ABSTRACT

This textbook is designed to help students understand the key issues of global business by connecting theory with reality. Divided into three parts, it covers critical issues of international business, introducing readers to topics they will connect with, and discussing core concepts.

With a user-friendly pedagogy and a host of helpful visuals, the authors offer a practitioner’s perspective on global business knowledge, examining familiar theory on trade, direct investment, and political environment alongside fresh topics, like geopolitical conflicts, emerging markets, and sustainability. Over sixty case studies are included to illustrate the magnitude and complexity of global business involving different stakeholders.

Undergraduate students looking for an introduction to international business and graduate students looking to apply their knowledge will find Global Business stimulating, since it demonstrates how theories and concepts work in real-world business settings.

part 1|88 pages

The Content of Global Business

chapter 1|22 pages

Globalization

Current Status and Future Prospects

chapter 2|33 pages

Trade

Rhetoric and Practice

chapter 3|31 pages

Foreign Direct Investment

part 2|114 pages

The Context of Global Business

chapter 4|29 pages

Economic Environment

chapter 5|22 pages

Political and Legal Environment

chapter 6|30 pages

Social and Cultural Environment

part 3|178 pages

Managing Global Business

chapter 8|33 pages

Managing Entry and Exit Decisions

chapter 9|30 pages

Managing People

Global Talent Management

chapter 10|32 pages

Managing Money

Finance, Accounting, and Taxation

chapter 11|26 pages

Managing Operations

R&D, Production, and Supply Chain

chapter 12|25 pages

Managing Customers

Marketing and Sales

chapter 13|30 pages

Managing Sustainability

Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics