...Lars Håkanson Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the importance to international trade of impediments related to, first, geographic distance, such as freight and other costs related to the movement of physical goods, and second, “psychic distance”, such as the costs...

... predictor for exports. Originality/value The authors' hybrid model extends previous OMOI models and is applied to industry‐level analysis. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 International trade Marketing opportunities Export markets Foreign‐market opportunity analysis...

.../implications What is presented here is an overview of the literature as it applies to international trade where globalisation was earlier hoped to bring an economic rescue to billions of people and liberate them from poverty. Marketing, organisational behaviour, risk assessment and strategic decision making...

... is to provide an investigation on whether “trade up” is a real hope, and what is required to make it real. Design/methodology/approach Theoretical modeling and case studies. Findings This paper finds that international trade does gear up the adoption of ISO 14001 standards in China through increasing...

... with international trade figures was assessed, to understand how well each framework predicts the amount of trade between countries. Findings Inter‐country distances between 23 countries suggest that the two bases of cultural distance were not congruent. While the correlation between both cultural distance...

... Limited 2005 --> Global Marketing Marketing strategy International trade Chapters comprising Part 2 focus on international marketing strategies. The authors emphasize that managers must be prepared as their companies proceed through the international development stages. In the early...

... was not found to influence export performance. Implications for marketing practitioners and academics are addressed. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Marketing strategy Exports International trade Electronics industry Republic of Korea In today's competitive global marketplace...

... as opposed to external trainers. All the above leads us to propose RQ1. Europe National cultures Sales training Performance International trade Negotiating In our study of sales training practices within the EU, research is conducted to answer the following questions:RQ1...

... to find a middle ground, that is, to implement global strategies wherever possible and adapt them to local conditions where necessary. This shows the usefulness of segmentation in global marketing. International trade Consumer attitudes Marketing Slovenia Eastern Europe © MCB UP Limited...

...Felix Mavondo Globalization International trade Marketing strategy Competitive strategy The editor and the contributors must be congratulated for their courage in putting together this book, given the rapid pace of change in international business and trade. The book should appeal...

...Stanley J. Paliwoda Alan   Rugman . The End of Globalization . London : Random House Business Books   2000 . Globalization International trade Marketing A new book by Alan Rugman always demands investigation. Rugman is impressive for his inimitable...

...Ken Peattie Nejdet   Delener . Strategic Planning and Multinational Trade Blocs . Westport, Connecticut : Quorum Books, 208 pp. , ISBN: ISBN 1‐56720‐274‐8 International marketing International trade Multinationals Globalization The title of this book...

... as a viable and preferred alternative is available (Turnbull and Cunningham, 1981, p. 47). © MCB UP Limited 1999 Consumer behaviour International trade International marketing National cultures The problems of analysing culture have been commented on by Herskovits (1952, p. 238...

... . London : Sage Publications Ltd   1998 . 39.50 hardback ltural management Globalization International trade The increasing globalization of business has led to a greater need for international management research. This book is ‘‘aimed at management researchers who undertake projects...

... is that the USA, Canada and Mexico would all benefit economically from NAFTA, with the benefits for Mexico exceeding those for the USA and Canada (Brown et al., 1991; Hinojosa‐Ojeda and Robinson, 1991; Sobarzo, 1992; Weintraub, 1993). According to the US International Trade Commission (1993), the Mexican...

... investment Globalization International trade In exploring the issue of foreign direct investment, Randøy develops a company‐based model, capitalizing on Dunning’s eclectic paradigm. His model consists of strategic, firm‐specific, location‐specific, and transaction‐specific factors affecting foreign...

... additional areas necessitating further research. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Cross‐cultural management International trade International marketing Negotiating Sales management International business comprises a large and increasing portion of the world’s total trade (Johnson et al...

... (an economic advantage). © MCB UP Limited 1997 Developing countries Emerging markets International trade Marketing strategy Given both attractions and detractions, an important question is whether or not it pays for firms to be first in emerging markets. Considerable research...

... recognition. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Auctions Business‐to‐business marketing International trade Internet Marketing channels Marketing opportunity The diffusion of the Internet, and with it electronic commerce, is promoting a transformation in the business landscape as different...

... “accentuate bi‐lateralism and thus run counter to the spirit of the open and multilateral system of international trade”. CT may also hinder structural adjustment in the countries which “resort” to it and, when used as a method of repaying debts, it favours one creditor above all others. Hence, some...