International business
The third edition of International Business offers an action-focused, practical approach to the topic, helping students understand the global business environment and its repercussions for executives. The book provides thorough coverage of the field, delving into fundamental concepts and theory; the...
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Abingdon, Oxon
New York
2008
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| Edition: | Third Edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Brief Contents--1 International Business in an Age of Globalization-- Opening Case: The Coca-Cola Company-- An Age of Globalization-- What Does Globalization Mean to You?-- The Face of Globalization-- Who Benefits from Globalization?-- The Impact of Globalization-- Globalization and International Business-- What is International Business?-- International versus Domestic Business-- Industry/Country Box: Sinostone Comes to Elberton-- Why Expand Internationally?-- The Structure of this Book-- Pedagogical Thrust. Part 1 Concepts and Theories in International Business2 International Trade Theory and Application-- Opening Case: Banana Wars-- International Trade Theories-- The Mercantilist Doctrine-- Absolute Advantage Theory-- Comparative Advantage Theory-- Heckscher-Ohlin Theorem-- The Leontief Paradox-- Human Skills and Technology-Based Views-- The Product Life-Cycle Model-- Linder's Income-Preference Similarity Theory-- The New Trade Theory-- Industry Box: The Global Automotive Industry-- Theory Assessment-- International Trade Patterns-- International Trade Volume and Growth-- Service Trade-- Trade Measurement. Major Exporters and ImportersUS Trade Partners-- Trade Balance-- Arguments for Trade Restrictions-- The Sovereignty Argument-- The Lowest Common Denominator Argument-- Trade Reciprocity-- Optimal Tariff Theory-- Infant Industry Argument-- Types of Trade Barriers-- Tariff Barriers-- Non-Tariff Barriers-- Country Box: The United States and Steel Imports-- 3 Foreign Direct Investment Theory and Application-- Opening Case: Japan Changes its Mind about FDI-- Definition and Types of Foreign Direct Investment-- FDI versus Foreign Portfolio Investment-- Types of FDI-- Entry Mode-- The Strategic Logic of FDI. How the MNE Benefits from Foreign Direct InvestmentEnhancing Efficiency from Location Advantages-- Improving Performance from Structural Discrepancies-- Increasing Return from Ownership Advantages; Ensuring Growth from Organizational Learning-- The Impact of FDI on the Host (Destination) and Home (Origin) Countries-- Employment; FDI Impact on Domestic Enterprises in the Host Country-- Current Theories on FDI-- Product Life-Cycle Theory-- Monopolistic Advantage Theory-- Internalization Theory and other Transaction Cost-Based Theories-- The Eclectic Paradigm-- New Perspectives on FDI. The Dynamic Capability PerspectiveThe Evolutionary Perspective-- Industry Box: MNEs and FDI in the Automotive Industry-- The Real Option Perspective-- The Integration-Responsiveness Perspective-- Patterns of FDI-- FDI Inflows-- Transnationality and FDI Performance of Individual Economies-- FDI Entry Forms-- The Investment Environment-- FDI Decision Criteria-- Country Box: FDI in Israel-- 4 The Multinational Enterprise-- Opening Case: Johnson & Johnson-- What is a Multinational Enterprise?-- The Degree of Internationalization-- History of the MNE-- The World's Largest MNEs-- The Growth of Service MNEs.