Business environment in a global context:
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| Item Description: | Previous edition: 2010 |
| Physical Description: | XXIX, 399 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. 25 cm |
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Autor: Harrison, Andrew L
Jahr: 2014
Detailed contents
List of Abbreviations xvii
List of Features xxi
How to use the Book xxvi
How to use the Online Resource Centre xxviii
PART ONE The Business Environment in a Changing World
1 The Business Environment: An Overview 3
1.1 The environment as an eclectic concept 4
1.2 Organizations, strategy, and the environment 6
1.3 Types of organization 7
1.4 Developments in the business environment 8
1.5 Alternative approaches to analysis of the business environment 15
Summary 21
2 Globalization of the Business Environment 27
2.1 Globalization as a process 28
2.2 Drivers of globalization 29
2.3 Globalization and the changing world order 32
2.4 Global governance and the need for international regulation 34
2.5 The impact of globalization 38
2.6 The economics of globalization 39
2.7 Alternative perspectives on globalization 43
2.8 Implications of globalization at local, national, and international levels 48
Summary 48
3 The International Business Environment 56
3.1 The international political context 57
3.2 Nature and patterns of international business activity 60
3.3 Regional integration 71
3.4 Explanations of trade and investment 75
3.5 Free trade and trade protection 79
3.6 Fair trade and trade justice 82
Summary 84
4 The National Business Environment 91
4.1 Political and economic systems 93
4.2 The national institutional environment 95
4.3 Government policy priorities 96
4.4 The national economy and macroeconomic policy 97
4.5 Industrial structure and policy 109
4.6 Labour markets and labour market regulation 115
4.7 Business, the national economic environment, and globalization 116
Summary 118
5 The Regional Business Environment 126
5.1 The regional location of industry 127
5.2 Regional impact analysis 133
5.3 Causes and consequences of regional disparities 134
5.4 Regional policy: alternative approaches 139
5.5 Sub-national regions and globalization 143
Summary 145
PART TWO Key Dimensions of the Business Environment
6 Contrasting Cultures and Business Models 155
6.1 The meaning and significance of culture 156
6.2 Culture and institutions 158
6.3 The essentials of culture 159
6.4 Methods of cultural assessment 164
6.5 Cultural controversies 168
6.6 Alternative socio-economic models 174
6.7 Implications for business in the global economy 181
Summary 182
7 Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility 190
7.1 Ethics and business 191
7.2 Difficult issues in business ethics 192
7.3 Conceptsin business ethics 194
7.4 Personal ethics in business 200
7.5 Corporate social responsibility 203
7.6 Responsibility for the natural environment 205
7.7 Business ethics, voluntarism, and the law 209
Summary 2io
8 Internationalization of Business in a Changing Environment 217
8.1 Motives for going international 218
8.2 Multinational enterprises and the internationalization process 222
8.3 Assessing the international environment 225
8.4 Modes of international entry 227
8.5 Theories of internationalization 232
8.6 Internationalization and the business environment 239
Summary 240
9 Markets and Competition 247
9.1 Markets in the global economy 248
9.2 The role and operation of markets 249
9.3 The analysis of competition 257
9.4 The need for regulation 270
Summary 271
10 Technological Change 278
10.1 Perspectives on technological change 279
10.2 Sources of technological change 285
10.3 Technology and economic performance 292
10.4 The knowledge economy 295
Summary 297
11 Risk in the International Environment 304
11.1 Global and country risk in an uncertain world 305
11.2 Risk in the business environment 306
11.3 Analysis of risk in the global environment 311
11.4 Country risk analysis 314
11.5 Managing risk in an uncertain world 321
Summary 323
PART THREE The Geopolitical Context
12 Europe: Unification, Crisis, and Beyond 333
12.1 Redrawing the map of Europe 333
12.2 The European Union 335
12.3 Transition in Russia and Eastern Europe 339
12.4 The future of European capitalism 340
12.5 European enigmas 341
13 Contrasting Developments in the Americas 345
13.1 The US economy, the US dollar, and the world economy 345
13.2 US hegemony in international affairs 347
13.3 NAFTA and prospects for inter-American free trade 347
13.4 Regional integration in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean 349
13.5 A new dawn for Latin America? 349
14 Asia s Economic Potential 355
14.1 Asia s political, economic, and cultural complexities 355
14.2 The rise and fall ofjapan? 357
14.3 The Chinese phenomenon 359
14.4 India s contrasting fortunes 361
14.5 Regional integration in Asia and the Asia-Pacific 362
14.6 Asian enigmas 363
15 Africa s Struggle for Reform 369
15.1 The African enigma 369
15.2 Africa s contrasting regions 371
15.3 Regional integration in Africa 374
15.4 Constraints on Africa s economic development 375
15.5 An African renaissance? 377
Qossary 381
Index of Countries 391
General Index
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