... likely approach to be adopted by the courts of other countries. It is true to say that most of the cases relating to e‐commerce disputes have been decided in the courts of the USA. In many of those disputes the defendants (who in most cases have been the trader or merchant) have raised, as starting...

... organisations have concerns about. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Computer security Hacking Australia United Kingdom USA In a world, where hackers claim they can easily crash the whole Internet (Mosquera, 1998), where “hackivists” manipulate the Web sites of companies to discredit them (Goldberg...

... Environment Environmental management strategy USA Years ago, the concept of environmental quality was almost non‐existent in the United States. Then, the concept came to mean cleaner air and cleaner water. Now, environmental quality has come to mean “... safe drinking water, healthy ecosystems, safe...

... 1998 Channel relationships Globalization International trade Puerto Rico Purchasing USA Today’s changing business climate, marked by ever increasing competitive pressures from offshore producers, internationalization of the marketplace, shortened product life cycles, and rapid...

... resource management, technological development and procurement are of relevance. Child care Schools USA Value chain Women In the past three decades many have declared that, with the advent of two‐income families, the work of the home is something of the past. In fact, housework continues...

... Limited 1997 Organizational performance Downsizing Organizational structure USA Corporate downsizing of privately and publicly owned firms has been a common occurrence in recent years. As a matter of fact, this phenomenon has become a popular method for streamlining organizations. More...

... of affairs, regardless of who composes the sheet music. Team Hanes, a sports clothing manufacturer in the USA is such a business. It is the kind of retail business in which consumers′ purchases tomorrow can be dramatically influenced by the outcome of a basketball game; or in which a falling idol can cause...

... systems. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Export International marketing International trade logistics Markets Surveys USA THE ROLE OF A TARGET NATION'S LOGISTICAL FRIENDLINESS 15 It is important to decide whether a country's logistics are "friendly" or "unfriendly". The Role of a Target Nation's...

..., pp. 52-60. Craig M. Gustin is a Principal of Crosby, Gustin, Rice and Co, California. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Computers Distribution Logistics Transport USA ...