Readings
All readings with an AN (accession number) can be accessed at Penn State's Ebsco site under the Business Source Premier link. Other readings may be accessed through the University library database ABI Inform.
Readings List
Introduction (23 Aug):
By: Checa, N., Maguire, J. and;
Barney, J. (2003). Harvard Business
Review. Vol. 81 Issue 8, p70-79, (AN 10256891)
Distance
Still Matters. The Hard Reality of Global Expansion.
By: Ghemawat, P. (2001). Harvard
Business Review. Vol. 79 Issue 8, p137-147 (AN 5134712)
National Political Economy I (30 Aug):
By: Siegle, J., Weinstein, M. and. Halperin, M. (2004). Foreign Affairs. Vol. 83 Issue 5, p57-71
(AN 14348325) or JSTOR
By: Mandelbaum, M. (2007) Foreign
Affairs. Vol. 86 Issue 5, p119-130 (AN
26258104)
National Political Economy II (13 Sept):
The Return of Authoritarian
Great Powers.
By: Gat, A. (2007). Foreign Affairs. Vol. 86 Issue 4, p59-69
(AN 25610518)
How Development Leads to Democracy.
By: Inglehart, R. and Welzel, C. (2009) Foreign
Affairs. Vol. 88 Issue 2, p33-48
(AN 36636310)
National Culture I (20 Sept)
By: Huntington, S. (1993) Foreign Affairs. Vol. 72 Issue 3, p22-49 (AN 9308115868)
The True Clash of Civilizations.
By: Inglehart, R. and Norris, P. (2003). Foreign Policy. Issue 135, p62, (AN 9157954)
National Culture II (27 Sept)
Cultural constraints in management theories.
By: Hofstede, G. (1993).
Academy of Management
Executive, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p81 (AN 9409142061)
Understanding the transaction costs of transition: It's the
culture, stupid.
By: Pejovich, S. (2003).
Review of Austrian Economics, Vol. 16, Iss. 4, p. 347
Optional:
Modernization's Challenge to Traditional Values: Who's Afraid of Ronald
McDonald?
By: Inglehart, R., Baker, W. (2001). Futurist, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p16-21
(AN 4123152)
By: Mazrui, A. (1997). Foreign
Affairs. Vol. 76 Issue 5, p118-132, (AN 9712070263)
Case: Lincoln Electric: Venturing abroad (Harvard packet)
Trade economics and policies (4 Oct)
The economic gains from trade: Theories of strategic trade
By: Kennedy, R (1996)
(Harvard packet)
Optional:
By: Wolf Jr., C. (1994) Public
Interest. Issue 116, p96-106, 11p; (AN 9410043564)
Foreign direct investment (11 Oct)
Background and agreements in Foreign
Direct Investment
By:
Wells, L.T. and Sprague, C.C. (1997) (Harvard packet)
Monetary systems (18 Oct)
Foreign exchange markets and transactions
By: Desai, Mihir.
(2007) (Harvard packet)
Reflections on Exchange Rate Regimes.
By: Hanke, S. (1999). CATO Journal. Vol. 18 Issue 3, p335, 10p;
(AN 2421263)
Regional and global economic integration (25 Oct)
International institutions
By:
Moss, D., Wells, L., and Gopalan, L. (1996) (Harvard packet)
Institutions/gaps/assessment (1 Nov)
Country analysis in a "global" village"
By: Scott, B. (2001)
(Harvard packet)
By: Kurtzman, J., Yago,
G. and Phumiwasana, T. (2004) MIT Sloan Management Review.
Vol. 46 Issue 1, p38 (AN 14829773)
Strategies That Fit Emerging
Markets.
By: Khanna, T., Palepu, K. and Sinha,
J. (2005). Harvard Business Review. Vol. 83 Issue 6, p63-76, (AN 17276846)
International
expansion (8 Nov)
By: Alexander, M. and Korine, H. (2008). Harvard Business Review. Vol. 86 Issue 12, p70-77, (AN 35387053)
Managing Global Expansion: A Conceptual Framework.
By: Gupta, Anil K.; Govindarajan, Vijay. Business Horizons,
Mar/Apr2000, Vol. 43 Issue 2, p45, (AN
2957428)
Foreign Market Entry (15 Nov)
New to exporting?
http://www.buyusa.gov/pittsburgh/nte.html
Introduction to Commerce Department Export Controls
http://www.bis.doc.gov/licensing/exportingbasics.htm
Assessing the
franchise option
By: Tikoo, Surinadar (1996). Business Horizons, Vol. 39.
Iss 3, p. 78
(AN 9606205896)
FDI -
Acquisitions, alliances, and greenfield opportunities (29 Nov)
Strategic alliances
and joint ventures: Making them work.
By: Walters, B. and.Peters, S.(1994). Business
Horizons.. Vol. 37 Issue 4, p5
(AN 9408150703)
The Dubious Logic of Global
Megamergers.
By: Ghemawat, P. and Ghadar, F. (2000). Harvard Business Review, Vol. 78 Issue 4, p65-72
(AN 3261338)
Strategies for
globalization (6 Dec)
Regional Strategies for
Global Leadership.
By: Ghemawat, P. (2005). Harvard Business Review. Vol. 83 Issue
12, p98-108
(AN 18916536)
The End of Corporate Imperialism.
By: Prahalad, C. K.; Lieberthal, Kenneth. Harvard
Business Review, Vol. 81 Issue 8, p109-117
(AN
10256914)