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International business : a course on the essentials
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Ajami, Riad A. author
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9780765631343
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Third edition.
Fiziksel Tanımlama:
xxiii, 428 pages : illustrations , maps ; 24 cm.
İçerik:
over -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Prologue: Ode to the Yes Era -- Maps -- 1. An Introduction to International Business and Multinational Corporations -- Current Scope and Historical Antecedents -- What Is International Business? -- Brief History of International Business -- The Multinational Corporation -- Definition of a Multinational Corporation -- Multinational Corporations Come of Age -- A Look at Present-Day Multinationals -- Operating Advantages and Disadvantages of Multinationals -- Recent Trends in World Trade -- Expanding Volume -- Increased Competition. Increasing ComplexityTrade in Services -- The Field of International Business Studies -- Discussion Questions -- Bibliography -- Globalization at the Crossroads: Germany's Mittelstand and Competitive Advantage -- Case Study 1.1: Transworld Minerals Inc. -- 2. The Nature of International Business -- Domestic Versus International Business -- Methods of Going International -- Exporting -- Licensing -- Franchising -- Management Contracts -- Contract Manufacturing -- Direct Investment -- Strategic Alliances -- Wholly Owned Subsidiaries -- Globalized Operations -- Portfolio Investments. Recent Trade Patterns and Changes in Global TradeProduct Groups -- Patterns of Direct Investment -- Government Involvement in Trade Restrictions and Incentives -- Protectionism -- Tariffs -- World Trade Organization -- Regional Trade Groups -- Cartels -- Nontariff Barriers to Merchandise Trade -- Quotas -- Nontariff Price Barriers -- Government Restriction of Exports -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Bibliography -- Globalization at the Crossroads: Is Securitization the Enemy? -- Case Study 2.1: Electronics International Ltd. -- 3. Theories of Trade and Economic Development -- Introduction to International Trade Theories. MercantilismClassical Theory -- Comparative Advantage -- Weaknesses of Early Theories -- More Recent Theories -- Factor Endowment Theory -- The Leontief Paradox -- Criticisms -- Modern Theories -- International Product Life Cycle Theory -- Other Modern Investment Theories -- Theories of Economic Development -- Rostow's Stages of Economic Growth -- The Big Push: Balanced Versus Unbalanced Growth -- Hirschman's Strategy of Unbalance -- Galbraith's Equilibrium of Poverty -- Sen's Development as Freedom -- The Global Continuum: Where Nations Fall Today -- The Political Continuum -- The Economic Continuum -- Integrating Both Continua. Patterns of World DevelopmentBackground: The Role of GNI -- The Developed Countries -- Upper-Middle-Income Countries -- Low-Income and Lower-Middle-Income Countries -- The Subterranean Economies -- Parallel Tracks: The Continued Diversity of the World Economy -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Bibliography -- Globalization at the Crossroads: The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid -- Case Study 3.1: Euromanagé Inc. -- 4. International Monetary System and the Balance of Payments -- International Monetary Terminology -- Hard Currencies -- Soft Currencies -- Convertibility -- Exchange Rate -- Appreciation -- Depreciation. Responsibility: Riad A. Ajami, G. Jason Goddard.
Özet:
he new and updated edition of this widely used text is equally useful for undergraduate and graduate students of international business. Its student-friendly format, detailed coverage of classic and timely topics, and extensive use of case studies make it widely adaptable for different level courses, as well as for educators who prefer either a case study or lecture approach. This edition features new coverage of the Asian financial crisis and the European Union. Its treatment of such topics as foreign exchange, international trade policy, and economic development introduces students to techn
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