Welcome! From here you can jump to a number of other
web sites that are of interest to students of international business. You
can access four different types of web sites from this page. First, there
are the web sites of major international organizations, such as the World
Trade Organization and the European
Union. Second, there are the web sites of newspapers and magazines
that excel in their coverage of international business material, such as
The Economist and The
Financial Times. Third, there are the web sites of a number of international
businesses companies profiled in the various cases and Management Focus
features contained in the third edition International
Business. Finally, there are a number of other
miscellaneous links that do not fall into any of the above categories,
but which are useful and well worth a visit, such as the CIA's
Annual Fact Book.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
APEC. Web site for the Asian
Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum. See Chapter 8 of my text book for details
of this organization.
ASEAN. Web site for the Association
of South East Asian Nations. See Chapter 8 of my text book for details
of this organization.
The European Union. Web
site for the European Union. Run by the European Commission, this is one
of my favorite sites. See Chapter 8 of my text book for details of this
organization.
International Monetary Fund. The
web site for the IMF. See Chapter 10 of my text book for details of this
organization.
Mercosur.
Lot's of useful background information about Mercosur, the South America
Free Trade Area, can be gleaned from this web site. See Chapter 8 of my
text book for more details on Mercosur.
NAFTA. Background information
about the North American Free Trade Agreement can be accessed from this
web site. See Chapter 8 of my text book for details of NAFTA.
OECD. Web site for the Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development, the economic forum for developed
nations.
World Bank. Web site for the
World Bank. The sister institution of the IMF, this organization is discussed
in Chapter 10 of my text book.
The World Trade Organization.
Web site of the World Trade Organization, this is another of my favorite
sites. The WTO is discussed in depth in Chapter 6 of my textbook.
The United Nations. Web site for the
United Nations, and the source for a vast amount of information about UN
programs.
NEWS SITES
Economist. The Economist is
a London based weekly news magazine. Excellent coverage of international
politics, economics, and business. A must read for any student of international
business.
Financial Times. The Financial
Times is a daily financial newspaper. A sister publication of The Economist,
The Financial Times also excels in its coverage of international news.
Journal of Commerce.
The Journal of Commerce is an excellent source for current news on international
trade.
New York Times. The New York Times
has a nice on-line site.
NewsPage. NewsPage is a web based
news retrieval service. The basic service is free, and for a small fee
you can get customized news stories delivered to your PC on a daily basis.
Pointcast. Pointcast is a real
time web based news service. It functions as a screen saver and will update
news on areas that you select throughout the day.
Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street
Journal is America's premier financial news paper. The international coverage
is not as good as The Financial Times, but its still worth reading on a
regular basis. The WSJ has a great interactive edition that you can access
from the web. Currently its free! Visit the site and sign up.
INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
Chapter 1
AT&T (http://www.att.com)
Chapter 1 Opening Case: The Emerging Global Telecommunications Industry
Harry Ramsden's Fish & Chips (http://www.harryramsdens.co.uk)
Management Focus: Getting the World Hooked on Fish and Chips
Korean Nationalists Association (http://www.kimsoft.com/korea.htm)
Country Focus: South Korea’s New Multinationals
Procter & Gamble (http://www.pg.com)
Management Focus: Proctor & Gamble in Japan
Citigroup (http://www.citicorp.com)
Chapter 1 Closing Case: Citigroup- Building a Global Financial Services Giant
Chapter 2
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (http://www.cvrd.com.br)
Chapter 2 Opening Case: Brazilian Privatization
Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com)
Management Focus: Microsoft Battles Software Piracy in China
Indian Business Network (http://www.ib-net.com)
Country Focus: The Changing Political Economy of India
General Electric (http://www.ge.com)
Chapter 2 Closing Case: General Electric in Hungary
Chapter 3
Mazda (http://www.mazda.com)
Chapter 3 Opening Case: A Scotsman at Mazda
Ministry of Information (http://www.saudinf.com/index.htm)
Country Focus: Islamic Dissent in Saudi Arabia
Hitachi (http://www.hitachi.com)
Management Focus: Hitachi and Japan’s Changing Culture
Walt Disney (http://www.disney.com)
Chapter 3 Closing Case: Disney in France
Enron (http://www.enron.com)
Part II Case: Enron in India
Royal Dutch/Shell (http://www.shell.com)
Part II Case: Royal Dutch Shell: Human Rights in Nigeria
Chapter 4
Ghana (http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/ghana.html)
Chapter 4 Opening Case: The Gains from Trade: Ghana and South Korea
United States International Trade Commission (http://ita.doc.gov)
Country Focus: Crawfish Wars
Japan Information Network (http://www.jinjapan.org)
Country Focus: Is Japan a Neomercantilist Nation?
