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Fundamentals of International Business is an introductory international business text for use at the undergraduate level. Its comprehensive coverage of the subject also makes it appropriate for use in MBA programs.

Fundamentals of International Business:

• Highlights the interrelationships and linkages among individuals, business, and government.
• Provides the materials for students to get an overview of the different perspectives of globalization by providing the different arguments, but also the facts and the insights that allow for a scrutiny of these arguments.
• Analyzes decision making, from the point of view of both SMEs and multinational corporations.
• Incorporates cutting-edge primary source research, such as the 2008 Georgetown Delphi Study, which provides students with invaluable insights into the worldview of contemporary real-life practitioners.
• Addresses topics only marginally discussed in other international business texts: supply-chain management (logistics), countertrade, north—south economic integration, and the development of global management talent.
• Emphasizes international business in the context of the environment and sustainability, stimulating thinking about the way we affect the world and how the world affects us. Also addressed is the dimension of ethics, social responsibility, diversity, and demographics
• Draws on worldwide examples, trends, and data, rather than relying only on U.S.-based information.
• Gives students a hands-on approach to International Business (How is the student's learning experience enhanced)
• And of course… it's highly competitive price! (How does the price compare with other textbooks)

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A number of unique features in this text make substantial contributions to the learning process. These features deliver hands-on learning that captures student interest and leads to practical knowledge.

The integrated learning system makes lecture and test preparation easier: all of the text’s major supplements are organized around the learning objectives, helping students and instructors focus on the key points of each chapter.

• Opening Vignette includes one or two questions for students to consider and debate as they read the chapter.
• World View Box offers concrete examples of the issues confronting global business decision-makers
• Quick Take Vignette is a real-world example to provide context for concepts presented in the text.
• Culture Clues, interspersed throughout the text, provide practical tips and insights to different cultures.
• Fast Facts, presented in a Q and A format, focus mainly on geography-oriented topics and are meant to provide immediate feedback to the student about the absorption of the text material at hand.
• Marginal Glossary: An extensive marginal glossary makes it easier for students to define and understand key terms. An end-of-the-book glossary contains all key terms and definitions in a convenient alphabetical form.
• Maps increase the geographic literacy of students and provide the instructor with the means to demonstrate concepts visually, such as political blocs, socioeconomic variables, and transportation routes.
• Chapter Summary, key points that students should retain, organized by learning objective.
• Review Questions and Critical Skill Builders will enable students to check their understanding of key issues, to think beyond basic concepts, and to determine areas that require further study.
• On the Web: Each chapter contains two to three Internet exercises where students are asked to explore the web for research into topics related to each chapter. This hands-on experience helps to develop Internet, research, and business skills.
• Up-to-Date Research: Extra effort has been made to provide extensive current research information. The endnote resources enable the instructor and the student to incorporate additional information.
• In-Depth Tables and Figures: Many of the tables and figures have been specifically designed and developed to enhance student understanding of the text material.
• Critical Presentation and Explanation: The complex nature of topics and theories in international business are presented with their pros and cons. The goal is to allow students an in-depth exploration of the struggles among various theories, policies, strategies, and structures.

Fundamentals of International Business contains 14 streamlined chapters, which translates into approximately one chapter per week for the traditional 15-week semester. Five parts of two to four chapters each organize the text to flow logically from introductory material, to the global environment, to marketing and financial considerations in the global marketplace.

Part One provides an overview of the key issues facing international business today and touches on how these topics will be dealt with in the text.

Part Two focuses on the similarities and differences between cultures, and how global politics both influences and is influenced by cultural factors.

Part Three shifts to the theoretical foundations surrounding global trade and investments, explaining the environment in which these occur.

Part Four explores the international monetary system, including the discussion of global financial management.

Part Five is devoted to global operations, investigating strategic management issues.

Part Six describes the future of global business and the future for students of the field.

MICHAEL R. CZINKOTA teaches international marketing and business at the Graduate School and the Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, USA, and at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. He has held professorial appointments at universities in Asia, Australia, Europe, South Africa, and the Americas.

Dr. Czinkota served in the U.S. government as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce.

He also served as head of the U.S. Delegation to the OECD Industry Committee in Paris and as senior advisor for Export Controls.

