本书是编著者长期从事国际商学研究和教学的结晶。凭借长期积累的英语语言文化背景和在国外多所大学研习国际商学所得，本书编著者通过对国际商学的深层探究和对所收集的国际商学素材的系统梳理，辅以在国内外知名企业工作和观摩体验的总结提升，加之数年大学本科国际商务英语课程的教学感悟，全面系统地消化了大量国际商学领域的传统和前沿文献，对国际商学理论体系和国际商学教材体系构架进行了细致的探讨和观照，用英语编写了这部内容涵盖国际商学领域主要方面、介绍国际商学研究前沿问题的国际商学著作。

全书集中讨论国际商学领域的核心内容，共有十二章，内容涉及国际商学基本概念、企业组织与治理结构、企业行为与社会责任、全球贸易与市场、工商企业管理、人力资源管理、质量控制与管理、生产与服务运作管理、市场营销等。

Chapter 1  Contemporary Business: Some Basic Concepts

 1.1 Foundation of Contemporary Business

1.1.1 Business and business activities

1.1.2 Business and business people

 1.2 Economic Forces Affecting Business

1.2.1 Competition

1.2.2 Supply and demand

 1.3 The Business Environment

1.3.1 The socio-cultural environment

1.3.2 The economic environment

1.3.3 The political environment

1.3.4 The technological environment

1.3.5 The competitive environment

1.3.6 The physical environment

1.3.7 The global business environment

 1.4 How Government Affects Business Activities

Chapter 2  Sole Proprietorship and Partnership

 2.1 Aspects of Small Businesses

2.1.1 Some basic facts about small businesses

2.1.2 Get prepared to leap into your business

2.1.3 Three common ways of establishing a small business

2.1.4 Small business operations and management

2.1.5 Contributions of small business to the society

 2.2 Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship

2.2.1 Entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial teams

2.2.2 Entrepreneurial characteristics: personal qualities of an entrepreneur

 2.3 Sole Proprietorship

2.3.1 Advantages of sole proprietorship

2.3.2 Disadvantages of sole proprietorship

 2.4 Partnership

2.4.1 Major types of partnership

2.4.2 Steps of establishing a partnership

2.4.3 Elements of a good partnership agreement

2.4.4 Advantages and disadvantages of partnership

Chapter 3 Corporation Start-up and Expansion

 3.1 Basic Aspects of Corporations

3.1.1 Corporations and their common characteristics

3.1.2 Classification of corporations

3,1.3 Major types of corporations in the US

3.1.4 Other types of corporations

 3.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of General Corporations

3.2.1 Advantages of general corporations

3.2.2 Disadvantages of general corporations

 3.3 The Establishment and Corporate Structure of a Corporation

3.3.1 Steps of launching a corporation

3.3.2 Corporate structure

3.4 Mergers and Acquisitions

3.4.1 How mergers occur

3.4.2 Current trends in mergers and acquisitions

 3.5 Other Types of Business Organization

3.5.1 Syndicates and technical partnerships

3.5.2 Cooperatives

3.5.3 Franchises

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Chspter 4 Social Responsibility and Business Behavior

Chapter 5 International Trade and Global Markets

Chapter 6 Management Fundamentals and Planning

Chapter 7 Organizing and Organizational Design

Chapter 8 Staffing and Human Resources Management

Chapter 9 Leading and Organizational Communication

Chapter 10 Controlling and Quality Management

Chapter 11 Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

Chapter 12 Marketing and Consumer Networks

References

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