What is international business? How serious are multinational enterprises about corporate responsibility? How does a gearbox made in China end up in a car sold in Europe? In today's increasingly connected world, international business plays an integral role in day-to-day life. This textbook offers a refreshingly critical approach to international business, examining both good and bad practice and encouraging readers to question and challenge classic assumptions and theories. Drawing on a range of vivid case examples and insights from small businesses to large multinational companies, readers are provided with a realistic depiction of the challenges and opportunities international business can present. Importantly, this book adopts a truly international approach and includes an abundance of examples from developed and emerging countries alike. Online Resource Centre and DVD For lecturers: DVD featuring video clips of international business practitioners from the textbook Instructor's manual Additional case studies Seminar and discussion questions Ideas for oral presentations Project tasks PowerPoint slides Test-bank of questions Case study questions and indicative answers Access to integrated extension material recommended to students throughout the text For students: Interactive Map Online glossary of terms Guidance on critical skills thinking Self-test true-false questions Key websites Revision tips Additional case studies Case study questions and answers Extension material, carefully integrated with the textbook, to expand students' knowledge
1 Introduction to international business 2
2 National cultures 28
3 International corporate responsibility 56
4 Theories of international business 82
5 Actors in international business states 108
6 Actors in international business : global governance 134
7 Actors in international business : companies 160
8 Modes of internationalization 186
9 Multinational structure and control 210
10 International corporate cultures 236
11 International production 262
12 International marketing 288
13 Foreign exchange management 314
14 Multinational finance and treasury operations 338
15 International human resource management 362
16 Future trends in international business 388
Glossary 413
