International Management Managing in A Diverse and Dynamic Global Enviroment

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International management achieves its balanced approachthrough the varied expertise of its author.With Arvind Phatak's well-known background in international strategy.Rabi Bhagat's noted research in cross-cultural management,and Roger Kashlak;s extensive work as a globel manager in the telecom industry in over 30 countries prior to his work in academia,this author team has complied a complete perspective on international management.questions to enhance student learning. Key Features: Chapter 11 is unique on managing technology and knowledge, an important, cutting-edge topic. The concept of technology and the relevance of appropriate technology transfer.Chapter 17 Ethics and Social Responsibility for International Firms takes a contemporary look at the increasingly important field of ethics and social responsibility that global corporations face today. Each chapter ends with a Chapter-summarizing Mini-cases while comprehensive full-length casters appear at the end of each section.Practical Insight boxes contain interesting articles from the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. These articles incorporate real life scenarios of the concepts covered in the chapters. A reference section in each chapter lists links, articles, and books to further expand on topics in the text. Each chapter contains objectives and discussion questions to enhance student learning.

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: Arvind Phatak Laura H. Carnell Professor of Management and International Business at Temple University's School of Business and Management. Currently he is the Executive Director, Institute of Global Management Studies, and the Temple University CIBER at The Fox School of Business. Dr. Phatak was the founding director of the international business program at Temple University. He has served as Chairman of the General and Strategic Management Department from 1978-1981 and from 1987-1990. Rabi Bhagat Professor of Organizational Behavior and International Management at the Fogelman College of Business and Economics of the University of Memphis. He was awarded the Suzanne Downs Professorship for Research (2003-2004) by the University of Memphis. Dr. Bhagat was Professor at the University of Texas at Dallas (1976-1990). He was Visiting Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Louisiana State University. He received his Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his B.S. from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, India. Roger Kashlak Professor of International Business and Management at the Sellinger School of Business and Management at Loyola College in Maryland. He has been with Loyola College since 1993. He received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA in International Business from Temple University and a Ph.D. in International Business and Strategy from Temple University. Dr. Kashlak was a member of the International Business Department at the University of Auckland (2000-2001) and continues to serve as Visiting Professor of International Business there. He is a Research Fellow at the Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University. He has been an invited lecturer and developed courses and seminars at institutions including: Thunderbird (The American Graduate School of International Management); Temple University-Japan; Manipal University (India); Katholiek University Leuven (Belgium); Institut Technologi Mara (Malaysia); and, Universidad Jesuita Alberto Hurtado (Chile). Table of Content: PART I: THE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT Chapter 1: An Introduction to International ManagementChapter 2: The Global Macro-Economic EnvironmentChapter 3: The Political Environment and Political RiskChapter 4: The International Legal Environment of BusinessChapter 5: The Cultural EnvironmentCase I:Euro Disneyland PART II: MANAGING INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION Chapter 6: Strategies for International CompetitionChapter 7: Modes of Entry into Foreign MarketsChapter 8: Managing International Collaborative InitiativesChapter 9: Organizing International OperationsChapter 10: Controlling International Strategies and OperationsChapter 11: Managing Technology and KnowledgeCase II:The Global Branding of Stella Artois PART III: MANAGING PEOPLE AND PROCESSES ACROSS BORDERS AND CULTURES Chapter 12: Communication across Borders and CulturesChapter 13: Negotiation and Decision-Making across Borders and CulturesChapter 14: Work Motivation across Borders and CulturesChapter 15: Leadership across Borders and CulturesChapter 16: International Human Resources ManagementCase III: Ellen Moore (A): Living and Working in Korea PART IV: ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT Chapter 17: Ethics and Social Responsibility for International FirmsCase IV: Hitting the Wall: Nike and International Labor Practices