Globalization, Privatization and Free Market Economy

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• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Chapter 1 - Introduction 1
• Part I - Conceptual Issues 9
• Chapter 2 - Concept and Reality in Globalization Theory 11
• Chapter 3 - Privatization and Organizational Taxonomy: the Case of the National Enterprise 28
• Chapter 4 - Globalization, Economic Development and Ecology: a Critical Examination 47
• Part II - Regional Issues 63
• Chapter 5 - Multinational Market Groups: Realities and Implications for Member and Nonmember Countries 65
• Chapter 6 - The NAFTA Market and Management Training for Successful Entry 70
• Part III - Global Investment Issues 79
• Chapter 7 - Economic Liberalization and Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries: Japanese Investments in India and China 81
• Chapter 8 - U.S. Corporate Investments in India: a Study of Investors' Perceptions of the Risk-Return Relationship 101
• Chapter 9 - An Empirical Comparison of Commercial Profitability in the Private and Public Sector in India: Identifying the Effect of Competitive Intensity 110
• Part IV - Managerial Issues 123
• Chapter 10 - Managing Diverse Human Resources for Globalization 125

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Chapter 1 - Introduction 1
• Part I - Conceptual Issues 9
• Chapter 2 - Concept and Reality in Globalization Theory 11
• Chapter 3 - Privatization and Organizational Taxonomy: the Case of the National Enterprise 28
• Chapter 4 - Globalization, Economic Development and Ecology: a Critical Examination 47
• Part II - Regional Issues 63
• Chapter 5 - Multinational Market Groups: Realities and Implications for Member and Nonmember Countries 65
• Chapter 6 - The NAFTA Market and Management Training for Successful Entry 70
• Part III - Global Investment Issues 79
• Chapter 7 - Economic Liberalization and Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries: Japanese Investments in India and China 81
• Chapter 8 - U.S. Corporate Investments in India: a Study of Investors' Perceptions of the Risk-Return Relationship 101
• Chapter 9 - An Empirical Comparison of Commercial Profitability in the Private and Public Sector in India: Identifying the Effect of Competitive Intensity 110
• Part IV - Managerial Issues 123
• Chapter 10 - Managing Diverse Human Resources for Globalization 125
• Chapter 11 - The Effects of Free Market Reforms on Market Openness, Market Attractiveness and International Marketing Strategies 145
• Chapter 12 - Equity Joint Ventures by Firms Seeking Technology from Mncs 150
• Part V - Country-Specific Experiences 165
• Chapter 13 - Perfecting Globalization in India: Blending Western Technology with the Indian Ethos 167
• Chapter 14 - Issues in Economic Liberalization Policies and Globalization: a Case Study of Bangladesh 182
• Chapter 15 - Profiles and Innovative Tendency of Malay Entrepreneurs: Inheritors versus Initiators 198
• Part VI - Sectoral and Industry-Specific Issues 213
• Chapter 16 - Service Quality by International Relationships: Service Firms in the Global Market 215
• Chapter 17 - Intellectual Property Protection and Foreign Direct Investment: a Global Pharmaceutical Industry Perspective 232
• Chapter 18 - Environmental Changes and the Impact on International Marketing Strategies: the Case of the Textile Industry in Zimbabwe 254
• Selected Bibliography 265
• Index 273
• About the Contributors 279