BRICS and beyond : executive lessons on emerging markets / / Stephanie Jones

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814777703321
• Autore: Jones Stephanie <1957->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester [England], : Wiley, 2012
• ISBN: 9786613673701; 9781119208181; 1119208181; 9781280696749; 1280696745; 9781118351567; 1118351568
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (303 p.)
• Disciplina: 658/.049
• Soggetti: International business enterprises - Developing countries; Social responsibility of business - Developing countries; Diversity in the workplace - Developing countries; Industrial management - Developing countries; BRIC countries Foreign economic relations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface / by Prof Dr. Wim Naude -- About the author -- Introduction -- Doing business in emerging markets : risks, opportunities and practice -- First section: risks -- Country risk -- Politics and business in emerging markets -- Corporate social responsibility -- Ethics, transparency, and governance in emerging markets -- Business culture -- Cross-cultural management and people in emerging markets -- Second section: opportunities -- Marketing -- Implementing marketing ideas into and from emerging markets -- Entrepreneurship and innovation -- Technology, innovation, and new business ventures in emerging markets -- Third section: practice -- Strategy and operations -- Changing business strategies and operations in emerging markets -- Strategic alliances -- Western business and emerging market ; business : working together -- Lessons for global business -- What we can learn from the brics and beyond -- Reading list -- Glossary -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: BRICs and Beyond is an international business executive text written especially for executive and MBA students. It is based on extensive consulting in emerging economies and several years of experience teaching executive MBA courses around the globe. The author has continually faced the problem that the available textbooks for teaching international business focused almost exclusively on examples of Western multinationals for case illustrations. In the process of preparing cases nearer to the emerging market she worked in, the author realized that the often fascinating, frequently in

Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis Using ATLAS.ti : A Comprehensive Researchers’ Manual / / by Ajay Gupta

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910806197903321
• Autore: Gupta Ajay
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023
• ISBN: 9783031496509; 3031496507
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2023.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxxii, 427 pages) : illustrations (some color)
• Collana: Springer Texts in Social Sciences, , 2730-6143
• Disciplina: 301.01
• Soggetti: Sociology - Methodology; Sampling (Statistics); Sociological Methods; Methodology of Data Collection and Processing
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Types of Data, Data Collection, and Storage Methods -- Chapter 3. Challenges in Data Collection -- Chapter 4. Codes and Coding -- Chapter 5. Data Analysis Methods -- Chapter 6. Using Networks and Hyperlinks -- Chapter 7. Discovering ; Themes in ATLAS.ti -- Chaper 8. Generating Themes from Smart Codes & Smart Groups -- Chapter 9. Group Creation for Entities and Report Generation -- Chapter 10. Survey Data Analysis -- Chapter 11. Social Netword Comments and Twitter Data Analysis -- Chapter 12. Analysis of Focus Group Data -- Chapter 13. Multimedia and Geo Data Analysis -- Chapter 14. Team Projects in ATLAS.ti -- Chapter 15. Literature Review and Referencing.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides an in-depth roadmap for qualitative research methods and data analysis across disciplines using ATLAS.ti. It encompasses and rationalizes key qualitative research concepts and methods with innovative frameworks to enrich the reader’s understanding of qualitative research methods and data analysis. The book contains multiple real-world projects that assist readers in developing conceptual and theoretical knowledge, as well as gaining insights from fieldwork, visualizing data collection, analysis, and methodological interpretations. This easy to use book provides a pragmatic approach to qualitative methods, proficiency in capturing field observations, user-friendly steps to data analysis starting from transcription, preparation of data, reading and identification of quotations, coding, memoing, commenting, code groups, creating smart codes and groups using set, semantic, and proximity operators resulting in generating numerous insightful thematic reports in avariety of formats. More notable features: - Demonstrates systematic roots to research from begin to end - Provides practical advice on how to overcome field challenges during data collection, ethical considerations, and step-by-step procedures for gaining access to participants and capturing holistic data - Includes numerous numerical arguments, interpretations, and explanations for concepts, themes, variables, networks, and emerging concepts - Includes several research frameworks and data analysis guideposts on real-world research projects with thorough procedures covering 267 images and 38 tables - Compelling for quantitative research and mixed methods approaches The book's straightforward and user-friendly format makes it simple and easy to use, comprehend, and interpret for anyone working with ATLAS.ti. .