tailieunhanh - Business Dynamics in the 21st Century

In the aftermath of the 2008-09 global financial and economic crisis, businesses and firms today face a totally different landscape than their counterparts in the past decade or so. In addition to a global marketplace where competition is stiff, domestic and international businesses need to deal with the rise of China as the economic powerhouse, liberalizations of real and financial markets in the developing world including the transition economies, lingering fiscal problems amongst the high-income countries, the emergence of Brazil, Russia, India, and South Africa as global market players, and the surge in the virtual communications across the globe | BUSINESS DYNAMICS IN THE 21st CENTURY Edited by Chee-Heong Quah and Ong Lin Dar Business Dynamics in the 21st Century Edited by Chee-Heong Quah and Ong Lin Dar Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9 51000 Rijeka Croatia Copyright 2012 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution license which allows users to download copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes as long as the author and publisher are properly credited which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech authors have the right to republish it in whole or part in any publication of which they are the author and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. As for readers this license allows users to download copy and build upon published chapters even for commercial purposes as long as the author and publisher are properly credited which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials instructions methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Romina Skomersic Technical Editor Teodora Smiljanic Cover Designer InTech Design Team First published May 2012 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@ Business Dynamics in the 21st Century Edited by Chee-Heong Quah and Ong Lin Dar p. cm. ISBN 978-953-51-0628-9 INTECH open science I open minds