Journal of Business Administration

Introduction "Environmental control is a luxury we cannot afford" was a frequent refrain from the developing world in the decades of the 1970s and 1980s, yet emerging evidence of the impact of unfettered growth on human health and the ecosystem has...

Environmental policy in Southeast Asia, as elsewhere, emerged as the responsibility of national governments (i.e., the state).(1) In countries with longer experience in the field, large national institutions have arisen, backed by the legislation and...

While it is apparent that mining has contributed greatly to world development in general, the role of mining in the development process for individual countries, regions, and peoples is problematic.(1) Two issues have been at the forefront of debate...

The concept that those with the most immediate interest in natural resources should control their development or protection, ensuring that their needs are met in the process, is a common sense idea. It lies at the heart of the criticisms of development...

Almost all nations in the contemporary world regard economic development as a priority. This has added importance for developing countries since genuine international political equality requires effective economic strength. Equally important is the view...

Introduction Any discussion of the economic, environmental, social and cultural impacts of mineral and energy development within Vietnam [ILLUSTRATION FOR FIGURE 1 OMITTED! must recognize the interaction of the nation's population, its development objectives...

Introduction The coastal zone management (CZM) strategies investigated here involve a mangrove area in Eastern Indonesia. The investigation is based upon a broad understanding of the ecological economics of the resource. Accordingly, the analysis includes...

"If the number of people increases, but the forest diminishes, then the good life and happiness can be expected to fade away..." (Phothiart, 1989, p. 374) Introduction Biodiversity, after decades of obscurity, is finally making its way into the lexicon...

1. Historical Background: Policy and Legislation Related to Ethnic Minorities in Thailand Until World War II, Thai governments viewed the country as ethnically homogeneous, consisting only of Thai people. Those who were ethnically non-Thai were outside...

INTRODUCTION It is no secret that Viet Nam is currently undergoing a period of intense socio-economic transformation that has already propelled it into the ranks of the fastest growing economies of Asia. With foreign business interests beating their...

1.0 INTRODUCTION The starting premise of this paper is that in order to internationalize the curriculum it is necessary to internationalize the faculty. The members of the faculty in a business school represent its assets; they are intelligent and knowledgeable...

The topics of internationalizing the curriculum and internationalizing the faculty are closely inter-related. Without an internationalized curriculum, there cannot be an adequate pool of future faculty with the necessary qualifications to teach the international...

1.0 INTRODUCTION Over the past decade, international business has acquired a much higher profile in the teaching of business and management. This higher profile reflects the increased relative importance of international transactions and international...

1.0 INTRODUCTION: THE ISSUE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, LANGUAGE AND CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE The Academie Francaise has conservatively estimated a total of 2,796 languages are currently spoken on the planet, excluding an additional 7,000...

The role of regional studies in international business research and education is as difficult to define as the role of international business itself. Regional studies do not have a natural home in business schools that are organized around the core functional...

1.0 PREFACE/INTRODUCTION International content in management textbooks remains seriously under-represented and poorly integrated into the core concepts. A cursory survey of textbooks in the general business disciplines indicates that, except for a few...

1.0 INTRODUCTION As noted in the list of references at the end of the paper, there is no shortage of articles on the internationalization of the accounting curriculum. The articles start with a discussion of the importance of international accounting...

1.0 INTRODUCTION The level of knowledge and understanding concerning the teaching of international marketing is relatively low. There are potentially many topics to cover, and it is not so clear who the best teachers would be. Viewed as "marketing in...

1.0 INTRODUCTION Business schools exist to improve management practice. All scholarly research, development of teaching materials, testing of theories, and other activities carried on by faculties of business schools should help managers develop tools...

1.0 INTRODUCTION North American schools and colleges of business administration are engaged in a game of "catch up" in business education because of the consequences of globalization of the marketplace. There is an urgency to offer internationally-oriented...

1.0 INTRODUCTION In the limited space available to me, I will not describe the many activities in Australian universities that correspond closely to activities of Canadian universities which are described in this volume. Australia has many social and...

1.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM In 1991, the University of British Columbia (UBC), in conjunction with the University of Toronto (UT), launched a six-week summer program in International Business Studies. The program was held in Southern France during...

The discussion of comparative advantage is a discussion of the costs of production relative to market price. The countries, firms, or individuals with a comparative advantage are those with the production costs less than or equal to the market price...

Sustained-yield forestry is a persistent concept in forest management in both Europe and North America.(1) the concept is centuries old, it was first formalized as the basis of scientific forestry in early nineteenth century Germany (Clawson and Sedjo...