International Business
The book follows a clearly formulated methodological structure to introduce the student to the subject. It follows a comprehensive, logical, graded approach based on the concept, environment, structure and strategy of International Business. It looks at the widest possible gamut of issues in the are...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Noida :
Pearson India
2015.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
| Series: | Always learning.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009820525506719 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- About the Author
- A01_INTE1689_FM
- Chapter 1_FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
- INTRODUCTION
- ELEMENTS OF GLOBALIZATION
- Economic Globalization
- Cultural Globalization
- Political Globalization
- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
- GROWTH OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
- Economic Forces
- Political Forces
- Technological Forces
- INTERNATIONAL VERSUS DOMESTIC BUSINESS
- MOTIVES FOR FIRM INTERNATIONALIZATION
- MODES OF ENTRY
- Trade-related Entry Modes
- Contractual Entry Modes
- Investment-related Entry Modes
- EMERGING TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
- FDI Moves in Search of Energy
- Pharmaceutical FDI Moves in Response to the 'Patent Cliff'
- Mega-regional Agreements
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter 2 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
- INTRODUCTION
- ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
- Economic Systems
- Economic Indicators
- Economic Growth
- Economic Development
- POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT
- Political Ideologies and Systems
- Political Risk
- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS NEGOTIATION
- Objectives of International Business Negotiation
- Bargaining Power of the TNC
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter 3 THE INTERNATIONAL CULTURALAND LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
- INTRODUCTION
- ELEMENTS OF CULTURE
- Language
- Non-verbal Communication
- Religion
- Values and Attitudes
- Customs and Manners
- Aesthetics
- LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
- Global Legal Systems
- Legal Jurisdiction
- ETHICS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
- KEY Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter 4_INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORIES
- Introduction
- International Trade Theories
- Mercantilist Doctrine
- Classical Approach
- Factor Proportions Theory
- Leontief Paradox
- Linder's Income-preference Similarity Theory
- Product Life-cycle Theory
- The New Trade Theory.
- National Competitive Advantage
- Theory Assessment
- DEVELOPMENTS IN WORLD TRADE
- Volume of Trade
- Composition of World Trade
- Direction of World Trade
- Service Trade
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter 5 COMMERCIAL POLICY INSTRUMENTS
- Introduction
- Government intervention in trade
- Economic Rationale
- Non-economic Rationale
- INSTRUMENTS OF TRADE CONTROL
- Tariff Barriers
- Non-tariff Barriers
- ANALYSIS OF INDIA'S FOREIGN TRADE
- Volume of India's Foreign Trade
- Composition of India's Foreign Trade
- Direction of India's Foreign Trade
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter 6 MULTILATERAL REGULATION OF TRADE
- Introduction
- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT )
- Objectives and Principles
- Uruguay Round
- GATT : An Evaluation
- World Trade Organization (WTO )
- WTO AGREEMENTS
- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT )
- General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS )
- Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of IntellectualProperty Rights (TRIPS)
- Agreement on Trade-related Investment Measures (TRIMS)
- ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF WTO
- Principles of WTO
- Most-Favored-Nation (MFN)
- National Treatment
- FUNCTIONS OF WTO
- WTO : AN EVALUATION
- Developing Country Issues
- Dispute Resolution Mechanism
- Subsidies in Agriculture
- FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR WTO
- UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD )
- Functions of UNCTAD
- UNCTAD : An Assessment
- KEY TERMS
- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- Chapter 7 INTERNATIONAL TRADE FINANCE AND PROMOTION
- INTRODUCTION
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE PAYMENT
- Cash in Advance
- Letter of Credit (L/C)
- Documentary Collection
- Open Account
- TERMS OF TRADE
- Free on board
- Free alongside Ship
- Cost, Insurance and Freight
- Cost and freight
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE FINANCE
- Private Sources
- Governmental Sources.
