Commercial Banking in the U.S. Versus Canada
While banking in the U.S. and Canada are alike in many ways, there are also critical differences between banking laws, regulations, and practices.
Global Business
To Tell or Not to Tell?
A relationship between disclosure decisions and cultural values is explored, followed by implications for creating organizational cultures that sustain learning and growth.
What You Need to Know about Labor Shortages
Doing due diligence by assessing multiple labor market options is no longer just for the Fortune 500 companies.
Women Entrepreneurship
An investigation of how the Japanese economic system, which is beginning to show signs of revitalization, is changing to favor the emergence of female entrepreneurship.
Fair Trade or Strategic Concern: The Unocal War
The war over Unocal has underlined the tense relationship between the U.S. and China.
Antitrust Law in the European Union
Major differences have existed in U.S. and European antitrust law but new regulations could have significant impact on business decisions for global companies.
Will China Float the Yuan?
The time is ripe for China to move towards a more flexible exchange rate given its strong economic growth and current account surplus.
An Uphill Battle
If your company is interested in expanding its operations to China, are you aware of the existing e-commerce development challenges that await you?
Managing in an Era of Multiple Cultures
In today’s global economy, managers must be able to identify and work with the many types of cultures that exist simultaneously within an organization or a business network.
Language, Culture and Global Business
The choice of an interpreter may be one of the most important choices you make when conducting business globally.
Re-Assessing the Health of the Asian Tigers
Because of the global nature of the economy, changes in the the East Asian economies affected many businesses throughout the world.
Russia at the Crossroads
When Russia defaulted on her debts and devalued the ruble last August, Americans felt the effects as well.
GBR Case Study
As tariffs became less of a factor in the market, the profit margins of Canadian firms were being severely squeezed.
Cultural Insights on Doing Business in China
The hidden obstacles of tradition, social structure, and thought patterns require extensive, time-consuming experience to overcome when doing business in China.
Southeast Asia: Crisis To Recovery
Factors of excessive lending from global liquidity, weak financial sectors, a lack of transparency all lent to the Asian financial crisis.