The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of International Management provides clear, concise, up to the minute and highly informative definitions and explanations of the key concepts covering the whole of the fast changing field of international management. This will become the standard reference for students, researchers, academics and practitioners. The Dictionary has been carefully designed to give both the expert and the newcomer overviews and succinct presentations of the most important issues in both international management and, where appropriate, to the many related disciplines which this broad subject draws from. With entries ranging from extended explorations of major topics to short definitions of key terms, this major reference work gives the user: Authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the whole field designed to enable readers (at all levels of international experience) to determine the meaning and importance of all key terms. Fully indexed and cross-referenced for detailed research with relevant citations for further study. Definitive entries covering the very latest developments in international management and gathering all related terms under clear major headings. A completely international perspective. This dictionary is part of the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management which contains ten further volumes covering each of the key areas of management science developed under the editorship of Professor Cary Cooper from the Manchester School of Management and Professor Chris Argyris of Harvard Business School.