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE CREDIT
- TRADE PROMOTION IN INDIA
- Organizations for Export Promotion
- Export Incentives
- Marketing Assistance
- Market Development Assistance
- Market Access Initiative
- Foreign Exchange
- Trade Fairs and Exhibitions
- Export Risk Insurance
- Production Assistance/Facilities
- Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
- Export Processing Zones
- Free Trade Zone (Ftz)
- Export-oriented Unit (Eou)
- Export Houses
- Special Economic Zone
- KEY TERMS
- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- Chapter 8 REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
- INTRODUCTION
- LEVELS OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
- Free Trade Area (FTA)
- Customs Union
- Common Market
- Economic Union
- Political Union
- EFFECTS OF INTEGRATION
- Trade Creation and Trade Diversion
- Reduced Import Prices
- Increased Competition and Economies of Scale
- Higher Factor Productivity
- REGIONAL TRADING AGREEMENTS-A GLOBAL OVERVIEW
- European Union (EU)
- Euro
- NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA)
- NAFTA Provisions
- Importance of NAFTA
- CARICOM
- MERCOSUR
- ANDEAN PACT
- ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN)
- Objectives of ASEAN
- ASEAN Achievements
- ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION FORUM (APEC)
- SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONALCOOPERATION (SAARC)
- CLOSER ECONOMIC RELATIONS (CER)
- AFRICA
- COMMODITY ARRANGEMENTS
- Multi Fibre Arrangement (MFA)
- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
- KEY TERMS
- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- Chapter 9 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM
- INTRODUCTION
- BASICS OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE
- Exchange Rate Determination
- Fixed and Flexible Exchange Rate Systems
- Currency Convertibility
- EVOLUTION OF THE MONETARY SYSTEM
- The Gold Standard (1876-1914)
- The Inter-war Years and World War II (1914-44)
- The Bretton Woods System (1944-73)
- The Post-Bretton Woods System:1973-Present.
- CONTEMPORARY EXCHANGE RATE SYSTEMS
- Fixed Exchange Rate System
- Independent Float System
- Currency Board Arrangement
- Soft Pegs
- Crawling Peg
- Pegged Exchange Rates within Horizontal Bands
- Floating Arrangements
- INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM
- Foreign Exchange Markets
- FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK AND EXPOSURE
- International Capital Market
- International Money Markets
- International Bond Markets
- International Stock Markets
- KEY TERMS
- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- Chapter10 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
- Objectives of the IMF
- Functions of the IMF
- WORLD BANK GROUP
- Grants
- ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
- AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
- AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND (ADF)
- NIGERIA TRUST FUND (NTF)
- KEY TERMS
- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- Chapter11 INTERNATIONAL BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- FUNDAMENTALS OF BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS ACCOUNTING
- Defining International Economic Transactions
- The BOP as a Cash Flow Statement
- BOP Accounting: Double-entry Book-keeping
- TYPES OF BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
- Current Account
- Capital and Financial Account
- Net Errors and Omissions
- Official Reserves Account
- THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS IN TOTALITY
- KEY TERMS
- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- Chapter12 FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
- INTRODUCTION
- FDI: A CLASSIFICATION
- Asset-based View
- Nature of Business Activity
- Motive-based View
- MODES OF FDI ENTRY
- Branch Office
- Strategic Alliances
- Wholly Owned Subsidiary
- Forms of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries: Greenfield Investmentversus Mergers and Acquisitions
- Umbrella Holding Company
- Differences Between Joint Ventures and Mergers
- GLOBAL FDI PATTERNS
- Trends in FDI
- Direction of FDI
- FDI Outflows
- FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN INDIA
- Policy Perspective
- Sectoral Dimensions of FDI Flows.
- Geographical Composition
- Outward Indian FDI
- KEY TERMS
- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- Chapter13 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE AND DESIGN
- INTRODUCTION
- EARLY ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
- INTERNATIONAL DIVISION STRUCTURE
- GLOBAL ORGANIzATIONAL STRUCTURES
- Global Product Structure
- Global Area Structure
- Global Functional Structure
- Mixed Structure
- Matrix Structure
- Transnational Network Structure
- DETERMINANTS OF THE ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
- KEY TERMS
- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- Chapter14 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
- INTRODUCTION
- INTERNATIONAL MARKET ASSESSMENT
- THE MARKETING MIX
- Market Segmentation
- PRODUCT
- Producer Goods
- Consumer Goods
- Determinants of Product Adaptation
- Brand Management
- New Product Development
- Promotion Strategy
- Pricing Strategy
- Distribution
- KEY TERMS
- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- Chapter15 INTERNATIONAL HRM
- INTRODUCTION
- RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION
- Ethnocentric Approach
- Polycentric Approach
- Geocentric Approach
- Regiocentric Approach
- TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Cross-cultural Training
- Language Training
- Specific Skills Training
- COMPENSATION
- INTERNATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS
- INTERNATIONAL LABOR STANDARDS
- KEY TERMS
- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- Chapter16 INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT
- INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS
- Systems Concept
- Total Cost Concept
- Trade-off Concept
- GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN DECISIONS
- Quality
- Third-party Logistics (3PL)
- Location Decisions
- Production Decisions
- Purchasing Decision
- Inventory Decisions
- International Packaging Issues
- International Storage Issues
- Transportation Decisions
- Transportation Infrastructure
- KEY TERMS
- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- Chapter17 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
- INTRODUCTION
- ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.
- NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.
