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International Business | 
 enlarge | Author: Charles W. L. Hill
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
Category: Book
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 996
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 7
Pages: 768
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.9
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.8 x 1.3
ISBN: 0073381349
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.049
EAN: 9780073381343
ASIN: 0073381349
Publication Date: January 29, 2008
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Product Description
Market-defining since it was first introduced, International Business 7e by Charles W. L. Hill, continues to set the standard for international business textbooks. In writing the book, Charles Hill draws on his experience in teaching, writing, and global consulting to create the most thorough, up-to-date, and thought-provoking text on the market. Because many issues in international business are complex, the text explores the pros and cons of economic theories, government policies, business strategies, organizational structures, etc. Hill’s: International Business is known for its strong emphasis on strategy, and for maintaining a tight integrated flow between chapters. Hill’s book is practical in nature, focusing on the managerial implications of each topic on the actual practice of international business. The author’s passion and enthusiasm for the international business arena is apparent on every page as he strives to make important theories interesting, informative, and accessible to all students.
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Hill's International Business September 27, 2007
MBA Student (Florida)
Great book for my MBA course in International Business. It is well organized, full of clearly defined principles, and loaded with case studies.
 Culture, Economics, Stategy, and Corportate Functions May 17, 2007
Brian J. Huffman (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
I've used previous editions of this text in my international business course, and have decided to adopt this one as well. The text does a great job of hitting every topic that international business people/corporations need to know. The text covers country differences, economics, strategy, and corporate functions.
Another Amazon review incorrectly suggested that the author of this text is biased politically and in favor of larger firms. If the author intended to introduce a political bias in the text he certainly could have done it with the cases, but it is clear from reading such cases as the Kellogg Brown & Root case on page 190 that the author has no particular axe to grind. It is, in short, simply impossible to guess the author's political orientation.
The book also has no bias in favor of larger firms. The business school in which I teach is (in fact) oriented towards entrepreneurship and smaller firms. The text was selected, in part, because the information imparted would be just as valuable to small firms as it would be to the large. The author specifically addresses the topic of "mini-multinationals" as well as topics that would be of interest primarily to smaller firms.
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 Bias written into text May 13, 2007
indygirl77xoxo (Indianapolis, IN)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you don't mind your information being written from the Western, pro Big-Business, capitalist view, the bias conveyed throughout the text won't be a problem. But if you are looking for something objective, something to fairly present the concepts associated with globalization, search elsewhere.
In the first two chapters alone, several instances of bias are written into the text. For example, in the first chapter, protesters of the WTO are referred to as "anarchists" and in the second chapter the difference between communists and social democrats is claimed to be that communists use violence in their revolutions. This is clearly not the case. While historically this may be true of the revolts, this is not even close to the fundamental difference between the two groups. For the first example, it can be seen that thousands of people gather to protest the WTO and it is certain that a select few, if any, consider themselves anarchists.
It is clear where the author stands!
Good textbook May 11, 2007
Donald Hsu (NYC, United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have used this book for the past 10+ years for a college course in "International Business". The students are mostly business majors. Now I have History, English, Communication and other majors. It is important for all students to understand globaliztion. With the information technology and e-commerce, the world is getting closer and easier to reach. Only 10 percent of US firms (GM, Ford, IBM, Motorola etc) are doing International Business, but the upside potential is unlimited. This book is an excellent entry to this exciting and challenging field. The book will be better if it has the PowerPoint slides for professors and covers more examples on Logistics.
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