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As a discipline of academy inquiry, International Management applies management concepts and techniques to their contexts in firms working in multinational, multicultural environments. Hodgetts'Luthans: International Management was the first mainstream International Management text in the market. Its 6th edition continues to set the standard for International Management texts with its research-based content and its balance between culture, strategy, and behavior. International Management stresses the balanced approach and the synergy/connection between the text's four parts: Environment (3 chapters): Culture (4 chapters), Strategy and Functions (4 chapters) and Organizational Behavior /Human Resource Management (4 chapters).

Part one: Environmental Foundation
1. Globalization and Worldwide Developments
2. The Political, Legal, and Technological Environment
3. Ethics and Social Responsibility
Brief Integrative Case 1: Colgates Distasteful Toothpaste
Brief Integrative Case 2: Advertising or Free Speech? The Case of Nike and Human Rights
In-Depth Integrative Case 1: Pharmaceutical Companies, Intellectual Property, and the Global AIDS Epidemic
Part Two: The Role of Culture
4. The Meanings and Dimensions of Culture
5. Managing Across Culture
6. Organizational Culture and Diversity
7. Cross-Culture Communication and Negotiation
Brief Integrative Case 1: Cross Cultural Conflicts in the Corning-Vitro Joint Venture
Brief Integrative Case 2: Integrating National and Organizational Cultures: Chemical Banks Mergers in Europe
In-Depth Integrative Case 1:EuroDisney
In-Depth Integrative Case 2:Wal-Marts Japan Strategy
Part Three: International Strategic Management
8. Strategy Formulation and Implementation
9. Entry Strategies and Organizational Structures
10. Managing Political Risk, Government Relations, and Alliances
11. Management Decision and Control
Brief Integrative Case 1: KNP, N.V
Brief Integrative Case 2: Reliance
In-Depth Integrative Case 1:The HP-Compaq Merger and its Global Implications
In-Depth Integrative Case 2:Can the Budget Air Model Succeed in Asia? The Story of AirAsia
Part Four: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
12. Motivation Across Cultures
13. Leadership Across Cultures
14. Human Resource Selection And Development Across Cultures
15. Labor Relations and Industrial Democracy
Brief Integrative Case 1: The Road to Hell
Brief Integrative Case 2: A Copy Shop Goes Global
In-Depth Integrative Case 1:Lord John Browne and BP's Global Shift
In-Depth Integrative Case 2:Chiquitas Global Turnaround
Skill-Building and Experiential Exercises
Personal Skill-Building Exercises
1. The Culture Quiz
2. Using Gung Ho to Understand Cultural Differences
3. "When in Bogota..."
4. The International Cola Alliances
5. Who to Hire?
In-Class Simulations
1. "Frankenfoods" or Rice Bowl for the World: The U.S.-EU Dispute over Trade in Genetically Modified Organisms"
2. Cross-Cultural Conflicts in the Corning-Vitro Joint Venture
References

Endnotes Glossary Index Sub Index

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International Management : Culture, Strategy and Behavior w/ OLC card MP

International Management : Culture, Strategy and Behavior w/ OLC card MP

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Summary

Table of Contents

1. Globalization and Worldwide Developments

2. The Political, Legal, and Technological Environment

3. Ethics and Social Responsibility

Brief Integrative Case 1: Colgates Distasteful Toothpaste

Brief Integrative Case 2: Advertising or Free Speech? The Case of Nike and Human Rights

In-Depth Integrative Case 1: Pharmaceutical Companies, Intellectual Property, and the Global AIDS Epidemic

Part Two: The Role of Culture

4. The Meanings and Dimensions of Culture

5. Managing Across Culture

6. Organizational Culture and Diversity

7. Cross-Culture Communication and Negotiation

Brief Integrative Case 1: Cross Cultural Conflicts in the Corning-Vitro Joint Venture

Brief Integrative Case 2: Integrating National and Organizational Cultures: Chemical Banks Mergers in Europe

In-Depth Integrative Case 1:EuroDisney

In-Depth Integrative Case 2:Wal-Marts Japan Strategy

Part Three: International Strategic Management

8. Strategy Formulation and Implementation

9. Entry Strategies and Organizational Structures

10. Managing Political Risk, Government Relations, and Alliances

11. Management Decision and Control

Brief Integrative Case 1: KNP, N.V

Brief Integrative Case 2: Reliance

In-Depth Integrative Case 1:The HP-Compaq Merger and its Global Implications

In-Depth Integrative Case 2:Can the Budget Air Model Succeed in Asia? The Story of AirAsia

Part Four: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

12. Motivation Across Cultures

13. Leadership Across Cultures

14. Human Resource Selection And Development Across Cultures

15. Labor Relations and Industrial Democracy

Brief Integrative Case 1: The Road to Hell

Brief Integrative Case 2: A Copy Shop Goes Global

In-Depth Integrative Case 1:Lord John Browne and BP's Global Shift

In-Depth Integrative Case 2:Chiquitas Global Turnaround

Skill-Building and Experiential Exercises

Personal Skill-Building Exercises

1. The Culture Quiz

2. Using Gung Ho to Understand Cultural Differences

3. "When in Bogota..."

4. The International Cola Alliances

5. Who to Hire?

In-Class Simulations

1. "Frankenfoods" or Rice Bowl for the World: The U.S.-EU Dispute over Trade in Genetically Modified Organisms"

2. Cross-Cultural Conflicts in the Corning-Vitro Joint Venture

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