Multinational Management: A Strategic Approach

✍ Scribed by John B. Cullen; K. Praveen Parboteeah

• Publisher: South-Western Cengage Learning
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 770
• Edition: 6 ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In today's increasingly complex global environment, developing and making strategic choices are the mainstays of successful decision making. The updated edition of Cullen & Parboteeah's MULTINATIONAL MANAGEMENT: A STRATEGIC APPROACH uses a distinctive strategic approach to explore the global economy and the impact of managerial decisions--equipping students with a strategic mindset. The text covers all topics essential to international management, including comparative management issues, formation and implementation of strategies in the global environment, the building of strategic alliances, negotiation and cross-cultural communication, international human resource management, business ethics, and much more. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http: //gocengage.com/infotrac.

✦ Table of Contents

Brief Contents
Contents
Preface
About the Authors
Part One: Foundations of Multinational Management
Ch 1: Multinational Management in a Changing World
Learning Objectives
Preview: Case in Point
The Nature of the Multinational Company
The Globalizing Economy: A Changing (but Not Always Stable) Environment for Business
The Next Generation of Multinational Managers
Multinational Management: A Strategic Approach
Summary and Conclusions
Discussion Questions
Multinational Management: Internet Exercise
Multinational Management: Skill Builder
Endnotes
Chapter Case: Foreign Direct Investment in the Middle East: Riyadh and Dubai
Ch 2: Culture and Multinational Management
Learning Objectives
Preview: Case in Point
What is Culture?
Levels of Culture
GLOBE National Culture Framework
Caveats and Cautions
Summary and Conclusions
Discussion Questions
Multinational Management: Internet Exercise
Multinational Management: Skill Builder
Endnotes
Chapter Case: Jextra Neighbourhood Stores in Malaysia
Ch 3: The Institutional Context of Multinational Management
Learning Objectives
Preview: Case in Point
Social Institutions and Their Influence on Society
Social Inequality
Summary and Conclusions
Discussion Questions
Multinational Management: Internet Exercise
Multinational Management: Skill Builder
Endnotes
Chapter Case: Google in China
Ch 4: Managing Ethical and Social Responsibility Challenges in Multinational Companies
Learning Objectives
Preview: Case in Point
What are International Business Ethics and Social Responsibility?
Ethical Philosophy
National Differences in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Toward Transnational Ethics
The Ethical Dilemma in Multinational Management: How Will You Decide?
Summary and Conclusions
Discussion Questions
Multinational Management: Internet Exercise
Multinational Management: Skill Builder
Endnotes
Chapter Case: Ethics of Offshoring: Novo Nordisk and Clinical Trials in Emerging Economies
Part One: Integrating Case 1: Shell Oil in Nigeria
Part One: Integrating Case 2: Organizational and National Cultures in a Polish - U.S. Joint Venture
Part Two: Strategy Content and Formulation for Multinational Companies
Ch 5: Strategic Management in the Multinational Company: Content and Formulation
Learning Objectives
Preview: Case in Point
Basic Strategic Content Applied to the Multinational Company
Strategy Formulation: Traditional Approaches
The National Context and Organizational Strategy: Overview and Observations
Summary and Conclusions
Discussion Questions
Multinational Management: Internet Exercise
Multinational Management: Skill Builder
Endnotes
Chapter Case: Harley-Davidson, Inc.: Troubled Times Increase H-D's Reliance on International Sales
Ch 6: Multinational and Entry-Mode Strategies: Content and Formulation
Learning Objectives
Preview: Case in Point
Multinational Strategies: Dealing with the Global-Local Dilemma
Resolving the Global-Local Dilemma: Formulating a Multinational Strategy
Political Risk
Summary and Conclusions
Discussion Questions
Multinational Management: Skill Builder
Multinational Management: Internet Exercise
Endnotes
Chapter Case: Polaris 2008
Ch 7: Small Businesses and International Entrepreneurship: Overcoming Barriers and Finding Opportunities
Learning Objectives
Preview: Case in Point
What is a Small Business?
Internationalization and the Small Business
Overcoming Small Business Barriers to Internationalization
When Should a Small Business Go International?
Getting Connected to the International Market
New Venture Strategies for Small Multinational Companies
International Entrepreneurship
Summary and Conclusions
Discussion Questions
Multinational Management: Internet Exercise
Multinational Management: Skill Builder
Endnotes
Chapter Case: Aregak Micro-Credit Organization in Armenia
Part Two: Integrating Case 1: Tata Motors
Part Two: Integrating Case 2: The Fleet Sheet
Part Three: Management Processes in Strategy Implementation: Design Choices for Multinational Companies
