Asia-Europe industrial connectivity in times of crisis / / edited by Lucía Morales, Sam Dzever, Robert Taylor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : ISTE Ltd : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 pages) |
Disciplina | 338.95 |
Collana | Innovation, entrepreneurship and management series |
ISBN |
1-394-18603-7
1-394-18601-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction: Connectivity in Euro-Asian Business -- I.1. The Chinese conception of a new world order -- I.2. China as a global economic player in Europe -- I.3. Sino-American rivalry in Asia -- I.4. China's trade and investment in Asia -- I.5. China's digitalization strategy in Asia -- I.6. Summary and conclusion -- I.7. References -- Chapter 1. Japan's Plans for Society 5.0 - A Global Concept, an Isolated Solution or Utopia? -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Achievements in the implementation process -- 1.3. Society 5.0 - a science, technology and innovation policy -- 1.4. Conclusion -- 1.5. References -- Chapter 2. European Union-Japan Relations: A Business System Overview of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Literature review -- 2.2.1. The relationship between Japan and the European Union in context -- 2.2.2. Understanding the business systems overview -- 2.2.3. Regionalization and Europeanization -- 2.3. Research propositions and methodology -- 2.4. Case of Japan - European Union Economic Partnership Agreement -- 2.4.1. The targets of the Free Trade Agreement -- 2.4.2. The organizations in charge of the implementation -- 2.4.3. Initiatives taken for the success of the EPA -- 2.4.4. JETRO and the EU-Japan Centre as bridges between authorities -- 2.5. Conclusion -- 2.6. References -- Chapter 3. The Evolving Foreign Direct Investment Landscape: Evidence from Europe and Asia -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Measuring FDI -- 3.3. Country selection -- 3.4. Data availability and comprehensiveness -- 3.5. Effects of reverse investment -- 3.6. Effects of pass-through investment and corporate inversion -- 3.7. Concluding remarks -- 3.8. References.
Chapter 4. Investigating the Influencing Factors Revealing a Trade Potential for EU-China Agricultural Products: A Trade Gravity Model Approach -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Literature review -- 4.3. Methodology -- 4.4. Empirical results -- 4.4.1. The effects of GDP on EU-China agricultural trade -- 4.4.2. The effects of geographical distance on EU-China agricultural trade -- 4.4.3. The effect of GDP per capita on EU-China agricultural trade -- 4.4.4. The effect of institutional distance on EU-China agricultural trade -- 4.4.5. The effects of two dummy variables on the agricultural trade between the EU and China: WTO membership and landlocked -- 4.4.6. The EU's trade potential vis-à-vis China in agricultural products -- 4.5. Conclusion -- 4.6. Appendix: Agricultural products defined by Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) -- 4.7. References -- Chapter 5. Understanding the US Restrictions on Huawei and their Impact on the Development of the EU Digital Single Market and on the Outlook of the 5G Market -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. The epical US sanctions and EU undertakings -- 5.3. Basic ideas of 5G -- 5.3.1. What is 5G? -- 5.3.2. Three use cases of the application of 5G -- 5.3.3. 5G: A new shuffle in the current global value chain? -- 5.4. Concerns and fallacies -- 5.5. Focusing on policy regulation instead of geopolitical gameplaying? -- 5.6. Conclusion: 5G future in juncture -- 5.7. References -- Chapter 6. Analyzing the Quality of Online Product Reviews and their Antecedents -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Literature review -- 6.2.1. Definition and measurement of online review quality -- 6.2.2. Antecedents of online review quality -- 6.3. Theoretical model and hypothesis development -- 6.3.1. The effect of product type on the quality of online reviews -- 6.3.2. The effect of monetary incentive on the quality of online reviews. 6.3.3. Interactions between monetary incentives and product type -- 6.4. Data collection -- 6.5. Analysis and results -- 6.5.1. Research model and analysis method -- 6.5.2. Findings -- 6.6. Conclusion and implications -- 6.7. References -- Chapter 7. Climate Policy Challenges in China: Spatial and Econometric Analysis -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. China's carbon emissions and economic growth -- 7.3. Environmental issues and greenhouse gases -- 7.4. Data and methodological framework -- 7.4.1. Data -- 7.4.2. Econometric models -- 7.4.3. Spatial methods -- 7.5. Econometric findings -- 7.6. Spatial findings -- 7.6.1. Coal consumption -- 7.6.2. Consumption expenditure per capita on health care -- 