International Business: The Challenges of Globalization uses the following features to facilitate learning:

An easy-to-read, integrative text accessible to all students

• Describes conceptual material and specialised business activities in concrete terms.


• Employs an integrative organising framework that helps students understand how all concepts of International business are related.

A comprehensive and concise coverage of International Business hallmark concepts

• UPDATED! The importance of understanding different cultures and cultural barriers that may arise are emphasised throughout the text

• NEW! Chapter introductions are culturally rich and sensitise readers to different cultures they may do business with in the future through real world examples.


• Culture Matters boxes make connections between culture and key chapter topics throughout the text.

• Global Sustainability boxes promote social, economic, and environmental awareness, as strong businesses rely on thriving societies, strong economies, and healthy environments. Topics include:

• Ending civil wars to protect fragile societies


• Helping contribute to sustainable development


• Making supply chains more environmentally friendly

• Manager’s Briefcase boxes address issues pertinent to entrepreneurs and small businesses, as well as to the world’s largest global companies. Topics include:

• Doing business with China


• Obtaining capital to finance international activities


• Getting paid for exports


• Finding ways to be mindful of personal security while abroad on business.

• NEW! Learning Objectives summarise the main concepts students should take from each chapter in a clear, bullet-pointed format.


• NEW! Quick Study concept checks help students verify that they have retained the main concepts of the chapter.


• UPDATED! Reorganised chapters include new information and facilitate better learning flow

• NEW! Introductions are culturally centric to stress and integrate this fundamental concept of international business throughout the text.


• UPDATED! Chapter 1 has been reorganised, restructured, and compressed for a better flow of information that directly aligns each major concept with the chapter and its summary.


• UPDATED! Chapter 2 has been updated to better cover the role of culture in business.

• NEW! Culture in the Global Workplace section further introduces people to different cultures and the way they view business.


• NEW! The 6th Hofstede Dimension, indulgence v. restraint, is covered in this chapter.

• REVISED! Chapters 3 and 4 have been blended and redesigned into a political economy framework that emphasises the book’s aim to address international business through an integrated approach.


• REVISED! Chapter 8 coverage of regional integration is now presented as a debate.


• Beacons at the start of each chapter show students how one chapter links to the next, creating an easy-flowing material.


• Bottom Line for Business sections conclude chapters and explain the impact on managers and their firms’ policies, strategies, and activities abroad.


• Quick Study concept checks verify that students have learned the section’s key terms and important concepts before moving on.


• Supplementary material helps make learning easier


• Full-colour World Atlas in the index of Chapter 1 helps students get a better sense of world geography and serves as a reference tool when discussing businesses of different nations throughout the text.


• PowerPoint Slides for instructors contain helpful teaching notes that help enhance class comprehension.


• Accompanying videos are available that address important topics such as globalisation, culture’s impact on business, international business ethics, foreign direct investment, emerging markets, and entry modes.