Cultural and Technological Influences on Global Business: 9781466639669: Business & Management Books

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ISBN13: 9781466639669

EISBN13: 9781466639676

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3966-9

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Technology is a key driver behind the effects of contemporary globalization on business and other organizations worldwide. Understanding this phenomena in connection with the impact of cultural variations can help improve business and product life cycles in an era in which corporate capital and liquidity buffers must be increased for unexpected developments in global markets.

Cultural and Technological Influences on Global Business is a leading publication in its field emphasizing the importance of deeply exploring the effects of cultures and technologies on the global business sector. This reference source is beneficial for professionals, researchers, and practitioners who wish to broaden their understanding of the direct relationship between culture and technology in the international business realm.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Advertising Polysemy
Business Intelligence
Case Studies (Australia, Oman, Vietnam)
Communicative Strategies in Transnational Research Teams
Culture and Market Expansion
ERP systems
Human Resource Management
Industrial / Organizational Psychology
Innovation
International Diversity Management
Knowledge Management
Leading Virtual Teams
National Culture on International Business Development
Performance Measurement in Manufacturing Firms
Qualitative Research Methods
Strategic Planning with Artificial Intelligence
Websites Interaction

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Recommended - This work provides an important reference book for various users including scholars, business executives, practitioners and university students, who are concerned with marketing products and services across different cultures leading to team innovations.[...] The book is expected to have important impact on cultural and technological features of national and international business involvements. This book will pave way to the publication of many papers and especially books in the future and it will play an important role as a basic reference along the topics in its content.

– Dr. Zekai Sen, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Overall this book is a project where academia from all sides of the globe participated and covered a good number of locations in their research. [...] Likely to play the role of a rich reference book in advanced studies on the treatment of the issues and themes it is offering.

– Dr. Rituparna Das, National Law University Jodhpur, India

Bryan Christiansen is an Adjunct Business Professor at Southern New Hampshire University and a co-Founder of the management consultancy, Soluvex, LLC (New Mexico), in the USA. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the IGI Global Book Series, Advances in Digital Crime, Forensics, and Cyber Terrorism as well as Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies. Christiansen is fluent in Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish, and is currently learning Russian. He is presently in Costa Rica to conduct primary research for a Reference book on Latin America and the Caribbean, and to establish a manufacturing plant for clean energy products and semiconductors in the region. Christiansen will give a presentation in New York City in 2025 for his work on organizational sociology. He has presented at several universities in other countries including Oxford University in the United Kingdom (2016). Bryan Christiansen es un profesor adjunto de negocios en la Southern New Hampshire University y cofundador de la consultora de gestión Soluvex, LLC (Nuevo México), en Estados Unidos. Actualmente es editor en jefe de la serie de libros IGI Global, Avances en delitos digitales, ciencia forense y terrorismo cibernético, así como Avances en psicología, salud mental y estudios del comportamiento. Christiansen habla chino, japonés y español con fluidez y actualmente está aprendiendo ruso. Actualmente se encuentra en Costa Rica para realizar una investigación primaria para un libro de referencia sobre América Latina y el Caribe y para establecer una planta de fabricación de semiconductores y productos de energía limpia en la región. Christiansen dará una presentación en la ciudad de Nueva York en 2025 por su trabajo sobre sociología organizacional. Ha presentado en varias universidades de otros países incluida la Universidad de Oxford en el Reino Unido (2016).

Ekaterina Turkina has been with HEC Montreal in Canada since 2010. Her main research areas are state business relationship, inter-firm networks, and socio-cultural and politico-economic factors in international business. She teaches various courses in the domain of international affairs such as international management; multinational firms, culture and human resources; global governance and she is actively involved in research group in international affairs (GRAI). Dr. Turkina has also extensive experience working in international organizations including International Marketing Solutions, American Councils, and Council of Europe. She holds a Master of Arts and a PhD degree from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh.

Nigel L. Williams is a Senior Lecturer in Project Management in the Business Systems Department at the School of Tourism at the University of Bournemouth. Nigel completed a PhD in 2010 at the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom where he examined the international evolution of Small Manufacturing firms from Trinidad and Tobago. His current research interests include SME Production Systems, Organizational Project Management and Festival Internationalization. Before joining the University, Nigel worked for 15 years as an Engineer, Project Manager and Business Consultant for organizations in the Caribbean Region. A member of the Project Management Institute, he holds the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification along with the Prince 2 qualification.

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