Introduction
PART 1: BUSINESS IN THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
1. The business enterprise in focus
2. Globalization and the business environment
PART 2: DIMENSIONS OF THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
3. Culture and societies
4. The global political environment
5. The political environment: politics and business intertwined
6. The legal environment
PART 3: DRIVERS OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
7. Trade and globalization
8. Global financial markets
9. Technology and innovation
PART 4: GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND SUSTAINABILITY
10. Ecology and climate change
11. Ethics and social responsibility
12. Sustainable business: the prospects.
Janet Morrison, now retired, was formerly a Senior Lecturer at Sunderland Business School in the UK, where she enjoyed a long career in teaching, research, curriculum development and course administration. She taught international business modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including International Business Environment, Management in a Global Environment, Japanese Business and the Social and Cultural Environment of International Business. She was programme leader for undergraduate international business degrees and the MBA in International Management.