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International Human ResourceManagementInternational EditionManagementNEWInternational EditionTHE GLOBAL CHALLENGEFrameworks for International Human ResourceManagementBy Paul Evans and Vladmimir Pucik2002 / 608 pagesISBN-13: 978-0-07-239730-7 / MHID: 0-07-239730-6ISBN-13: 978-0-07-125704-6 / MHID: 0-07-125704-7 [IE]CONTENTSChapter 1: The Challenges of International Human Resource ManagementChapter 2: Three Faces of Human Resource Management in theInternational Firm Chapter 3: Exploiting Global Integration Chapter 4:Becoming Locally Responsive Chapter 5: Managing Alliances and JointVentures Chapter 6: Forging Cross-Border Mergers and AcquisitionsChapter 7: Mastering Network Coordination Chapter 8: DevelopingTalent for the Transnational Enterprise Chapter 9: Steering throughthe Tensions of Change and Innovation Chapter 10: Transforming theGlobal Human Resource RoleNEWInternational Business- TextbooksINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS11th EditionBy Donald Ball, Wendell H McCulloch and Paul Frantz of CaliforniaState University, Michael Geringer, California Polytechnic StateUniversity and Michael Minor, University of Texas Pan American2008 (February 2007) / 768 pagesISBN-13: 978-0-07-353016-1 / MHID: 0-07-353016-6ISBN-13: 978-0-07-110089-2 / MHID: 0-07-110089-X [IE](Details unavailable at press time)NEWGLOBAL BUSINESS TODAY5th EditionBy Charles Hill, University of Washington2008 (March 2007) / 640 pagesISBN-13: 978-0-07-321054-4 / MHID: 0-07-321054-4ISBN-13: 978-0-07-110097-7 / MHID: 0-07-110097-0 [IE](Details unavailable at press time)INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS6th EditionBy Charles W L Hill, University of Washington2007 (March 2006) / 768 pagesISBN-13: 978-0-07-110912-3 / MHID: 0-07-110912-9[IE with OLC & PowerWeb Card]Market-defining since it was first introduced, International Business6e by Charles W. L. Hill, continues to set the standard forinternational business textbooks. In writing the book, CharlesHill draws on his experience in teaching, writing, and globalconsulting to create the most thorough, up-to-date, and thoughtprovokingtext on the market. Because many issues in internationalbusiness are complex, the text explores the pros and consof economic theories, government policies, business strategies,organizational structures, etc. Hill’s: International Business isknown for its strong emphasis on strategy, and for maintaininga tight integrated flow between chapters. Hill’s book is practicalin nature, focusing on the managerial implications of each topicon the actual practice of international business. The author’spassion and enthusiasm for the international business arena isapparent on every page as he strives to make important theoriesinteresting, informative, and accessible to all students.NEW TO THIS EDITION• New Chapter 4, Ethics in International Business! In the wake ofthe numerous ethical scandals that swept through the business worldrecently, greater emphasis is placed on this vitally important topic. Likethe text, the chapter is both rigorous and practical, covering not onlythe foundations of ethics, but also how ethics informs strategy as wellas “how-to” steps for implementing ethics into strategic operationaldecisions. This chapter provides efficient coverage of ethics which isrecommended by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness (AACSB). The coverage of the rise of the global capital marketthat was found in Ch. 4 of the previous edition has now moved to Ch.10 and 11 based on reviewer feedback.• Enhanced technology package on the book’s website at www.mhhe.com/hill includes 8 video cases, 6 interactive flash exercises based on thetoughest IB concepts, a new Interactive Atlas, and the Global BusinessPlan Project which helps students create their own plan for launchinga new global business venture.• Many new and revised chapter opening cases, closing cases, andend-of-part cases stimulate discussion and show how chapter materialrelates to actual business problems. New part-ending cases include“AIDS Drugs in South Africa”, “Boeing versus Airbus: Two Decades ofTrade Disputes”, “Agricultural Subsidies and Development”, and “TheRussian Ruble Crisis and Its Aftermath.” The part ending cases also havecorresponding videos, some of which are new.• Updated GlobalEdge Research Tasks, created by Tunga Kiyak andTomas Hult of the CIBER Center at Michigan State, are in each chapter.These exercises have been updated for the sixth edition and challengestudents to solve problems similar to those faced by practicing internationalbusiness managers and acquaint them with the tools and datareal managers use and are ideal for web-based courses. Instructors aregiven solutions and the URL where the information is located.FEATURES• Material has been inserted wherever appropriate to reflect recentacademic work or important current events. For example, all statisticshave been updated to incorporate the most recently available data.New examples, cases, and boxes have been added and older examplesupdated to reflect new developments. New material has been insertedwherever appropriate to reflect recent academic work or important currentevents. For example, Chapter 5 has been updated to discuss progresson the current round of talks sponsored by the WTO aimed at reducingbarriers to trade, particularly in agriculture (the Doha Round). Chapter6 now discusses the slump in foreign direct investment flows that took81HED 2007 Management.indd 8110/5/2006 1:24:21 PM