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	BusAd 170: Introduction to International Business
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The Class Textbook:

		International Business Challenges in a Changing World by Janet Morrison Palgrave Macmillan, December 2008 ISBN: 978-1-4039-4563-1, ISBN10: 1-4039-4563-2

Key Concepts and Review Questions

Chapter 1: Business enterprise in the international environment

	Chapter 2: Perspectives on globalization (Pause-to-Reflect, Part B Review Questions)
	Chapter 3: The economic environment (Pause-to-Reflect, Part B Review Questions)
	Chapter 4: The cultural environment (Pause-to-Reflect, Part B Review Questions)
	Chapter 5: The political and legal environment (Pause-to-Reflect, Part B Review Questions)
	Chapter 6: International trade and regional integration (Pause-to-Reflect, Part B Review Questions)
	Chapter 7: Strategy and organization (Pause-to-Reflect, Part B Review Questions)
	Chapter 8: Marketing (Pause-to-Reflect, Part B Review Questions)
	Chapter 9: Human resource management (Pause-to-Reflect, Part B Review Questions)
	Chapter 10: Supply chains (Pause-to-Reflect, Part B Review Questions)
	Chapter 11: Finance and accounting (Pause-to-Reflect, Part B Review Questions)
	Chapter 12: Innovation and strategy (Pause-to-Reflect, Part B Review Questions)
	Chapter 13: Ecological challenges for business and society (Pause-to-Reflect, Part B Review Questions)
	Chapter 14: Corporate social responsibility (Pause-to-Reflect, Part B Review Questions)
	Chapter 15: Global governance (Pause-to-Reflect, Part B Review Questions)

Poorna's PPT Files

Why study international business?

Business Enterprise in the international environment

	Perspectives on globalization
	The Economic Environment
	The Cultural Environment
	The Political and Legal Environment
	International Trade and Regional Integration
	Strategy & Organization
	International Marketing
	HR Management
	Supply Chains
	Finance & Accounting
	Innovation & Strategy
	Ecological Challenges
	Social Responsibility
	Global Governance

	Michael Porter
	Ethics
	Experience Curve etc

Some other interesting down-loads, viewing materials etc.

THE UNITED STATES OF INEQUALITY This 10-part series in the online Slates magazine offers a provocative look at the most profound change affecting our socioeconomic fabric today.

Enterprise of the Future: A IBM Study

2025 Global trends: Final Report

Census Bureau Home Page, also Census Bureau Economic Programs, Size Matters: from Census Bureau Population Projections

Poorna's PDF Files

	Why study international business
	Business enterprise in the international environment

	Perspectives on globalization
	The economic environment
	The cultural environment
	The Political and Legal Environment
	International Trade and Regional Integration
	Strategy & Organization
	International Marketing
	HR Management
	Supply Chains
	Finance & Accounting
	Innovation & Strategy
	Ecological Challenges
	Social Responsibility
	Global Governance
	The McDonald's.Case
	Types of Democracy

Chapters from my Book

Access these chapters from my book Wealth Forever: The Analytics of Stock Markets by Sarkis Khoury, Poorna Pal, Chunsheng Zhou, and John Karayan (World Scientific, Singapore, Sept 2003):

	Chapter 3: The Performance History of U.S. Equity Markets
	Chapter 4: The Performance Relative to Other Instruments and Markets

	Chapter 5: Balancing Risks and Returns: Three Theoretical Insights
	Chapter 6: Valuing the Equities, the Firms and the Market

A troubling trend: America's labor force has not grown since 2008

Some Readings and Data Sources

	Porter's 'Competitive Advantage of Nations': Time for the Final Judgement
	Decision making for gaining a competitive advantage for the nation with the TOWS matrix - an alternative to Porter's model - illustrated by the People's Republic of China
	The Competitive Advantage of European Nations: The Impact of National Culture – a missing element in Porter's analysis

Lester C. Thurow -

Fortune Favors the Bold: What We Must Do to Build a New and Lasting Global Prosperity

free ebooks download at ebook3000.com

	Economic Report of the President: Downloadable Reports/Tables
	Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Scores - Details by Countries

	IMF World Economic Outlook Database
	Federal Reserve Economic Data
	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
	EarthTrends, a global database
	CIA World Factbook
	Maddison's Global Economy Database
	Census Bureau Home Page, also Census Bureau Economic Programs, Size Matters: from Census Bureau Population Projections

	Does the free market corrode moral character?
	ILO Global Job Crisis Observatory
	Global Marketing Strategy
	Crafting strategies for global marketing
	Analysis of Porter's 5-forces Model
	"Why America Needs an Economic Strategy": Porter
	Australia's identity crisis

Other Interesting Readings/Links

The Concept of Global Marketing

Strategy and Business

	The Small Business Economy 2007
	Globalization & the Future of the National Economy (MIT 2006)
	Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism
	Small Business Survival Index
	Small Business Survival Index for 2006, 2005, 2004
	Henri Mintzberg's Harvard Business Review article on Managers
	For profit or not-for-profit: LA Times Study
	Rough week, but America's Era goes on

