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The business environment / / Ian Worthington and Chris Britton, Leicester Business School, De Montfort University, Leicester
| The business environment / / Ian Worthington and Chris Britton, Leicester Business School, De Montfort University, Leicester |
| Autore | Worthington Ian <1946-> |
| Edizione | [Seventh edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (504 pages) |
| Disciplina | 658 |
| Soggetto topico |
Industrial management - Great Britain
Industrial policy - Great Britain Industrial policy - European Union countries International economic relations Business |
| ISBN | 1-292-07460-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 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 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 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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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154643603321 |
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| Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Greening business [[electronic resource] ] : research, theory, and practice / / Ian Worthington
| Greening business [[electronic resource] ] : research, theory, and practice / / Ian Worthington |
| Autore | Worthington Ian <1946-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.4083 |
| Soggetto topico |
Business enterprises - Environmental aspects
Environmental responsibility Social responsibility of business Environmental protection |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-91918-4
0-19-164138-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF BOXES; SECTION ONE: MAPPING THE TERRITORY; 1. Organizations and the natural environment: the two faces of business; SECTION TWO: GREENING BUSINESS IN CONTEXT; 2. The emergence of corporate environmentalism; 3. Government, business, and the natural environment: policy instruments; SECTION THREE: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL PERSPECTIVES; 4. Why firms go 'green': drivers and motivations; 5. Models of corporate greening; 6. Examining the business case for corporate greening; 7. SMEs and the environment
SECTION FOUR: GREENING BUSINESS IN PRACTICE8. Green strategies; 9. Environmental management systems; 10. Greening business functions; SECTION FIVE: CONCLUSION; 11. Towards the ecologically sustainable business organization?; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462851303321 |
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Worthington Ian <1946->
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| Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Greening business [[electronic resource] ] : research, theory, and practice / / Ian Worthington
| Greening business [[electronic resource] ] : research, theory, and practice / / Ian Worthington |
| Autore | Worthington Ian <1946-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.4083 |
| Soggetto topico |
Business enterprises - Environmental aspects
Environmental responsibility Social responsibility of business Environmental protection |
| ISBN |
1-283-91918-4
0-19-164138-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF BOXES; SECTION ONE: MAPPING THE TERRITORY; 1. Organizations and the natural environment: the two faces of business; SECTION TWO: GREENING BUSINESS IN CONTEXT; 2. The emergence of corporate environmentalism; 3. Government, business, and the natural environment: policy instruments; SECTION THREE: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL PERSPECTIVES; 4. Why firms go 'green': drivers and motivations; 5. Models of corporate greening; 6. Examining the business case for corporate greening; 7. SMEs and the environment
SECTION FOUR: GREENING BUSINESS IN PRACTICE8. Green strategies; 9. Environmental management systems; 10. Greening business functions; SECTION FIVE: CONCLUSION; 11. Towards the ecologically sustainable business organization?; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786072303321 |
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Worthington Ian <1946->
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| Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Greening business : research, theory, and practice / / Ian Worthington
| Greening business : research, theory, and practice / / Ian Worthington |
| Autore | Worthington Ian <1946-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.4083 |
| Soggetto topico |
Business enterprises - Environmental aspects
Environmental responsibility Social responsibility of business Environmental protection |
| ISBN |
1-283-91918-4
0-19-164138-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF BOXES; SECTION ONE: MAPPING THE TERRITORY; 1. Organizations and the natural environment: the two faces of business; SECTION TWO: GREENING BUSINESS IN CONTEXT; 2. The emergence of corporate environmentalism; 3. Government, business, and the natural environment: policy instruments; SECTION THREE: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL PERSPECTIVES; 4. Why firms go 'green': drivers and motivations; 5. Models of corporate greening; 6. Examining the business case for corporate greening; 7. SMEs and the environment
SECTION FOUR: GREENING BUSINESS IN PRACTICE8. Green strategies; 9. Environmental management systems; 10. Greening business functions; SECTION FIVE: CONCLUSION; 11. Towards the ecologically sustainable business organization?; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818827903321 |
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Worthington Ian <1946->
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| Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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