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32 | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS<br />
<br />
Importing and Exporting<br />
24 Lessons to Get You Started<br />
Sebastian Ioppolo<br />
ISBN 9780071278010 • MHID 007127801X • 2009 • Softcover • 88pp<br />
For centuries people have been conducting business transactions that extend<br />
beyond their national borders. More recently, the nature and intensity of<br />
<strong>com</strong>petitive forces and other significant factors have strongly influenced<br />
more businesses to take advantage of the benefits to be gained from trading<br />
in a global marketplace. As a result, the growth rate in international trade<br />
has consistently outperformed the growth in world output, and trade<br />
has grown from US$200 billion to over US$13 trillion over the last three<br />
decades.<br />
In order to successfully take advantage of the numerous opportunities that<br />
international trade presents, participants need to acquire specific knowledge<br />
of the different elements that are unique to this area of business. Importing<br />
and Exporting identifies the knowledge needed and introduces readers to<br />
the practical information required in order for you to get started. This book<br />
will help readers:<br />
Identify the players and their roles<br />
Understand and manage risks<br />
Effectively source specialist assistance<br />
Comply with regulations<br />
Minimise costs<br />
Identify appropriate international markets<br />
Identify appropriate sources of supply<br />
Identify further sources of information<br />
Effectively utilise international transport services<br />
The Ghosn Factor<br />
24 Inspiring Lessons from Carlos Ghosn, the Most<br />
Successful Transnational CEO<br />
Miguel Rivas-Micoud<br />
ISBN 9780071248679 • MHID 0071248676 • 2006 • Softcover • 58pp<br />
The Ghosn Factor presents a daunting profile of Carlos Ghosn, the<br />
turnaround corporate artist who has surpassed himself by heading Renault<br />
in France while continuing as CEO of Nissan in Japan.<br />
In this book, Miguel Rivas-Micoud tells the Ghosn story in 24 concise and<br />
bite-size chapters of analysis, history, anecdotes and quotations, principally<br />
drawn from extended interviews with his subject.