Routledge Management: A Developing Country Perspective

The global business world appears to be changing and there is an ever greater focus on developing countries. This change in the international business environment is not reflected in the range of management textbooks currently available, as most are written from a developed country perspective This book introduces and assesses the typical theories and management approaches that are popular in developed countries, from the perspective of managers in developing countries. A wide variety of countries, with many different environments and cultures are explored and the book covers key concepts, such as Economic development Planning and strategic management Operations management HRM Leadership With the added benefit of various pedagogical features and supplementary web materials, students taking classes requiring an understanding of management concepts will find Punnett’s book adds serious value. It could be used as core reading for a range of classes, including international business, management, development studies and managing in a developing country. Please click on the eResources tab for the supplementary web materials. Review 'BJ Punnett’s book may well be described as a tour de force in the study and the practice of Management in developing countries. Written in an engaging and highly readable style, the book packs significant and relevant statistics, concepts, and theories. A unique feature is that it brings to the fore the challenges and nuanced realities as well as the economic and socio-cultural factors that contextualise the practise of management in developing areas. A must read for students, researchers and practitioners.' Bill Buenar Puplampu, University of Ghana Business School and Dean, Central Business School, Central University College, Ghana 'There is a growing importance of emerging and developing countries in today’s global world. Betty Jane Punnett's book is the first of its kind. There’s nothing like it available for the developing world. Although Punnett states it is not an international business textbook, I highly recommend it for international business students and scholars as well as anyone planning to do business in developing countries.' Terri R. Lituchy, Concordia University, John Molson School of Business, Canada 'This is a fresh, innovative approach to Management from a developing country perspective. This book is current, relevant and engaging. The cases illustrate real life issues and the chapters are well structured, clearly written and have a depth of pertinent information. This book takes a realistic and holistic view of the issues faced today in developing countries and is written by an expert at the forefront of her subject.' Spinder Dhaliwal, University of Surrey, UK 'This textbook approaches the study of Management in developing countries by utilizing developed countries' theories and models as well as consultants' experiences to analyze how factors defining developing countries affect management. Drawing on numerous examples from the BRICs, the Caribbean and other regions of the world, it is definitely a welcome publication that helps close the gap on the lack of available teaching resources on the topic.' Maribel Aponte-Garcia, University of Puerto Rico 'As a Brazilian and an international academic I really loved this book. Its framework gives us an interesting way to profoundly engage with Management across cultures and different economic contexts. I am so glad to have been exposed to typical theories and management approaches that are popular in developed countries from the perspective of managers in developing/emerging countries like Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. These countries face a different environment from that in developed countries, and this needs to be reflected in how management processes are carried out. Management: A Developing Country Perspective provides a valuable asset for lecturers in developing countries who wa