Including Endnotes, Glossary, Company and Trademark Index Name Index, Subject Index.

PART 1: BACKGROUND FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Globalization and International Business
PART 2: COMPARATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL FRAMEWORKS
The Cultural Environments Facing Business
The Political and Legal Environments Facing Business
The Economic Environments Facing Businesses
Globalization and Society
PART 3: THEORIES AND INSTITUTIONS: TRADE AND INVESTMENT
International Trade and Factor Mobility Theory
Governmental Influence on Trade
Cross-National Cooperation and Agreements
PART 4: WORLD FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT
Global Foreign-Exchange Markets
The Determination of Exchange Rates
Global Capital Markets
PART 5: GLOBAL STRATEGY, STRUCTURE, AND IMPLEMENTATION
The Strategy of International Business
Country Evaluation and Selection
Export and Import
Direct Investment and Collaborative Strategies
The Organization of International Business
PART 6: MANAGING INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
Marketing Globally
Global Operations and Supply-Chain Management
International Accounting and Finance Issues
International Human Resource Management

Balancing authoritative theory and meaningful practice, International Business: Environments and Operations examines the subject of conducting business in international markets. The authors' descriptions and ideas of international business are enhanced with contemporary examples, scenarios and cases to help you successfully apply what you've learned.

Now in its 17th Edition, International Business remains one of the best-selling and most authoritative international business texts available. This edition continues to be current with updated author-written cases and expanded coverage of relevant political, economic, social and institutional changes.