	Grant's Review of Porter's Diamond
	Market's Valuation

	Australia's Identity Crisis
	Contest of the Century
	Backing Beijing over Delhi
	Multinational Enterprises and the Global Economy

	Why Business Education?
	Welchway
	Rough week, but America's Era goes on
	Manager's Job
	Mintzberg
	ILO Global Job Crisis Observatory
	Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
	Multinational Enterprises and the Global Economy
	Some Business Ethics Case Studies

Videos:

	The World is Flat: Thomas Friedman
	Why the World isn't Flat: Chang
	Globalization and the 21st Century: Stiglitz
	The Crisis of Capitalism
	Making Global Labor Fair
	Ethan Zuckerman: Listening to Global Voices
	The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time: Jeff Sachs
	Americas Next Foreign Policy Playbook: Fareed Zakaria
	Paul Krugman - Income Inequality and the Middle Class
	Michael Porter on Competitiveness
	What is Strategy?

	Globalization and Economics
	Understanding the Financial Crisis and What It Means to You
	Understanding the Financial Crisis
	Business and Culture: Collectivism versus Individualism; Femininity versus Masculinity; Uncertainty Avoidance; Low versus High Context Cultures; Polychronic versus Monochronic Time Orientation

	Globalization and the Flow of Knowledge
	Globalization and Communication
	Hitchens versus Tharoor - Freedoms of Speech - Part 1/9; Part 2/9; Part 3/9; Part 4/9; Part 5/9; Part 6/9; Part 7/9; Part 8/9; Part 9/9
	Toward the Future
	International Trade

	The Evolving World Economy
	Risk, Reward, Responsibility
	The Rise of Capitalism
	Globalization Research Group at Duke
	Globalization and Outsourcing
	Anatomy of a Corporate Takeover
	The Reform Impulse
	Welcome to Globalization, America
	India Rising (ABC News)
	Rise of China(DavidChanNa2)
	Bombay's Dubbawallahs
	Globalization: Think about it, fast!!!
	Technical Support From: blueseagull
	Colbert & Stewart: Bono and Globalization
	Stay Local to go Global: Globalization in Practice
	Outsourcing - A Thomas Friedman/ Discovery Channel look
	Thomas Friedman with Charlie Rose

Joseph Stiglitz on Globalization and Economics of Information

	C.K. Prahlad on Globalization and the Environment
	An hour with Brzezinski, Scowcroft and Kissinger
	Charlie Rose interviews LEE KUAN YEW
	Case Studies For Business (Read about the findings of Forrester Consulting on Customer Relationships)
	Overpopulation: Episode 1; Episode 2; Episode 3; Episode 4; Episode 5

	Barbie store opens in China
	The Dalai Lama, Barbie and Commodity Fetishism

	Doing Business with Japan
	Doing Business in Germany
	Doing Business in Russia
	Management functions in International Business

	2010 General Survey concerning employment instruments in light of the 2008 Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization
	Three Envelopes
	Global Competitiveness Report
	Try Here Some Marketing and International Business Links
	Lars Perner's International Marketing pages at the USC Marshall School

Why Study International Business?

In today's economy, most economic boundaries have already disappeared and those remaining will continue to diminish. This phenomenon is partially due to the proliferation of electronic communication, which allows instantaneous information transfer for sales, marketing, manufacturing and outsourcing. Furthermore, growing distribution networks, supply chains, and transportation hubs simplify the movement of products. And, the broad networks of worldwide financial institutions reduce currency issues. Thus, businesses operating in the Midwest can service the needs of customers around the world.

Ultimately, most professionals, whether in business or any other discipline, will in some way be impacted by international influences. Therefore, all individuals planning a career must understand the intricacies of doing business with partners from other countries—whether the business is conducted in the United States or outside our borders. Culture, language, political systems, geography, and socio-economic factors all influence a person's business practices. Knowing that you need to research not only the company you wish to do business with but, also, the culture, tradition, and business practices of those you will be working with is vital to business success in this global marketplace.

In order to be prepared for a career in any facet of the business world (accounting, finance, marketing, information technology, law, healthcare, etc.) knowledge and understanding of global issues is critical. Thus, you should study international business to be prepared for diverse business opportunities, knowing in advance that respect for and knowledge of your counterparts can give you a competitive advantage. This applies to you no matter what your individual career choice might be.

Welcome to the brave world of globalization!!!

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Poorna's Business Classes at the GCC:	BusAd-101 (Introduction to Business Administration)	BusAd-175 (Import/Export: Pacific Basin - International Trade)
	BusAd-170 (Introduction to International Business)	BusAd-178 (Introduction to International Finance)
	BusAd-177 (Introduction to International Marketing

updated on 05/05/2015

Chapter 3: The Performance History of U.S. Equity Markets

Lester C. Thurow -

Fortune Favors the Bold: What We Must Do to Build a New and Lasting Global Prosperity