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- International Marketing
- Brief Table of Contents
- Detailed Table of Contents
- Preface
- About the Authors
- Part 1: Introduction to International Marketing
- CH 01: Scope, Concepts, and Drivers of International Marketing
- Chapter Objectives
- 1-1 The Importance of International Marketing
- 1-2 Levels of International Marketing Involvement
- 1-3 The Ethnocentric, Polycentric, Regiocentric, and Geocentric Framework and International Marketin
- 1-3a Ethnocentric Orientation
- 1-3b Polycentric Orientation
- 1-3c Regiocentric Orientation
- 1-3d Geocentric Orientation
- 1-4 Drivers of International Expansion
- 1-4a Drivers in the Business Environment
- 1-4b Firm-Specific Drivers
- 1-5 Obstacles to Internationalization
- 1-5a Self-Reference Criterion
- 1-5b Ethnocentrism
- 1-5c Government Barriers
- 1-5d International Competition
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter Quiz
- Notes
- Case 1-1 Alpaca Luxe: Marketing Opportunities in the Emerging Market of Mongolia
- Case 1-2 Zhang National Steel Company
- Part 2: The International Marketing Environment
- CH 02: An Overview of the International Marketing Environment
- Chapter Objectives
- 2-1 The Economic Environment of International Marketing
- 2-1a The World Economy
- 2-1b The Economic Development Disparity
- 2-2 Perspectives on Economic Development
- 2-2a The Rostow Modernization Model
- 2-2b Alternative Models of Economic Development: The Marxist-Leninist/Maoist Model
- 2-3 Levels of Economic Development
- 2-3a The Importance of Emerging Markets
- 2-4 The Political Environment of International Marketing
- 2-4a Political Risk: An Overview
- 2-4b Nationalism
- 2-4c Political Risks and Risk Management in International Marketing
- 2-5 The International Legal Environment
- 2-5a Legal Systems
- 2-5b Jurisdiction
- 2-5c Intellectual Property Rights Protection
- 2-5d Home-Country Legislation Affecting Multinational Firms Operating Overseas
- 2-6 The Natural Environment of International Marketing
- 2-6a Geology and the Shortage of Natural Resources
- 2-6b Topography and Access to Markets
- 2-6c Hydrology and Economic Development
- 2-6d Climate
- 2-6e Population and Human Capital
- 2-6f Environmental Quality
- 2-7 The Technological Environment
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter Quiz
- Notes
- Case 2-1 Munich Re—Terrorism-Related Risk Management and Ecological Issues
- Case 2-2 Doing Business in Cuba… One Day Soon
- CH 03: International Trade: Institutional Barriers and Facilitators
- Chapter Objectives
- 3-1 Arguments for Protectionism
- 3-1a Protection of Markets with Excess Productive Capacity
- 3-1b Employment Protection and Protection of Markets with Excess Labor
- 3-1c Infant Industry Arguments and Arguments Related to the Industrialization of Developing Countrie
- 3-1d Natural Resources Conservation and Protection of the Environment
- 3-1e Protection of Consumers
- 3-1f National Defense Interests
- 3-2 Tools of Government Protectionism: Tariff and Nontariff Barriers
- 3-2a Tariffs
- 3-2b Nontariff Barriers
- 3-3 International Trade and Trade Facilitators
- 3-3a The International Trade Imperative
- 3-3b International Trade and Economic Development Organizations
- 3-3c Government Organizations
- 3-3d Other Institutions and Procedures Facilitating International Trade
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter Quiz
- Notes
- Case 3-1 Transshipments: An International Trade Challenge
- Case 3-2 The Damocles’ Sword of Trade Wars
- CH 04: Regional Economic and Political Integration
- Chapter Objectives
- 4-1 Determinants of Economic and Political Integration
- 4-1a A Common Culture
- 4-1b A History of Common Economic and Political Dominance
- 4-1c Regional Proximity
- 4-1d Economic Considerations
- 4-1e Political Considerations
- 4-2 Levels of Regional Economic and Political Integration and Examples of Integration Successes
- 4-2a Bilateral Agreements and Multilateral Forums and Agreements
- 4-2b Free Trade Agreements
- 4-2c Customs Unions
- 4-2d Common Markets
- 4-2e Monetary Unions
- 4-2f Political Unions
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter Quiz
- Notes
- Case 4-1 Damianov Press
- Case 4-2 Navigating Brexit at Majestic Interior Design Company
- CH 05: Cultural Influences on International Marketing
- Chapter Objectives
- 5-1 Culture Defined
