International Business Negotiations (International Business and Management)

There is no shortage of books on business negotiations, some with an international dimension grafted onto them. This volume, by contrast, is designed to meet the need for a comprehensive guide to the complexities and pitfalls specific to international negotiations. It addresses a range of issues such as background factors, the process of negotiations, the role of third parties, problems of cross-cultural communication, and strategies and tactics to be adopted when negotiating in the international arena. Throughout, treatment of these topics is supported by reference to real-life experiences, examples and cases.

The types of international agreements discussed include: export and sales contracts; licensing contracts; agency agreements; and joint venture agreements. These are looked at within a variety of contexts - international networks, subsidiary-parent negotiations, turnkey projects, and negotiations for foreign direct investments with companies and governments.

Underlying the whole text is the Editors' belief that, conducted within a proper systematic framework, such negotiations are a means of building lasting business relationships as opposed to merely completing one-off transactions.