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International Business: The Challenge of Global Competition, 11th Edition, by Ball, McCulloch, Geringer, Minor and McNett continues to be the most objective and thorough treatment of International Business available for students. Enriched with maps, photos, and the most up-to-date world data, this text boasts the collective expertise of five authors with firsthand international business experience, specializing in international management, finance, law, global strategy, and marketing – a claim no other text can make. Only Ball, McCulloch, Geringer, Minor and McNett can offer a complete view of International Business as diverse as the backgrounds of business students. Students that choose the VitalBook version of this title have access to powerful digital learning tools. Students can share notes with others, customize the appearance and layout of the content, and organize all their digital course materials from a single program. VitalSource is a downloadable eBook. Students can install their eBook on up to two machines. Students can also print sections of the book for maximum portability.
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Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- 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
- Cooperation among Nations
- 4 International Institutions from an International Business Perspective
- 5 Understanding the International Monetary System
- International Environmental Forces
- 6 Sociocultural Forces
- 7 Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability
- 8 Economic and Socioeconomic Forces
- 9 Political Forces
- 10 Legal Forces
- 11 Financial Forces
- 12 Labor Forces
- The Organizational Environment
- 13 International Competitive Strategy
- 14 Organizational Design and Control
- 15 Assessing and Analyzing Markets
- 16 Entry Modes
- 17 Export and Import Practices
- 18 Marketing Internationally
- 19 Global Operations and Supply Chain Management
- 20 Human Resource Management*
- 21 Financial Management and Accounting
- Video Cases
- Endnotes
- Glossary
- Photo Credits
- Name Index
- Company Index
- Subject Index
