UnitOneGlobalEconomyandMarket
Globalization 1
GlobalizationofMarkets 2
PhasesofGlobalization 2
DimensionsofMarketGlobalization 4
DriversofMarketGlobalization 6
Firm-levelConsequencesofMarket
Globalization:Internationalization
oftheFirmu2019sValueChain 9
ChinainGlobalEconomy 11
Vocabulary 12
UnitTwoInternationalBusiness 13
Introduction 13
ActivitiesinInternationalBusiness 14
TheNatureofInternationalTrade 14
TheNatureofInternational
Investment 15
ServicesTradeasNormalProducts 16
HowdoesInternationalBusinessDiffer
fromDomesticBusiness? 18
TheFourRisksin
Internationalization 18
WhoParticipatesinInternational
Business? 20
WhyShouldYouStudyInternational
Business? 22
FacilitatoroftheGlobalEconomy
andInterconnectedness 22
ContributortoNationalEconomy 23
ACompetitiveAdvantage
fortheFirm 24
ACompetitiveAdvantageforYou 25
Vocabulary 26
UnitThreeBusinessLetterWriting 27
WritingPrinciplesofBusinessLetters 27
LayoutofBusinessLetters 28
LetterForms 32
Semi-indentedLetterStyle 32
BlockedLetterStyle 33
AddressingEnvelopes 34
WordsandExpressionsCommonly
UsedinForeignTrade 35
UnitFourEstablishingBusiness
Relations 38
SpecimenLetters 39
Vocabulary 43
WordsandExpressionsCommonly
UsedinForeignTrade 45
Preposition 47
BusinessConversations 48
UsefulExpressions 49
CaseStudy 50
Exercises 51
UnitFiveSalesPromotion 55
SpecimenLetters 56
Vocabulary 60
WordsandExpressionsCommonly
UsedinForeignTrade 61
Preposition 63
BusinessConversations 65
UsefulExpressions 66
Exercises 67
UnitSixEnquiriesandReplies 69
SpecimenLetters 70
Vocabulary 73
WordsandExpressionsCommonly
UsedinForeignTrade 74
Preposition 79
BusinessConversations 80
UsefulExpressions 81
CaseStudy 82
Exercises 85
UnitSevenQuotations,Offers
andCounter-offers 87
SpecimenLetters 88
Vocabulary 93
WordsandExpressionsCommonly
UsedinForeignTrade 95
Preposition 97
BusinessConversations 98
UsefulExpressions 99
CaseStudy 100
Exercises 102
UnitEightOrdersandTheirFulfilment,
andSalesContracts 106
Ⅰ.Thebuyeru2019sobligations 107
Ⅱ.Theselleru2019sobligations 107
SpecimenLetters 107
Vocabulary 112
WordsandExpressionsCommonly
UsedinForeignTrade 114
Preposition 117
BusinessConversations 118
UsefulExpressions 120
CaseStudy 120
Exercises 124
UnitNineTermsofPayment 126
Meansofpaymentininternationaltrade 126
Billofexchange 126
PromissoryNote 129
Cheque(Check) 129
ModesofInternationalPayment 130
Remittance 130
Collection 131
LetterofCredit(L/C) 135
SpecimenLetters 149
Vocabulary 159
WordsandExpressionsCommonly
UsedinForeignTrade 160
Preposition 165
BusinessConversations 167
UsefulExpressions 168
Exercises 170
UnitTenInsurance 178
SpecimenLetters 180
Vocabulary 186
WordsandExpressionsCommonly
UsedinForeignTrade 187
Preposition 189
BusinessConversations 190
UsefulExpressions 192
Exercises 193
UnitElevenShipment 195
SpecimenLetters 196
Vocabulary 203
WordsandExpressionsCommonly
UsedinForeignTrade 205
Preposition 207
BusinessConversations 209
UsefulExpressions 210
Exercises 211
UnitTwelveComplaintsand
Adjustments 213
SpecimenLetters 216
Vocabulary 221
WordsandExpressionsCommonly
UsedinForeignTrade 222
Preposition 224
BusinessConversations 226
UsefulExpressions 227
Exercises 228
UnitThirteenExporting,Importing
andCountertrade 231
Exporting 231
AdvantagesofExporting 232
DisadvantagesofExporting 233
ProceduresofExporting 233
ASystematicApproachto
Exporting 235
Importing 239
ProceduresofImport 240
Countertrade 241
Vocabulary 243
UnitFourteenForeignDirectInvestment
andCollaborative
Ventures 244
TrendsinForeignDirectInvestment
andCollaborativeVentures 244
MotivesforForeignDirectInvestment
(FDI)andCollaborativeVentures 245
Market-SeekingMotives 246
ResourceorAsset-SeekingMotives 246
Efficiency-SeekingMotives 247
ForeignDirectInvestment 248
KeyFeaturesofFDI 248
Factorstoconsiderin
selectingFDIlocations 249
TheNatureofOwnershipinFDI 252
InternationalCollaborativeVentures 253
EquityJointVentures 253
Project-Based,Non-EquityVentures 254
Differencesbetweenthesetwo
typesofcollaborativeventures 254
ManagingCollaborativeVentures 255
UnderstandPotentialRisksin
Collaboration 256
PursueaSystematicProcess
forPartnering 256
EnsureSuccesswithCollaborative
Ventures 257
SuccessFactorsinCollaborative
Ventures 257
TheExperienceofRetailersin
ForeignMarkets 258
ChallengesofInternational
Retailing 259
InternationalRetailingSuccess
Factors 259
Vocabulary 261
UnitFifteenE-Commerce 262
Reasonsforthefastdevelopment
ofE-commerce 263
RoleofIntermediaryinE-commerce 264
TwomodesofE-commerce 264
HowtostartE-commerce 265
BarrierstoE-commercedevelopment 267
Vocabulary 268
Appendix1TheUniformCustomsand
PracticeforDocumentary
Credits,2007Revision,ICC
(Publicationno.600) 269
Appendix2Documents 292
中国人民保险公司 292
中华人民共和国海关出口货物报关单 293
出口货物订舱委托书 294
BILLOFLADING 295
中华人民共和国上海进出口
商品检验局 299
COMMERCIALINVOICE 300
海运出口货物投保单 301
SALESCONFIRMATION 302
PACKINGLIST 304
主要参考书目 305