Synopses & Reviews
This text guides the reader as to what actions to take, and how to develop the skills necessary to design and implement global strategies, to conduct effective cross-national interactions and to manage daily operations in foreign subsidiaries.
Assessing the Environment—Political, Economic, Legal, Technological; Managing Interdependence: Social Responsibility and Ethics; Understanding the Role of Culture; Communicating Across Cultures; Cross-cultural Negotiation and Decision Making; Formulating Strategy; Global Alliances and Strategy Implementation; Organization Structure and Control Systems; Staffing, Training, and Compensation for Global Operations; Developing a Global Management Cadre; Motivating and Leading
For undergraduate and graduate students majoring in international business or general management.
Synopsis
An exploration of the issues facing international business managers today.
International Management explores the dynamic global environment of business management by exploring the political, legal, technological, competitive, and cultural factors that shape corporations worldwide.
The seventh edition contains current research, events, and global developments while exposing readers to the recent trends that are affecting international business managers in today’s hypercompetitive global environment.
Table of Contents
Part I: The Global Manager’s Environment Chapter 1: Assessing the Environment—Political, Economic, Legal, Technological
Chapter 2: Managing Interdependence: Social Responsibility and Ethics
Part II: The Cultural Context of Global Management
Chapter 3: Understanding the Role of Culture
Chapter 4: Communicating Across Cultures
Chapter 5: Cross-cultural Negotiation and Decision Making
Part III: Formulating and Implementing Strategy for International and Global Operations
Chapter 6: Formulating Strategy
Chapter 7: Global Alliances and Strategy Implementation
Chapter 8: Organization Structure and Control Systems
Part IV: Global Human Resources Management
Chapter 9: Staffing, Training, and Compensation for Global Operations
Chapter 10: Developing a Global Management Cadre
Chapter 11: Motivating and Leading