7.6.3. Carbon emissions -- 7.6.4. Carbon intensity -- 7.6.5. Typology of Chinese provinces based on cluster analysis -- 7.6.6. Cluster analysis types -- 7.7. Conclusion -- 7.8. References -- Chapter 8. The Connecting Role of Home Country Institutions on SME Internationalization: China's OFDI Support in Germany -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Literature review -- 8.3. Methodology -- 8.4. Findings and discussion -- 8.4.1. Overview of findings -- 8.4.2. Discussion of theoretical contributions -- 8.5. Limitations and future research -- 8.6. Implications and conclusion -- 8.7. References -- Chapter 9. Stock Markets and Cultural Dimensions: A Comparison Between Japan, South Korea and China -- 9.1. The relationships between cultural values and financial decisions -- 9.1.1. The cultural dimensions of Hofstede -- 9.1.2. The Schwartz dimensions -- 9.1.3. The approach of Trompenaars -- 9.1.4. The GLOBE project -- 9.2. The measures of the cultural dimensions and their financial implications -- 9.2.1. The Hofstede dimensions for Japan, South Korea and China -- 9.2.2. The results of Schwartz for Japan, South Korea and China. 9.2.3. The Trompenaars dimensions for Japan, South Korea and China -- 9.2.4. Scores of the GLOBE project for the three countries -- 9.2.5. Summary of risk and return assumptions for the three countries -- 9.3. Main financial patterns among the three stock markets -- 9.4. Conclusion -- 9.5. References -- Chapter 10. Geo-economics and Geopolitics of Power Balance: Insights from the China-Iran-Pakistan Alliance -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. China's economic challenges -- 10.3. Globalization insights and power balance -- 10.4. China-Pakistan-Iran trilateral cooperation -- 10.5. Pakistan's vital role in the CPEC and regional stability -- 10.6. Energy and natural resources as a binding element for China's geo-economics aspirations -- 10.7. Pakistan's shift from geopolitics to geo-economics -- 10.8. Iran's role in the alliance -- 10.9. Conclusion -- 10.10. References -- Chapter 11. The New Silk Road, EU-China Connectivity and Global Logistics Crisis: Nordic Perspective to the Eurasian Land Bridge Rail Routes -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Europe-China connectivity and the geography of transportations -- 11.2.1. Modes of transport in Europe-China trade -- 11.2.2. Policy initiatives and the development of railway connectivity -- 11.2.3. Data and method of the study -- 11.3. Finnish rail transport routes to China along the Eurasian Land Bridge -- 11.3.1. Before the regular connections -- 11.3.2. The start of regular transports -- 11.3.3. The impact of the connectivity policies -- 11.3.4. The impact of the pandemic and global logistics disruption -- 11.4. Conclusion -- 11.5. References -- Conclusion -- List of Authors -- Index -- EULA. |
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China's global political economy : managerial perspectives / / edited by Robert Taylor and Jacques Jaussaud |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (323 pages) |
Disciplina | 330.951 |
Collana | Routledge studies on comparative asian politics |
Soggetto topico |
Social responsibility of business - China
Investments, Chinese - Foreign countries |
ISBN |
1-351-59244-0
1-315-10256-0 1-351-59243-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction and overview / Robert Taylor -- Political economy -- China's "new normal" growth trajectory : regional and global implications / Lucia Morales and Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan -- Origins and dimensions of the 21st century maritime silk road : experimental patch-work or grand strategy? / Robert Pauls and Joern-Carsten Gottwald -- Urban- rural differences in social policies : the case of the Hukou system in China / Agar Brugavini, Danilo Cavapozzi and Yao Pan -- The changing role of leadership and the impact of social media : a case study of public officials in Lanzhou / Bhumika Gupta, Saijid Haider, Zhu Yanru and Fan Yunxin -- Inward and outward FDI -- Chinese outward foreign direct investment : strategies for international development / Bruno Amann, Jacques Jaussaud and Zhang Boqi -- Chinese companies go global : the case of Chinese investments in France / Li Gao and Jan Schaaper -- Chinese firms in France : investment motives and related top manager staffing practices / Jiang Huiling and Roman Belz -- The Chinese way in developing corporate social responsibility / Gildas Lusteau, Isabelle Barth and Jacques Jaussaud -- The corporate social responsibility strategy of a French multinational : a global and local approach / Claire Etienne -- Services and consumption -- The price earnings per share (PER) and price book value of equity (PBR) in China : where do we stand? / Sophie Nivoix and Guo Yugang -- Emerging opportunities, challenges and constraints in the Chinese food industry / Maria Bruna Zolin and Matilde Cassin -- Food security, food safety and pesticides : China and the EU compared / Maria Bruna Zolin, Matilde Cassin and Ilda Mannino -- Assessing the trade potential between China and the EU in the agricultural sector / Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan and LI Junshi. |
