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This concise textbook comprises selected case studies on the strategic challenges and opportunities faced by real-world organizations operating in South Asia.The collection includes 15 short case studies from across the region, allowing easy comprehension and class discussion, and covers strategic management, localization strategies, strategic challenges, emerging global brands, digital transformation, sustainability, inclusive business, and economic development. Each case has corresponding reflective questions, references, and further reading and activities, making this a perfect comprehensive guide to help students understand and apply concepts to real-world situations.Providing a solid understanding of the South Asian business environment, this is ideal recommended reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying South Asian and International Business, Strategic Management, Emerging Markets, and Global Entrepreneurship. Online, instructors will find complementary teaching notes to support learning.

This concise textbook comprises selected case studies on the strategic challenges and opportunities faced by real-world organizations operating in South Asia.The collection includes 15 short case studies from across the region, allowing easy comprehension and class discussion, and covers strategic management, localization strategies, strategic challenges, emerging global brands, digital transformation, sustainability, inclusive business, and economic development. Each case has corresponding reflective questions, references, and further reading and activities, making this a perfect comprehensive guide to help students understand and apply concepts to real-world situations.Providing a solid understanding of the South Asian business environment, this is ideal recommended reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying South Asian and International Business, Strategic Management, Emerging Markets, and Global Entrepreneurship. Online, instructors will find complementary teaching notes to support learning.

Tourism and Hospitality Management in Practice: A Case Study Collection is a collection of real-world business cases with a particular focus on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in different countries from around the world. Fifteen compact cases capture a variety of business situations that present decisions, opportunities, or challenges. Organized into four parts, the cases reflect the various impacts of changing external conditions and internal factors in tourism and hospitality SMEs.Each case tells the story of a particular business situation and context, and the student takes on the role of the decision maker. All cases include a synopsis, discussion questions, a learning activity, references, and further reading. An introductory chapter written specifically for students offers advice on what to expect from learning with a case, as well as hints on how to approach a case analysis. The cases offer multiple opportunities to connect tourism and hospitality knowledge and theory to practice, with a particular emphasis on analytical skill development, problem-solving, and alternative generation.This case collection is suitable for undergraduate and graduate courses in tourism, hospitality management, and business, as well as for professional development programs.For instructors who teach with the cases, there are teaching notes, comprising comprehensive teaching plans and resources, learning activities, reflective questions, additional readings, and external resources, all available online.

Tourism and Hospitality Management in Practice: A Case Study Collection is a collection of real-world business cases with a particular focus on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in different countries from around the world. Fifteen compact cases capture a variety of business situations that present decisions, opportunities, or challenges. Organized into four parts, the cases reflect the various impacts of changing external conditions and internal factors in tourism and hospitality SMEs.Each case tells the story of a particular business situation and context, and the student takes on the role of the decision maker. All cases include a synopsis, discussion questions, a learning activity, references, and further reading. An introductory chapter written specifically for students offers advice on what to expect from learning with a case, as well as hints on how to approach a case analysis. The cases offer multiple opportunities to connect tourism and hospitality knowledge and theory to practice, with a particular emphasis on analytical skill development, problem-solving, and alternative generation.This case collection is suitable for undergraduate and graduate courses in tourism, hospitality management, and business, as well as for professional development programs.For instructors who teach with the cases, there are teaching notes, comprising comprehensive teaching plans and resources, learning activities, reflective questions, additional readings, and external resources, all available online.

This practical text covers the essential aspects of managing employees, providing relevant and interesting case studies to enable students to develop the management skills and approaches needed at all levels. The book includes a wealth of case studies across industries including public relations, gaming, food service, healthcare, and nonprofits, and hailing from several regions and cultures (including Australia, the Philippines, US, and Taiwan).The five core sections of the text each focus on a specific managerial skillset: dilemmas managers face when creating a positive work culture, power and influencing others, conflict within a team, managing a cross-cultural team, and motivating and fostering employee engagement. Within each section, short case studies feature real-life situations and managers who had to assess and respond to various challenges with subordinates, colleagues, or their immediate boss. Each case is supported by a case synopsis, reflective questions, and related learning activities. Instructors have access to teaching notes for each case that provide detailed discussion questions, an overview of concepts and their academic references, advanced reading suggestions, and activities that can be employed in class or as supplemental learning assignments.Comprehensive and practical, this case textbook is perfect core reading for any postgraduate managerial skills course, MBA, professional qualifications in management and leadership, and degree apprenticeship programmes.

This practical text covers the essential aspects of managing employees, providing relevant and interesting case studies to enable students to develop the management skills and approaches needed at all levels. The book includes a wealth of case studies across industries including public relations, gaming, food service, healthcare, and nonprofits, and hailing from several regions and cultures (including Australia, the Philippines, US, and Taiwan).The five core sections of the text each focus on a specific managerial skillset: dilemmas managers face when creating a positive work culture, power and influencing others, conflict within a team, managing a cross-cultural team, and motivating and fostering employee engagement. Within each section, short case studies feature real-life situations and managers who had to assess and respond to various challenges with subordinates, colleagues, or their immediate boss. Each case is supported by a case synopsis, reflective questions, and related learning activities. Instructors have access to teaching notes for each case that provide detailed discussion questions, an overview of concepts and their academic references, advanced reading suggestions, and activities that can be employed in class or as supplemental learning assignments.Comprehensive and practical, this case textbook is perfect core reading for any postgraduate managerial skills course, MBA, professional qualifications in management and leadership, and degree apprenticeship programmes.

