Chapter 1 An Overview of International Business
1.1 What Is International Business?
1.2 Why Study International Business?
1.3 International Business Activity
1.3.1 Exporting and Importing
1.3.2 International Investments
1.3.3 Other Forms of International Business Activity
1.4 What Is Globalization
1.4.1 The Globalization of Markets
1.4.2 The Globalization of Production
1.5 The Contemporary Causes of Globalization
1.5.1 Strategic Imperatives
1.5.2 Environmental Change and Globalization
Chapter 2 The Social Environment of International Business
2.1 Economic Systems
2.1.1 Market Economy
2.1.2 Command Economy
2.1.3 Mixed Economy
2.2 Culture and International Business
2.2.1 What Is Culture'?
2.2.2 International Manager's Task in Cross-cultural Markets
2.2.3 The Elements of Culture
2.2.4 Analytical Approaches to Culture
2.2.5 Sources of Cultural Knowledge
2.3 Legal Systems Environment
2.3.1 Different Legal Systems
2.3.2 Contract Law
2.3.3 Property Rights
2.3.4 The Protection of Intellectual Property
2.4 The Political Environment
Chapter 3 International Trade and Investment Theory
3.1 Classical Country-Based Trade Theories
3.1.1 Mercantilism
3.1.2 The Theory of Absolute Advantage
3.1.3 The Theory of Comparative Advantage
3.1.4 Factor Proportions Trade Theory
3.1.5 The Leontief Paradox
3.2 Modern Firm-Based Trade Theories
3.2.1 Country Similarity Theory
3.2.2 Product Life Cycle Theory
3.2.3 Economies of Scale and Imperfect Competition
3.3 The Competitive Advantage of Nations
3.4 International Investment Theories
3.4.1 Ownership Advantages
3.4.2 Internalization Theory
3.4.3 Eclectic Theory
3.5 Factors Influencing Foreign Direct Investment
Chapter 4 The World Trade Organization and Regional Economic Integratinn
4.1 The World Trade Organization
4.1.1 The WTO's Goals and Functions
4.1.2 Basic Agreements
4.1.3 Developing Countries
4.2 Regional Economic Integration
4.2.1 What Is Regional Economic Integration?
4.2.2 Forms of Regional Economic Integration
4.3 The Arguments about Economic Integration
4.3.1 The Case for Regional Integration
4.3.2 The Case against Regional Integration
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Chapter 5 Foreign Exchange and International Financial Markets
Chapter 6 The Strategy and Structure of International Business
Chapter 7 Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances
Chapter 8 Import and Export Trade Operations
Chapter 9 International Operations Management
Chapter 10 International Marketing
Chapter 11 International Financial Management
Chapter 12 International Accounting
Chapter 13 International Human Resource Mangement
Chapter 14 International Logistics and Supply-Chain Management
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