The International Business Environment

✍ Scribed by Leslie Hamilton; Philip Webster

• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 483
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Brief contents
Detailed contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of cases
Guide to the book
How to use this book
How to use the onlineresources
About the authors
Contributors
Part One Global Context
Chapter One Globalization
The Process of Globalization
Globalization is Not Global (Yet)
Globalization is Not Global (Yet)
The Indicators of Globalization
Financial Flows
Migration
Globalization is All-pervasive
The Drivers of Globalization
Barriers to Globalization
Cultural and Geographical Distance
The Benefits and Costs of Globalization for Business
Chapter Two The Global Economy
Introduction
Measuring the Size of the Global Economy
GDP as an Indicator of the Standard of Living
Economic Growth
The Changing World Economy
International Trade
Trade Intervention
Exchange Rates
Chapter Three Analysing Global Industries
Introduction
The Market and the Industry
Market Structures
Market Power
Measuring Market Concentration
Analysing Industries—A Framework
Chapter Four The Global Business Environment
Introduction
The External Environment
Opportunities and Threats
Scanning the Environment
The Macro-environment
Political and Legal Environment
Economic and Financial Environment
Socio-cultural Environment
Technological Environment
The Ecological Environment
Chapter Five Corporate Social Responsibility
Introduction
Debates about CSR
The Moral Case for CSR
The Business Case
Global CSR
Whose Standards?
The Ten Principles
Corruption
Child Labour
Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals and Business
Chapter Six Assessing Country Attractiveness
Introduction
The Internationalization Process
The Reasons for FDI
Screening and Evaluating Foreign Markets
Collecting Data
International Data Problems
The Process of Assessing Country Attractiveness
Part Two Global Issues
Chapter Seven The Socio-cultural Framework
Introduction
Culture
The Social Environment
Chapter Eight The Technological Framework
Introduction
The Nature of Technology
Capitalism and Disruptive Waves of Innovation
The Info-tech Revolution
Investment in Innovation
Why Technology is Important for Business
Chapter Nine The Political Environment
Introduction
What is the Political Environment?
Different Political Systems
Other Functions of the State and their Importance for Business
The Size of the State
The Demise of the Nation State?
Chapter Ten The Legal Environment
Introduction
The Importance of Law for Business
Systems and Sources of Law
Important Aspects of the Law for Business
International Law and IPRs
European Union
Single Market Programme
Cybercrime
Chapter Eleven The Financial Framework
Introduction
Money
The Importance of Confidence
Inflation and Interest Rates
Financial Institutions—Who Are They and What Do They Do?
Functions of Financial Institutions
Industry Restructuring and Diversification
Financial Markets
The Major Markets
Financial Crises
Anatomy of the Financial Crisis 2007/08
Financial Regulation
The Regulatory Challenge
Chapter Twelve The Ecological Environment
Introduction
The Ecological Problem
The Economic Approach to Explaining the Ecological Problem
Perspectives on the Role of Business
Green Views
Environmental Regulation
Global Cooperation—Establishing Effective Environmental Regimes
The Role of Science
The Notion of Sustainable Development
Global Climate Change
The Effects of Climate Change
The Sceptical Environmentalists
The Progress on Climate Change Action
The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
Glossary
Index