International Business

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 7
PREFACE......Page 10
Chapter 1 Globalization......Page 24
Case: The Globalization of Health Care......Page 63
Chapter 2 National Differences in Political Economy......Page 66
Chapter 3 Political Economy and Economic
Development......Page 90
Chapter 4 Differences in Culture......Page 120
Chapter 5 Ethics in International Business......Page 156
Cases......Page 187
Siemens Bribery Scandal......Page 188
Walmart's Foreign Expansion......Page 189
Nike:The Sweatshop Debate......Page 190
Etch-A-Sketch Ethics......Page 194
Chapter 6 International Trade Theory......Page 196
Chapter 7 The Political Economy of International Trade......Page 234
Chapter 8 Foreign Direct Investment......Page 270
Chapter 9 Regional Economic Integration......Page 304
Cases......Page 337
Logitech......Page 338
The Ecuadorean Rose Industry......Page 339
The European Energy Market......Page 340
Global Food Prices......Page 341
Chapter 10 The Foreign Exchange Market......Page 344
Chapter 11 The International Monetary System......Page 374
Chapter 12 The Global Capital Market......Page 408
Cases......Page 431
Anatomy of a Currency Crisis......Page 432
Russian Ruble Crisis and Its Aftermath......Page 434
Chapter 13 The Strategy of International Business......Page 438
Chapter 14 The Organization of International Business......Page 468
Chapter 15 Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances......Page 506
Cases......Page 539
Coca-Cola......Page 540
Diebold......Page 541
JCB in India......Page 542
IKEA......Page 543
Chapter 16 Exporting, Importing, and Countertrade......Page 550
Chapter 17 Global Production, Outsourcing, and Logistics......Page 574
Chapter 18 Global Marketing and R&D......Page 602
Chapter 19 Global Human Resource Management......Page 636
Chapter 20 Accounting and Finance in the International Business......Page 664
Cases......Page 689
Building the Boeing......Page 690
Adopting International Accounting Standards......Page 691
Li & Fung......Page 692
Glossary......Page 693
Photo Credits......Page 705
Index......Page 707