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The only book with a 'themes and issues' approach that encourages critical engagement with contemporary debates in the business environment.
List of contents
- 1: Paul Wetherly: Introduction: 'Business' and its 'environment' in a 'globalizing world'
- Part One: Environments
- 2: Dorron Otter: The economic environment
- 3: Dorron Otter: The technological environment
- 4: Paul Wetherly: The political environment
- 5: David Amos: The legal environment
- 6: Paul Wetherly: The social and cultural environment
- 7: Simon Robinson: Can the marketplace be ethical? Corporate responsibility
- 8: Eamonn Judge: The natural environment: Global warming, pollution, resource depletion, and sustainable development
- Part Two: Issues
- 9: Chris Mulhearn and Mike Franco: How has macroeconomic policy changed in an era of uncertainty?
- 10: Dorron Otter: Globalization of business: Good or bad?
- 11: Paul Wetherly: Does business have too much power?
- 12: Dorron Otter and Paul Wetherly: Is inequality bad for business?
- 13: Stratis Koutsoukos and Dorron Otter: Creating effective trading blocs: What lessons does the European Union provide?
- 14: Paul Wetherly: What role for the public sector?
- 15: Simon Raby and Geoff Gregson: From starting to scaling and beyond: How do entrepreneurs and SMEs innovate and grow?
- 16: Dorron Otter and Paul Wetherly: Conclusion: Looking ahead-managing in a dynamic environment
About the author
Paul Wetherly is a Reader in Politics at Leeds Beckett University.
Dorron Otter is Principal Lecturer Emeritus in Economics at Leeds Beckett University.
Summary
The only book with a 'themes and issues' approach that encourages critical engagement with contemporary debates in the business environment.
Additional text
This book identifies, explains, and critically discusses the complexity of the global context in which business operates.
