Managing Internationally

“Managing Internationally provides a broad yet original treatment of global business environment and managing globally. The book addresses the most common aspects of operating internationally and introduces subjects that are often neglected by management scholars. Powerful insights and perspectives are provided for understanding the dynamics and complexity of managing business across the globe.“
—Abbas J. Ali, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

“A well-written text that highlights the tenets of international management in their cultural realities. Current, focused, and grounded in the importance of understanding the diverse business and management practices…to be successful in today’s global environment.”
—Jim Giermanski, Belmont Abbey College and Powers International Inc.

Key Features

• Provides a better understanding of existing international management knowledge: The book traces this knowledge back to its origins to reinforce the scope and importance of international business and international management.
• Offers a cross-cultural perspective within a functional framework: The author underlines the effectiveness of different concepts for various functions of management when applied in diverse environments.
• Presents cutting edge topics: Concepts and ideas unique to this book include an entire chapter devoted to information systems, a chapter on legal issues, and a unique perspective on control in international business transactions.
• Includes engaging vignettes: Each chapter begins with an interesting and often amusing short story related to the content.
• Provides ample visual aids: Charts, graphs, tables, and boxed material cover specific issues that can be used as a starting point for discussion of chapter material.

Instructor’s Resources
An instructor’s resource CD, including Power Point slides, teaching notes for all in-text cases studies, suggested exercises, discussion questions, a brief test bank, and related journal articles, is available to qualified adopters of this text.

IRCDs are available for qualified instructors only. To request an IRCD for this book please contact Customer Care at 1.800.818.7243 (6 am – 5 pm Pacific Time) or by emailing [email protected] with course name and enrollment and your university mailing address to expedite the process.

Intended Audience: This is an excellent source for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in International Management, Global Management, Multinational Management, or Transnational Management. It is also a valuable resource for practicing managers to gain a competitive advantage in the global market.

Dr. Kamal Fatehi is Professor of International Management and former Chair of Management and Entrepreneurship Department at Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University. Before joining Kennesaw State University, he was Chair of Management and Marketing Department, and Interim Dean of College of Business Administration at Texas A&M International University. Previously, he was a professor of Strategic and International Management at Barton School of Business, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas. He has taught at Louisiana State University, Western Illinois University, Eastern Illinois University, and Texas A&M International University. At Western Illinois University, he was recognized as an Outstanding Scholar. He was the recipient of Barton School of Business, Wichita State University Research Award. In 1995, he was a Fulbright Senior Scholar at Western University in Baku, Azerbaijan and in 2004, he served as a Fulbright Senior Specialist and assisted the International Academy of Business, Almaty, Kazakhstan. In cooperation with his colleagues from Texas A&M University, he assisted Turkmen State University to establish the first business program in Turkmenistan. In teaching and research he draws from his years of managerial experience with industry and his service to public and private organizations as consultant, including an assignment with the Russian Privatization Center, Moscow, Russia. Dr. Fatehi has published in such journals as Journal of Business Research, Journal of Behavioral Economics, Journal of Management, Industrial Management, Employee Relations Law Journal, Managerial Planning, Management International Review, International Executive, International Journal of Management, and Journal of Global Business. He is the author of International Management: A Cross-Cultural and Functional Perspective (PH, 1996). He has served on the editorial board of five scholarly/professional Journals.