Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / J.T. Battenberg III -- Prologue -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Global leaders and culture -- 2. Global leaders and communications -- 3. Global leadership in negotiations and alliances -- 4. Leadership in cultural change -- 5. Leadership in cultural synergy -- 6. Managing transitions and relocations -- 7. Managing diversity in the global work culture -- 8. Women in global business -- 9. Effective Performance in the global marketplace -- 10. Doing business with North Americans (United States and Canada) -- 11. Doing business with Latin Americans (Mexico and Brazil) -- 12. Doing business with Asians and Australians (Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam) -- 13. Doing business with Europeans (France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Turkey) -- 14. Doing business with Middle Easterners (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and region) -- 15. Doing business with Africans (North Africa, East Africa, West Central Africa, Southern Africa) -- Epilogue -- Index -- About the authors.

This new edition has been completely updated to reflect the numerous global changes that have occurred since 1952: globalization, SARS, AIDS, the handover of Hong Kong, and so forth. In particular, the book presents a fuller discussion of global business today. Also, issues of terrorism and state security as they affect culture and business are discussed substantially. The structure and content of the book remains the same, with thorough updating of the plentiful region and country descriptions, demographic data, graphs and maps. This book differs from textbooks on International Management because it zeroes in on culture as the crucial dimension and educates students about the cultures around the world so they will be better prepared to work successfully for a multinational corporation or in a global context.