Top
Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
Purchase Benefits
Free Shipping On Orders Over $35!
Get Rewarded for Ordering Your Textbooks! Enroll Now
Customer Reviews Read Reviews
Write a Review
What is included with this book?
| Preface and Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction and Overview | |
| Learning Objectives | |
| Reasons for Growth in International Business | |
| Types of International Operations | |
| International Business Research and Need for Information | |
| Ethical Considerations in International Business | |
| Stakeholder Theory and Corporate Social Responsibility | |
| Corruption | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| International Business Environment: Culture | |
| Learning Objectives | |
| Cultural Environment | |
| Framework of Cultural Classification | |
| Cultural Generalization | |
| Cultural Convergence | |
| Culture Shock | |
| Cultural Orientation | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Additional Readings | |
| Application Case: Business Negotiations and Cultural Pitfalls--Mexico | |
| Economic and Other Related Environmental Variables | |
| Learning Objectives | |
| The Economy | |
| Economic Development and International Business | |
| Economic Factors and International Business Strategy | |
| Economic Factors and Country Risk Analysis | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Application Case: China's Economy and FDI Flows | |
| The Political and Legal Environment | |
| Learning Objectives | |
| The Political Environment | |
| The Legal Environment | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Application Case: Adapting Finance to Islam | |
| International Trade and Foreign Direct Investments | |
| International Trade | |
| Mercantilism | |
| Theory of Absolute Advantage | |
| Theory of Comparative Advantage | |
| Heckscher-Ohlin Factor Proportions Explanation for International Trade | |
| The Product Life Cycle Theory | |
| Global Patterns of Trade: Statistics | |
| World Trade Organization | |
| International Trade in the Future | |
| Foreign Direct Investment | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Application Case: Siemens in Argentine | |
| Entry Strategies | |
| Learning Objectives | |
| Export/Import Strategy | |
| Direct Investments | |
| Comparison of Various Modes of Entry Strategies | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Key Concepts | |
| Discussion Questions | |
| Application Case: General Electric | |
| Functional Integration | |
| Learning Objectives | |
| Production and Operations Management | |
| Finance | |
| Marketing | |
| Human Resources | |
| Accounting | |
| Management Information Systems | |
| Research and Development | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Application Case: BMW in India | |
| International Production & Operations Management and Supply-Chain Management | |
| Learning Objectives | |
| Operations Management in Manufacturing vs. Services | |
| Internationalization of Production & Operations Management | |
| Decisions in Production & Operation Management | |
| Operations Management Strategies and Supply-Chain Management | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Application Case: Toyota and Lean Manufacturing | |
| Global Outsourcing or Offshoring | |
| Learning Objectives | |
| Outsourcing, Offshoring, Inshoring, and Near-shoring | |
| Offshoring of Services: Internet Technology vs. Business Process Offshoring | |
| Future of Offshoring Services | |
| Toward a Global Offshoring Strategy | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Application Case: Evalueserve and Knowledge Process Outsourcing | |
| The Foreign Exchange Market | |
| Learning Objectives | |
| Definition of Foreign Exchange | |
| Appreciation and Depreciation of Currencies | |
| Major Currencies of the World | |
| The Euro | |
| History of Foreign Exchange | |
| Size of the Foreign Exchange Market | |
| Determination of Foreign Exchange Rates | |
| Participants in the Foreign Exchange Markets | |
| Exchange Rate Regimes | |
| Multinationals and Foreign Exchange | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Application Case: Dollarization and the Case of Ecuador and EL Salvador | |
| International Marketing | |
| Learning Objectives | |
| Final and Industrial Consumers | |
| Goods vs. Services | |
| Marketing Activities | |
| Basics Steps in International Marketing | |
| Developing an International Marketing Strategy | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Application Case: Natura--A Brazilian Success Story | |
| International Human Resource Management and Organizational Structures | |
| Learning Objectives | |
| Managing the Human Resources Function | |
| Organizational Structures | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Application Case: Chiba International | |
| International Financial Management | |
| Learning Objectives | |
| International Expansion | |
| International Banks | |
| International Transactions | |
| International Shipping | |
| International Insurance | |
| Stock Exchanges and Markets | |
| Regulatory Agencies | |
| The Foreign Corrupt Trade Practices Act of 1977 | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Application Case: Iceland 2008--Concern for Exporters and Importers | |
| International Accounting | |
| Learning Objectives | |
| Basics of International Accounting | |
| History of Accounting | |
| Toward a Global Accounting System | |
| International Accounting and Taxes | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Application Case: The Fannie Mae Accounting Scandal | |
| Global Corporate and Indirect Taxes, 2007 | |
| Summary of Some Similarities and Differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP | |
| Regional Economic Integrations | |
| Benefits of Integration | |
| Activities and Operations of NAFTA and the European Union | |
| Worldwide Organizations and International Agencies | |
| The International Monetary Fund | |
| The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development | |
| The United Nations | |
| The World Bank | |
| The Internet in International Business | |
| The Internet and Business | |
| The Internet and International Business | |
| Appendix 3 Summary | |
| Notes | |
| Glossary | |
| Name index | |
| Subject index | |
| About the Authors | |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.
The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.
Need Help? Copyright © 1999-2024