The International Business Environment

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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