Suchergebnisse

Preface -- References -- About This Book -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Exhibits -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- A Market System Left Totally Alone Does Not Function Well -- The Critical Factors for a Market Economy -- The Critical Factors of Our National Economy -- Could the Key Resources of the Society Be Wasted? -- The Endless Stream of Unsubstantiated Statements -- Why This Book? -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: Older Societies Are Controlled by Bureaucracies -- Bureaucracies are Necessary Ingredients of Administrations -- Specific Disadvantages of Bureaucracies

"In the retail jungle dominated by giants like Walmart and Costco, survival for small and medium sized retailers will require a major shift from the traditional strategy of merchandise management to focus on generating customer value. Coping with Retail Giants critically analyzes the modern retail market and identifies how businesses gain the competitive edge over the major retailers that currently control the market. Dr. Samli argues that as society advances economically, consumers will seek better values generated by the retailing sector. This powerful stimulus will accelerate the retail revolution and will be primarily carried out by entrepreneurial retailers-managers in small and medium size retailing. Dr. Samli blends retail theory and practice to present a new model for retailing that delivers customer value, and ultimately, retail success. "--

In this follow up to From a Market Economy to a Finance Economy, Samli reflects on his more than half a century of economic experience and research, maintaining that financiers, the government and many decision makers in both politics and the economy, do not really the 'free market

Dwindling innovation and deteriorating economic conditions are caused by a major force, a systemic shift in the American economy. In this gripping book, Dr. Samli makes the case that the US economy is shifting for the worse, tilting towards a finance-driven economy, and argues that investing in innovation will bring us out of the recession and back to a successful, market-driven economy. While the US is cost-cutting by sending jobs abroad, reducing education budgets, and redirecting government funds to military involvement, American innovation has been suffering and stifled. Dr. Samli explores the roots of the recession from this viewpoint and offers an 'innovative' solution for disciplining economic, political, and social activities to come out of the recession and restore the tilt towards the 99-percent.

Over the past two decades, the face of the world consumer has truly changed. Goods are more available, information about these goods is more open and accessible, and the ability to buy these goods from any corner of the earth has become possible. As a result, international marketing is more important now than ever before. In this book, Josh Samli explores the challenges facing modern international marketers. He explains what it is to have successful communication with the target market: using social media to share consistent information about products and services, communicating directly with culture-driven consumers who already communicate online amongst themselves and with competitors, and mastering people-to-people communication with both privileged and non-privileged consumers. Any company dealing with international marketing must learn how to handle these new challenges in order to survive in the 21st century.

The recent global financial crisis has intensified concerns over how nations - both developed and developing - can revitalize economic growth and ensure opportunity for prosperity to all citizens. Many analysts and policymakers alike are looking to new business creation and the promotion of entrepreneurial practices as a panacea, or at least as a partial solution. A. Coskun Samli has argued in his two most recent books that the current model of globalization tends to marginalize the poor and that developing countries must rely on local business development, rather than exogenous forces, such as aid, loans, and trade, to catalyze growth. This third book in his trilogy argues that a 'bottom-up' approach is necessary for developing countries to participate in globalization - but is not sufficient. He proposes that the economic goals of a country, a region, or a company are fulfilled first and foremost by a properly designed and maintained infrastructure, encompassing both physical elements, such as transportation and communication systems, and qualitative elements, such as functioning educational, legal, and governing institutions. In Infrastructuring, Samli analyzes the experiences of a variety of countries, including China, India, Ireland, and South Africa, to highlight the role that infrastructure plays in economic development, and considers its implications for such timely issues as new business creation, productivity, and supply chain logistics. Moreover, he outlines practical approaches to infrastructure management and policy oversight.

Despite the accelerating pace of globalization, it is impossible to ignore the marginalization of the developing world, as billions of people continue to slip deeper into poverty. While many theories, policies, and practices have been proposed to help redress the disparities between the 'haves' and the 'have-nots,' only recently have proponents of sustainable economic development and entrepreneurship discovered each other. In this provocative and timely book, A. Coskun Samli fills the gap by making the connections explicit and arguing that entrepreneurship may be the only hope for countries that have fallen into the trap of relying on foreign aid and bowing to the pressures of multinational conglomerates driven by short-term profit-maximizing goals. Samli builds the case that some cultures are more entrepreneurial than others, and demonstrates the importance of creating the right conditions, infrastructure, policies, and educational systems that inspire and support new business creation.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Meaning of Globalization -- Chapter 1 Antecedents of Globalization -- Chapter 2 Why Globalization? -- Chapter 3 The Pluses of Globalization -- Chapter 4 Spreading Domestic Digital Divide -- Chapter 5 The Marginalization Process -- Chapter 6 Miracles Do Not Happen So Easily -- Chapter 7 The More You Borrow -- Chapter 8 Is It Possible to be Demarginalized? -- Chapter 9 Needed International Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 10 Partnering Is the First Step -- Chapter 11 Partnerships Expand into Networks -- Chapter 12 Proactive Defense Mechanism -- Chapter 13 Strategic Plan That Works -- Chapter 14 Future Outlook and a Research Agenda -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.