- 5-2 Elements of Culture
- 5-2a Language
- 5-2b Religion
- 5-2c Cultural Values
- 5-2d Cultural Norms: Imperatives, Exclusives, and Adiaphoras
- 5-2e National/Regional Character
- 5-3 Cultural Variability
- 5-3a The Hofstede Dimensions
- 5-4 Cultural Change and Marketing
- 5-5 The Self-Reference Criterion and Ethnocentrism
- 5-6 The Global Consumer Culture
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter Quiz
- Notes
- Case 5-1 When Companies Fail to Understand the Local Market: Walmart in Germany
- Case 5-2 Disneyland Post Paris, Taking on China: Reflections on the Past, Plans for the Future
- Case 5-3 Target’s Departure from Canadian Market
- Part 3: International Marketing Strategy Decisions
- CH 06: International Marketing Research: Practices and Challenges
- Chapter Objectives
- 6-1 The Need for International Marketing Research
- 6-2 Defining International Marketing Research
- 6-3 The Scope of International Marketing Research
- 6-3a Research of Industry, Market Characteristics, and Market Trends
- 6-3b Buyer Behavior Research
- 6-3c Product Research
- 6-3d Distribution Research
- 6-3e Promotion Research
- 6-3f Pricing Research
- 6-4 The International Marketing Research Process
- 6-4a Defining the Research Problem and Research Objectives
- 6-4b Developing the Research Plan
- 6-4c Deciding on Information Sources
- 6-4d Determining Research Approaches
- 6-4e Designing the Data Collection Instrument
- 6-4f Deciding on the Sampling Plan
- 6-4g Collecting, Analyzing, and Interpreting the Information
- 6-5 Global Marketing Decision Support Systems (MDSS)
- 6-5a Sales Forecasting
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter Quiz
- Notes
- Case 6-1 Hilton Sorrento Palace
- Case 6-2 Tom Ford: Euro-Luxury with an American Attitude
- CH 07: International Strategic Planning
- Chapter Objectives
- 7-1 Developing an International Marketing Strategy
- 7-1a Developing an International Marketing Plan
- 7-2 The Rationale for Target Marketing
- 7-3 International Market Segmentation
- 7-3a Requirements for International Segmentation
- 7-3b Macrosegmentation: Country Attractiveness Analysis
- 7-3c Microsegmentation: Focusing on the Target Consumer
- 7-4 Targeting International Consumers
- 7-4a Target Market Decisions: Country Screening and Selection
- 7-4b Target Market Decisions: The Target Market Strategy
- 7-5 Positioning the Brand
- 7-5a Attribute/Benefit Positioning
- 7-5b Price/Quality Positioning
- 7-5c Use or Applications Positioning
- 7-5d Product User Positioning
- 7-5e Product Class Positioning
- 7-5f Competitor Positioning
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter Quiz
- Notes
- Case 7-1 Prosperity Painting Equipment
- Case 7-2 Volkswagen Phideon in China
- CH 08: Expansion Strategies and Entry Mode Selection
- Chapter Objectives
- 8-1 Going International: Evaluating Opportunities
- 8-2 Control versus Risk in International Expansion
- 8-3 Deciding on the International Entry Mode
- 8-3a Indirect Exporting
- 8-3b Direct Exporting
- 8-3c Licensing
- 8-3d Franchising
- 8-3e Joint Ventures
- 8-3f Consortia
- 8-3g Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
- 8-3h Branch Offices
- 8-3i Strategic Alliances
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter Quiz
- Notes
- Case 8-1: Danone in a Bind
- Case 8-2 sweetFrog’s Expansion to Egypt and the Dominican Republic
- Part 4: Managing and Implementing the International Marketing Mix
- CH 09: Products and Services: Branding Decisions in International Markets
- Chapter Objectives
- 9-1 Standardization versus Adaptation
- 9-1a Global Standardization
- 9-1b Regional Standardization
- 9-1c Global Localization
- 9-1d Mandatory Adaptation
- 9-1e Local, Nonmandatory Adaptation
- 9-2 Private-Label (Retailer) Brands
- 9-3 Global Branding and Country-of-Origin Information
- 9-3a Product-Country and Service-Country Stereotypes
- 9-3b Country Branding
- 9-3c Country of Origin and Ethnocentrism
- 9-3d The Brand Name
- 9-4 The Service Side: Tariff and Nontariff Barriers to Entry
- 9-5 Products, Services, and Culture
- 9-6 Protecting Brand Names
- 9-6a Identifying Types of Counterfeiting
- 9-6b Combating Counterfeiting
- 9-7 International Perspectives of Industrial Products and Services
- 9-7a Product Standards
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter Quiz
- Notes
- Case 9-1 Can the smart Make a Comeback in the U.S.?
