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Global business today : Asia-Pacific perspective (2019) - eBook and book by Charles W. L. Hill; Tomas M. Hult; Rumintha Wickramasekera; Kim MacKenzie; Cameron Gordon; Peter Leisch
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Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 1 Globalisation
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Shih, WC 2020, ‘Global supply chains in a post-pandemic world’,
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You Matter 2020, Globalization: definition, benefits, effects, examples - what is globalization?,
viewed 26 March 2022, <https://youmatter.world/en/definition/definitions-globalization-definition-benefits-effects-examples/>.

Eichengreen, B 2019, ‘Two views of the international monetary system’,
Intereconomics, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 233-236, doi:10.1007/s10272-019-0830-3
Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 4 Foreign exchange and the international money system
Lien, K, Scott, G & Li, T 2022, 5 basic forex market concepts,
Investopedia, viewed 26 March 2022, <https://www.investopedia.com/articles/forex/08/forex-concepts.asp>.

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Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
The fluctuating value of the yuan gives Chinese business a lesson in foreign exchange risk, pp. 203-204

Allianz Trade 2021, What is political risk and how to protect against it?,
viewed 26 March 2022, <https://www.allianz-trade.com/en_global/news-insights/business-tips-and-trade-advice/what-is-political-risk-and-how-to-protect-against-it.html>.
Bevan, M 2021, China's reliance on Australian iron ore is a 'strategic weakness' for Xi Jinping, expert says,
ABC News, viewed 26 March 2022, <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-15/strategic-weakness-china-australia-iron-ore/100213394>.
Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 6 Political and legal environments

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Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
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The elusive Elena Egorova, pp. 295-298

Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 7 Economic environment
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Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
Economic development in Bangladesh, pp. 347-348

Alemany, C 2020, Businesses pay lip service to ethics, but consumers don’t trust them to do the right thing. It’s time to reverse this trend,
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Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 8 Ethic and corporate responsibility
New Idea 2019, Nike sweatshops: inside the scandal,
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Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
Woolworths’ corporate responsibility strategy, pp 387-388.

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Chapter 1.1 How global are we?
Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
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Chapter 3 The political economy of trade and investment
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Kling, A n.d., International trade,
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Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
Make it Australian? free trade versus national identity, pp. 153-156

Dearin, C 2021, What is culture? How cultural differences impact international business,
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Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 5 Differences in culture
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Ralston, DA, Holt, DH, Terpstra, RH & Kai-Cheng, Y 2008, 'The impact of national culture and economic ideology on managerial work values: a study of the United States, Russia, Japan, and China',
Journal of International Business Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 8-26, viewed 26 March 2022, ProQuest Central.

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Country comparison n.d.,
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Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
Cognition consulting: exporting New Zealand’s educational expertise and culture, pp. 250-251

Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 10 The strategy of international business
Janssen, M 2019, How typically Swedish is IKEA all over the world?,
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Porter, M 2008, 'The five competitive forces that shape strategy',
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Shoulberg, W 2018, Why Ikea succeeds around the world while other retailers falter,
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Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
The growth strategy of Haier, pp. 468-469

Aperian Global n.d., What you can learn from successful mergers & acquisitions,
Aperian Global, viewed 26 March 2022, <https://www.aperianglobal.com/successful-mergers-acquisitions/>.
Galvin International 2017, Three successful companies that made their name overseas,
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Gibbons, S 2019, How to successfully navigate global expansion,
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Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 10 The strategy of international business

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Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
The happy snack company: this happy, healthy message is too good not to share, pp. 504-506

Duffy Agency n.d., 8 pitfalls of international marketing and how to avoid them,
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Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 12 International marketing business/analytics
Kelly, N 2015, 'The most common mistakes companies make with global marketing',
Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 7 September, pp. 2-5, viewed 26 March 2022, Business Source Complete.

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Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
YOUi: selling the you, pp.552-554

Bartram, F 2020, 3 examples of strategic human resource management from top companies,
People Managing People, viewed 26 March 2022, <https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/articles/strategic-human-resource-management/>.
Crush, P 2019, International case study: Unilever's internal project platform,
HR Magazine, viewed 26 March 2022, <https://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/content/features/international-case-study-unilever-s-internal-project-platform>.
Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
Chapter 14 International human resource management

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Hill, CWL, Hult, TM, Wickramasekera, R, Mackenzie, K, Gordon, C & Liesch, P 2019, Global business today: Asia-Pacific perspective,
5th edn, eBook, viewed 23 March 2022, ProQuest eBook Central.
Sodexo: building a diverse global workforce, pp. 636-637