Globalization and business

Title:

Personal Author:

Daniels, John D.

Publication Information:

New Jersey : Prentice Hall, 2002

ISBN:

9780130620309

Subject Term:

International business enterprises

International business enterprises -- Management

Globalization

Added Author:

Radebaugh, Lee H.

Sullivan, Daniel P.

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For International Business courses in both undergraduate and graduate programs. Offering a fourteen-chapter format, this brief text provides students with a solid framework of the most pertinent and current issues in international business.

Preface	p. xi
Part 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 The Growth of International Business and Globalization	p. 3
Introduction	p. 4
Why Countries Need International Business	p. 4
The Growth of Globalization	p. 8
Advantages and Challenges of Globalization	p. 13
What Makes International Business Different?	p. 17
Scheme of This Book	p. 21
Summary	p. 22
Part 2 Operational Objectives and Means
Chapter 2 Choosing an International Competitive Strategy	p. 25
Introduction	p. 26
The Concept of International Business Strategy	p. 27
Motives for Foreign Operations	p. 31
Acquisitions Versus New Venturing	p. 41
Implementation Strategies	p. 42
A Mix of Strategies	p. 43
Operational Decisions	p. 45
Summary	p. 45
Chapter 3 Forms of Operations	p. 49
Introduction	p. 50
Importing and Exporting	p. 51
Reasons for Foreign Production	p. 53
Foreign Equity Arrangements	p. 55
Motives for Collaborative Arrangements	p. 57
Collaborative Forms	p. 62
Use of Different Operational Forms	p. 66
Managing Operating Forms	p. 67
Summary	p. 69
Part 3 Challenges
Chapter 4 National Differences Facing Operations	p. 73
Introduction	p. 74
Politics and Economics	p. 74
People of the World	p. 85
Summary	p. 96
Chapter 5 Linkages Among Countries	p. 99
Introduction	p. 100
Trade Links Among Nations	p. 100
Capital Links Among Nations	p. 110
People Links Among Nations	p. 114
Regional Integration	p. 116
Breaking Links	p. 118
Protecting Links Among Nations	p. 118
Summary	p. 122
Chapter 6 Stakeholders: Their Concerns and Actions	p. 125
Introduction	p. 126
Trade Restrictions	p. 128
Forms of Trade Restrictions	p. 135
Influence on Foreign Direct Investment	p. 138
Improving Stakeholder Positions	p. 143
Summary	p. 145
Part 4 Managing the International Value Chain
Chapter 7 Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management	p. 149
Introduction	p. 150
Global Manufacturing Strategy	p. 152
Global Supply Chain Management	p. 159
The Strategy of Making and Moving Products: Important Moderators	p. 168
Summary	p. 172
Chapter 8 International Marketing	p. 175
Introduction	p. 176
Product Policy	p. 176
Pricing Policy	p. 183
Promotion Policy	p. 188
Distribution Policy	p. 194
Summary	p. 199
Chapter 9 Payments and Collections	p. 203
Introduction	p. 204
A Point of Perspective	p. 207
Forms of Payment for the International Trader	p. 210
Collection Problems in International Trade	p. 216
Foreign Currency	p. 218
Sources of Help for International Traders	p. 222
Summary	p. 224
Part 5 Controlling International Operations
Chapter 10 Risk Management and Asset Protection	p. 227
Introduction	p. 228
The Idea of Risk Management	p. 228
Foreign Exchange Risk	p. 232
Political Risk	p. 239
Intellectual Property Rights	p. 247
Summary	p. 252
Chapter 11 Choosing Where to Operate	p. 255
Introduction	p. 256
The Location Decision Process	p. 257
Specific Market-Seeking Considerations	p. 263
Specific Production Location Considerations	p. 266
Data Collection and Analysis	p. 268
Noncomparative Strategies	p. 271
Dynamics of Locational Emphasis	p. 272
Summary	p. 274
Chapter 12 Governance of Operations	p. 277
Introduction	p. 278
Location of Decision Making	p. 278
Organization Structure	p. 284
Selection and Development of Key Personnel	p. 289
Control Instruments	p. 292
Special Governance Problems	p. 293
International Governance Difficulties	p. 295
Summary	p. 296
Part 6 Individual and Company Concerns
Chapter 13 Ethical and Socially Responsible Behavior	p. 299
Introduction	p. 300
Why Study Ethical and Socially Responsible Behavior?	p. 300
International Differences	p. 303
Some Ethical and Social Issues	p. 307
Some Positive Alternatives	p. 313
Summary	p. 316
Chapter 14 Careers in International Business	p. 319
Introduction	p. 320
A Point of Perspective	p. 322
The Idea of a Mind-Set	p. 324
Staffing International Operations: Expatriates or Locals?	p. 332
The Realm of the Expatriate	p. 334
Summary	p. 344
An Atlas	p. 347
Glossary	p. 361
Photo Credits	p. 379
Company, Trademark, and Organization Index	p. 381
Name Index	p. 385
Subject Index	p. 389

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