ABSTRACT

Economic Transition and International Business brings together academic experts in International Business and sheds new light on the international phenomenon of transitions in the worldwide economy. It includes both academic investigations as well as in-depth empirical studies.

The purpose of the book is to investigate how international transitions reshape the environment, as they reallocate and renew activities, and create new strategies for actors and stakeholders. It provides essential insights into a number of contextual changes that organisations are facing internationally, and is structured around three complementary themes. In the first part, recent economic and financial crises are analysed and presented as revealing transitions for the business world. In the second part, the impact of these transitions is assessed at the level of various key economic players in today’s societies (states, business networks, companies, associations, etc.). In the third part, certain decision-making and managerial transitions are retained to illustrate the new deal linked to international transitions.

This book is recommended reading for scholars and students in management and economics, as well as international business managers. They will find insightful information, either theoretical or practical, including various countries impacted by socio-economic transitions.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

The Various Aspects of a World in Transition

part 1|22 pages

Crises as Transition Indicators

chapter 2|10 pages

The Sociological Branch of Neo-Institutional Theory

A Relevant Framework for Analysing the Effects of the Economic Crisis on Fast-Growing Economies?

chapter 4|10 pages

Behaviour of Individuals and Crises

Towards a New Paradigm in Finance?

part 2|24 pages

The Impact of Transitions on Agents

part 3|21 pages

Decision-making and Managerial Transitions

chapter 10|29 pages

Managing International Joint Ventures

An Organizational Learning Perspective

chapter 11|20 pages

Innovation Strategies without Borders

What Prospects for Chinese Companies?

chapter 12|16 pages

Creative Pathways and Designers’ Figures

An Exploration of Designer Studios and Strategies in Montreal’s Fashion Industry

chapter |2 pages

Conclusion

Towards a World in Transition