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1 online resource (629 p.) |
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Intro -- Table of Contents -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- CHAPTER 1: Introduction and Historical Overview -- INTRODUCTION -- WHY FIRMS PURSUE OR CHOOSE TO AVOID INTERNATIONALPRACTICE -- REASONS TO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2: Getting Started -- RESEARCHING THE MAJOR ISSUES -- DEVELOPING A PLAN -- FIRST STEPS -- CASE STUDIES -- REFERENCE -- CHAPTER 3: The Major International Markets -- AMERICAS -- THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS -- ASIA -- CHINA -- AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS |
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THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- RUSSIA AND THE STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION CHART AND MAP -- CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE -- WESTERN EUROPE -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 4: Common Legal, Licensure, Registration, and Contract Issues -- OPERATING LEGALLY IN A FOREIGN MARKET -- CONTRACTING FOR PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES -- NEGOTIATING CONTRACTS FOR DESIGN SERVICES -- FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT -- CHAPTER 5: Setting and Collecting Fees, Accounting, and Banking Issues -- SETTING FEES -- PAYMENT TERMS -- CURRENCY ISSUES -- TAX PLANNING |
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PERFORMANCE AND BID BONDS, BANK AND OTHER GUARANTEES, AND BANKING SERVICES -- INVOICING -- COLLECTIONS -- REPATRIATING FEE INCOME AND PROFITS -- FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING -- INSURANCE CONSIDERATIONS -- CHAPTER 6: Common Governance, Management, and Quality Control Issues -- COMMON ISSUES -- MODELS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE -- MANAGING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DOMESTIC OFFICES AND THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICES AND TEAMS -- MANAGING A SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL OFFICE -- MONITORING AND MANAGING CLIENT MANAGEMENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND QUALITY CONTROL ISSUES |
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WORKING WITH LOCAL ASSOCIATE FIRMS AND CONSULTANTS -- WORK SHARING, OFFSHORING, AND OUTSOURCING -- WITHDRAWING FROM A MARKET AND CLOSING AN OVERSEAS OFFICE -- CHAPTER 7: Staffing International Projects and Offices -- NORTH AMERICAN BASED STAFF TRAVELING TO INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS -- NORTH AMERICAN STAFF RELOCATED TO AN INTERNATIONAL LOCATION -- FOREIGN STAFF STATIONED OVERSEAS -- REFERENCE -- CHAPTER 8: Technology and Communications -- THE BASICS -- ISSUES -- FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS -- REFERENCE -- CHAPTER 9: Cautionary Case Studies -- INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE'S ROLE IN A FIRM'S DEMISE |
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CASE STUDIES WHERE LEADERSHIP OR OWNERSHIP CHANGES AFFECTED OR WERE AFFECTED BY THE FIRMS' INTERNATIONAL PRACTICES -- COMMON PROJECT ISSUES -- HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 10: The Future -- Appendix A: AIA International Contract Documents -- Appendix B: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Antibribery Provisions1 -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- ENFORCEMENT -- ANTIBRIBERY PROVISIONS -- PERMISSIBLE PAYMENTS AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES -- SANCTIONS AGAINST BRIBERY -- GUIDANCE FROM THE GOVERNMENT -- NOTE -- Index -- End User License Agreement |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781119630173 |
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1119630177 |
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