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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464914303321

Titolo

Islam and business : cross-cultural and cross-national perspectives / / Kip Becker, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

0-203-82405-9

1-136-77659-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BeckerKip

Disciplina

297.2/73

Soggetti

Islam - Economic aspects

Business - Religious aspects - Islam

Economics - Religious aspects - Islam

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

". has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of transnational management development, volume 9, numbers 2/3 2004."

First published 2004 by the Haworth Press.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Introduction; SECTION I: BUSINESS IN TURKEY; Exploring the Differences of Managers' Mental Model; Strategic Alliances in the Aviation Industry: An Analysis of Turkish Airlines Experience; Value-at-Risk (VaR) Computations Under Various VaR Models and Stress Testing; SECTION II: BUSINESS IN JORDAN; The Effect of Financial Liberalization on the Efficiency of Financial Institutions: The Case of Jordanian Commercial Banks

Management Training and Development Needs Assessment Practices in the Jordanian Private and Public Sectors: Integrated or Isolated?Socio-Cultural Values and Organizational Culture; SECTION III: BUSINESS IN EGYPT AND LEBANON; The Direct and Mediating Effects of Transactional and Transformational Leadership: A Comparative Approach; Factors Affecting the Advancement of the Lebanese Tourism Industry; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Keep up with management issues in the rapidly changing Islamic business world!  Islam and Business: Cross-Cultural and Cross-National Perspectives reviews important changes, cross-cultural differences, and



management issues in the turbulent Islamic business environment. With the shift from government ownership of companies and commodities toward more open markets and the product/service diversification that this change brings, the need to understand how business is done in these countries is more vital than ever before. The research in this book will help you understand the impact of W