Nokia (http://www.nokia.com)
Management Focus: The Rise of Finland’s Nokia
Tata Consulting Services (http://www.tcs.co.in/index.html)
Chapter 4 Closing Case: The Rise of the Indian Software Industry
Chapter 5
The World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org)
Chapter 5 Opening Case: Trade in Hormone-Treated Beef
Institute for International Economics (http://www.iie.com)
Country Focus: The Costs of Protectionism in the United States
Toyota (http://www.toyota.com)
Management Focus: Toyota’s Response to Rising Protectionist Pressures in Europe and the United States
World Wildlife Fund (http://www.worldwildlife.org)
Chapter 5 Closing Case: Shrimps, Turtles, and the WTO
Chapter 6
Electrolux (http://www.electrolux.se)
Chapter 6 Opening Case: Electrolux’s Global Investment Strategy
The Asia Society (http://www.asiasociety.org)
Country Focus: Foreign Direct Investment in China
Wal-Mart (http://www.wal-mart.com)
Management Focus: Wal-Mart’s International Expansion
Honda (http://www.honda.com)
Chapter 6 Closing Case: Honda in North America
Chapter 7
Toyota (http://www.toyota.com)
Chapter 7 Opening Case: Toyota in France
Price Costco (http://www.costco.com)
Management Focus: Makro’s Investment in South Korea
Exxon (http://www.exxon.com)
Country Focus: Foreign Direct Investment in Venezuela’s Petroleum Industry
Gazprom (http://www.gazprom.ru)
Chapter 7 Closing Case: FDI in Russia
Chapter 8
Allianz (http://www.allianz.com)
Chapter 8 Opening Case: Consolidation in the European Insurance Market
The NAFTA Home Page (http://www.mac.doc.gov/nafta/nafta2.htm)
Country Focus: The Impact of NAFTA on the U.S. Textile Industry
Atag Holdings NV (http://www.atagholding.com)
Management Focus: Atag Holdings
Boeing (http://www.boeing.com)
Part III Case: Boeing versus Airbus: Trade Disputes in the 1990s
Sharp (http://www.sharp-usa.com), NEC (http://www.nec-global.com), Toshiba (http://www.tais.com)
Part III Case: Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Displays: Trade Dispute
Semiconductor Industry Association, Japan (http://www.tais.com)
Part III Case: The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Semiconductor Industry, 1970-2000
Chapter 9
Boeing (http://www.boeing.com)
Chapter 9 Opening Case: Foreign Exchange Losses at JAL
University of California at Berkeley (http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/GSSI/eu.html)
Management Focus: George Soros- The Man Who Can Move Currency Markets
South Korea Finance (http://www.cftech.com/BrainBank/FINANCE/FinanceIndex.html)
Country Focus: Why Did the Korean Won Collapse?
