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Aspects and Critical Issues of IS in China
In this chapter, some topics – introduced in the previous chapters and corresponding to critical issues relating to sourcing in China – will be reconsidered. In the first section, the importance of intermediat...
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Transport Infrastructures
Transport represents a complexity factor for sourcing in general, and for sourcing from China in particular. This chapter offers a brief overview of the current transport situation in China. Starting with a br...
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Case Studies
The Black&Decker group, world-wide leader in the electrical and gardening tools industry, has approximately 32,000 employees and a turnover of more than 4,500 million dollars. The group trades in all the main ...
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International Sourcing: Literature
The expression ‘international sourcing’ (IS) refers to the purchase of materials, components, and finished products from foreign suppliers. There are different types of sourcing according to the geographical e...
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The Research
The data concerning the China phenomenon reported in the previous chapter clearly explain why enterprises are looking at this market with a growing interest. Notwithstanding its importance, only a few studies ...
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Is Strategy and Planning in China
In the previous chapter various types of sourcing were explained. On the basis of this classification it is now our intention to provide some useful suggestions for the choice and design of a purchasing channe...
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Foreign Investments in China: Methods and Legislative Constraints
Following the opening of the People’s Republic of China to foreign direct investments in 1979, it has been necessary to define a set of rules (which was completely missing) that could regulate and at the same ...
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Conclusions
China has been at the centre of the economic debate for a long time. We usually use terms such as ‘Chinese miracle’ when we refer to the extraordinary development that the country has registered during the las...
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China: the Geo-economic Scenario
The main difficulties in the interaction between western countries (in particular European countries) and China are often ascribed to the cultural gap existing among peoples with different histories and custom...
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Types of Sourcing in China: a Classification
The enterprises we have analysed show that sourcing activities in China may depend considerably on some structural characteristics: the presence of governmental limitations in vendor selections, the presence a...
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Introduction: CSR in the Middle East: Fresh Perspectives
To date, the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has not received systematic attention in the Middle East. Our excursion in this book is intended to flesh out the understanding and practice of CSR...
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Harnessing Values for Impact Beyond Profit in MENA
Are values such as love and respect just sentimental marketing slogans? Or is their practice pivotal to sustained impact in societies challenged by chronic unemployment, sectarian conflict, youth marginalizati...
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CSR: A Cost or an Opportunity for SMEs in the Middle East?
The corporate social responsibility (CSR) debate has to date been very much focused on multinational corporations (MNCs) and driven primarily by a northern agenda. However, CSR is of increasing relevance and c...
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Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Jordan: The Potential and Limits
The world is facing unique environmental challenges. There is a record loss of biodiversity and long-term damage to ecosystems; pol-lution of the atmosphere and the consequences of climate change; waste produc...
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Conclusions and the Future
This book offers an interesting selection of readings that deepen our understanding of CSR in the Middle East region. Through an assorted selection of coverage, examples and cases, it ponders the multiple face...
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The AUB Neighborhood Initiative: Social Responsibility in a University’s Backyard
Some might find it surprising to see a chapter about a university in a book on corporate social responsibility (CSR). However, like businesses, many universities are now asking how they can be more socially re...
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CSR and Philanthropy: Different Forms of Effective Social Investment
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is gaining momentum in the Middle East due to the growing global demand for sustainable human development and because societies are demanding greater accountability for th...
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CSR to Increase Access to Medicines: Lessons and Opportunities for the Middle East
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) aimed at increasing access to medicines (ATM) has recently witnessed evolutionary and revolutionary changes, both at the conceptual and implementation levels. Indeed, with...
