, 21: 733-56. doi:10.1111/1467-9701.00161 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9701.00161
85. Marshall, A. and Marshall, M.P. (1879/1994) The Economics of Industry. Bristol: Thoemmes.
86. Marx, K. and Engels, F. (1848/2002) The Communist Manifesto. London: Penguin.
87. Matt Phillipshttp://news.bbc.co.Uk/l/hi/world/europe/679838.stm
88. Menger, C. (1871/1950) Principles of Economics. Glencoe, IL: The Free Press.
89. Milanovic, B. (2005) Worlds Apart: Measuring international and global inequality. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
90. Miller, G. (2004) ' Everyday low wages: the hidden price we all pay for Wal-Mart', Democratic Staff of the Committee on Education and the Workforce US House of Representatives., Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.
91. Milmo, C. (2007) ' The slow boats to China filled with our refuse', The Independent, 26 January, p. 3.
92. Monbiot, G. (1996) ' Hawks and doves', http://Mobiot.com, available at: http://www.monbiot.com/archives/1996/07/30/hawks-and-doves/, accessed 2 November 2007.
93. Montlake, S. (2005) ' World Bank backs Laos dam project', BBC News, 1 April, available at: http://news.bbc.co.Uk/l/hi/world/asia-pacific/4399587.stm, accessed 9 October 2007.
94. Morgan, G. (2003) ' Marketing and critique: prospects and problems', in M. Alvesson and H. Willmott (eds), Studying Management Critically. London: Sage, pp. 111-31. doi:10.4135/9781446220030 http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446220030
95. Nayyar, D. (1997) ' Globalization: the game, the players and the rules', in S.D. Gupta (ed.), The Political Economy of Globalization. London: Kluwer.
96. OECD (2004) Principles of Corporate Governance. Paris: OECD Publications.
97. Ohlin, B. (1933/1967) Interregional and International Trade. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
98. Otto, B. and Böhm, S. (2006) ' "The people"and resistance against international business', Critical Perspectives on International Business, 2: 299-320. doi:10.1108/17422040610706631 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17422040610706631
99. Perlmutter, H.V. (1969) ' The tortuous evolution of the multinational corporation', Columbia Journal of World Business, Jan.-Feb.: 9-18.
100. Porter, M. (1985) Competitive Advantage: Creating and sustaining superior performance. New York: Free Press.
101. Porter, M. (1990) The Competitive Advantage of Nations. New York: Free Press.
102. PRB (2005) ' PRB's 2005 world population data sheet reveals persisting global inequalities in health and well-being', 2005 World Population Data Sheet, available at: http://www.prb.org/Publications/Datasheets/2005/2005WorldPopulationDataSheet.aspx, accessed 3 November 2007.
103. Prebisch, R. (1971) Change and Development-Latin America's Great Task: Report submitted to the Inter-American Development Bank. New York: Praeger.
104. Rahman, A. and Ullah, T. (1999) ' Ship breaking: a background paper', paper prepared for the International Labour Organization's Sectoral Activities Programme. Dhaka.
105. Rapley, J. (2004) Globalization and Inequality: Neoliberalism's downward spiral. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner.
106. Ricardo, D. (1817) On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation. London: John Murray.
107. Ridgeway, J. (2003) ' Corporate colonialism', The Village Voice, 23-29 April, available at: http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0317, mondo1,43569,6.html, accessed 13 August 2007.
108. Ritzer, G. (1995) The McDonaldization of Society: An Investigation into the changing character of contemporary social life. Los Angeles: Pine Forge Press.
109. Roberts, T. and Hite, A. (2000) From Modernization to Globalization: Perspectives on development and social change. Oxford: Blackwell.
110. Rugman, A. and Collinson, S. (2006) International Business. Harlow: Prentice Hall.
111. Say, J.B. (1803/2001) A Treatise on Political Economy. Edison, NJ: Transaction Publishers.
112. Sharma, S. and Kumar, S. (2003) ' The military backbone of globalisation', Race and Class, 44: 23-39. doi:10.1177/0306396803044003023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306396803044003023
113. Sikka, P. (2003) ' Plastic bucket: $972.98', The Guardian, 30 June, available at: http://guardian.co.uk/money/2003/jun/30/tax.socialexclusion, accessed 7 March 2008.
