TY - BOOK AU - Johnson,Debra AU - Turner,Colin TI - International business : : themes and issues in the modern global economy SN - 9780415437639 (hbk.) AV - HD2755.5 .J64 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - International business enterprises N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -