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new e-textbook: International Business and Global Strategy

  • 1.  new e-textbook: International Business and Global Strategy

    Posted 03-30-2016 19:39
    Dear colleagues,

    This free e-book provides a simple and relevant resource on international business and global strategy for undergraduate, (post)graduate and MBA students around the world. It provides concise explanations of important concepts, illustrated by focussed examples and implications for business. Summary boxes, online tools, exercises, mini-case studies, videos, and review questions support the learning process. You can also use this succinct e-book to add a dynamic interactive element to your other teaching materials.

    Learn more about the e-book and download for free at: www.featherlighteducator.com

    Review questions and quizzes are auto-assessed using model answers with appropriate feedback to students. Instructors have free access to assessment data and resources. The product was developed in partnership with www.xorro.com, a web-based audience response solution provider. Request a pdf copy of review questions by emailing us at featherlight@featherlight.net.

    Key facts and features:
    • 144 pages, 20 chapters, 120 review & quiz questions
    • suggested extra readings matched with each chapter
    • free answers to 80 review and quiz questions
    • facebook group (over 365 videos, examples and apps)
    • over 6,000 downloads two months since publication

    Author: Peter Zamborsky, PhD, (over ten years of teaching experience including Harvard Summer School, formerly a journalist with The Economist Group, currently a Senior Lecturer in International Business and Strategy at the University of Auckland)

    Content
    1. Foundations of international business
    2. International business and globalisation
    3. International business and trade
    4. International business and investment
    5. Firms and international business
    6. Governments and international business
    7. Institutions and international business
    8. The world trade system
    9. The foreign exchange system
    10. The global financial system
    11. Foundations of global strategy
    12. Regional and global strategy
    13. Global strategy frameworks
    14. Foreign market entry
    15. Industry and competition
    16. Resources and capabilities
    17. Institutions and ethics
    18. Organisation and structure
    19. Knowledge and innovation
    20. Alliances and collaboration
    21. Quizzes
    22. References

    Kind regards
    Peter Zamborsky, PhD
    Senior Lecturer in International Business and Strategy
    University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand
    University of Auckland profile: http://www.business.auckland.ac.nz/people/pzam004
    LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/peterzamborsky/