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Table of Contents

    • About the Authors
    • Acknowledgments
    • Dedications
    • Preface
    • 1Introduction
      • 1.1What Is International Business?
      • 1.2Who Is Interested in International Business?
      • 1.3Debate on Globalization
      • 1.4Navigating Ethics and International Business
      • 1.5Tips in Your Professional Toolkit: Developing a Career in International Management
      • 1.6End-of-Chapter Questions and Exercises
    • 2Globalization, International Trade, and Foreign Direct Investment 

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      • 2.1What Is International Trade Theory?

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      • 2.2Political and Legal Factors That Impact International Trade

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      • 2.3Foreign Direct Investment

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      • 2.4Tips in Your Professional Toolkit: Managing How Governments Attract Trade and Investment

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      • 2.5End-of-Chapter Questions and Exercises

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    • 3World Economies

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      • 3.1Classifying World Economies

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      • 3.2Understanding the Developed World

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      • 3.3Developing World

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      • 3.4Emerging Economies

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      • 3.5Tips in Your Professional Toolkit: Researching the Local Market

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      • 3.6End-of-Chapter Questions and Exercises

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    • 4Economic Cooperation

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      • 4.1International Economic Cooperation among Nations

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      • 4.2Regional Economic Integration

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      • 4.3The United Nations and the Impact on Trade

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      • 4.4End-of-Chapter Questions and Exercises

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    • 5Impact of Culture on Business

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      • 5.1What Is Culture, Anyhow? Values, Customs, and Language

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      • 5.2What Are the Key Methods Used to Describe Cultures?

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      • 5.3Understanding How Culture Impacts Local Business Practices

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      • 5.4Global Business Ethics

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      • 5.5Tips in Your Professional Toolkit: Conducting Business Across Cultures

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      • 5.6End-of-Chapter Questions and Exercises

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    • 6Global Talent, Leadership, and Diversity

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      • 6.1The Changing Role of Strategic Human Resources Management in International Business

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      • 6.2Managing and Leading: The Global War for Talent

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      • 6.3Effective Selection and Expatriate Placement Strategies

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      • 6.4Understanding the Roles of Pay Structure and Pay for Performance in Global Management

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      • 6.5Managing Globally Using the HRM Balanced Scorecard to Gauge and Manage Human Capital

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      • 6.6Tips in Your Professional Toolkit: Your Balanced Scorecard of Human Capital

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      • 6.7End-of-Chapter Questions and Exercises

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    • 7International Finance

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      • 7.1What Is the International Monetary System?

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      • 7.2Role of the IMF and the World Bank

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      • 7.3Understanding How International Monetary Policy, the IMF, and the World Bank Impact Business Practices

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      • 7.4Tips in Your Professional Toolkit: Global Jobs in the Development Arena

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      • 7.5End-of-Chapter Questions and Exercises

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    • 8Foreign Exchange

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      • 8.1What Do Global Professionals Need to Know about Currency and Foreign Exchange?

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      • 8.2Understanding International Capital Markets Fundamentals

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      • 8.3Venture Capital for Entrepreneurs and Global Professionals

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      • 8.4Tips in Your Professional Toolkit: Managing Venture Capitalists

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      • 8.5End-of-Chapter Questions and Exercises

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    • 9International Accounting

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      • 9.1What Do Global Professionals Need to Know about International Accounting Standards

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      • 9.2Accounting in International Business

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      • 9.3Fundamentals of Finance for Global Professionals

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      • 9.4Financial Management in International Business

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      • 9.5Tips in Your Professional Toolkit: Sending and Receiving Payments Across Borders

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      • 9.6End-of-Chapter Questions and Exercises

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    • 10International Expansion

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      • 10.1Understanding International Expansion

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      • 10.2Conducting Opportunity Assessment: PESTEL Analysis

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      • 10.3Understanding CAGE Analysis

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      • 10.4Conducting Scenario Planning and Analysis

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      • 10.5Impact of Cybersecurity and Cyberterrorism on Business

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      • 10.6End-of-Chapter Questions and Exercises

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    • 11Entry Modes: Exporting, Importing, and Global Sourcing

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      • 11.1Main Entry Modes for International Expansion

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      • 11.2Understanding Importing and Exporting

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      • 11.3Understanding Countertrade

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      • 11.4Global Sourcing and Its Role in Business

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      • 11.5Legal and Operations of Export and Import

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      • 11.6What Options Do Companies Have for Export and Import Financing?

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      • 11.7Tips in Your Professional Toolkit: Conducting Business and Negotiating

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      • 11.8End-of-Chapter Questions and Exercises

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    • 12Global Strategy, Formulation, and Implementation 

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      • 12.1Business and Corporate Strategy

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      • 12.2Understanding the Key Strategies

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      • 12.3Understanding International Strategy

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      • 12.4Development of Strategy

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      • 12.5End-of-Chapter Questions and Exercises

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    • 13Global Entrepreneurship

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      • 13.1Global Entrepreneurship 

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      • 13.2What Do Entrepreneurs Do?

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      • 13.3Business Entrepreneurship Across Borders

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      • 13.4Born-Global Firms

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      • 13.5Global Intrapreneurship

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      • 13.6End-of-Chapter Questions and Exercises

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    • 14Global Operations

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      • 14.1International Business and the P-O-L-C Framework

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      • 14.2Research and Development (R&D)

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      • 14.3Intellectual Property Rights Around the Globe

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      • 14.4How to Organize and Where to Locate Research and Development Activities

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      • 14.5International Innovation

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      • 14.6Tips in Your Professional Toolkit: Leading with Innovation for the Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP)

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      • 14.7End-of-Chapter Questions and Exercises

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    • 15Global Marketing, Distribution, and Supply-Chain Management

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      • 15.1Overview of Global Marketing

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      • 15.2Critical Decision Points in Global Marketing Management

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      • 15.3Standardized or Customized Products

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      • 15.4Global Sourcing and Distribution

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      • 15.5Understanding Global Production and Supply-Chain Management

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      • 15.6Role of Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability 

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      • 15.7End-of-Chapter Questions and Exercises

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