The International Business Environment

by Hamilton, Leslie; Webster, Philip

• ISBN13: 9780199213993
• ISBN10: 0199213992
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-13
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This textbook outlines the process of globalization, the global economy, and the impact this has on international business organizations. Using a PESTLE framework, the text analyses the economic, political, legal, financial, technological, socio-cultural and ecological environments, therebyclearly outlining the factors which affect the everyday business of organizations. Adopting a truly international approach, the text is a well designed, colour textbook that has a range of features including examples and case studies to encourage a systematic analysis of international business environmental issues. Each chapter begins and ends with a one page case study; inaddition there are more than thirty up to date mini-cases within the text. To support students using this textbook, an online resource centre provides additional materials including web links, web exercises, and multiple choice testing sessions to help with assignment and exam preparation. For lecturers, a range of teaching materials have been developed. Online Resource Centre For lecturers offers:PowerPoint slides for each chapter of the bookExam/assignment questions Lecturer's guide Answers to review and case study questions from the textAll tables, figures and diagrams from the textFor students offers:Web linksWeb exercisesMultiple-choice questions with feedbackSearchable online glossaryFlashcards

Author Biography

Leslie Hamilton was a Senior Lecturer in the School of Strategy and International Business, Leeds Metropolitan University until recently retiring (February 2008). He has more than 30 years of teaching experience on a variety of full-time and part-time undergraduate and postgraduate/post experience programmes. At undergraduate level he has taught on courses such as International Business Environment, International Business, Business Management, Public Relations, and Economics for Business. Recently he has taught at the postgraduate level on courses such as the MSc in Finance and the MA in Business Studies.
Philip Webster is a Principal Lecturer and Programme Director for undergraduate courses in Public Relations. He is also a member of the University Academic Board, the Academic Committee, the Resources and Planning Committee and the University Appeals Committee. He was previously the Course Leader for the BA (Hons) in Business Studies and an External Examiner at the University of Hull. He teaches Business Strategy, Business Ethics, and the International Business Environment.

Table of Contents

Global Context

Globalization

The Global Economy

Analysing Global Industries

Analysing the Global Business Environment

Global Issues

The Socio-Cultural Framework

The Technological Framework

The Political Environment

The Legal Environment

The Financial Framework

Dorron Otter: The Ecological Environment

Corporate Social Responsibility in Global Industries

Challenges of the Future

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