INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Emile Deferme
,Table of Content
Chapter 1: introduction.................................................................................................................................. 2
1
, Chapter 2: Formal Institutions........................................................................................................................ 3
Chapter 3: Informal Intuitions........................................................................................................................ 5
Chapter 4: Firms resources, competitiveness, growth, and outsourcing..........................................................6
Chapter 6: Foreign Direct Investments (FDI)................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 11: Contractual expansion modes................................................................................................... 11
Chapter 10: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)........................................................................................11
Chapter 12: Expansion................................................................................................................................. 14
Chapter 14: Global strategies....................................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 15: Multinational strategies............................................................................................................ 17
Chapter 1: introduction
International Business (BI): the act of performing international economic activities, firms can
engage in two ways:
- Through contractual arrangements (e.g., exports)
2
Emile Deferme
,Table of Content
Chapter 1: introduction.................................................................................................................................. 2
1
, Chapter 2: Formal Institutions........................................................................................................................ 3
Chapter 3: Informal Intuitions........................................................................................................................ 5
Chapter 4: Firms resources, competitiveness, growth, and outsourcing..........................................................6
Chapter 6: Foreign Direct Investments (FDI)................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 11: Contractual expansion modes................................................................................................... 11
Chapter 10: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)........................................................................................11
Chapter 12: Expansion................................................................................................................................. 14
Chapter 14: Global strategies....................................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 15: Multinational strategies............................................................................................................ 17
Chapter 1: introduction
International Business (BI): the act of performing international economic activities, firms can
engage in two ways:
- Through contractual arrangements (e.g., exports)
2
