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Worthington Ian <1946-> |
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Titolo |
The business environment / / Ian Worthington and Chris Britton, Leicester Business School, De Montfort University, Leicester |
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Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2015 |
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[Seventh edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (504 pages) |
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Industrial management - Great Britain |
Industrial policy - Great Britain |
Industrial policy - European Union countries |
International economic relations |
Business |
European Union countries Commerce |
Great Britain Commerce |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Brief contents -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the sixth edition -- Preface to the seventh edition -- Acknowledgements -- Guided tour -- Part One: Introduction -- 1: Business organisations: the external environment -- Learning outcomes and key terms -- Introduction -- The business organisation and its environment -- The general or contextual environment -- Mini case: The impact of regional economic conditions -- The immediate or operational environment -- Analysing the business environment -- Mini case: Fresh but not so easy -- Central themes -- Synopsis -- Summary of key points -- Case study: Facing the unexpected -- Review and discussion questions -- Assignments -- Further reading -- 2: Business organisations: the internal environment -- Learning outcomes and key terms -- Introduction -- The concept of the organisation: an initial comment -- Understanding the nature of organisations: theories of organisation and management -- Other theoretical approaches -- Organisational structures -- Mini case: 'Into the Dragon's Den' -- Mini |
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case: A merger of equals? -- The virtual organisation -- Structural change -- Aspects of functional management -- Synopsis -- Summary of key points -- Case study: Reshuffle at Microsoft -- Review and discussion questions -- Assignments -- Notes and references -- Further reading -- 3: The global context of business -- Learning outcomes and key terms -- Introduction -- Globalisation versus internationalisation -- The role of multinational enterprises -- Mini case: Transfer pricing -- Globalisation and business -- Mini case: Currency crisis in emerging markets -- Globalisation and the small and medium-sized firm -- Synopsis -- Summary of key points -- Case study: FDI flows -- Review and discussion questions -- Assignments. |
Notes and references -- Further reading -- International business in action: The global car industry and the changing business environment -- Part Two: Contexts -- 4: The political environment -- Learning outcomes and key terms -- Introduction -- Political systems -- Government in democratic states -- Mini case: Brought to book -- The three branches or functions of government -- Mini case: The power of the purse -- Checks and balances in democracies -- A model of the policy process -- Synopsis -- Summary of key points -- Appendix 4.1: A democratic political system in action: UK national government -- Appendix 4.2: Subnational government: UK local authorities -- Appendix 4.3: Supranational government: the European Union -- Case study: The business of lobbying -- Review and discussion questions -- Assignments -- Notes and references -- Further reading -- 5: The macroeconomic environment -- Learning outcomes and key terms -- Introduction -- Economic systems -- Economies in transition -- Politico-economic synthesis -- The macroeconomy -- Government and the macroeconomy: objectives -- Mini case: Digging in for the long term -- Government and the macroeconomy: policies -- The role of financial institutions -- Mini case: A new kid on the block: the rise of the credit rating agency -- International economic institutions and organisations -- Synopsis -- Summary of key points -- Case study: Quantitative easing (QE) -- Review and discussion questions -- Assignments -- Notes and references -- Further reading -- 6: The demographic, social and cultural context of business -- Learning outcomes and key terms -- Introduction -- The demographic environment of business -- The social context -- Mini case: A new class structure? -- Lifestyles -- The cultural environment -- Mini case: National cultures -- Application: market segmentation -- Synopsis. |
Summary of key points -- Case study: An invitation to 'tweet' -- Review and discussion questions -- Assignments -- Notes and references -- Further reading -- 7: The resource context: people, technology and natural resources -- Learning outcomes and key terms -- Introduction -- People -- Mini case: Zero-hours contracts -- Technology -- Mini case: The robots are coming -- Natural resources -- Synopsis -- Summary of key points -- Case study: Fracking -- Review and discussion questions -- Assignments -- Notes and references -- Further reading -- 8: The legal environment -- Learning outcomes and key terms -- Introduction -- Classification of law -- Mini case: Banking on advice -- Sources of law -- The legal system: the courts -- Mini case: Jean-Marc Bosman - a case of foul play? -- Business organisations and the law -- Contract law: the essentials -- Agency -- Law and the consumer -- Codes of practice -- Synopsis -- Summary of key points -- Case study: The sale of goods on the internet -- Review and discussion questions -- Assignments -- Notes and references -- Further reading -- 9: The ethical and ecological environment -- Learning outcomes and key terms -- Introduction -- Ethics and business -- Mini case: Illegal or unethical? -- Corporate social |