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The globalisation of Chinese business : implications for multinational investors / / edited by Robert Taylor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Chandos Publishing, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.00951 |
Collana | Chandos Asian Studies Series |
Soggetto topico |
Industrial management - China
International business enterprises - China - Management Globalization - Economic aspects - China |
ISBN | 1-78063-449-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; The Globalisation of Chinese Business: Implications for multinational investors; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Reference; About the editor; About the contributors; Introduction and overview; Note; References; PART 1 THE EVOLUTION OF CHINESE MANAGEMENT; 1The Real Leap Forward: China's R&D and innovation strategy; Introduction; The Real Leap Forward; Catching up in high-potential sectors; Conclusion; Notes; References; 2'With a little help from the state': endogenous and exogenous dynamics in China's cluster economy
The structure of the Wenzhou district economyElements for a typology of China's clusters; The role of trade in the ascent of the Wenzhou economy in the global value chain; Obstacles in the development of Wenzhou's economy; The impact of informal finance on Wenzhou's cluster economy; Establishment of the Wenzhou financial pilot zone as an answer to the private debt crisis?; Concluding remarks; Notes; References; 3State-owned versus private enterprises in China: adoption of modern HRM practices; Introduction; Theoretical framework: adoption of modern HRM practices; Hypotheses Empirical methodologyState-owned and private enterprise HRM practices compared; Discussion; Conclusion; References; 4 The influence of family control on business performance and financial structure: a matched pair investigation of listed companies in China; Introduction; Theoretical framework and hypotheses; Empirical methodology; Data analysis; Discussion; Implications; Conclusion; Note; References; 5 Internationalisation strategies of medium-size multinational firms: when size matters in Chinese markets; Introduction; Theoretical background; Research framework Field study: method and evidenceResults and findings; Managerial implications; Further research steps and additional research directions; References; 6 Transfer of HRM practices in French multinational companies: the case of French subsidiaries in China; Introduction; Transfer of HRM practices at three levels; Cultural distance; Institutional interactions; Entry mode choice; Expatriates; Methodology and research design; Findings and discussion; The reproduction of HRM practices in a foreign market; Parent company HRM practices in foreign market adaptation; Conclusion; Notes; References PART 2 CHINA'S GROWING SERVICES SECTOR7 How risky is China's red capitalism? Restructuring in the Chinese financial services sector; Introduction; Conceptualising the sustainability of the Chinese capitalist system; Statistical analysis of the financial services sector in China; Reforms and control of the banking sector and of financial services; Concluding analysis: How risky is China's capitalist system judging by its financial services industry?; Notes; References; 8 The effects of the global financial crisis on the Shanghai stock market; Introduction; Literature review Data and methodology |
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The globalisation of Chinese business : implications for multinational investors / / edited by Robert Taylor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Chandos Publishing, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.00951 |
Collana | Chandos Asian Studies Series |
Soggetto topico |
Industrial management - China
International business enterprises - China - Management Globalization - Economic aspects - China |
ISBN | 1-78063-449-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; The Globalisation of Chinese Business: Implications for multinational investors; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Reference; About the editor; About the contributors; Introduction and overview; Note; References; PART 1 THE EVOLUTION OF CHINESE MANAGEMENT; 1The Real Leap Forward: China's R&D and innovation strategy; Introduction; The Real Leap Forward; Catching up in high-potential sectors; Conclusion; Notes; References; 2'With a little help from the state': endogenous and exogenous dynamics in China's cluster economy
