Bibliographic instruction on international business is an essential component of preparing students for their business curriculum and later as business practitioners. This article contains a course-related session with corresponding source materials and delineates an effective and practical way to provide students familiarity with library…

Recruitment of foreign students would be economically advantageous to New England. Currently, the typical foreign student in Boston makes international 15 trips to the area in a lifetime. Alumni connections are especially important, both for institutions and for the region's economy. Increasingly, other states and regions are discovering the…

The global connection is a business education project undertaken at three diverse institutions located in Denmark (Copenhagen Business School) and California (National University, Coastline Community College). The project incorporates video teleconferencing technology to provide six guest speakers for teaching purposes within one academic year…

A survey of 250 American Marketing Association members investigated which international business research topics were seen as having high utility or importance. It also identified five latent factors (global market expansion; international marketing management; management issues in an international context; quality, values, and expectations;…

Rhetorical strategies employed in three intercultural negotiations between British and Singaporean businessmen are examined. Communication breakdowns are attributed more to a lack of the will to adapt and understand, rather than intercultural differences, pointing out the importance of sensitivity and flexibility in adapting to different…

Discusses the need to enhance United States/European Union (EU) commercial and educational cooperation. Differences between US and EU language and trade policies are explored and the importance of plurilingualism in the global economy is examined. The role of the French Language, especially "Le francais des affaires," in facilitating…

The need to incorporate a foreign-language component in international business curricula is examined. The value of foreign language is analyzed from the perspectives of international business executives, managers, and other employees, national commissions on education, and academic administrators and faculty. It is concluded that language study…

Despite claims in the literature that management education for international business must incorporate an international dimension, most European programs do not reflect that approach. Two competing paradigms of international business education are described, and it is proposed that, rather than devise strategies to internationalize the business…

Examines two cross-cultural adaptability training tools used in multinational corporations and suggests strategies for integrating them into the foreign language classroom. Suggests students with a high degree of synthetic and analytic thinking skills as they relate to cross-cultural contexts-- tend to fill an important marketplace niche.…

Analyzes Reagan's foreign economic policy, and presents reasons for the misinformation surrounding Reaganomics. Outlines the Reagan administration's economic goals, including a discussion of the U.S. trade deficit and attempts to remedy it. Addresses criticisms launched against Reagan's economic policy, and provides cross-country data on budget…

Political, academic, and business leaders are urging adoption of a federal technology policy that would focus on helping American companies compete in international trade. They feel increased partnerships between government, business, and universities and reallocation of research resources could help speed new knowledge from academic laboratories…

Language instruction, particularly Portuguese, in the master's degree program in international business studies at the University of South Carolina is discussed, and the Portuguese language program is described. Low student interest in studying Portuguese has plagued the language program, but those students who have opted to study the language…

Discusses the need for a coherent federal information policy that would provide access to domestic and foreign scientific and technical information, foster the competitiveness of American corporations, and recognize the role of the National Technical Information Service within the federal government. (10 references) (CLB)

Argues that the injection of foreign ownership into the debate over the privatization of federal agencies has deflected attention from the critical domestic concerns of economic efficiency and operational optimization. The need for the promotion of international exchange of information within the context of a national information policy is…

The first article describes effects of the devaluation of the dollar on American libraries that purchase scientific, technical and medical serials published in Europe, and the responses of libraries and library associations. The second presents reasons for increased serial prices from the perspective of the publishing industry. (15…