International Business Books

New and Published Books

1. The Chinese Transformation of Corporate Culture

   By Colin Hawes

   Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

   In recent years, Chinese policymakers and corporate leaders have focused significant attention on the concept of corporate culture. This book will reveal the political, social and economic factors behind the enormous current interest in corporate culture in China and provide a wide range of case...

   Published May 27th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Global Korean Motor Industry

   The Hyundai Motor Company's Global Strategy

   By Russell D. Lansbury, Chung-Sok Suh, Seung-Ho Kwon

   Series: Routledge Advances in Korean Studies

   This book examines the experiences of the globalizing Korean automobile industry, with particular focus on the Hyundai Motor Company (HMC), one of the most prominent of the new Korean multinational corporations. It provides an overview of the changing nature of the global automobile industry,...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
3. Outsourcing and Human Resource Management

   An International Survey

   Edited by Ruth Taplin

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   Outsourcing is an increasingly popular strategy deployed by a variety of institutions, including banks, multinational companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The book assesses the problems and solutions for those attempting to outsource through an analysis of human resource...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
4. Business-Government Relations in Prewar Japan

   By Peter von Staden

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

   For the business and government relationship in Japan, the pre-war period was an era of considerable change. Framed by Japan’s nation-building efforts, the relationship adapted and evolved with the often fluid economic and political circumstances. As both business and government had vested...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
5. Industrial Innovation in Japan

   Edited by Takuji Hara, Norio Kambayashi, Noboru Matsushima

   Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology

   In this new book, Hara, Kambayashi and Matsushima gather together a collection of case studies of innovation in various industries in modern Japan, including automobile, electronics, semiconductor, component, chemical, pharmaceutical and service industries. Unlike other books in this area,...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
6. The United States and the Malaysian Economy

   By Shakila Yacob

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   This book explores the relationship between the United States and the Malaysian economy, concentrating on the period 1870 to 1957, with particular focus on trade flows and foreign direct investment. This is the first book to examine, in depth, US economic involvement in colonial Malaya. Exploring...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
7. China's Post-Reform Economy - Achieving Harmony, Sustaining Growth

   Edited by Richard Sanders, Chen Yang

   Series: Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy

   China has enjoyed heroic growth rates in the last twenty five years of reform and transition, pulling more people out of poverty more quickly than at any other time in human history. Nonetheless these successes have had costs: today China is faced with increasing environmental difficulties and...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
8. Power and Sustainability of the Chinese State

   Edited by Keun Lee, Joon-Han Kim, Wing Thye Woo

   Series: China Policy Series

   Since the start of the 21st century China has risen to the status of an important world power. This book examines Chinese power, focusing in particular, although not exclusively, on its economic capabilities, and considering how this is likely to develop in the future. It provides a detailed...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
9. Multinationals, Globalisation and Indigenous Firms in China

   By Chunhang Liu

   Series: Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy

   This book considers the impact of multinational companies in China on the Chinese economy and on indigenous firms in China. It shows how the global business environment has undergone profound changes since the early 1990s, leading to an explosion of merger and acquisitions activity and consequent...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
10. A New Japan for the Twenty-First Century

    An Inside Overview of Current Fundamental Changes and Problems

    Edited by Rien T. Segers

    Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series

    Many people in the West portray Japan as being fixed in its ways, and unable to change, and consequently risking national decline and international loss of prestige. However, in fact, Japan is at present in a significant transition period, comparable to the Meiji Restoration of 1868 or the period...

    Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge