International Business with Online Learning Center Access Ca

Market-defining since it was first introduced, International Business 6e by Charles W. L. Hill, continues to set the standard for international business textbooks. In writing the book, Charles Hill draws on his experience in teaching, writing, and global consulting to create the most thorough, up-to-date, and thought-provoking text on the market. Because many issues in international business are complex, the text explores the pros and cons of economic theories, government policies, business strategies, organizational structures, etc. Hill's: International Business is known for its strong emphasis on strategy, and for maintaining a tight integrated flow between chapters. Hill's book is practical in nature, focusing on the managerial implications of each topic on the actual practice of international business. The author's passion and enthusiasm for the international business arena is apparent on every page as he strives to make important theories interesting, informative, and accessible to all students. ALSO AVAILABLE: iGlobe (www.mhhe.com/iglobe) is a new online, on-demand video website where instructors can download new videos each month from the leading news stories! There will be 2-3 new videos per month along with discussion questions and teaching notes to keep their course current. For example, the March video collection includes a video on the recent 'ports scandal' involving the U.S. outsourcing port management to a company from the United Arab Emirates.Feature : New Chapter 4, Ethics in International Business! In the wake of the numerous ethical scandals that swept through the business world recently, greater emphasis is placed on this vitally important topic. Like the text, the chapter is both rigorous and practical, covering not only the foundations of ethics, but also how ethics informs strategy as well as "how-to" steps for implementing ethics into strategic operational decisions. This chapter provides efficient coverage of ethics which is recommended by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The coverage of the rise of the global capital market that was found in Ch. 4 of the previous edition has now moved to Ch. 10 and 11 based on reviewer feedback.Feature : Enhanced technology package on the bookĹźs website at www.mhhe.com/hill includes 8 video cases, 6 interactive flash exercises based on the toughest IB concepts, a new Interactive Atlas, and the Global Business Plan Project which helps students create their own plan for launching a new global business venture.Feature : Many new and revised chapter opening cases, closing cases, and end-of-part cases stimulate discussion and show how chapter material relates to actual business problems. New part-ending cases include "AIDS Drugs in South Africa", "Boeing versus Airbus: Two Decades of Trade Disputes", "Agricultural Subsidies and Development", and "The Russian Ruble Crisis and Its Aftermath." The part ending cases also have corresponding videos, some of which are new.Feature : Updated GlobalEdge Research Tasks, created by Tunga Kiyak and Tomas Hult of the CIBER Center at Michigan State, are in each chapter. These exercises have been updated for the sixth edition and challenge students to solve problems similar to those faced by practicing international business managers and acquaint them with the tools and data real managers use and are ideal for web-based courses. Instructors are given solutions and the URL where the information is located. Feature : Material has been inserted wherever appropriate to reflect recent academic work or important current events. For example, all statistics have been updated to incorporate the most recently available data. New examples, cases, and boxes have been added and older examples updated to reflect new developments. New material has been inserted wherever appropriate to reflect recent academic work or important current events. For example, Chapter 5 has been updated to discuss progress on the current round of talks sponsored by the WTO aimed at reducing barriers to trade, particularly in agriculture (the Doha Round). Chapter 6 now discusses the slump in foreign direct investment flows that took place in 2001-2004. The section on the European Union in Chapter 8 has been revised to reflect the fact that ten more member states were admitted on May 1st, 2004. At several places in the book, there is extended discussion of the outsourcing of service activities, from software testing and diagnosis of MRI scans to telephone call centers and billing functions, to developing nations such as India and the implications of this development for international business are explored.Feature : The Focus on Managerial Implications sections at the end of each of the theory and foundation chapters in Parts One, Two and Three explain how theory translates to practice. Feature : Country Focus boxes provide background on the political, economic, social or cultural aspects of countries grappling with an international business issue, raising studentsĹź awareness of how national and geographic differences affect the conduct of international business. Feature : Management Focus boxes provide lively illustrations of the relevance of chapter material for the practice of international business.