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International business : the challenge of global competition / Donald A. Ball and Wendell H. McCulloch.

By: Ball, Donald A.
Contributor(s): McCulloch, Wendell H.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boston ; London : Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1999Edition: 7th ed.Description: xxix, 673 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0071540067.Subject(s): International business enterprises -- Management | International business enterprises | International economic relationsDDC classification: 658.049
Contents:
Section One: The nature of international business -- The rapid change of global business -- Trading and investing in international business -- Economic theories of international business -- Section Two: The international environment -- The dynamics of international organizations -- Understanding the international monetary system -- Section Three: The foreign environmental forces -- Financial forces: Influencing international business -- Economic and socioeconomic forces -- Physical and environmental forces -- Sociocultural forces -- Political forces -- Legal forces -- Labor forces -- Competitive and distributive forces -- Section Four: The domestic environmental forces -- Assessing and analyzing markets -- Marketing internationally -- Export and import practices -- Human resource management -- Financial management -- Global operations management: The third industrial revolution -- Strategic planning, organization design and control of the firm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Section One: The nature of international business -- The rapid change of global business -- Trading and investing in international business -- Economic theories of international business -- Section Two: The international environment -- The dynamics of international organizations -- Understanding the international monetary system -- Section Three: The foreign environmental forces -- Financial forces: Influencing international business -- Economic and socioeconomic forces -- Physical and environmental forces -- Sociocultural forces -- Political forces -- Legal forces -- Labor forces -- Competitive and distributive forces -- Section Four: The domestic environmental forces -- Assessing and analyzing markets -- Marketing internationally -- Export and import practices -- Human resource management -- Financial management -- Global operations management: The third industrial revolution -- Strategic planning, organization design and control of the firm.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part I The Nature of International Business
  • 1 The Rapid Change of International Business
  • 2 International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment
  • 3 Theories of International Trade and Investment
  • Part II Cooperation Among Nations
  • 4 Dynamics of International Institutions
  • 5 Understanding the International Monetary System
  • Part III International Environmental Forces
  • 6 Cultural Forces
  • 7 Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability
  • 8 Economic and Socioeconomic Forces
  • 9 Political Forces
  • 10 Legal Forces
  • 11 Financial Forces
  • 12 Labor Forces
  • Part IV The Organizational Environment
  • 13 International Competitive Strategy
  • 14 Assessing and Analyzing Markets
  • 15 Entry Modes
  • 16 Export and Import Practices
  • 17 Marketing Internationally
  • 18 Organizational Design and Control
  • 19 Human Resource Management
  • 20 Financial Management
  • 21 Global Supply Chain Management

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