International Business, 3rd Edition
by Michael Geringer, Jeanne McNett. Chapter 1 - 15
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
module 1 The Challenging Context of International Business
module 2 International Trade and Investment
module 3 Sociocultural Forces
module 4 Sustainability and Natural Resources
module 5 Political Forces That Affect Global Trade
module 6 Intellectual Property Rights and Other Legal Forces
module 7 Economic and Socioeconomic Forces
module 8 The International Monetary System and Financial Forces
module 9 International Competitive Strategy
module 10 Organizational Design and Control
module 11 Global Leadership Issues and Practices
module 12 International Markets: Assessment and Entry Modes
module 13 Marketing Internationally
module 14 Managing Human Resources in an International Context
module 15 International Accounting and Financial Management
,Chapter 1
Answers are at the end of Each Chapter
Student name:
1) Discuss the three environments in which an international company operates.
Question Details
AACSB : Reflective Thinking
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Accessibility : Screen Reader
Compatible
Learning Objective : 01-01 Show how international business differs from domestic
business. Topic : Why Study International Business
Bloom's :
Understand
Difficulty : 2
Medium Gradable :
manual
2) Identify and give an example of each of the five major kinds of drivers
that are leading international firms to the globalization of their operations.
Question Details
AACSB : Reflective Thinking
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Accessibility : Screen Reader
Compatible Bloom's : Understand
Difficulty : 2 Medium
Topic : Drivers of Globalization
Learning Objective : 01-04 Identify the kinds of drivers that are leading firms to
internationalize t Gradable : manual
3) Discuss the arguments supporting and opposing globalization of trade and
investment. Do you think globalization is, overall, a positive development or a
negative one for the world? Explain.
, Question Details
AACSB : Reflective Thinking
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Accessibility : Screen Reader
Compatible Bloom's : Understand
Difficulty : 2 Medium
Topic : What Is Globalization?
Learning Objective : 01-05 Compare the key arguments for and against the globalization of
business. Gradable : manual
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