- Case 9-2 The Landwind X7: Counterfeiting Design for the Home Market
- CH 10: International Product and Service Strategies
- Chapter Objectives
- 10-1 The International Product Life Cycle (IPLC)
- 10-1a The Product Introduction Stage
- 10-1b The Growth Stage
- 10-1c The Maturity Stage
- 10-1d The Decline Stage
- 10-2 Managing the International Product and Service Mix
- 10-2a Length
- 10-2b Width
- 10-2c Depth
- 10-3 New Product Development
- 10-3a Generating New Product Ideas
- 10-3b Screening New Product Ideas
- 10-3c Developing and Evaluating Concepts
- 10-3d Performing a Product Business Analysis
- 10-3e Designing and Developing the Product
- 10-3f Test Marketing
- 10-3g Launching the Product Internationally
- 10-4 Degree of Product/Service Newness
- 10-5 Product Diffusion
- 10-5a Product Factors
- 10-5b Country (Market) Factors
- 10-5c Consumer Adopters
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter Quiz
- Notes
- Case 10-1 FrieslandCampina
- Case 10-2 The Gigafactory: A Partnership between Tesla and Panasonic
- CH 11: Managing International Distribution Operations and Logistics
- Chapter Objectives
- 11-1 Issues Related to International Distribution
- 11-1a Using Established Channels
- 11-1b Building Own Channels
- 11-2 Intermediaries Involved in International Distribution
- 11-2a Home-Country Intermediaries
- 11-2b Foreign-Country Intermediaries
- 11-2c Alternative International Distribution Structures
- 11-3 International Logistics
- 11-3a International Transportation
- 11-3b Logistics Facilitators
- 11-3c Warehousing and Inventory Control
- 11-4 Challenges to International Distribution and Logistics
- 11-4a Challenges to Distribution in Developing Countries
- 11-4b Parallel Imports
- 11-5 International Retailing
- 11-6 Retail Formats: Variations in Different Markets
- 11-6a General Merchandise Retailing
- 11-6b Food Retailers
- 11-6c Nonstore Retailing
- 11-7 Issues and Trends in International Retailing
- 11-7a Variation in Retail Practices: A Consumer Perspective
- 11-7b Variation in Retail Practice: Salespeople and Management
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter Quiz
- Notes
- Case 11-1 Mondelēz China’s Distribution Challenges
- Case 11-2 Shipping Doo Kingue
- Case 11-3 Stefanel Canada
- CH 12: International Promotional Mix: Advertising, Publicity, Public Relations, and Sales Promotion
- Chapter Objectives
- 12-1 The International Promotional Mix
- 12-2 The International Communication Process
- 12-3 Advertising
- 12-3a The Media Infrastructure
- 12-3b The Advertising Infrastructure
- 12-3c The Advertising Strategy
- 12-4 Publicity and Public Relations
- 12-4a Publicity
- 12-4b Public Relations
- 12-5 Consumer Sales Promotion
- 12-5a Adaptation of Sales Promotion
- 12-5b The Online Venue for Sales Promotion
- 12-5c Legal and Ethical Issues in Consumer Sales Promotion
- 12-6 International Trade Promotion (Trade Shows and Exhibitions)
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter Quiz
- Notes
- Case 12-1 Selling the Donnelly Brand in Romania
- Case 12-2 Promoting Coke in South Africa
- CH 13: International Personal Selling and Personnel Management
- Chapter Objectives
- 13-1 International Presence and Personnel Issues
- 13-1a Expatriates
- 13-1b Host-Country Nationals (Locals)
- 13-1c Another Alternative: Long-Distance International Selling
- 13-2 Managing International Employees
- 13-2a Managing Relationships
- 13-2b Understanding the International Buyer-Seller Relationship
- 13-2c Understanding Cultural Values and the Relationship between Buyer and Seller
- 13-3 Successfully Managing Expatriates
- 13-3a Recruiting Expatriates
- 13-3b Attenuating Culture Shock
- 13-3c Training for International Assignments
- 13-3d Motivating Expatriates
- 13-3e Obstacles to the International Sales Mission
- 13-3f Repatriation Issues
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter Quiz
- Notes
- Case 13-1 Manufacturing in China: Information Technology Challenges
- Case 13-2 The Expatriate Spouse: Managing Change
- CH 14: International Pricing Strategy
- Chapter Objectives
- 14-1 Pricing Decisions and Procedures
- 14-1a Production Facilities
- 14-1b Ability to Keep Track of Costs
- 14-2 Environment-Related Challenges and Pricing Decisions
- 14-2a The Competitive Environment
- 14-2b The Political and Legal Environment
- 14-2c The Economic and Financial Environment
- 14-3 International Pricing Decisions
- 14-3a Price Setting
- 14-3b Aggressive Export Pricing
- 14-3c Penetration Pricing and Skimming Strategies
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter Quiz
- Notes
- Case 14-1 Travel Turkey: Pricing Decisions in a Changing Environment
- Part 5: International Marketing Strategy: Implementation
- CH 15: Organizing and Controlling International Marketing Operations and Perspectives for the Future
- Chapter Objectives
- 15-1 Organizing for International Marketing Operation
- 15-1a Factors in the Firm’s Environment
- 15-1b Factors within the Firm
- 15-2 Examining International Organizational Designs
- 15-2a The International Division Structure
- 15-2b The Worldwide Regional Division Structure
- 15-2c The Product Division Structure
- 15-2d The Matrix Structure
- 15-2e The Holacracy Structure
- 15-3 Controlling International Marketing Operations
- 15-3a Formal Controls
- 15-3b Informal Controls
- 15-4 International Marketing: Some Future Perspectives
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter Quiz
- Notes
- Case 15-1 Qantas’ New Organizational Design
- Case 15-2 iPhone: A Gem – But Not without Controversy
- Appendices
- Appendix A: The International Marketing Plan
- Appendix B: Glossary of Key Terms
- Appendix C: Index
- Company and Brand Index
- Subject Index




