The use of social media has become a way of life for millions in recent years. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and networking sites like Linked-in have become essential for communicating, making contacts, keeping up-to-date and spreading the word. The vast majority of users are interested in catching...

In managing business in emerging markets, Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR] is an issue of growing worldwide concern. It adds to the complexity of the management task in this environment, contributing to risks faced in all business transactions – although it may not be seen in this precise...

High rates of accidents and deaths among construction workers have marred our excitement about elegant new buildings gracing the skylines of cities in many emerging markets – but is this now a thing of the past? Will economic recovery and growth provide a new opportunity to rid the world of a...

Research by our co-author Weihua Huang suggests that according to the Hurun Wealth Report 2010, in China there are at least 875,000 USD millionaires, 1900 RMB billionaires (with over EUR 110 million), and 140 Chinese have made over RMB 10 billion. Many of these are comparatively young –...

In the devolved legislative assemblies of Scotland and Wales the proportion of women representatives is approaching parity. This is in marked contrast to Westminster where one in five MPs are women. In this paper we explore the extent to which the masculinist political cultures characterising...