International business is a wide-ranging subject which incorporates theories, concepts and practices from a large number of academic fields. Accordingly this book collects together into a single volume all the relevant essential topics, presenting them in a clear, concise and informative way.

International business is a wide-ranging subject which incorporates theories, concepts and practices from a large number of academic fields. Accordingly this book collects together into a single volume all the relevant essential topics, presenting them in a clear, concise and informative way. The second edition is enhanced with material on national images and their impact on customer behaviour, internationalisation and the Upsalla model, relocation decisions, international relationship marketing, networking, environmental policies of multinationals, SMEs and international business, regional corporate strategies, the Far East situation and EU enlargement .