Spaces of International Economy and Management

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiii

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2. Defining Management Geography

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Spaces of International Economy and Management: Launching New Perspectives on Management and Geography

      • Rolf D. Schlunze, Michael Plattner, William W. Baber, Nathaniel O. Agola

      Pages 3-23

   3. “Hybrid” Managers Creating Cross-Cultural Synergy: A Systematic Interview Survey from Japan

      • Rolf D. Schlunze

      Pages 24-45

   4. Mobile Elite in the Global City: International Managers’ Locational Preference

      • Michael Plattner

      Pages 46-62

3. Spaces of International Economy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63

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   2. Managing Global Cities through Corporate Network Analysis

      • Ronald S. Wall

      Pages 65-81

   3. Competition Development in the BRIC Countries: Toward a Unified International Economic Space

      • Rinas V. Kashbrasiev

      Pages 82-94

   4. Regulatory Risk and Foreign Investments Developed in Latin America

      • Anxo Calvo Silvosa, Rubén C. Lois-González

      Pages 95-112

   5. Restructuring in Regional Economies and Introducing a Province System in Japan: With Special Reference to the Kansai Region

      • Masato Ikuta

      Pages 113-133

   6. Trading Area and Locational Decision of Foreign Affiliates in Osaka Prefecture

      • Sawako Maruyama

      Pages 134-152

4. Spaces of International Management

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153

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   2. How Does US Educational Experience Shape the Everyday Work Environment of Japanese Legal Professionals?

      • Tim Reiffenstein

      Pages 155-175

   3. Global Operations of Japanese MNEs’ Hybrid Factories: Management Geography Framework

      • Tetsuo Abo

      Pages 176-199

   4. Spaces of Japanese Management: Toward a Dynamic Hybridization Theory

      • Katsuo Yamazaki

      Pages 200-220

   5. Survival Strategies of a Local Industry and the Characteristics of Its Overseas Operations: A Case Study of the Glove-Related Industry in Eastern Kagawa, Japan

      • Atsushi Taira

      Pages 221-238

   6. International Production Allocation Strategies of Japanese Animation Studios

      • Kenta Yamamoto

      Pages 239-253

   7. Adjusting to a Distant Space: Cultural Adjustment and Interculturally Fluent Support

      • William W. Baber

      Pages 254-268

5. A New Perspective

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 269-269

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   2. New Geographies of Global Managerial Practice: The Case of Business Services

      • Andrew Jones

      Pages 271-295

A structural overview of the new field of management geography including globalization, embeddedness of MNEs, networking, hybridization, regional economies, technology, acculturation, internationalization, IHRM and implications for management and government.

• business
• Global Cities
• Global economy
• globalization
• innovation
• international management
• internationalization
• management
• Manager
• service
• strategy
• Switzerland

• Department of International Business Administration, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

  Rolf D. Schlunze

• Department of Business Administration and Graduate School of Management of Technology, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

  Nathaniel O. Agola

• Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University, Japan

  William W. Baber

ROLF D. SCHLUNZE is Professor of Intercultural Management at the Department of International Business Administration of Ritsumeikan University, Japan. He leads the international research group: Spaces of International Management and Economy (SIEM) and his focus is on the location adjustment of managerial systems. He is an adviser for the Euro-Asia Management Study Association (EAMSA).

WILL BABER is an Associate Professor at Kyoto University's Graduate School of Management, Japan. He has combined education with business throughout his career, teaching business students in Japan and Europe and working in economic development for the State of Maryland, USA. His research interests include cross-cultural management and manager acculturation.

NATHANIEL O. AGOLA teaches at the Business Administration Department and the Graduate School of Management of Technology at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. His research focuses on technology, innovation, management of technologies in emerging markets, and innovative transfer of technology across borders.

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