Table of contents:
Part 1 Introduction and Overview 1 Globalization Part 2 County Factors 2 National Differences in Political Economy 3 Differences in Culture 4 Ethics in International Business Cases: Nike: The Sweatshop Debate Qualcomm's Chinese Odyssey Etch-a-Sketch Ethics Part 3 The Global Trader and Investment Environment 5 International Trade Theory 6 The Political Economy of International Trade 7 Foreign Direct Investment 8 The Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investment 9 Regional Economic Integration Cases: Agricultural Subsidies and Development Boeing versus Airbus: Two Decades of Trade Disputes The Politics of Trade in Steel Dixon Ticonderoga: Victim of Globalization? Drug Development in the European Union Part 4 The Global Monetary System 10 The Foreign Exchange Market 11 The International Monetary System Cases: The Tragedy of the Congo The Russian Ruble Crisis and Its Aftermath Part 5 The Strategy and Structure of International Business 12 The Strategy of International Business 13 The Organization Of International Business 14 Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances Cases: 3M in the New Millennium: Innovations and Globalization Restructuring Exide Toyata; The Rise of a Global Corporation Part 6 Business Operations 15 Exporting, Importing, and Countertrade 16 Global Production, Outsourcing, and logistics 17 Global Marketing and R&D 18 Global Human Resource Management 19 Accounting in the International Business 20 Financial Management in the International Business Cases: Procter & Gamble in Japan Merrill Lynch in Japan Starbucks Corporation: Competing in a Global Market
Part 1 Introduction and Overview 1 Globalization Part 2 County Factors 2 National Differences in Political Economy 3 Differences in Culture 4 Ethics in International Business Cases: Nike: The Sweatshop Debate Qualcomm's Chinese Odyssey Etch-a-Sketch Ethics Part 3 The Global Trader and Investment Environment 5 International Trade Theory 6 The Political Economy of International Trade 7 Foreign Direct Investment 8 The Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investment 9 Regional Economic Integration Cases: Agricultural Subsidies and Development Boeing versus Airbus: Two Decades of Trade Disputes The Politics of Trade in Steel Dixon Ticonderoga: Victim of Globalization? Drug Development in the European Union Part 4 The Global Monetary System 10 The Foreign Exchange Market 11 The International Monetary System Cases: The Tragedy of the Congo The Russian Ruble Crisis and Its Aftermath Part 5 The Strategy and Structure of International Business 12 The Strategy of International Business 13 The Organization Of International Business 14 Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances Cases: 3M in the New Millennium: Innovations and Globalization Restructuring Exide Toyata; The Rise of a Global Corporation Part 6 Business Operations 15 Exporting, Importing, and Countertrade 16 Global Production, Outsourcing, and logistics 17 Global Marketing and R&D 18 Global Human Resource Management 19 Accounting in the International Business 20 Financial Management in the International Business Cases: Procter & Gamble in Japan Merrill Lynch in Japan Starbucks Corporation: Competing in a Global Market