Tag Archives: Ilkka Ronkainen

Jun 22

What Drives Globalization? Part 1/4

Globalization is driven by four factors: Cost Market Environment Competition Cost: Maximizing their investment is a motivator for many global companies. Single-nation markets might not be large enough to offer a company’s country subsidiaries all possible economies of scale and … Read More

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Dec 15

JUST PUBLISHED!

International Marketing, Second Asia-Pacific Edition , Melbourne,CENGAGE LEARNING, 2011 Read More

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Oct 04

NEW BOOK – Global Business: Positioning Ventures Ahead

Of course, when demand is down among the world’s global trading partners, little or no trade growth is likely to occur until a recovery begins Read More

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Aug 29

New Book

We have actually designed a textbook jointly for the marketing and policy sessions of the certificate program. The book examines Read More

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Dec 03

Marketing Management Column #2 – Part 2

A continuation of my second column in Marketing Management. Read it after the jump. Consumer Behavior Issues 1) Cultural adjustment. Our study revealed a seeming dichotomy in regard to cultural assimilation. While there is a strong belief that cultures around the … Read More

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Nov 24

Marketing Management #2 – Part 1

The first part of my second column in Marketing Management. Read it after the jump. Here we present more issues which will shape the future of marketing management in the changing global business environment. These are the latest findings from a … Read More

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Nov 08

Marketing Management Column #1 Part 2

A continuation of my first column in Marketing Management. Today’s column presents research on the dimensions which will shape the future of Global Marketing.Read it after the jump. INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS OFFER FUTURE GLOBAL TRENDS Globalization has revolutionized international marketing and … Read More

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Nov 01

Marketing Management Column #1 – Part 1

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Oct 14

EU Needs To Allow Worker Relocation

In light of high unemployment rates, many politicians in Europe continue to fear that workers from low-income nations within the expanded European Union could come to steal the few menial jobs now still held precariously by locals. Immigrants may take … Read More

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