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Manufacturing industries
Hardcover. MNEs setting up subsidiaries in emerging markets face the ongoing question to what extent they can transfer their home-grown or global organizational models. This book looks at how the cross-border transfer of production models in MNEs is related to strategic choices of firms and different kinds of contextual differences between countries. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230206694
- ISBN
- 9780230206694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.57
€ 68.57
Hardcover. This book opens up the world on private equity investment in one of the hottest industries -- Biotechnology. The book describes how Europe has fallen behind the US due to under-investment and bad management by the VCs who control the companies. Detailed analysis shows why it is in VCs' interests to damage the very companies they invest in. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KNDH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217195
- ISBN
- 9780230217195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.69
€ 128.69
Hardcover. As a window for understanding the relationship between globalization and the state's pursuit of national industrial development, this book examines how and why the Chinese government succeeded in leveraging China's international competitive advantages to modernize the country's automotive industry. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCP; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 1. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220607
- ISBN
- 9780230220607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.44
€ 129.44
Hardcover. The focus of the study is on the larger food processing companies, which invested in Central and Eastern Europe -- namely Nestle, Unilever and InBev - and analyses the motives of investment and the entry strategies of food MNEs, outlines their contribution to the local development and stresses the national actors as forces to embedded FDI. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; KJVG; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230552
- ISBN
- 9780230230552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Human Resource Management in Project-Based Organizations: The HR Quadr...
Söderlund, Jonas, Bredin, Karin
Hardcover. Presenting findings from research into Sweden's leading multinationals this book focuses on engineering companies operating in global industries such as pharmaceutical, aerospace, packing systems and automotive. It explores research and practice within the area of HRM focusing on project-based organizations. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV2; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231900
- ISBN
- 9780230231900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.87
€ 128.87
Hardcover. This book reports empirical material from three case studies in the pharmaceutical industry, the biotechnology industry and the domain of academic research. New technoscientific frameworks that have not yet translated into new therapies, in the future, may play a more central role in the late-modern society. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJD; KJU; KNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230238367
- ISBN
- 9780230238367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Hardcover. This book investigates the process and mechanism of the capability development of East Asian local manufacturers, which has underpinned their phenomenal rise in the world's competitive landscape of industrial production during the last few decades. Editor(s): Kawakami, Momoko; Sturgeon, Timothy J. Series: IDE-JETRO series. Num Pages: 249 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230238497
- ISBN
- 9780230238497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.84
€ 128.84
Hardcover. The complexity and tensions of industrial innovation processes are fleshed out through the analysis of an intriguing case study from the food industry. Drawing together insights from multiple disciplines, this book shows the controversial nature of innovation processes. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJD; KJU; KNDF; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230283664
- ISBN
- 9780230283664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.15
€ 68.15
Hardcover. The crisis in the auto industry has resulted in a race between Volkswagen, as challenger, and Toyota, as tattered global market leader. Whether it is theGerman or theJapanese firm that takes pole position, the winner will change the balance of power in the automotive industry and lead the way to the automobiles of the future. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299559
- ISBN
- 9780230299559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.45
€ 68.45
Hardcover. Manufacturing managers are still focused on the short-term tactical issues related to their business. Strategic issues tend to receive less attention. However, manufacturing can play an important strategic role. This book helps managers consider the strategic roles their operations can play and to provide guidance as to what actions can be taken. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJMV5; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230304512
- ISBN
- 9780230304512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.84
€ 67.84
Global Health Partnerships: The Pharmaceutical Industry and BRICA
Wang, Mei-Ling, Zhang, Shuo, Wang, Xiaowan
Hardcover. An exploration into the current status and future growth of the global pharmaceutical industry and the changing needs of global health. It provides comprehensive coverage of the role of the global pharmaceutical industry in general, and the participation of BRICAs in specific, to address global health needs. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230515604
- ISBN
- 9780230515604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Hardcover. In the decade following the Asian financial crisis, the East Asian political economy has experienced a radical transformation. This book thus investigates the responses of Japanese automotive makers to the processes of regionalism and regionalization by locating firm-level analysis in a broader political economy context. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516250
- ISBN
- 9780230516250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Hardcover. This book demonstrates how the Thalidomide catastrophe of the 1960s and the BSE crisis of the 1990s led to regulatory regimes for pharmaceuticals and foodstuffs in Europe. However, the developmental paths of these regimes differ -- and so does the efficiency and legitimacy of regulatory policy-making. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPQB; KNDF; KNDP; LNTM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537651
- ISBN
- 9780230537651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Hardcover. Car manufacturing epitomizes modern industry, yet the overall perspective has been lost in speculation and self-promotion. Based on six years of research, this book is the first in years to reassess the industry. The result is a paradigm that quantifies the fundamental economies of scale and firm organizational structure. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJV; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579248
- ISBN
- 9780230579248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.41
€ 68.41
Hardcover. Covering 17 commodity areas, this work describes the initial microbial flora and the prevalence of pathogens, the microbiological consequences of processing, typical spoilage patterns, episodes implicating those commodities with food borne illness, and measures to control pathogens and limit spoilage. It also includes a comprehensive index. Num Pages: 764 pages, 137 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KNDF; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 189 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306486753
- ISBN
- 9780306486753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 437.81
€ 437.81
Hardback. Coca-Globalization explores globalization through an historical and anthropological study of soft drinks such as Coke and Pepsi, examining how they have become more than mere commodities. Num Pages: 275 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHM; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312238711
- ISBN
- 9780312238711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333363430
- ISBN
- 9780333363430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.81
€ 196.81
Hardcover. This volume covers Honda's manufacture, research and development, sourcing of components, human resources and labour relations, collaboration with Western firms, political controversy and the role of concepts and ideas, in Japan, North America and Europe. Num Pages: 363 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; 1KB; KJK; KJM; KNDR; KNGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 574.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333586839
- ISBN
- 9780333586839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.99
€ 129.99
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333588222
- ISBN
- 9780333588222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.33
€ 195.33
Hardback. Examining the dynamics of competence-building processes at the firm level, this book looks at a sample of Japanese and European companies engaged in the field of optoelectronics. It also introduces a technique to assess competences within firms. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; KJMV5; KJT; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333616734
- ISBN
- 9780333616734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.36
€ 196.36
Hardback. This text examines the application of key elements of the Japanese production system to five East Asian countries whose social and managerial environments differ from each other as well as from those of Japan. Editor(s): Itagaki, Hiroshi. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; KC; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333632260
- ISBN
- 9780333632260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.11
€ 196.11
Hardback. Examines an event that never happened - a trade war between the US and the EC in respect of the civil aircraft builder, Airbus Industrie. By understanding this trade dispute, the book casts light on broader issues of international co-operation. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFE; KCLT; KNDV; KNGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333687178
- ISBN
- 9780333687178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.16
€ 128.16
Hardback. This text, a product of research on the emergence of new international models, is an insight into the innovations and adjustments of some of the major vehicular manufacturers and through them into the future of industry as a whole. Editor(s): Durand, Jean-Pierre; etc.; Stewart, Paul (Research Fellow in Sociology, Work and Employment, University of Wales, Cardiff); Castillo, Juan Jose (Professor of Sociology of Work, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain). Num Pages: 472 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333744826
- ISBN
- 9780333744826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.64
€ 130.64
Hardback. Contributing to the fields of both development economics and security studies, this volume re-examines the economics of military expenditure, arms production and arms trade in developing nations. Editor(s): Dunne, Paul; Brauer, Jurgen. Num Pages: 445 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; 3JJP; JWXF; KCM; KNDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 793.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 445
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333754405
- ISBN
- 9780333754405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.00
€ 197.00