International Management Cross-Boundary Challenges

International Management focuses on the most crucial challenge faced by managers of multinational companies today - that of the generation and transfer of knowledge across national settings, organizations and networks.The text takes an interactive approach to exploring this knowledge challenge. Each chapter consists of three parts:- A theoretically-grounded presentation of a particular aspect of international management A case study from the real world of international management that is designed to illustrate the theory Case assignments that assist the student in relating the theory to the case.In addition, the closing chapter contains a discussion of four particular challenges facing multinational companies in the coming decade, illustrated through a series of readings.As well as a wide range of multinational companies, the text spans a variety of national settings and draws upon contributors based in a diverse range of countries. Countries featured directly include China, Denmark, Finland, France, India, Ireland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the USA.Gooderham, Paul N. is the author of 'International Management Cross-Boundary Challenges' with ISBN 9780631233411 and ISBN 0631233415.