Global imperative: International management, a global perspective; International business environment; Government relations and political risk; Ethics and social responsibility -- Strategy and global organization: Global strategic planning; Going global and implementing strategies; Designing effective international organizations -- Spanning borders for cross-cultural management: Cultural dimensions of international management; Intercultural communications; Intercultural negotiations -- Human resources in the global context: International labor relations; Human resources, managing expatriates; Human resources, staffing, training, and development -- Managing people, the leadership dimension: Motivating people, the challenge of diversity; Leadership in the global context; International teams, the emerging management challenge.

Management is about people working in organizations, and international management is about people from many cultures working together, competing against one another, or trying to cope with one another's differences. Consequently, this textbook is about people from many walks of life, from affluent countries and from struggling regions, who are part of a global society. [This book] is written primarily for business students who have had foundation courses in management, organizational behavior, and economics.... The author's objectives for this textbook are simply to provide a human relations approach to managing internationally and to emphasize the ... differences among peoples of the world that make an international career rewarding. -Pref.