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Publication date: 1 April 2001

Mary Beth Stanek

Mentoring programs are enjoying a renewed interest as corporations grapple with how to collect and disseminate their collective knowledge across functions and regions in an effort…

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Mentoring programs are enjoying a renewed interest as corporations grapple with how to collect and disseminate their collective knowledge across functions and regions in an effort to rapidly innovate and maintain competitive advantage. Global mentoring programs can help support training and development programs by matching mentors and protégés from different cultures, encouraging information exchange and connection with employees from other regions. Issues discussed here include time dimensions, languages, cultural biases, program perceptions, training costs and administration.

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Journal of Workplace Learning, vol. 13 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1366-5626

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Publication date: 1 October 2001

Mary Beth Stanek

Monetary unification within Europe appears to be on target. Eleven nations pegged their currency to the euro in 1999. The euro‐zone is experiencing varying levels of growth…

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Monetary unification within Europe appears to be on target. Eleven nations pegged their currency to the euro in 1999. The euro‐zone is experiencing varying levels of growth related to GDP. Balancing policy for 11 nations will be difficult. The true test will take place when asymmetric shocks hit one or several of the nations and unemployment rises to unmanageable levels forcing the European Union and European Central Bank to make tough decisions. Cultural issues and national identities are ever present. Optimum currency areas and comparative advantage discussed. The paper is divided into four major sections – reasons for unification, benefits, issues and conclusion.

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European Business Review, vol. 13 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0955-534X

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Publication date: 1 April 2002

Mary Beth Stanek

Discusses the way countries can operate their exchange rate policies. Covers areas such as fixed exchange rates, floating rates and pegged rates, citing the advantages and…

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Discusses the way countries can operate their exchange rate policies. Covers areas such as fixed exchange rates, floating rates and pegged rates, citing the advantages and disadvantages of each. Considers the example of the Euro‐zone countries and the problems they face. Looks at countries which use official dollar‐linked systems. Outlines the three primary types of risk exposure, transaction, economic and translation and presents some examples of how companies have mitigated risk. Briefly looks at rate forecasting. Concludes that a global market could lead to fewer currencies.

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Management Research News, vol. 25 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0140-9174

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Publication date: 1 February 2004

Mary Beth Stanek

Alliances have been the focus of research studies often because they offer an attractive alternative to traditional arrangements. With a global economy, rapid product cycles…

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Alliances have been the focus of research studies often because they offer an attractive alternative to traditional arrangements. With a global economy, rapid product cycles, capital constraints and advances in technology, no one firm has all the capability to maintain and grow market share. Factors such as these are leading firms to consider different forms of partnerships including alliances. Contemporary alliance research is often segmented by types of arrangements, durations, returns, failures and best practices. Studies that evaluate and rank specific alliance criteria are somewhat limited. To explore specific alliance risk and value variables a study was conducted at a large manufacturing organization with extensive alliance history. A questionnaire was developed and distributed that contained both ordinal and scale rankings of specific alliance value and risk criteria. The aggregate responses were prioritized and a weight was assigned allowing for quantitative assessment for both alliance value and risk. The information was later converted into an alliance value/risk check sheet to be used to rank multiple projects.

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Management Decision, vol. 42 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0025-1747

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Publication date: 1 May 2000

Mary Beth Stanek

Multinational corporations need to recognize the importance of international management development. Formal human resource programs, tied to business objectives, need to be…

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Multinational corporations need to recognize the importance of international management development. Formal human resource programs, tied to business objectives, need to be established. Ignoring the importance of global management development leads to missed market opportunities. Understanding and support at the executive level is a necessity. Human resource information systems need to include international data elements to help in the identification of candidates. Training budgets have to shift course work from a domestic focus to multicultural and international marketplace issues. The home and host managers must agree to the objectives for the employee prior to the assignment start. Repatriation assignments must align with the experience.

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Management Decision, vol. 38 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0025-1747

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