The expert contributors focus on global imbalances and accompanying policy challenges, competitiveness and trade, the sustainability of current growth strategies, and banking and financial stability in the light of the global economic and financial crisis. They provide a multi-disciplinary...

Covers -- Editorial advisory and review boards -- Guest editorial -- Westernization or localization of human resource management practices in CIS countries? Evidence from Kazakh firms -- Political connections and strategic choices of emerging market firms -- The role of state ownership and home...