Description
Thoroughly updated, the 9th edition of this bestselling textbook incorporates global trends and data, supported by an exemplary case selection based on firms from around the world.
The internationally cited author team of Czinkota, Ronkainen, and Gupta balance conceptual understanding of business theory with the day-to-day realities of business practice, preparing students to become successful participants in the global business place. This edition brings greater focus on Asia and emerging markets, as well as Brexit, the impact of COVID-19 on business and the importance of technology and the digital space to international business practice. Through its discussion and analysis, the book guides students to a greater understanding of contemporary business issues and helps them to develop new tools of analysis. Covering all key aspects of international business, the authors emphasize a few key dimensions: international context, role of government in international business, small- and medium-sized firms, and social responsibility.
Key features
Completely updated with current and future issues to ensure students understand changing and growing global markets and opportunities
Uses world-wide examples to demonstrate linkages and allow students to comprehend new perspectives
Incorporates current and ongoing research and blends theory and applications so students can understand facts rather than just the perception provided by theory
Highlights technology and new approaches used in international business to show students the most fast and efficient ways of operating
Table of Contents Part I
1 - The International Business Imperative
2 - Trade and Investment Policies
3 - The Essence of Culture
4 - Politics and Laws
Part II
5 - Financial Management
6 - Developing and Emerging Markets and Their Integration
7 - Building Data and Knowledge
8 - Entry and Expansion
Part III
9 - International Marketing
10 - Services
11 - International Supply Chain Management
12 - Managing Globally
Part IV
13 - Ownership, Governance, and Sustainability
14 - Digital Contributions for International Business
15 - International Business: the Soul and the Future
Case Studies
1 - Alibaba and Its Influence on International Market
2 - Do International Traders Have It All Wrong?
3 - Diwali in India
4 - The Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
5 - Mixel Agitators, a French SME Expanding into China
6 - HSBC: Guanxi for Internationalization
7 - The Bell Boeing V-22
8 - Tao Kea Noi Seaweed Snack: Going Global
9 - Honeyland Manuka Honey from New Zealand
10 - When Diamonds Weep
11 - H-1B Visa: A High-Tech Dilemma
12 - Chopsticks from America: A Historic Assessment
13 - Ecological Cooling: The Fridge from Eastern Germany
14 - One Afternoon at the United States International Trade Commission
15 - Whiskey to Vietnam: Learning Rapidly
Michael R. Czinkota, Georgetown University, Washington DC, Ilkka A. Ronkainen, Georgetown University, Washington DC, Suraksha Gupta, University of Newcastle upon Tyne