Reports on a survey, conducted among a cross‐section of organizations, to establish the current state of benchmarking and to attempt to project its future developments. Reveals that determining the mechanisms for the transfer of best practices within an organization is a high‐priority issue....

In international business, the customers' perception is vital for marketing and strategic planning. This study is designed to address the perceptions of managers in Kuwait of the national environments of Japan, Germany, and the U.S. and the prospect of global leadership for each nation....

The abatement of the Cold War and the declining threat of nuclear conflict have awakened U.S. politicians to the dangers of the U.S.'s losing its industrial base. That is not to suggest that economic growth and competitiveness issues were completely neglected previously; rather, it indicates...

With the end of the cold war two major developments in the world have taken place. First, regional trade pacts and alliances have taken on added value as a mechanism for economic growth and prosperity (e.g., North America Free Trade Agreement, European Unity, etc.). Second, the patterns of...

This paper addresses issues related to Regional Trade Pacts and GATT. It argues that Regional Trade Pacts are necessary for implementation of GATT and that global free trade is an inevitable and healthy trend. In addition, the paper identifies problems associated with the implementation of GATT...

This paper addresses issues related to future of CDSs in a changing global market environment, discusses the nature of CDSs economies, and provides three scenarios relative to the role of CDSs in the global marketplace. Specific recommendations are provided to assist CDSs in realizing a...

The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of the environment for development of Small and Medium Enterprises (hereinafter referred to as SMEs) in Sichuan, China. Focus group discussions and case analyses were used to diagnose problems that SMEs encountered in technology implementation...

This paper briefly discussed the emergence and evolution of evangelical capitalism. It contrasts it with traditional American capitalism. In addition, the paper identifies some risks of evangelical capitalism in the marketplace.

In recent years several books have been published on managing multinational corporations (MNCs). Most of the books suffer from lack of focus, direction or sufficient coverage of essential topics in international management. This is understandable in any emerging field. Bartlett and Ghoshal's...

Examines the skills and qualities that are often needed by today’s global managers. Describes a study in which 184 international managers ranked 13 statements of attributes according to their importance for conducting business affairs. Concludes from the results that qualities pertaining to...