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responsibility (CSR) -- The 'environment' as a business issue: the emergence of corporate environmentalism -- Drivers of 'green' business -- Why and how firms become more environmentally responsible -- Mini case: Going round in circles: Desso Carpets -- Another perspective: the 'outside-in' view -- Synopsis Summary of key points -- Case study: Doing well by doing good -- Review and discussion questions -- Assignments -- Notes and references -- Further reading -- International business in action: Migration -- Part Three: Firms -- 10: Legal structures -- Learning outcomes and key terms -- Introduction. |
Private sector organisations in the UK -- Mini case: Companies under pressure -- Social enterprises -- Public sector business organisations in the UK -- Business organisations in mainland Europe -- The public sector in mainland Europe -- Legal structure: some implications -- Franchising, licensing and joint ventures -- Mini case: Cross-national joint ventures -- Synopsis -- Summary of key points -- Case study: Facebook: from fledgling start-up to global phenomenon -- Review and discussion questions -- Assignments -- Notes and references -- Further reading -- 11: Size structure of firms -- Learning outcomes and key terms -- Introduction -- The size structure of UK industry -- Organisational growth -- Methods of growth -- Mini case: The story of a failed merger -- Finance for growth -- Small firms -- Mini case: 'Olderpreneurs' and small firms -- Multinationals -- Synopsis -- Summary of key points -- Case study: Gazprom, the Russian giant -- Review and discussion questions -- Assignments -- Notes and references -- Further reading -- 12: Industrial structure -- Learning outcomes and key terms -- Introduction -- The structure of industry -- Mini case: The end of manufacturing? -- Mini case: The life cycle model -- Deindustrialisation -- Synopsis -- Summary of key points -- Appendix 12.1: The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC), 2007 -- Case study: The rise of the public service companies: the case of Serco -- Review and discussion questions -- Assignments -- Notes and references -- Further reading -- 13: Government and business -- Learning outcomes and key terms -- Introduction -- Government and business: an overview -- Regional policy -- Regional aid within the European Union -- Mini case: The EU and state aid -- UK urban policy -- Selected urban policy instruments -- Developments in urban policy: 1997-2010. |
Urban and industrial policy developments in the UK since 2010 -- Local government and business in the UK -- Business as an influence on government -- Mini case: A taxing issue -- Synopsis -- Summary of key points -- Case study: Strength in numbers? -- Review and discussion questions -- Assignments -- Notes and references -- Further reading -- International business in action: A lot of bottle -- Part Four: Markets -- 14: The market system -- Learning outcomes and key terms -- Introduction -- The market mechanism -- Demand -- Supply -- Shifts in demand and supply -- Mini case: The eff ect of a factory fi re on the market for microchips -- Price controls -- Mini case: The price of toilet rolls in Venezuela -- Elasticity of demand -- Elasticity of supply -- The importance of the market to business -- Synopsis -- Summary of key points -- Case study: The housing market in the UK -- Review and discussion questions -- Assignments -- Notes and references -- Further reading -- 15: Market structure -- Learning outcomes and key terms -- Introduction -- Market structures - in theory and practice -- Porter's five-forces model -- Mini case: Open Skies and contestability -- Mini case: The success story of Prosecco -- Measuring the degree of actual competition in the market -- Synopsis -- Summary of key points -- Case study: A Porter's five-forces analysis |
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of the cigarette industry in the UK -- Review and discussion questions -- Assignments -- Notes and references -- Further reading -- 16: International markets and trade -- Learning outcomes and key terms -- Introduction -- International trade - why it takes place -- Restrictions to international trade -- Mini case: The cotton dispute -- The European Union (EU) -- The balance of payments -- The history of the balance of payments in the United Kingdom -- Mini case: The current account of the balance of payments. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In a fast-paced and constantly changing world, it is more important than ever to have a sound appreciation of the context in which business organisations exist and operate. Now in its 7th edition, this best-selling textbook offers a comprehensive, yet accessible, introduction to the wide range of external influences that affect business operations and decisions in today's increasingly globalised world. How do changing, and often unpredictable, economic or political conditions impact on business? How are business organisations affected by globalisation? What role do environmental responsibility and ethics have to play in business decisions? Using well-known examples and case studies from a broad range of international organisations, this 7th edition of The Business Environment addresses these key questions and many more. It includes a chapter on the global context of business together with International Business in Action case studies, both of which clearly illustrate the global nature of today's world of business. |
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