Tourism Authority of Thailand (http://www.tat.or.th/index-shock.htm)
Chapter 9 Closing Case: The Collapse of the Thai Baht in 1997
Chapter 10
African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania (http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/WWW_Links.html)
Chapter 10 Opening Case: The Tragedy of the Congo (Zaire)
The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (http://www.accj.or.jp)
Country Focus: The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Yen
Ford Motor Company (http://www.ford.com)
Management Focus: The 1995 Mexican Peso Crisis and the Automobile Industry
Caterpillar Tractor Company (http://www.caterpillar.com)
Chapter 10 Closing Case: Caterpillar Inc.
Chapter 11
Deutsche Telekom AG (http://www.dtag.de)
Chapter 11 Opening Case: Deutsche Telekom Taps the Global Capital Market
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (http://www.sec.gov)
Management Focus: BioGenetics
Mexico Online (http://www.mexonline.com/websites.htm)
Country Focus: Did the Global Capital Market Fail Mexico?
Radio Praha (http://www.henge.com/~vspina/index.shtml)
Chapter 11 Closing Case: The Search for Capital in the Czech Republic
Latin Investor (http://www.latininvestor.com/country/brazil.htm)
Part IV Case: Defending the Brazilian Real
Federal Reserve Board (http://www.bog.frb.fed.us)
Part IV Case: Risky Business: Nick Leeson, Global Derivatives Trading, and the Fall of Barings Bank
Chapter 12
General Motors (http://www.gm.com)
Chapter 12 Opening Case: Global Strategy at General Motors
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office USA (http://www.hongkong.org)
Management Focus: Strategy at Clear Vision
McDonald's Corporation (http://www.mcdonalds.com)
Management Focus: McDonald’s Everywhere
Procter & Gamble (http://www.pg.com)
Management Focus: Proctor & Gamble’s International Strategy
IKEA International A/S (http://www.ikea.com)
Chapter 12 Closing Case: Sweden’s IKEA
Chapter 13
Royal Dutch/Shell Group (http://www.shell.com)
Chapter 13 Opening Case: Organizational Change at Royal Dutch/Shell
Abbott Laboratories (http://www.abbott.com)
Management Focus: The International Division at Abbott Laboratories
Dow Chemical (http://www.dow.com)
Management Focus: Dow Chemical’s Matrix Structure
Unilever (http://www.unilever.com)
Chapter 13 Closing Case: Organizational Change at Unilever
Chapter 14
Merrill Lynch (http://www.ml.com)
Chapter 14 Opening Case: Merrill Lynch in Japan
Amway (http://www.amway.com)
Management Focus: Amway Goes Astray in China
Xerox Corporation (http://www.xerox.com)
Management Focus: Fuji-Xerox
General Motors (http://www.gm.com)
Chapter 14 Closing Case: Anatomy of a Failed Alliance- General Motors and Daewoo
Nestle (http://www.nestle.com)
Part V Case: Nestle: Global Strategy
Ford (http://www.ford.com)
Part V Case: Ford 2000
McDonald’s (http://www.mcdonalds.com), Kentucky Fried Chicken (http://www.kfc.com)
Part V Case: Orient Foods Ltd.
Kentucky Fried Chicken (http://www.kfc.com)
Part V Case: Kentuckey Fried Chicken: Latin American Strategy
Chapter 15
Federal Aviation Administration (http://www.faa.gov)
Chapter 15 Opening Case: Artais Weather Check
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (http://www.mmm.com)
Management Focus: Exporting Strategy at 3M
Red Spot Paint & Varnish (http://www.redspot.com)
Management Focus: Red Spot Paint and Varnish
Japanese External Trade Organization (http://www.jetro.go.jp/top/index.html )
Chapter 15 Closing Case: Downey’s Soup
Chapter 16
The Limited (http://www.limited.com)
Chapter 16 Opening Case: Li & Fung
Hewlett-Packard (http://www.hp.com)
Management Focus: Hewlett-Packard in Singapore
Boeing (http://www.boeing.com)
Management Focus: Make-or-Buy Decisions at the Boeing Company
Bose (http://www.bose.com)
Management Focus: Materials Management at Bose
Timberland (http://www.timberland.com)
Chapter 16 Closing case: Timberland
Chapter 17
Procter & Gamble (http://www.pg.com)
Chapter 17 Opening Case: Proctor & Gamble in Japan: From Marketing Failure to Success
MTV (Owned by Viacom) (http://www.mtv.com)
Management Focus: MTV Rocks the World
Polaroid (http://www.polaroid.com)
Management Focus: Global Advertising at Polaroid
Burmah Castrol (http://www.burmah-castrol.com)
Management Focus: Castrol Oil
Nike (http://www.nike.com)
Chapter 17 Closing Case: Nike- The Ugly American?
