Offers guidelines for Westerners seeking to gain an understanding of Indonesian culture. Explains the five principles or Silas of Pancasila, which serves as both the state ideology and civil religion of Indonesia. Considers other sources of the country's value system. Discusses the implications of Pancasila for Westerners conducting business in…

With American corporate investments abroad rising and world trade expanding, the need for managers who are knowledgeable about the culture and business practices of other nations is growing. Some programs in American business schools are described. (MLW)

Discusses the current interest of anthropological research in international business activity. Discusses ways in which an anthropological perspective might be used to enhance the teaching of international business. (Author/BJV)

Describes changes in educators' attitudes toward energy education and conservation. Suggests that students must understand how energy is supplied and consumed to understand the contemporary world. Recommends that educators identify links to energy issues in the existing curriculum and design activities around them. (DK)

Describes the WHDB (World Trade Database), an Austrian information service that provides worldwide commodity trade statistics. Results of a survey of available data sources that examined contents, user-friendliness, costs, retrieval language, service, and performance are presented; and online and CD-ROM databases are compared. (nine references)…

Reviews 14 international economics textbooks to help instructors with selection. Includes organization and structure, topics covered, and characteristics of the texts. Suggests considerations such as course length, level of abstraction desired, opinion of numerically based graphical analysis, extensiveness of examples and applications, and whether…

Two issues related to transnational financial reporting are examined: (1) the extent to which the professional registers of accounting and finance in different countries exhibit semantic equivalence, and (2) strategies of communications that are adopted in transnational reporting when straightforward mappings cannot be performed. (14 references)…

Presents a sampling of items from the ERIC database on the interactions between Japan and the United States. Includes items on diplomatic and intercultural relations, historical trends, technology, and business competition. Offers information on using the database and obtaining materials. (DK)

Examines the development of U.S. technology transfer and scientific and technical information policies since World War II as they relate to national security issues. Topics discussed include technology transfer policy, the position of the United States in high technology areas, the impact of U.S. policy, and policy recommendations. (40 references)…

Examines the use of English by merchandisers in Macao, where the required proficiency exceeds that these individuals can be expected to possess. Examples of serious language mistakes are given and contextual and other clues are identified. Possible solutions for these problems are suggested and potential directions of further enquiry are explored.…

The first part of the annual automation marketplace survey examines minicomputer systems in libraries. Highlights include vendor consolidation and acquisitions; system interconnection; networked databases; products related to the Americans with Disabilities Act; multimedia; vendor installations worldwide; academic versus public library…

A study of 152 business students from a major midwestern university identified criteria students commonly use when choosing a major and career. Results support previous studies' findings that international marketing does not attract as many students as traditional functional areas in business administration. (JOW)

Studying global economic system helps middle-school students unravel complexities of world economics by focusing on other countries, their motivations as consumers, and their decision-making processes. By examining interrelationship of economics and everyday life, students can see their place in economic chain. Concepts such as marketing, stock…

Presents the learner-generated case study as a teaching/learning technique that focuses on learners' current developmental needs. Cases, generated by learners, are real, current, and involve international challenges. Explains the technique's main features and use in graduate international management courses and corporate training programs.…

A study examined productivity in seven international business journals from 1991 to 1995. Results suggest publication is highly competitive; although a high percentage of publications are by American authors, international research productivity is global, with foreign authors contributing increasing amounts of international business research.…