A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about International Business

With the ultimate question of why studying the world of international business is important to you as an individual, George Cairnes and Martyna Silwa present an astute, conversational, and stimulating exploration of contemporary international business.

With considerations such as the challenge to principles of business in the context of trading blocs, protectionism, and restricted trade; the effects of international governing bodies of the like the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank; and how everyone and everything fits into the larger picture. This short book looks at a very big and interesting field with humor and insightfulness.

It will appeal to all those interested in international business, either at a specific level, or as a lively run through of the critical themes.

George Cairns is Adjunct Professor at QUT Business School, Brisbane. George co-founded and was co-editor of the journal Critical Perspectives on International Business. Throughout his writing, George has adopted a critical stance on the impacts of IB activity on remote and excluded stakeholders, both in the present and the future. Much of his work applies scenario methods to explore possible and possible futures. His studies include a number of journal articles on the ship breaking industry of Bangladesh. George has published in journals including Human Relations, European Journal of Operational Research, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, and Futures.

Martyna Sliwa is Professor of Management and Organisation Studies at the University of Essex.

Her research interests focus on a range of topics relevant to the employees, managers and other

stakeholders of contemporary organisations, especially those operating in the international business

environment. Examples of Martyna’s recent research projects include: language(s) and power in

multinational corporations, transnational professional mobility, and the effects of the intersections

of nationality and gender on organisational hierarchies and individual careers of highly skilled

professionals. Martyna is currently an Associate Editor of Management Learning. She has

published in a variety of journals, for example: the British Journal of Management, Journal of

International Business Studies, Management Learning and Organization.