Part I
Introduction to International Management
Chapter 1. Globalization of the Economy and Management of International Business.
1.1. Internationalization and Globalization of the Economy.
1.2. Factors Promoting Globalization of International Business
1.3. The Role of International Companies in the Globalization of Business
1.4. Main Directions of Russian Business Internationalization
1.5. The Place and the Role of the International Management Course in Manager-training Process
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Chapter 2. International Business Environment
2.1. International Political and Economic Institutions
2.2. International Law and International Legal Institutions.
2.3. Influence of National Cultures
2.4. Historical Background and Future Prospects.
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Part II
Organization and Strategic Planningin in International Companies
Chapter 3. Business Legal Structures in International Business
Introduction.
3.1. Business Legal Structures in Russia and Abroad
3.2. Partnerships
3.3. Companies
3.4. Other Business Structures
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Chapter 4. Integrated Corporate Structures in International Business
4.1. Main Forms of Corporate Integration in the International Business
4.2. Objectives of Global Integration.
4.3. Forms of Multinational Companies
4.4. Holdings as a Form of MNC
4.5. Integrated Banking Structures.
4.6. Forms of International Strategic Alliances.
4.7. ISA Organization Procedure
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Chapter 5. Internationalization of Small and Medium-Sized Business.
5.1. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises under Conditions of Globalization.
5.2. Models of SMEs Entry to International Market
5.3. Cooperation, Networks, Clusters, ISAs.
5.4. Development of Small and Medium-Sized Business in Russia
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Chapter 6. Strategic Planning in International Companies
Introduction.
6.1. Strategic Decisions on International Activities.
6.2. Strategic Planning Procedures in International Companies .
6.3. Strategic Planning Implementation in International Company
6.4. Background of MNC Strategy Development
6.5. Marketing Strategy Development.
6.6. MNC Strategic Plan Development and Implementation Practices
6.7. Hybrid Strategy of International Alliance Members
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Part III
Investment and Financial Management for International Companies
Chapter 7. Financial and Investment Solutions in International Management
Introduction.
7.1. Monetary and Financial Environment of International Management
7.2. Financial Management in an International Company
7.3. Currency Risk and its Hedging Strategies
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Chapter 8. Foreign Trade Financing
Introduction.
8.1. Export Trade Financing.
8.2. Non-Traditional Financing Methods
8.3. Factoring & Forfeiting.
8.4. Public Insurance of Export .
8.5. Import Trade Financing.
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Chapter 9. International Investment Strategies.
Introduction.
9.1. Place and Role of Securities in the International Investment Process
9.2. International Investment Market
9.3. International Investment Companies.
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Chapter 10. International Tax Planning
10.1. International Tax Planning as the Tool of Legal Tax Minimization for Foreign Trade Agents
10.2. Elimination of International Double Taxation
10.3. Foreign Trade Activities Conducted by Legal Entities and their Tax Implications
10.4. Optimization of Transnational Group Structure: Tax Aspects
10.5. Tax Planning in Certain Foreign Trade Activities
10.6. Specific Nature of International Personal Tax Planning
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Part IV
Modern Technologies of International Management
Chapter 11. The Technological Policy of Multinational Companies
Introduction.
11.1. Objectives and Trends of Technological Policy in Multinational Companies .
11.2. International Technology Market
11.3. Planning International R&D .
11.4. Organization of International R&D
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Chapter 12. Human Resource Management and Ethics in International Business
Introduction.
12.1. Recruiting In The Process Of Overseas Branch Establishment
12.2. Corporate Culture As An International Business Resource.
12.3. Motivational Challenges in International Management.
12.4. Ethics In International Business
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Chapter 13. MNC Organisational Development.
Introduction.
13.1. Reasons for MNC Reinvention
13.2. Essence of MNC Reinvention.
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Chapter 14. Information Technologies in International Management
Introduction.
Case Study. Nestl? Introduces ERP System for Global Business Coordination
14.1. Classification of Enterprise Information Systems: Kinds, Types, Client Processes
14.2. Integrated Management Systems in International Business
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