TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 2, Number 1, Fall 2007

The Emergence of International Outsourcing Agents in China: A New Type of Player in International Supply Networks (Abstract)
Zheng Liu, University of Cambridge, U.K.
Yongjiang Shi, University of Cambridge, U.K.

Southeast Asian Culture, Human Development, and Business Competitiveness (Abstract)
Helen Lavan, DePaul University, U.S.A.
Patrick J. Murphy, DePaul University. U.S.A.

Dependency or Interdependency: United States Power Generation Firms’ Entry into China (Abstract)
Lena Croft, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Shige Makino, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Cultural Differences Influencing German HR Policies in Asia (Abstract)
Wolfgang Stehle, REHAU AG, Germany
Ronel Erwee, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Multinational Enterprises, Foreign Direct Investment and Trade in China: The Chain of Causality in 1980–2003 (Abstract)
Jianhong Zhang, University of Groningen, Netherlands
Jan P.A.M. Jacobs, University of Groningen, Netherlands
Arjen Van Witteloostuijn, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Political Risk and ADR Returns: Diversification in the Indian Sub-Continent (Abstract)
Akash Dania, University of Texas-Pan American, U.S.A.
Rahul Verma, University of Houston-Downtown. U.S.A.