Ch 8: Organizational Designs for Multinational Companies
Learning Objectives
Preview: Case in Point
The Nature of Organizational Design
Organizational Structures to Implement Multinational Strategies
Beyond the Transnational: Is There a New Structure for the Multinational?
Multinational Strategy and Structure: An Overview
Knowledge Management
Summary and Conclusions
Discussion Questions
Multinational Management: Internet Exercise
Multinational Management: Skill Builder
Endnotes
Chapter Case: Managing Strategic Growth at Sjoland & Thyselius AB
Ch 9: International Strategic Alliances: Design and Management
Learning Objectives
Preview: Case in Point
Where to Link in the Value Chain
Choosing a Partner: The Most Important Choice?
Choosing an Alliance Type
Negotiating the Agreement
Building the Organization: Organizational Design in Strategic Alliances
Commitment and Trust: The Soft Side of Alliance Management
Assessing the Performance of an International Strategic Alliance
If the Alliance Does Not Work
Learning to Partner: Building a Dedicated Strategic Alliance Unit and Key Lessons from Cross-Border Alliances
Summary and Conclusions
Discussion Questions
Multinational Management: Internet Exercise
Multinational Management: Skill Builder
Endnotes
Chapter Case: Tata Motors and Fiat Auto: Joining Forces
Ch 10: Multinational E-Commerce: Strategies and Structures
Learning Objectives
Preview: Case in Point
The Internet Economy
Fundamentals of E-Commerce Strategy and Structure
Summary and Conclusions
Discussion Questions
Multinational Management: Skill Builder
Endnotes
Chapter Case: Yumcha.Com.AU
Part Three: Integrating Case 1: Transition at Whirlpool Tatramat: From Joint Venture to Acquisition
Part Four: Strategy Implementation for Multinational Companies: Human Resource Management
Ch 11: International Human Resource Management
Learning Objectives
Preview: Case in Point
International Human Resource Management Defined
Multinational Managers: Expatriate or the Host Country
The Expatriate Manager
International Assignments for Women
What Can Companies Do to Ensure Female Expatriate Success?
Multinational Strategy and IHRM
Summary and Conclusions
Discussion Questions
Multinational Management: Internet Exercise
Multinational Management: Skill Builder
Endnotes
Chapter Case: People Management Fiasco in Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India Ltd.
Ch 12: HRM in the Local Context: Knowing When and How to Adapt
Learning Objectives
Preview: Case in Point
Why Do Nations Differ in HRM?
Recruitment
Recruitment
Selection
Implications for the Multinational: Recruitment and Selection
Training and Development
Implications for the Multinational: Training and Development
Performance Appraisal
Compensation
Implications for the Multinational: Performance Evaluation and Compensation
A Comparative View of Labor Relations
Summary and Conclusions
Discussion Questions
Multinational Management: Internet Exercise
Multinational Management: Skill Builder
Endnotes
Chapter Case: People Management, The Mantra for Success: The Case of Singhania and Partners
Part Four: Integrating Case 1: Cisco Switches in China: The Year of the Manager
Part Five: Strategy Implementation for Multinational Companies: Interaction Processes
Ch 13: International Negotiation and Cross-Cultural Communication
Learning Objectives
Preview: Case in Point
The Basics of Cross-Cultural Communication
International Negotiation
The Successful International Negotiator: Personal Characteristics
Summary and Conclusions
Discussion Questions
Multinational Management: Internet Exercise
Multinational Management: Skill Builder
Endnotes
Chapter Case: Cross-Cultural Negotiation: Americans Negotiating a Contract in China
Ch 14: Motivation in Multinational Companies
Learning Objectives
Preview: Case in Point
Work Values and the Meaning of Work
Work Motivation and National Context
National Context and Work Motivation: A Brief Introduction
Theories of Work Motivation in the Multinational Context
Choosing Job Enrichment Techniques in Multinational Settings
Summary and Conclusions
Discussion Questions
Multinational Management: Internet Exercise
Multinational Management: Skill Builder
Endnotes
Chapter Case: Wipro Technologies Europe (B)
Ch 15: Leadership and Management Behavior in Multinational Companies
Learning Objectives
Preview: Case in Point
Global Leadership: The New Breed
Three Classic Models: A Vocabulary of Leadership
National Context as a Contingency for Leadership Behaviors
Contemporary Leadership Perspectives: Multinational Implications
Getting Results: Should You Do What Works at Home?
Summary and Conclusions
Discussion Questions
Multinational Management: Internet Exercise
Multinational Management: Skill Builder
Endnotes
Chapter Case: Cheung Yan: China's Paper Queen
Part Five: Integrating Case 1: The Baminica Power Plant Project: What Went Wrong and What Can Be Learned
Part Five: Integrating Case 2: Old Corporate Ways Fade as New Korean Generation Asserts Itself
Glossary
Name Index
Subject Index
Company Index