Roundtable Viewpoints: International Business, Preliminary Edition by Robertson, Christopher J.;

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ROUNDTABLE VIEWPOINTS: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS offers varying perspectives on important issues and provides readers with balanced and fair coverage of a topic to form their own opinion or to support their research. This reader is designed to address a number of different issues regarding international business. Each issue question is relevant to the topic and guides readers through the readings. The controversy and different views among the captivating readings is readily apparent to the reader and stimulates discussion. The 3-5 selections per issue are current, culled from a variety of sources, and relate to the most popular issues surrounding the topic.

In addition to the issue questions and selections, ROUNDTABLE VIEWPOINTS: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS includes an issue introduction; summary/overview; highlights; critical thinking; challenge questions; and additional reading and/or websites.

Table of Contents:

PART 1. Ethical Issues in International Business

ISSUE 1. What Are the Benefits and Costs of International Outsourcing?

1.1  

Murray Weidenbaum,

from "Outsourcing: Pros and Cons,"

Business Horizons

(July/August 2005)

1.2  

Andy Reinhardt and Carlta Vitzthum,

from "Cafes, Beaches, and Call Centers: Barcelona Has Become the New European Hot Spot for Outsourcing,"

Business Week

(September 5, 2005)

1.3  

Sarah Anderson and John Cavanagh,

from "Outsourcing: A Policy Agenda,"

Foreign Policy in Focus

(April 2004)

1.4  

Daniel W. Drezner,

from "The Outsourcing Bogeyman,"

Foreign Affairs

(May/June 2004)

1.5  

Nevidta Sharma,

from "Net Value: Legal Services Outsourcing Next Big Trend?"

The Edge Malaysia

(February 20, 2006)

ISSUE 2. What Are the Standards and Practices Surrounding Sweatshops?

2.1  

Amy Kazmin,

from "The Rag Trade Patches Up Its Image,"

The Financial Times

(September 13, 2005)

2.2  

Richard Read,

from "At One Nike Contract Plant, No Sweatshop, but Plenty of Sweat,"

The Oregonian

(June 18, 2005)

2.3  

Jenny Strasburg,

from "Politically Correct Upstart Challenges Nike,"

San Francisco Chronicle

(May 7, 2004)

2.4  

Radley Balko,

from "Sweatshops and Globalization,"

AWorldConnected.Org

(2004)

ISSUE 3. What Are the Best Approaches to Minimizing Global Corruption?

3.1  

David Zussman,

from "Fighting Corruption Is a Global Concern,"

Ottawa Citizen

(October 11, 2005)

3.2  

Owen Pell,

from "Renewed Interest in Overseas Bribery Law: A Q&A with White & Case’s Owen Pell,"

PR Newswire US

(February 9, 2005)

3.3  

Kenneth Roth,

from "Rules on Corporate Ethics Could Help, Not Hinder, Multinationals,"

The Financial Times (London Edition)

(June 21, 2005)

3.4  

Alex Brummer,

from "Courage of the Woman Fighting to Rid Nigeria of Corruption,"

Daily Mail, London

(October 27, 2005)

3.5  

OECD,

from "Fighting Bribery in International Business Deals,"

OECD Observer

(November 2003)

PART 2. Operating in a Global Economy

ISSUE 4. How Does Globalization Affect the World?

4.1  

Ralph Peters,

from "Myths of Globalization,"

USA Today

(May 23, 2005)

4.2  

Herman E. Daly,

from "Globalization and Its Discontents,"

Philosophy and Public Policy Quarterly

(Spring/Summer 2001)

4.3  

Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Paul L.E. Grieco,

from "The Payoff from Globalization,"

The Washington Post

(June 7, 2005)

4.4  

James Flanigan,

from "Globalization Is Doing a World of Good for U.S.,"

Los Angeles Times

(April 24, 2005)

4.5  

Chris Rowlands,

from "Puzzling over Globalisation,"

Works Management

(September 2005)

ISSUE 5. How Do Free-Trade Agreements Affect Multinational Firms?

5.1  

Christopher Dickey,

from "Immigration: At the Gates,"

Newsweek

(October 24, 2005)

5.2  

Alan M. Field,

from "After CAFTA,"

The Journal of Commerce

(August 8, 2005)

5.3  

Alan Clendenning,

from "Summit of Americas Ends in Deadlock,"

Boston Globe

(November 6, 2005)

5.4  

Jorge Heine,

from "China, Chile and Free Trade Agreements,"

The Hindu

(November 22, 2005)

5.5  

David Armstrong,

from "Global Confrontation: World Trade Organization Meeting Galvanizes Protestors,"

The San Francisco Chronicle

(December 14, 2005)

ISSUE 6. What Are Some Key Strategies for Taking Advantage of Modern Technologies Related to Global Logistics?

6.1  

Adrienne Roberts, Dan Roberts, and Andrew Ward,

from "FedEx Dares to Keep the Status Quo,"

The Financial Times

(October 20, 2005)

6.2  

Ian Putzger,

from "Prescription for Success,"

Journal of Commerce

(August 8, 2005)

6.3  

Roy Kheng,

from "Chinese Business: Logistics in China, a New Frontier,"

The Edge Singapore

(October 24, 2005)

6.4  

R.G. Edmonson,

from "Royal Treatment: The Kansas City SmartPort Emerges as a Leader in Supply-Chain Security, Technology and Trade Facilitation,"

Journal of Commerce

(March 6, 2006)

6.5  

Peter T. Leach,

from "East and West; Carriers Plan New Services This Year Through Panama and Suez Canals,"

Journal of Commerce

(February 20, 2006)

PART 3. The Human Side of Going International

ISSUE 7. What Are the Major Challenges That Face Expatriates While Living Abroad?

7.1  

Gail Reinhart,

from "Preparing for Global Expansion: A Primer,"

Canadian HR Reporter

(March 14, 2005)

7.2  

Rebecca Knight,

from "Use Your Offshore Status,"

Financial Times (London Edition)

(November 6, 2004)

7.3  

Jan Nelson,

from "The Benefits of a Formal Repatriation Program for the Organization and the Expatriate,"

Employee Benefit News

(November 1, 2005)

7.4  

Frederik Balfour and Dexter Roberts,

from "Stealing Managers From the Big Boys,"

Business Week

(September 26, 2005)

ISSUE 8. Why Is It So Important to Understand Cultural Differences When Working Abroad?

8.1  

Deborah Willoughby,

from "Found in Translation: Consultant Bridges Cultural Differences,"

Montgomery Advertiser

(August 14, 2005)

8.2  

Robert Matthews,

from "Where East Can Never Meet West,"

The Financial Times

(October 21, 2005)

8.3  

Keith Bradsher,

from "Disney Tailors Hong Kong Park for Cultural Differences,"

The International Herald Tribune

(October 13, 2004)

8.4  

Emma Bird,

from "Culture Shocks Abroad,"

The Guardian (London)

(January 29, 2005)

8.5  

Rick Vecchio,

from "From Presidency to Pop to Supermarkets, Andean Culture Blossoms in Peruvian Society,"

The Associated Press

(January 4, 2006)