Greed has a special role in international business. On the one hand, one must admit that there would be no international business activity at all, if companies and managers didn’t feel the need to grow their business across national borders. Taking such action simply involves a little greed. On the other hand, greed can become dysfunctional […]
Why blogging about the „Deadly Sins in International Business“. If you run a search on the internet, you’ll discover that the metaphor of the deadly sins has been used for a lot of different things – from investing to human resources management to pottery. So why not use it in an international business context. Sometimes […]
The Deadly Sins of International Business. Professors Gerhard Apfelthaler of Graz, Austria and Duane Kujawa of Miami, USA are working on a book titled “The Deadly Sins of International Business”. The book to be published in 2009 is providing a fresh look at famous’ companies’ failures in international markets. Looking at globally active companies of […]