In Z the risk of liability would be determined by the statute, code or common law of the country. The treatment of personal injury and particularly malpractice liability varies widely among nations particularly in civil law jurisdictions. Jurisdiction over the investigator who has returned to the US may not be readily established. The University and the drug company may be even further removed....

BACKGROUND The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control includes tobacco advertising restrictions that are strongly opposed by the tobacco industry. Marketing strategies used by transnational tobacco companies to open the Japanese market in the absence of such restrictions are described. METHODS Analysis of internal company documents. FINDINGS Between 1982 and 1987 transnational tobacco comp...

R ecently, companies have been experiencing a period where the corporate identity landscape has become more active and more crowded. For example: • Mergers, spin-offs, acquisitions, and alliances have led to many new or meaningfully changed companies, in turn calling for new identities by name and/or business focus. • The proliferation of dot.com and new technology companies created many new (a...

As international relations develop into a network-like arena, new public diplomacy receives more attention, both in research and in practice. At the same time, with the increasing role of non-state actors in international relations, their significant roles and functions have come under substantial scientific analysis. While companies engage in business abroad,  unintended results may emerge, af...

In recent years, politeness theory has increasingly focused on speakers’ own conceptualizations of polite behavior, viewing politeness concepts as a type of language ideology. This article examines the construction of Japanese politeness concepts in the business etiquette training provided for new employees in Japanese companies. Drawing on participant-observation of business etiquette seminars...

This paper examines the links between service quality, customer satisfaction and loyalty in logistics outsourcing relationships. Besides service quality, also the role of inter-firm relationships and service provider’s image are examined. A theoretical model is developed and tested with structural equation modeling using survey data from industrial companies in Finland. It is shown that perceiv...