TY - BOOK AU - Bartlett,Christopher A. AU - Beamish,Paul W. TI - Transnational management: text, cases, and readings in cross-border management SN - 9780071267434 (pbk.) : AV - HD62.4 .B365 2011 U1 - 658.049 BAR PY - 2011/// CY - Singapore, London PB - McGraw-Hill KW - International business enterprises KW - Management KW - Business and Management KW - ukslc KW - International business KW - thema N1 - Previous ed.: 2008; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1.The strategic imperatives -- 1.Expanding abroad: motivations, means, and mentalities -- 2.Understanding the international context: respoinding to conflicting environmental forces -- 3.Developing transnational strategies: building layers of competitive advantage --Part 2.The organisational challenge -- 4.Developing a transnational organization: managing integration, responsiveness, and flexibility -- 5.Creating worldwide innovation and learning: exploiting cross-border knowledge management -- 6.Engaging in cross-border collaborationL managing across corporate boundaries -- Part 3.The managerial implications -- 7.Implementing N2 - This text focuses on the management challenges associated with developing strategies and managing the operations of companies whose activities stretch across national boundaries ER -