The structure of the Wenzhou district economyElements for a typology of China's clusters; The role of trade in the ascent of the Wenzhou economy in the global value chain; Obstacles in the development of Wenzhou's economy; The impact of informal finance on Wenzhou's cluster economy; Establishment of the Wenzhou financial pilot zone as an answer to the private debt crisis?; Concluding remarks; Notes; References; 3State-owned versus private enterprises in China: adoption of modern HRM practices; Introduction; Theoretical framework: adoption of modern HRM practices; Hypotheses Empirical methodologyState-owned and private enterprise HRM practices compared; Discussion; Conclusion; References; 4 The influence of family control on business performance and financial structure: a matched pair investigation of listed companies in China; Introduction; Theoretical framework and hypotheses; Empirical methodology; Data analysis; Discussion; Implications; Conclusion; Note; References; 5 Internationalisation strategies of medium-size multinational firms: when size matters in Chinese markets; Introduction; Theoretical background; Research framework Field study: method and evidenceResults and findings; Managerial implications; Further research steps and additional research directions; References; 6 Transfer of HRM practices in French multinational companies: the case of French subsidiaries in China; Introduction; Transfer of HRM practices at three levels; Cultural distance; Institutional interactions; Entry mode choice; Expatriates; Methodology and research design; Findings and discussion; The reproduction of HRM practices in a foreign market; Parent company HRM practices in foreign market adaptation; Conclusion; Notes; References PART 2 CHINA'S GROWING SERVICES SECTOR7 How risky is China's red capitalism? Restructuring in the Chinese financial services sector; Introduction; Conceptualising the sustainability of the Chinese capitalist system; Statistical analysis of the financial services sector in China; Reforms and control of the banking sector and of financial services; Concluding analysis: How risky is China's capitalist system judging by its financial services industry?; Notes; References; 8 The effects of the global financial crisis on the Shanghai stock market; Introduction; Literature review Data and methodology |
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Sustainable development in Asia : socio-economic, financial, and economic perspectives / / Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan, Serge Rey, and Robert Taylor, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (231 pages) |
Disciplina | 338.9507 |
Collana | Contributions to Economics |
Soggetto topico | Sustainable development - Asia |
ISBN | 3-030-94679-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction and Overview -- References -- Sustainable Development of Multinational Companies in Asia: Reverse Transfer of Diversity Management Knowledge to Headquarters -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 RKT´s Success Conditions -- 2.1.1 From the Perspective of HQ -- 2.1.2 From the Individual Perspective -- 2.2 Diversity Management and Expatriates -- 3 Method and Data -- 3.1 Research Design and Settings -- 3.2 Respondent Sample -- 3.3 Data Analysis -- 4 Findings -- 4.1 Current State of RKT of Diversity Management -- 4.2 The Relationship Between HQ and Expatriates -- 4.3 The Relationship Between Subsidiary Employees and Expatriates -- 4.4 Barriers in RKT of Diversity Management -- 5 Discussion -- 5.1 Managerial Implications to Promote the RKT of Diversity Management to HQ -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Employment and Human Resource Development of Disabled People in Japan and Finland: A Comparative Study from the Perspective of... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Diversity, Inclusion, Decent Work, and the Employment of Disabled People -- 2.1 Diversity and Inclusion -- 2.2 Decent Work -- 3 Data and Method -- 4 Employment and Human Resource Development of Disabled People: Findings from Japan and Finland -- 4.1 The Employment Situation and Support for Disabled People in Japan -- 4.1.1 Current Situation of People with Disabilities -- 4.1.2 Case Study in Japan: Accessibility Consortium of Enterprises (ACE) -- 4.2 Employment and Support for Disabled People in Finland -- 4.2.1 Current Status of People with Disabilities -- 4.2.2 Case Study in Finland: The Leap to Labour! And ILONA Projects -- Leap to Labour! -- ILONA Project -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Interviews -- Hong Kong: ``Business as Usual´´ Amidst Social Unrest -- 1 Introduction.
