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Book SynopsisHelen Deresky is Professor Emerita atthe State University of New York-Plattsburgh. ProfessorDeresky was born in England and worked and consulted in various industries inEurope for a number of years before settling in the United States and enteringacademia. Since then, her research interests have been in strategicimplementation and also in management in Latin American countries and inCanada, for which she has developed teaching modules under U.S.D.E. researchgrants. Professor Deresky has published in various journals, including the StrategicManagement Journal, Organizational Dynamics, and the Journal of BusinessEducation, and has presented papers at numerous conferences in the UnitedStates and Canada.
Dr. Stewart Miller is professor ofmanagement in the Department of Management at The University of Texas at SanAntonio. Dr. Miller has teaching and research interests in internationalstrategy, liability of foreignness, internatio
Table of Contents
PART 1: THE GLOBAL MANAGER'S ENVIRONMENT
- 1. Assessing the Environment: Political, Economic, Legal, Technological
- 2. Managing Interdependence: Social Responsibility, Ethics, Sustainability
- Comprehensive Cases
- Case 1: Eliminating Modern Slavery from Supply Chains: Can Nestle Lead the Way? (Africa/prize winning)
- Case 2: Enrich Not Exploit: Can the New CSR Strategy Help The Body Shop Regain Its Glory? (Global)
PART 2: THE CULTURAL CONTEXT OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
- 3. Understanding the Role of Culture
- 4. Communicating Across Cultures
- 5. Cross-Cultural Negotiation and Decision Making
- Comprehensive Cases
- Case 3: Cross-Cultural Challenges for a Singaporean Expatriate in Zurich (Singapore/Switzerland)
- Case 4: Anju Pathak Returns to India (India)
PART 3: FORMULATING AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGY FOR INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL OPERATIONS
- 6. Formulating Strategy
- 7. Implementing Strategy: Strategic Alliances, Small Businesses, Emerging Economy Firms
- 8. Organization Structure and Control Systems
- Comprehensive Cases
- Case 5: Amazon in China: Can Elaine Chang Crack the Chinese Market? (China/Global)
- Case 6: Coming to America: A Successful Japanese Acquisition in Global Business (Japan)
- Case 7: Souq.com and the Battle for the Future of eCommerce in the MENA (Global/MENA)
PART 4: GLOBAL HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
- 9. Staffing, Training, and Compensation for Global Operations
- 10. Developing a Global Management Cadre
- 11. Motivating and Leading
- Comprehensive Cases
- Case 8: Daimler Chrysler: Facing a Media Firestorm (Germany/Global)
- Case 9: Cirque de Soleil's Global Human Resources Practices (Global)
- Integrative Section
- Integrative Term Project
- Case 10: IKEA's Challenges in Russia (Russia)
