Program Objectives.
Upon completion of this course, students will acquire professional in-demand skills and will be able to:

• Define international business and describe how it differs from domestic business.
• Explain the major causes of cultural differences and change as well as understanding the problems and methods of learning about cultural environments.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the magnitude and importance of international trade to the U.S. economy and markets.
• Discuss Key economic issues that influence International Business.
• Understand and comprehend methods of Investments in foreign countries.

International Business: Environment and Operations
by John D. Daniels, Lee H. Radebaugh, Daniel P. Sullivan, Reid W. Click
Pearson
17th edition

About the authors This textbook is one of the best-selling international business textbooks in both the United States and the rest of the world. Widely used in both undergraduate and MBA level courses, this textbook sets the global standard for studying the environments and operations of international business. Students, faculty, and managers praise this book for its compelling balance between rigorous, authoritative theory and meaningful practice within the context of a fresh, current analysis of the international business environment.
John D. Daniels, the Samuel N. Friedland Chair of Executive Management at the University of Miami, received his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. His dissertation won first place in the award competition of the Academy of International Business. Professor Daniels has published 15 books. He served as president of the Academy of International Business and dean of its Fellows. He also served as chairperson of the international division of the Academy of Management, which named him Outstanding Educator
Lee H. Radebaugh is Kay and Yvonne Whitmore Professor of International Business and former Director of the Whitmore Global Management Center/CIBER at Brigham Young University. He received his doctorate from Indiana University. He is a member of the Fellows of the Academy of International Business. Professor Radebaugh received the Outstanding International Accounting Service Award of the International Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association, and in 1998, he was named International Person of the Year in the state of Utah and Outstanding International Educator of the International Section of the American Accounting Association.
Daniel P. Sullivan, Professor of International Business at the Alfred Lerner College of Business at the University of Delaware, received his Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina. He has been voted Outstanding Teacher by the students of 17 different Executive M.B.A. classes at the University of Delaware and Tulane University.
Reid W. Click is Professor of International Business and International Affairs at George Washington University in Washington, DC. He received his MBA and PhD degrees from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His academic work has been published in leading journals, including the Journal of International Business Studies and the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. In addition to his academic work, he has been a consultant to several international organizations, notably the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Development Credit and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, on matters pertaining to international banking, financial risk, and risk management.

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