2 Hong Kong Historical Overview -- 2.1 Hong Kong´s Beginnings -- 2.2 Hong Kong´s Economic Transformation -- 2.3 Rising Levels of Political Instability -- 3 Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protests -- 4 Technology, Media and Social Media to Fuel Social Unrest -- 5 The Future of Hong Kong´s Economic and Social Model -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- China´s Rise in the Middle East: Fuelling a Tired Dragon? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 China´s Energy Dilemma -- 3 Challenges to China´s Energy Model -- 4 The Middle-East: A Strategic Region for China -- 4.1 Challenges to Oil Dependency -- 5 China´s Economic Sustainability and Green Energy Model Under Question -- 5.1 The PRC Changing Role to Secure Oil -- 5.2 China´s Energy Model and the Environment -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- The Macroeconomic Impact of Government Debt: An Empirical Analysis of Thailand -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Thailand´s Government Debt -- 3 Literature Review -- 4 Methodology -- 4.1 The Model -- 4.2 Data -- 5 Empirical Results -- 5.1 Unit Root Test -- 5.2 The Bounds Test -- 5.3 The Estimating Coefficients -- 5.4 Diagnostic Tests of the Model -- 5.5 Toda-Yamamoto Causality Test -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- The World´s Top Five Financial Centers: Geopolitical Uncertainties -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Global Insights -- 3 The World Top Financial Centers -- 4 Global Economic Imbalances -- 5 The Global Financial Cycle -- 6 Financial Innovation -- 7 Geopolitical Uncertainties -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Microfinance: A Gender Equality Tool in the Context of Vietnam -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background on Microfinance and Women´s Empowerment in Vietnam -- 3 Research Sample and Methodological Framework -- 3.1 Data Collection Process -- 3.2 Developing Women´s Empowerment Indicators -- 3.3 Empirical Model -- 4 Findings and Discussion. 4.1 Descriptive Statistics of Women Borrowers, Women´s Union, and Microfinance Performance -- 4.2 The Impact of Microfinance on Women´s Empowerment -- 4.2.1 Microfinance and Women´s Control Over Own Income (INCOME) -- 4.2.2 Microfinance and Women´s Income Generation (INCOMECP) -- 4.2.3 Microfinance and Women´s Income Contribution (INCOMECBP) -- 5 Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Environmental Management Accounting in European Countries and Japan: A Literature Survey -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Emergence of Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) -- 3 Environmental Accounting, Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) and Integrated Reporting -- 4 Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) Cases in Europe and Japan -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Funding and Management Control of Hospitals: A France-Japan Comparison -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Hospital Funding, Between Convergence and National Specificities -- 2.1 Economic Constraints, Institutional Pressures and Healthcare Systems -- 2.2 France and Japan: Healthcare Systems Under Severe Financial Constraints -- 2.3 Financing of Hospital Structures in Japan and France -- 3 Fieldwork: Financing of Hospital Structures and Management Control -- 3.1 Areas of Failure in Activity-Based Funding -- 3.2 Consequences of Activity Financing for Management Control -- 3.3 Discussion of Results -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Trade Cooperation Between China and Vietnam from the Perspective of Intra-Industry Trade -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 Literature Review on the Exchange Rate Pass-Through -- 2.2 Literature Review on the Heterogeneous Exchange Rate Pass-Through -- 2.3 Literature Review on the Case of Vietnam -- 3 Theoretical Framework -- 4 Methodology and Data -- 4.1 Intra- and Inter-Industry Trade -- 4.2 Vertical and Horizontal Intra-Industry Trade -- 4.3 Empirical Model Specification. 4.4 Variable and Data -- 5 Estimation Results -- 5.1 GL index of Vietnam Vis-à-vis China -- 5.2 Vietnam´s Goods Quality -- 5.3 The Composition of Vietnam´s Intra-Industry Trade Vis-À-Vis China -- 5.4 The Heterogenous Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Vietnam´s Import Prices from China -- 6 Conclusion -- References. |
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