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ANTITRUST LEGISLATION: A TIME FOR REFLECTION, REVIEW, AND REVISION
Michael G. Harvey, Robert F. Lusch, Branko CavarkapaAntitrust legislation in the United States was originally enacted in 1890. This legislation and subsequent amendments established the historic precedent of government controlling…
THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL PATENT HARMONIZATION ON GLOBAL COMPETITION
David SilversteinRecent efforts by Western, developed countries, particularly the United States, to achieve “harmonization” of global intellectual property (IP) laws predominantly along Western…
COMPETITIVENESS OF PRODUCT, FIRM, INDUSTRY, AND NATION IN A GLOBAL BUSINESS
H. Chang Moon, Newman S. PeeryCompetitiveness is often confused with productivity. Productivity refers to the internal capability of an organization, while competitiveness refers to the relative position of an…
SERVICE JOINT VENTURES AS STRATEGIC TRADE ALLIANCES
Erdener Kaynak, Ali Kara, Syed Akmal HyderInternational alliances are becoming an increasingly important and recognized means of conducting business. Once viewed primarily as a strategy to enter foreign markets, alliances…
PLOTTING COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES FOR DETROIT
Howard W. Combs, Carl H. TongThe auto industry plays a vitally important role in the U.S. economy. Automotive products account for an estimated sixteen percent of all durable goods shipments in the U.S. and…
DOING BUSINESS IN CENTRAL EUROPE: STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS IN THE 1990s
Marios I. Katsioloudes, Phillip W. BalsmeierThe three Central European countries (CE‐3), Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland, are gradually opening for direct investment. The opportunities are there for the U.S. investors…
STRATEGIC MARKET PLANNING IN A CHANGING GLOBAL MARKET—CHINESE ECONOMIC AREA AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES
Monle Lee, Jack RuheToday's marketplace can best be characterized as dramatic and uncertain. This situation dictates that multinational corporations (MNCs) design strategies and policies that enable…
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- Dr Christian Ketels
- Dr Philippe Gugler