IBS101 - Introduction to International Business

A Short Course in International Business Culture describes how to develop international cultural awareness and avoid cultural faux pas. It identifies key cultural differences, explains how to read unspoken cultural signals and pinpoint conflicts and opportunities.

A Short Course in International Business Ethics Making money and maintaining business ethics in international trade can be a challenge. Especially in countries where corrupt officials, bribes, payoffs, baksheesh and the mordida are commonplace. Cultural questions intensify the challenge. Am I being asked for a bribe or facilitation payment?' This book identifies the key ethical issues and gives the reader practical tools to use in everyday situations.

Why do Western negotiators constantly complain that Chinese negotiators are both very sincere and very deceptive? This paradox is one of aproximately 80 explored in Paradoxical Reasoning. Paradoxical Reasoning answers two major questions that provide the underlying rationale for the book. What is a paradox, and why is paradoxical reasoning critical for understanding culture in a globalizing world? As used in the book, paradox is defined as the simultaneous existence of two or more inconsistent and sometimes contradictory elements. Each paradox is phrased as an arresting but simply-understood question to increase reader involvement, such as "Nationalism and globalization?" and "Nations are becoming more and less powerful simultaneously?" What is a paradox? Why are cross-cultural paradoxes essential for understanding the changes that are occurring because of globalization? Encompassing a wide variety of areas including leadership, cross-cultural negotiations, immigration, religion, economic development, and business strategy, Paradoxes of Culture and Globalization develops cross-cultural paradoxes essential for understanding globalization.

You are in the front line of the Global Economy, you export to Thailand or India, you source from Poland or Mexico, you run a project in Saudi Arabia or Russia, you provide support to Brazilian or Swedish colleagues, you negotiate with German or Korean partners, you struggle to adjust to your French or Chinese employees, you wonder how to be on the same wave length with an American or Japanese boss. You have an international meeting tomorrow and wonder how to meet your objectives? Read the related pages of Business cultures across the world: this practical guide will provide you with the clues to understand your interlocutors and anticipate their reactions. You will find the proper and efficient way to get things done, gain time and raise efficiency, and reduce the risk of misunderstanding and tension.

The Gale Business Insights Handbook Of Global Business Law examines the questions What are the differences between private and public international law? What are fair trade practices? and What are some of the risks of managing a multinational business? Entries examine such topics as: current information on international trade laws; importing and exporting abroad; trade balance and what that means for the global economy; international shipping and customs; trade barriers; doing business in a foreign country; and more.