Chapter 18
Coca-Cola (http://www.cocacola.com)
Chapter 18 Opening Case: Global Human Resource Management at Coca-Cola
Shell International (http://www.shell.com)
Management Focus: Managing Expatriates at Shell International Petroleum
Monsanto's (http://www.monsanto.com)
Management Focus: Monsanto’s Repatriation Program
Hewlett-Packard (http://www.hp.com)
Management Focus: Executive Pay Policies for Global Managers
Colgate-Palmolive (http://www.colgate.com)
Chapter 18 Closing Case: Global HRM at Colgate-Palmolive Co.
Chapter 19
New York Stock Exchange (http://www.nyse.com)
Chapter 19 Opening Case: The Adoption of International Accounting Standards in Germany
SmithKline Beecham (http://www.sb.com)
Management Focus: Examples of the Consequences of Different Accounting Standards
Ciba (http://www.ciba-aero.com)
Management Focus: Ciba Joins the International Accounting Club
China Window Inc. (http://china-window.com/window.html)
Chapter 19 Closing Case: China’s Evolving Accounting System
Chapter 20
Procter & Gamble (http://www.pg.com)
Chapter 20 Opening Case: Global Treasury Management at Procter & Gamble
Toshiba (http://www.toshiba.com)
Management Focus: Transfer Pricing in the United States and Japan
Black & Decker (http://www.blackanddecker.com)
Management Focus: How Black & Decker Hedges against Economic Exposure
Motorola (http://www.mot.com)
Chapter 20 Closing Case: Motorola’s Global Cash Management System
Starbucks Corporation (www.starbucks.com)
Part VI Case: Starbucks Corporation: Going Global
Steinway & Sons (www.steinway.com)
Part VI Case: Steinway & Sons: Global competition and Entry into China
MISCELLANEOUS
Asian
Financial Crisis. Go to this page to access a huge amount of information
on the Asian Financial Crisis. The page has been put together by NYU professor,
Nouriel Roubini.
Business Software Alliance. The business
software alliance is a global organization that monitors violations of
intellectual property rights in the global software industry. This is a
great source for current data on software piracy.
CIA Fact Book.
The CIA's annual Fact Book is a great place for getting basic background
information on any of the world's nations. Well worth a visit.
CIBERWeb. CIBERWeb
will link you to the international business resources of 27 universities
in the United Stated that have federally funded Centers for International
Business Education and Research.
Department of Commerce. The United
States Department of Commerce. This is a useful site for finding out about
U.S. trade policy and related issues.
Handbook
of International Economic Statistics. Another CIA publication, this
handbook is a good source for current economic data and maps on national,
regional and global economies.
International Trade Administration.
The ITA is a unit of the Department of Commerce. This is a great place
for getting background information and statistics on the trade position
of a wide range of United States industries.
Institute for International Economics.
The Institute for International Economics is a Washington DC based think
tank that issues some interesting research reports on international trade.
Amazon.com. A virtual
book store with access to over one million titles, Amazon.com is a good
a model as any for the future of global electronic commerce. Buy your books
here!
State Department. This is the home
page for the United States State Department. There is some useful material
posted here from time to time. For example, the State Department regularly
issues detailed reports on human rights violations in various countries.
These can be accessed from this page.
