The Routledge companion to European business

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International Business is a well-established research field, in which regionalisation has recently gained significant prominence. Europe comprises marketplaces characterised by unique patterns of highly advanced economic integration. No other marketplace in the world has progressed to the same levels of harmonisation across sovereign countries and economies. European Business is a subject in its own right with its own research momentum. Contemporary research evidences that firms view Europe as a challenging, mostly – yet not entirely – mature market location. Yet this location, often seen from a multi-country perspective, is subject to complexities revealing strategic corporate strengths and weaknesses. Theory, concepts and models known from International Business hence often vary in their applicability and relevance in this business environment. This comprehensive reference volume brings together a global team of contributors to analyse and overview the key issues, themes and phenomena that affect business in Europe. With interdisciplinary perspectives, the book covers crucial themes that any European Business research needs to acknowledge, including business cultures and identity, entrepreneurship and innovation, M&A and institutional trends, European HRM, migration, climate change issues, Brexit, and more. The selection of authors, from 17 countries worldwide, reflects the international scope of this research field and its agenda. A unique resource, this book provides an essential guide to researchers, research students and scholars of business and the social sciences, as well as the informed business community.--  Read more... Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Development of the discipline and trends / Johan Lindeque -- pt. A European business research: Review of literature and state of affairs -- 2. European business: A literature review / Aron Perenyi -- 3. European business research in perspective: The focus of regionalization in the international business literature / Bjbrn Ambos -- pt. B International business theory and evidence in Europe: Origins and evolutions -- 4. Internalisation theory and European business / Peter Enderwick -- 5. On the basis of the Uppsala model: Evolution of European research models and frameworks / Cheryl Marie -- 6. The institutional heterogeneity of Europe as a regional market / Kalle Pajunen -- 7. European SMEs and the Born Global concept / Alex Rialp-Criado -- pt. C Culture, identity and European business -- 8. Innovation capacities and national cultures: Drawing a cartography of the European landscape / Regis Coeurderoy -- 9. Culture and European business environment: Past, present and future / Sonja A. Sackmann -- 10. Towards a theory of European business culture: The case of management education at the ESCP Europe Business School / Andreas Kaplan -- pt. D The political economy of doing business in advanced regionalisation -- 11. Regionalisation and the European project / Bruce Wilson -- 12. Single Market evolution and its business impact / Anna Gerke -- 13. Free trade agreements and regional trade agreements with third countries and European business / Terrence R. Guay -- 14. The EU's institutions and the business environment / Alan Butt-Philip -- pt. E Managing people in Europe -- 15. Job quality in Europe: Regulation, workplace innovation and human resources practices / Michail Veliziotis -- 16. Human resources management and European business / Cordula Barzantny -- 17. International competencies for European SME graduate employees: A Dutch experience / Marjo Wijnen-Meijer -- 18. European sub-regional approaches to human resources management / Natalie Solveig Mikhaylov -- 19. Europe and its diversity: Dealing with human resources management in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine / Marina Latukha -- pt. F Functional and sectorial perspectives -- 20. European business marketing / Barbara Stiittinger -- 21. Exploring the prerequisites for long-term survival of internationalizing and innovative SMEs: The case of the Swedish life-science industry / Daniel Tolstoy -- 22. Firm capital structure in Europe: A comparative analysis of CEE firms vs. Western firms in the changing financial environment / Karin Joeveer -- 23. Managing cross-border M&A: Three approaches to takeovers in Europe / Maureen Meadows -- 24. The future direction of manufacturing in the Single European Market: A case study / Lotfi Hamzi -- 25. Services in the Single European Market in the twenty-first century / Anita Pelle -- pt. G Complex challenges: European society and the natural environment -- 26. Climate change, energy and innovation: Challenges and opportunities for the European Union / Martin Wainstein -- 27. Business and human rights in Europe: Insights from the ILVA case / Elisa Giuliani -- 28. Conclusion: European business -- a twenty-first-century research agenda / Johan Lindeque.