Advances in Business and Management : Volume 8

The authors of this book examine the latest research in business and management, including a comprehensive study on the hotel and tourism management industry; the perception of public managers regarding the implementation of codes of ethics; an analysis of the characteristics of the Multilateral Trading Facilities between 2008 and 2014; the audit market and auditor choice of Chinese listed firms between 2007 and 2012; a debate on the effectiveness of Family-Friendly Practices and Policies (FFPP) based on literature and research performed in Portugal; an analysis of humanistic management; an investigation of the dynamic economic impacts of global value chains (GVCs) participation in Asian developing economies; the effects of personal values on ethical judgements of auditors in relation to auditor-client conflict scenarios; and real-life examples of how corporate managers manage human resources (HR) to make it a truly evidence-based human resource management (EBHRM).