Introduction -- Defining and measuring globalization (with Steven A. Altman) -- The depth of globalization -- Globalization in historical perspective (with Geoffrey G. Jones) -- The globalization of business -- The breadth of globalization and distance -- Distances at industry and company level (with Steven A. Altman) -- Distance and international business research (with Steven A. Altman) -- Cultural distance and national cultural differences (with B. Sebastian Reiche) -- Administrative distance and institutional variety (with Thomas M. Hout) -- Geographic distance and regionalization (with Steven A. Altman) -- Economic distance and the big shift to emerging economies (with Steven A. Altman).