Export Controls and Global Changes

Both Europe and the United States are experiencing major changes in their export control posture. Due to global shifts on the foreign policy front, export controls have moved from a strategic balance to a tactical balance approach. These shifts, however, have caused the emergence of important policy rifts between the European Union and the United States. The necessity for export controls continues to be substantial enough to warrant a realignment of national interests. Based on the example of German control legislation and practices, theauthorssuggest ways of harmonizing export controls across borders in order to encourage the emergence of a new multilateral export policy regime

Export activities and prospects of hawaiian firms

Over the past ten years exports from the Pacific region have increased dramatically. Within this region, Hawaii is of particular interest for US trade development purposes. Investigating export activities and prospects of Hawaiian firms is useful to obtaining a better understanding of international trade. This article reports the results of such an investigation

Positioning terrorism in management and marketing: Research propositions

Terrorism poses both direct and indirect threats to the operations of the firm. It represents a market imperfection that increases transaction costs and creates barriers to the free flow of goods, affecting potential gains that would occur in the presence of unhindered exchange. Terrorism reflects the risk or actual encounter of violent acts, whose goal is to engender fear, coercion, or intimidation. We investigate terrorism and its association with marketing strategy and operations. Key concepts on terrorism are reviewed and a collection of propositions is offered. We highlight the pivotal roles of sourcing, production, distribution, pricing, communications, and general business strategy as functions influenced by, or capable of influencing, terrorism. Lastly, we offer managerial implications, as well as directions and guidelines for future research