Introduction to Global Business: Understanding the International Environment & Global Business Functions

Brief Contents
Contents
Preface
About the Authors
Part i: Foundations of Global Business
	Ch 1: The Rise of Globalization
		Introduction
		1-1: What is Globalization?
		1-2: Key International Institutions That Facilitate Globalization
		1-3: Institutional Structure and Its Impact on Globalization
		1-4: Effective Policy Measures That Promote Globalization
		1-5: Impact of Information Technology on Globalization
		1-6: The Globalization Controversy
		1-7: Making Globalization Work for All
		Summary
		Key Terms
		Chapter Questions
		Interpreting Global Business News
		Portfolio Projects
		Chapter Notes
	Ch 2: The Evolution of International Business
		Introduction
		2-1: Benefits of Trade and Foreign Direct Investment
		2-2: Major Theories of International Trade
		2-3: The Practice of Trade Policy
		2-4: Current Practice of "Managed" Trade
		Summary
		Key Terms
		Chapter Questions
		Interpreting Global Business News
		Portfolio Projects
		Chapter Notes
	Ch 3: Regional Economic Integration
		Introduction
		3-1: What is Regional Economic Integration?
		3-2: The Economic Geography of Regional Integration
		3-3: Does Regional Integration Confound Global Trade?
		3-4: The European Union (EU)
		3-5: The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
		3-6: Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
		3-7: Regional Integration in Latin America
		Summary
		Key Terms
		Chapter Questions
		Interpreting Global Business News
		Portfolio Projects
		Chapter Notes
	Ch 4: The International Flow of Funds and Exchange Rates
		Introduction
		4-1: The Balance of International Payments
		4-2: The Foreign Exchange Market
		4-3: International Monetary Systems
		4-4: International Flows of Goods and Capital
		4-5: Forecasting Exchange Rates
		Summary
		Key Terms
		Chapter Questions
		Interpreting Global Business News
		Portfolio Projects
		Chapter Notes
Part ii: Global Business Environment
	Ch 5: The Cultural Environment
		Introduction
		5-1: Defining Culture and Its Characteristics
		5-2: Elements of Culture
		5-3: Clustering Countries and Regions by Culture
		5-4: Sources of Cultural Information
		5-5: Cultural Dimensions of Conducting Business in Individual Countries
		5-6: The Importance of Culture for Managing and Marketing in Overseas Markets
		Summary
		Key Terms
		Chapter Questions
		Interpreting Global Business News
		Portfolio Projects
		Chapter Notes
	Ch 6: The Legal and Political Environment of Global Business
		Introduction
		6-1: Political Systems
		6-2: National Economic Ideologies
		6-3: Political Risks, Economic Risks, and Corruption
		6-4: The Legal Environment
		6-5: Intellectual Property Protections
		Summary
		Key Terms
		Interpreting Global Business News
		Portfolio Projects
		Chapter Notes
	Ch 7: Corruption and Ethics in Global Business
		Introduction
		7-1: What is Ethics?
		7-2: Ethics in Business and Society
		7-3: What is Corporate Social Responsibility?
		7-4: Financial Scandals
		7-5: Can Ethics Be Taught?
		7-6: Internal Controls
		Summary
		Key Terms
		Chapter Questions
		Interpreting Global Business News
		Portfolio Projects
		Chapter Notes
Part iii: Global Business Strategy and Organization
	Ch 8: Entry Strategies in Global Business
		Introduction
		8-1: Strategy Choice and Implementation: Going International
		8-2: Multinational Enterprises (MNEs)
		8-3: MNEs and Their Global Strategic Motives
		8-4: Host Country Perspective of Foreign Direct Investment
		8-5: Improving Host Country's Investment Climate
		Summary
		Key Terms
		Chapter Questions
		Interpreting Global Business News
		Portfolio Projects
		Chapter Notes
	Ch 9: Control of Global Business
		Introduction
		9-1: Strategy Formulation
		9-2: Strategy Implementation
		9-3: Coordination
		9-4: Control Systems
		9-5: Organization Culture and the Change Control Function
		Summary
		Key Words
		Chapter Questions
		Interpreting Global Business News
		Portfolio Projects
		Chapter Notes
	Ch 10: The Organization of Global Business
		Introduction
		10-1: The Stateless Corporation
		10-2: Organizing Global Business
		10-3: Export Departments and International Divisions
		10-4: Four Organizational Structures for Global Business
		Summary
		Key Terms
		Chapter Questions
		Interpreting Global Business News
		Portfolio Projects
		Chapter Notes
Part iv: Managing Global Business
	Ch 11: Global Human Resource Management
		Introduction
		11-1: Global Strategic Human Resource Management
		11-2: Staffing Policies
		11-3: Performance Appraisal and Compensation
		11-4: International Trade, Labor Relations, and HRM
		Summary
		Key Terms
		Chapter Questions
		Interpreting Global Business News
		Portfolio Projects
		Chapter Notes
	Ch 12: Global Marketing
		Introduction
		12-1: Marketing Research vs. Marketing Intelligence Systems
		12-2: Making the Standardization and Adaptation Decision
		12-3: Developing the International Product Mix
		12-4: Developing the International Promotion Mix
		12-5: Developing the International Distribution Mix
		12-6: Developing the International Pricing Mix
		12-7: Developing the International Customer Service Mix
		Summary
		Key Terms
		Chapter Questions
		Interpreting Global Business News
		Portfolio Projects
		Chapter Notes
	Ch 13: Global Operations and Supply-Chain Management
		Introduction
		13-1: Global Operations Management
		13-2: Global Procurement
		13-3: Global Production
		13-4: Location Decision
		13-5: Global Supply-Chain Management
		Summary
		Key Terms
		Chapter Questions
		Interpreting Global Business News
		Portfolio Projects
		Chapter Notes
	Ch 14: Global Financial Management
		Introduction
		14-1: Measuring Foreign Exchange Exposure
		14-2: Hedging Forex Risk with Derivatives
		14-3: Financing International Trade and Investment
		14-4: Multinational Capital Budgeting
		14-5: Currency Risk and Stock Valuation
		Summary
		Key Terms
		Chapter Questions
		Interpreting Global Business News
		Portfolio Projects
		Chapter Notes
	Ch 15: Accounting and Taxation in Global Business
		Introduction
		15-1: Accounting and Financial Reporting in Global Business
		15-2: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
		15-3: International Financial Reporting Standards
		15-4: The Role of Auditing and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
		15-5: Financial Statement Analysis
		15-6: Global Tax Matters
		Summary
		Key Terms
		Chapter Questions
		Interpreting Global Business News
		Portfolio Projects
Subject Index
Organization Index