International Business
J. Michael Geringer and Jeanne M. McNett
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3rd Edition
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International Business (3rd Edition)
J. Michael Geringer, Jeanne M. McNett and contributors
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Module 1 The Challenging Context of International Business
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Module 2 International Trade and Investment
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Module 3 Sociocultural Forces
Module 4
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Sustainability and Natural Resources
Module 5 Political Forces That Affect Global Trade
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Module 6 Intellectual Property Rights and Other Legal Forces
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Module 7 Economic and Socioeconomic Forces
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The International Monetary System and Financial Forces
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Module 9 International Competitive Strategy
Module 10 Organizational Design and Control
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Module 11 Global Leadership Issues and Practices
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Module 12 International Markets: Assessment and Entry Modes
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Module 13 Marketing Internationally V I
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Chapter 1
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Module 1: The Challenging Context of International
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Business
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Your Content
Summary
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Learning Objectives
Key Terms and Definitions
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Content Outline
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Engagement and Application
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Boxed Text Discussion Questions With Suggested Answers
IB in Practice
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Global Debate
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Get That Job! From Backpack to Briefcase
End of Module Exercises
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Critical Thinking Questions
globalEDGE Research Task
MiniCase
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Bonus Activities
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Video Suggestions
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Team Exercises
Supplemental Activities
Controversial Issues
Teaching Suggestions
Connect Tools for Assessment of Learning
Connect Content Matrix
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Summary
This module provides an overview of international business (IB) and some of the ways that IB
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differs from domestic business, including the three environments of IB: domestic, foreign, and
international. Although the kinds of forces are the same in the domestic and foreign
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environments, their values often differ and changes in the values of the foreign forces can be at
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times more difficult to assess. In addition to providing a brief review of the history of IB, the
module discusses the internationalization of business in recent decades and the driving forces
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that are leading firms to internationalize their operations. The increasing internationalization of
business requires managers to have a global perspective gained through experience and
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education. Because global competition continues to increase at a rapid pace, both in terms of
trade and foreign direct investment, we also present key arguments for and against the
globalization of business, helping to foster a more balanced view on this important topic.
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Learning Objectives
LO 1-1 Show how international business differs from domestic business.
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LO 1-2 Describe the history and future of international business.
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LO 1-3 Discuss the dramatic internationalization of business.
LO 1-4 Identify the kinds of drivers that are leading firms to internationalize their
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operations.
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Compare the key arguments for and against the globalization of business.
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Key Terms and Definitions
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controllable forces (p. 6) Internal forces that management administers to adapt to
changes in the uncontrollable forces
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domestic environment (p. 6) All the uncontrollable forces originating in the home
country that surround and influence the life and
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development of the firm
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economic globalization (p. 17) The tendency toward an international integration and
interdependency of goods, technology, information, labor
and capital, or the process of making this integration
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environment (p. 5) All the forces influencing the life and development of the
firm
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