This insightful text, edited by two renowned experts, provides students of public administration and nonprofit management with a collection of relevant, global case studies and corresponding activities.The chapters are structured around common themes and concepts across the field, including the foundations of public administration, managing people and administering public services, and improving efficiency and efficacy. The cases, which are derived from countries around the world, focus on building the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed by public and nonprofit administrators globally, providing a much-needed supplement to many of the introductory texts in public administration. Each case is contextualized by a short synopsis, reflective questions, references, further reading, and learning activities. The compact case format helps students focus on a specific area of public management, with organization by chapter giving instructors choices among cases and the ability to group related topics. The discussion questions in the cases will develop students’ analytical thinking of real scenarios for the application of course content.Public Administration and Nonprofit Management in Practice should be used as either core or recommended reading for courses on public and nonprofit management at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including Master of Public Administration (MPA) courses and related degree programmes.Instructors will find comprehensive teaching notes online to support this case-based approach to learning.

This insightful text, edited by two renowned experts, provides students of public administration and nonprofit management with a collection of relevant, global case studies and corresponding activities.The chapters are structured around common themes and concepts across the field, including the foundations of public administration, managing people and administering public services, and improving efficiency and efficacy. The cases, which are derived from countries around the world, focus on building the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed by public and nonprofit administrators globally, providing a much-needed supplement to many of the introductory texts in public administration. Each case is contextualized by a short synopsis, reflective questions, references, further reading, and learning activities. The compact case format helps students focus on a specific area of public management, with organization by chapter giving instructors choices among cases and the ability to group related topics. The discussion questions in the cases will develop students’ analytical thinking of real scenarios for the application of course content.Public Administration and Nonprofit Management in Practice should be used as either core or recommended reading for courses on public and nonprofit management at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including Master of Public Administration (MPA) courses and related degree programmes.Instructors will find comprehensive teaching notes online to support this case-based approach to learning.

International Marketing in Practice features select case studies relating to businesses from various markets and countries facing the challenges and decisions involved when undertaking international marketing.Across its four sections, the book examines how companies can overcome the challenges of connecting with potential customers in a foreign country through strategic choices around which markets to enter, identifying appropriate modes of entry, successfully adapting their marketing mix for these markets, and leveraging a country-of-origin strategy. The book showcases 11 unique and international case studies grounded in the experiences of real companies of varying sizes, operating in a range of industries. Each case features a case synopsis, learning objectives, a concise narrative, along with stimulating discussion questions for individual cases as well as each section. These compact case studies will enable students to apply concepts to situations in other organizations, thus strengthening their understanding and supporting learning.This exciting new text is designed as recommended reading on undergraduate and postgraduate International Marketing and International Business courses.For instructors who teach with the cases, there are accompanying teaching notes available online.

International Marketing in Practice features select case studies relating to businesses from various markets and countries facing the challenges and decisions involved when undertaking international marketing.Across its four sections, the book examines how companies can overcome the challenges of connecting with potential customers in a foreign country through strategic choices around which markets to enter, identifying appropriate modes of entry, successfully adapting their marketing mix for these markets, and leveraging a country-of-origin strategy. The book showcases 11 unique and international case studies grounded in the experiences of real companies of varying sizes, operating in a range of industries. Each case features a case synopsis, learning objectives, a concise narrative, along with stimulating discussion questions for individual cases as well as each section. These compact case studies will enable students to apply concepts to situations in other organizations, thus strengthening their understanding and supporting learning.This exciting new text is designed as recommended reading on undergraduate and postgraduate International Marketing and International Business courses.For instructors who teach with the cases, there are accompanying teaching notes available online.

This novel collection of concise case studies provides students with a holistic and practical understanding of both for profit and nonprofit global entrepreneurship.Using real-life examples from around the world, the book enables students to review, analyze, reflect upon, and discuss the process of starting up a business from seeding through maturity and exit. Beginning with starting a new venture, the collection then considers access to markets, financial planning and performance, operations management, growth strategies, and finally exit strategies including bankruptcy. The book offers a truly global reflection of entrepreneurship in practice, with contributions by both academics and practitioners. Each case includes a synopsis to place it within context and is followed by reflective questions, references, further reading, and learning activities, to allow analysis and discussion.The book is suitable as a core reading source and as a recommended ancillary text for both advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. This textbook demonstrates how entrepreneurs have started and developed businesses in practice and helps students to improve their communication and critical thinking skills.A comprehensive set of teaching notes including reflective questions and sample answers, suggestions for activities, and references to supporting theory and multimedia links enables the case studies to be used actively in teaching.