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International business : themes and issues in the modern global economy / Debra Johnson and Colin Turner.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2010.Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xxvii, 496 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN:
  • 9780415437639 (hbk.)
  • 9780415437646 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD2755.5 .J64 2010
Contents:
Globalization and the International Business Environment — Globalization and the Changing Business Environment — Regional Integration and Globalization — Governance Issues in an Integrating World Economy — Development and International Production — Enterprise Issues in the Global Economy — Multinationals: Conduits of Globalization — Globalizing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: The Emergence of Micronationals — The Global Trading Environment within Product Markets — The Global Trading Environment within Service Markets — Global Competition Issues — Culture and Ethics — Challenges for the Global Resource Base — Labour Issues in the Global EconomyvThe International Monetary System — The Global Economy as an Information Economy — Greening International Business: Boon or Bust? — Energy: The Case of a Global and Globalizing Industry — International Business in a Changing World.
Summary: This new edition of International Business examines the impact of globalization on key aspects of the business environment. It offers a comprehensive overview of this phenomenon that is altering corporate strategy fundamentally, critiquing the complexities of globalization and its impact on international business. International Business offers a holistic examination of the processes that influence the evolution of strategy in the modern global economy. It is divided into three sections: impact of globalization: how globalization has driven the processes of regional integration and the emergence of transnational governance structures environmental drivers: how international strategy is shaped and the emergence of internationalized businesses resource issues: how resources can determine success in the global economy or impede firm evolution. Featuring a wealth of new case studies, updated pedagogy and a fresh new design, this new textbook will prove essential reading for all those studying international business. A companion website provides additional material for lecturers and students alike: www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415437646.
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Book TBS Barcelona HD2755.5 JOH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available RESERVE B05031
Book TBS Barcelona HD2755.5 JOH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available B02660

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Globalization and the International Business Environment — Globalization and the Changing Business Environment — Regional Integration and Globalization — Governance Issues in an Integrating World Economy — Development and International Production — Enterprise Issues in the Global Economy — Multinationals: Conduits of Globalization — Globalizing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: The Emergence of Micronationals — The Global Trading Environment within Product Markets — The Global Trading Environment within Service Markets — Global Competition Issues — Culture and Ethics — Challenges for the Global Resource Base — Labour Issues in the Global EconomyvThe International Monetary System — The Global Economy as an Information Economy — Greening International Business: Boon or Bust? — Energy: The Case of a Global and Globalizing Industry — International Business in a Changing World.

This new edition of International Business examines the impact of globalization on key aspects of the business environment. It offers a comprehensive overview of this phenomenon that is altering corporate strategy fundamentally, critiquing the complexities of globalization and its impact on international business.

International Business offers a holistic examination of the processes that influence the evolution of strategy in the modern global economy. It is divided into three sections:

impact of globalization: how globalization has driven the processes of regional integration and the emergence of transnational governance structures
environmental drivers: how international strategy is shaped and the emergence of internationalized businesses
resource issues: how resources can determine success in the global economy or impede firm evolution.
Featuring a wealth of new case studies, updated pedagogy and a fresh new design, this new textbook will prove essential reading for all those studying international business.

A companion website provides additional material for lecturers and students alike: www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415437646.

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