114. Sikka, P. (2007) ' There's no accounting for accountants', Guardian Unlimited, 29 August, available at: http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/prem_sikka_/2007/08/no_accounting_for_accounting_s.html, accessed 23 November 2007.
115. Simms, A. (2007) Tescopoly: How one shop came out on top and why it matters. London: Constable.
116. Sitt, G. (1997) Diverted to Delhi. New York: Filmmakers Library.
117. Smith, A. (1776/1999) An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. London: Penguin.
118. Steger, M. (2003) Globalization: A very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
119. Tax Justice Networkhttp://www.taxjustice.net/cms/front_content.php?idcat=2
120. Tax Justice Network (2005) 'Tax us if you can', Tax Justice Network Briefing Paper, September. London: New Economics Foundation.
121. Tax Justice Network (2007) 'Identifying tax havens and offshore finance centres', Tax Justice Network Briefing Paper, available at: http://www.taxjustice.net/cms/upload/pdf/Identifying_Tax_Havens_Jul_07.pdf, accessed 28 January 2008.
122. Taylor, P. and Bain, P. (2005) ' India calling to the far away towns', Work, Employment and Society, 19: 261-82. doi:10.1177/0950017005053170 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0950017005053170
123. Tipton, F.B. (2008) ' "Thumbs-up is a rude gesture in Australia": the presentation of culture in international business textbooks', Critical Perspectives on International Business, 4(1): 7-24. doi:10.1108/17422040810849730 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17422040810849730
124. Torrens, R. (1815) Essay on the External Corn Trade. London: J. Hatchard.
125. Trouiller, P., Olliaro, P., Torreele, E., Orbinski, J., Laing, R. and Ford, N. (2002) ' Drug development for neglected diseases: a deficient market and a public-health policy failure', The Lancet, 360, 21 September: 885. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(02)11022-1 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2802%2911022-1
126. University of Wisconsin System (2004) ' Wal-Mart corporate record', UW System Trust Funds, available at: http://www.uwsa.edu/tfunds/walmart1204a.htm, accessed 28 January 2008.
127. Veblen, T. (1899/1995) The Theory of the Leisure Class. London: Penguin.
128. Vernon, R. (1966) ' International investment and international trade in the product life cycle', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 80 (2): 190-207. doi:10.2307/1880689 http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1880689
129. 2 output from shipping twice as much as airlines', The Guardian, 3 March, available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/mar/03/travelsenvironmentalimpact.transportintheuk, accessed 25 November 2007.
130. Waldkirch, A. (2003) ' Vertical FDI? A host country perspective', Department of Economics Working Papers, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
131. Wallerstein, I. (1974) The Modern World-System. New York: Academic Press.
132. Wallerstein, I. (2004) World-Systems Analysis: An introduction. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.
133. Wal-Mart (2006) 2006 Annual Report: Building smiles. Bentonville, AR: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
134. WatchWal-Mart (2005) ' Low prices at what cost', Wal-Mart Watch Annual Report. Washington, DC: Center for Community-Corporate Ethics.
135. Walras, L. (1874) Éléments D'économie Politique Pure, ou théorie de la richesse sociale (Elements of Pure Economics, or the theory of social wealth). Lausanne: F. Rouge.
136. War on Want (2006) Fashion Victims, War on Want, London, available at: http://www.waronwant.org/Fashion+Victims+13593.twl, accessed December 6, 2006.
137. War on Want (2007) ' Trade and WTO: the "free trade"threat', Fighting Global Poverty, available at: http://www.waronwant.org/?lid=11090, accessed 23 October 2007.
138. West, D. (1996) ' Countertrade: an innovative approach to marketing', Barter News, 36, available at: http://www.barternews.com/approach_marketing.htm, accessed 17 September 2007.
139. World Bank (1989) ' Articles of agreement', About Us, available at: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/0, contentMDK:20049563~pagePK:43912~menuPK:58863~piPK:36602,00.html#11, accessed 7 Novemeber 2007.
140. World Bank (2007) ' About us', The World Bank, available at: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/0, pagePK:50004410~piPK:36602~theSitePK:29708,00.html, accessed 30 March 2007.
141. World Health Organization (2006) The International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Frequently asked questions. Geneva: World Health Organization.
142. Wrigley, C. (2000) BAE Systems Alternative Report 2000. London: Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT).
143. Yamey, G. (2001) ' World Bank funds private hospital in India', BMJ News, 3 February, available at: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/322/7281/257/a, accessed 3 December 2007.