Dr. Czinkota's background includes eight years of private-sector business experience as a partner in a fur-trading firm and in an advertising agency. His research has been supported by the U.S. government, the National Science Foundation, the Organization of American States, and the American Management Association. He was listed as one of the three most published contributors to international business research in the Journal of International Business Studies, and has written several books, including Best Practices in International Marketing and Mastering Global Markets.

Dr.Czinkota served on the Global Advisory Board of the American Marketing Association, the Global Council of the American Management Association, and the Board of Governors of the Academy of Marketing Science. He is on the editorial board of Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of International Marketing, and Asian Journal of Marketing. For his work in international business and trade policy, he received the Lifetime Research Achievement Award in International Marketing from the American Marketing Association. He was named a Distinguished Fellow of the Academy of Marketing Science, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in the United Kingdom. He has been awarded honorary degrees from the Universidad Pontifica Madre y Maestra in the Dominican Republic and the Universidad del Pacifico in Lima, Peru.

Dr. Czinkota serves on several corporate boards and has worked with corporations, such as AT&T, IBM, GE, Nestle, and US WEST. He advises the Executive Office of the President of the United States, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization. Dr. Czinkota is often asked to testify before the United States Congress.

Dr. Czinkota was born and raised in Germany and educated in Austria, Scotland, Spain, and the United States. He studied law and business administration at the University of Erlangen- Nurnberg and was awarded a two-year Fulbright Scholarship. He holds an MBA in international business and a PhD in logistics from The Ohio State University.

ILKKA A. RONKAINEN is a member of the faculty of marketing and international business at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. He also serves as a docent of international marketing at the Helsinki School of Economics. He teaches in both schools' undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs. He is the founder and program director of Georgetown's summer program in Hong Kong.

Dr. Ronkainen holds a PhD and MBA from the University of South Carolina as well as an MS (Economics) degree from the Helsinki School of Economics. He has received the award in undergraduate teaching excellence twice and the International Executive MBA best teacher award twice at Georgetown University. Ilkka Ronkainen has published extensively in both academic journals and the trade press.

He is co-author of International Marketing (8th edition) and International Business (7th edition).

His trade books include The International Marketing Imperative and Mastering Global Markets. He serves on the editorial review boards of Journal of Business Research, International Marketing Review, and Multinational Business Review. He has served as the North American coordinator for the European Marketing Academy and as a board member of the Washington International

Trade Association during which time he started the association’s newsletter, Trade Trends. Dr. Ronkainen serves as a consultant to a wide variety of U.S. and international institutions.

He has worked with entities such as IBM, the Rank Organization, and the Organization of American States. He maintains close relations with a number of Finnish companies in support of their internationalization and educational efforts.

MICHAEL H. MOFFETT is the Continental Grain Professor of Finance at the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona (USA). Formerly Associate Professor of Finance at Oregon State University (USA), he has held teaching or research appointments at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (USA), the Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. (USA), the University of Hawaii at Manoa, the Aarhus School of Business (Denmark), the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration (Finland), the International Centre for Public Enterprises (Yugoslavia), and the University of Colorado, Boulder (USA).

Professor Moffett's primary areas of teaching and research expertise are in multinational financial management, focusing on the multitude of strategic and organizational decisions directly related to the commitment and management of cash flow and investment capital in creating and managing value formation. Professor Moffett received a BA (Economics) from the University of Texas at Austin (1977), an MS (Resource Economics) from Colorado State University (1979), an MA (Economics) from the University of Colorado, Boulder (1983), and PhD (Economics) from the University of Colorado, Boulder (1985).

Dr. Moffett has authored, co-authored, or contributed to a multitude of journal articles, books and other publications. He is co-author of several books in multinational business and finance, as well as the author of more than 50 case studies in international business, strategy, and financial management.

Professor Moffett has acted as a consultant and educator for many global businesses.

The author' work in international business has also taught them that commitment and trust are key to global success. They are firmly committed to their work and personally stand fully behind it. If you have questions or concerns about this book, please contact them at any time. Here is their contact information:

Prof. Michael R. Czinkota, czinkotm@georgetown.edu
Prof. Ilkka A. Ronkainen, ronkaii@georgetown.edu
Prof. Michael H. Moffett, moffettm@t-bird.edu