Description
Book SynopsisEd Thompson is an Associate Professor and Director of Apprenticeships in Leicester Castle Business School at De Montfort University. His research is focused on organisational behaviour and crisis management. He is also a member of the editorial board of the SGEN Research Review in the Philippines.
Ian Worthington is an Emeritus Professor of Corporate Sustainability at De Montfort University, UK. He has published in, and reviewed for, a variety of academic journals in both the UK and the US.
Chris Britton was formerly Principal Lecturer at De Montfort University where her teaching and research interests included industrial economics, labour markets and executive recruitment.
Table of ContentsContributors Preface Acknowledgements Guided tour Part 1 Introduction
- Business organisations: the external environment
- Business organisations: the internal environment
- The global context of business
International business in action: The global car industry and the changing business environment Part 2 Contexts
- The political environment
- The macroeconomic environment
- The demographic, social and cultural context of business
- The resource context: people, technology and natural resources
- The legal environment
- The ethical and ecological environment
International business in action: Migration Part 3 Firms
- Legal structures
- Size structure of firms
- Industrial structure
- Government and business
International business in action: A lot of bottle Part 4 Markets
- The market system
- Market structure
- International markets and trade
- Governments and markets
International business in action: Working with the grain of the market Part 5 Conclusion
- Strategy and the changing environment
Glossary Index
