Business environment in a global context 2nd ed

Author

• Harrison, Andrew

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

Oxford: Oxford University press, 2014

Language

English

ISBN

9780199672585

Series

Subject(s)

• BUSINESS ENTERPRISES-MORAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS
• INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
• GLOBALIZATION

Notes

. . Index: p. 391-399

Abstract

Andrew Harrison has expertly authored this engaging text on the business environment, offering theoretical rigour, along with a truly global focus, and an understanding of the economic dimensions of the subject. The text takes a unique approach exploring the business environment at different spatial levels (global, international, national, and regional), in different dimensions (culture, ethics, internationalization, markets, technology, and risk) and in the main geopolitical regions (Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa).

The text is packed with up-to-date case studies that demonstrate how international companies are affected by, and deal with, serious global issues ranging from the Arab uprising to the growing influence of the BRIC countries. Practical insights interspersed in each chapter provide balanced commentary on the key issues and topics discussed, with further research being prompted by related questions.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xxxii, 399 p.

Dimension

25 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE The Business Environment in a Changing World --
1. The Business Environment: An Overview --
1.1. The environment as an eclectic concept --
1.2. Organizations, strategy, and the environment --
1.3. Types of organization --
1.4. Developments in the business environment --
1.5. Alternative approaches to analysis of the business environment --
Summary --
2. Globalization of the Business Environment --
2.1. Globalization as a process --
2.2. Drivers of globalization --
2.3. Globalization and the changing world order --
2.4. Global governance and the need for international regulation --
2.5. The impact of globalization --
2.6. The economics of globalization --
2.7. Alternative perspectives on globalization --
2.8. Implications of globalization at local, national, and international levels --
Summary --
3. The International Business Environment --
3.1. The international political context --
3.2. Nature and patterns of international business activity --
3.3. Regional integration --
3.4. Explanations of trade and investment --
3.5. Free trade and trade protection --
3.6. `Fair trade' and `trade justice' --
Summary --
4. The National Business Environment --
4.1. Political and economic systems --
4.2. The national institutional environment --
4.3. Government policy priorities --
4.4. The national economy and macroeconomic policy --
4.5. Industrial structure and policy --
4.6. Labour markets and labour market regulation --
4.7. Business, the national economic environment, and globalization --
Summary --
5. The Regional Business Environment --
5.1. The regional location of industry --
5.2. Regional impact analysis --
5.3. Causes and consequences of regional disparities --
5.4. Regional policy: alternative approaches --
5.5. Sub-national regions and globalization --
Summary --
pt. TWO Key Dimensions of the Business Environment --
6. Contrasting Cultures and Business Models --
6.1. The meaning and significance of culture --
6.2. Culture and institutions --
6.3. The essentials of culture --
6.4. Methods of cultural assessment --
6.5. Cultural controversies --
6.6. Alternative socio-economic models --
6.7. Implications for business in the global economy --
Summary --
7. Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility --
7.1. Ethics and business --
7.2. Difficult issues in business ethics --
7.3. Concepts in business ethics --
7.4. Personal ethics in business --
7.5. Corporate social responsibility --
7.6. Responsibility for the natural environment --
7.7. Business ethics, voluntarism, and the law --
Summary --
8. Internationalization of Business in a Changing Environment --
8.1. Motives for going international --
8.2. Multinational enterprises and the internationalization process --
8.3. Assessing the international environment --
8.4. Modes of international entry --
8.5. Theories of internationalization --
8.6. Internationalization and the business environment --
Summary --
9. Markets and Competition --
9.1. Markets in the global economy --
9.2. The role and operation of markets --
9.3. The analysis of competition --
9.4. The need for regulation --
Summary --
10. Technological Change --
10.1. Perspectives on technological change --
10.2. Sources of technological change --
10.3. Technology and economic performance --
10.4. The knowledge economy --
Summary --
11. Risk in the International Environment --
11.1. Global and country risk in an uncertain world --
11.2. Risk in the business environment --
11.3. Analysis of risk in the global environment --
11.4. Country risk analysis --
11.5. Managing risk in an uncertain world --
Summary --
pt. THREE The Geopolitical Context --
12. Europe: Unification, Crisis, and Beyond --
12.1. Redrawing the map of Europe --
12.2. The European Union --
12.3. Transition in Russia and Eastern Europe --
12.4. The future of European capitalism --
12.5. European enigmas --
13. Contrasting Developments in the Americas --
13.1. The US economy, the US dollar, and the world economy --
13.2. US hegemony in international affairs --
13.3. NAFTA and prospects for inter-American free trade --
13.4. Regional integration in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean --
13.5. A new dawn for Latin America? --
14. Asia's Economic Potential --
14.1. Asia's political, economic, and cultural complexities --
14.2. The rise and fall of Japan? --
14.3. The Chinese phenomenon --
14.4. India's contrasting fortunes --
14.5. Regional integration in Asia and the Asia-Pacific --
14.6. Asian enigmas --
15. Africa's Struggle for Reform --
15.1. The African enigma --
15.2. Africa's contrasting regions --
15.3. Regional integration in Africa --
15.4. Constraints on Africa's economic development --
15.5. An African renaissance?

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