International Business

ABOUT THE AUTHORS v

PREFACE vi

1 Globalization 1

2 Analytical Tools for International Business 17

3 Political Systems 32

4 The Legal Environment 55

5 Economic Systems 75

6 Currency and Foreign Exchange 97

7 Trade 114

8 Culture 138

9 Sustainability 157

10 Poverty 176

11 Technological Change and Infrastructure 195

12 Global Innovation and Intellectual Property 220

13 Country Selection and Entry Modes 240

14 International Strategy 261

15 International Organizational Structures 278

16 Global Leadership 299

17 Global Marketing 315

18 Global Operations and Supply-Chain Management 334

19 Global Human Resource Management 355

20 Global Finance and Accounting 375

GLOSSARY 393

INDEX 400