Ricks, David A

Blunders in international business / David A. Ricks - 4th ed - Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2006 - ix, 182 pages ; 22 cm

Includes indexes

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

The Role of Culture The Role of Communication Structure Production Location/Layout Product Package Color Names Product Names Company Names Marketing Promotions Pricing Carelessness Multiple Meanings Idioms Management Cultural Differences Poor Personnel Choices Labor Relations Strategic Management Entry Mode Supply Problems Complex Problems Additional Mistakes Other Areas of International Business Legal Finance Market Research Adaptation Nationalism Promotion Market Research 3 -- 9 -- 13 -- 2 17 -- 17 -- 19 -- 28 -- 32 -- 3 36 -- 36 -- 46 -- 4 49 -- 51 -- 74 -- 80 -- 91 -- 96 -- 6 101 -- 104 -- 108 -- 111 -- 7 115 -- 115 -- 121 -- 125 -- 129 -- 8 137 -- 137 -- 144 -- 146 -- 157 -- 158 -- 159 -- 166

This edition has been significantly updated to include more than 100 new international business blunders. Well-known old blunders have been replaced with new ones in order to update the lessons learned

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International business enterprises--Management--Case studies
Business failures--Case studies


Case studies.

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