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.
More comprehensive than competing books, International Business includes: Strengthened, expanded global cases, examples, and 'industry' and 'country' mini-cases that give students practical insight into the ways companies actually behave ...
The second edition has been thoroughly updated and features greater coverage of emerging markets with a new chapter and seven new cases.
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The globalization of business is irreversible. If your company has ever contemplated becoming a multinational firm, this is the guide for you.
This book provides students with a balanced perspective on business in a global environment, exploring implications for multinational companies in developed and emerging markets.
The focus of this book is on those factors which make international business – that is, commercial transactions which take place across borders or enterprises that operate across borders – distinctive from transactions that occur ...
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Taking neither an economic approach nor a purely managerial approach to its subject matter, this work offers students an integrated resource on the subject of international business.