This paper investigates the relationships between cultural values and the learningstyle preferences of students. By linking Kolb’s model of learning style preferences to thecultural differences of individual learners we develop hypotheses that are tested against datacollected from 953 students...

Outward FDI of firms from Brazil, Russia, India, and China has increasedsignificantly in the last years. Despite this trend comprehensive research on thespecific motives and antecedents of outward FDI from BRIC countries is stillunderrepresented. Case studies of eight companies were conducted...

Virtual assignments are characterized by the spatial separation of private and business life.The virtual delegate lives and interacts in one culture, yet he or she works together mainlywith people from another culture. While the virtual assignee is physically located in theheadquarters, from an...

Effective and efficient communication can be regarded as a major source of competitive advantagein international business. It is not only a prerequisite of successful marketing and humanresources strategies but also of importance for the internal coordination of multinational corporations(MNCs)....

The airline industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world, and one of themain industries that is affected by globalization (Harvey & Turnbull 2002, p. 1).According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA 2004), the number ofpassengers traveling on scheduled flights...