International Business Challenges in a Changing World

International Business
Challenges in a Changing World
by Janet Morrison

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Part 1 The International Dimension and the Organization
Chapter 1 The business enterprise in the international environment
Chapter 2 Perspectives on globalization

Part 2 The Environment of IB
Chapter 3 The economic environment
Chapter 4 The cultural environment
Chapter 5 The political and legal environment

Part 3 Competing in the Global Marketplace
Chapter 6 International trade and regional integration
Chapter 7 Strategy and organizations
Chapter 8 Marketing

Part 4 Managing in the Global Environment
Chapter 9 Human resource management
Chapter 10 Supply chains
Chapter 11 Finance and accounting
Chapter 12 Innovation and strategy

Part 5 Global Issues and IB
Chapter 13 Ecological challenges for business and society
Chapter 14 Corporate social responsibility
Chapter 15 Global governance

General reference

Chapter 1: The Business Enterprise in the International Environment

www.cafecoffeeday.com	Café Coffee Day
www.ericsson.com	Ericsson (click on investors for corporate info)
www.ge.com	General Electric
www.gemconsortium.org	Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)
www.mcdonalds.com	McDonalds
www.oecd.org	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
www.pepsico.com	Pepsi Cola
www.sony.net	Sony
www.starbucks.com	Starbucks
www.un.org	United Nations
www.volkswagenag.com	Volkswagen AG (click on other subjects and investor relations)
www.worldbank.org	The World Bank
www.wto.org	The World Trade Organization

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Chapter 2: Perspectives On Globalization

www.about.puma.com	PUMA
www.bajajauto.com	Bajaj Auto Ltd
www.delphi.com	Delphi
www.dyson.co.uk	Dyson
www.gm.com	General Motors (click on investors and retirees)
www.ibm.com/investor	IBM
www.lenovo.com	Lenovo Technology
www.mahindra.com	Mahindra
www.nokia.com/aboutnokia	Nokia

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Chapter 3: The Economic Environment

www.dolinalotnicza.pl/pl	Aviation Valley
www.ebrd.com	The European Bank
www.ecb.int	The European Central Bank
www.economist.com/indicators	The Economist Newspaper
www.europa.eu	The European Union online
www.heineken.com	Heineken
www.imf.org	International Monetary Fund
www.investor.walmartstores.com	Wal-Mart Stores
www.oecd.org	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
www.samsung.com/us	Samsung
www.worldbank.org	World Bank

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Chapter 4: The Cultural Environment

http://english.aljazeera.net	English site for the Allied Media Corp
www.adherents.com	Adherents.com
www.allied-media.com/aljazeera	Allied Media Corporation
www.bnq.com.cn	B & Q Chinese website
www.citigroup.com	Citigroup Inc
www.homedepot.com	The Home Depot USA Inc
www.kingfisher.co.uk	Kingfisher plc (home improvement group incl B&Q)
www.pewglobal.org	Pew Global Attitudes Project
www.roche.com	Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
www.stats.oecd.org	Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development Statistics Extracts Database
www.un.org/esa/population/unpop	United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division
www.unhabitat.org	United Nations Human Settlement Programme
www.unstats.un.org	United Nations Statistics Division
www.weforum.org	World Economic Forum
www.worldbank.org	The World Bank

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Chapter 5: The Political And Legal Environment

http://investor.google.com	Google
www.cca-i.com	Christiansen Capital Advisors, LLC
www.childcare.com.au	ABC Learning Centres (Australia)
www.europarl.europa.eu	The European Parliament
www.oecd.org	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
www.oedc.org	Ouachita Economic Development Corporation (2005) Product Market Regulation Index
www.pewglobal.org	Pew Global Attitudes Project
www.shell.com	Shell
www.smh.com.au	Sydney Morning Herald - Australia
www.theaustralian.news.com	Australian News
www.theworldin.com	The World In 2008
www.transparency.org	Transparency International – The global coalition against corruption
www.un.org/law	The United National Internation Law website
www.worldbank.org	The World Bank
www.wto.org	World Trade Organisation

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Chapter 6: International Trade and Regional Integration

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov	NASA Earth Observatory
http://ec.europa.eu/trade	The European Commission for Trade
http://europa.eu	The European Union online
http://stat.wto.org	World Trade Organization Statistics Database
www.afrobarometer.org	Public Attitude Surveys in Africa
www.agoa.gov	African Growth and Opportunity Act
www.airports.org	Airports Council International (search for “Global Traffic Forecast”)
www.apec.org	Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation
www.aseansec.com	Aseansec
www.azersun.com	Azersun Holdings
www.bbc.co.uk/news	BBC News website
www.boeing.com	The Boeing Company
www.brazil.org.uk	Embassy of Brazil
www.comesa.int	The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
www.destatis.de	Federal Statistical Office of Germany
www.eads.com	European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company
www.epzakenya.com	Export Processing Zones Authority – Kenya
www.ers.usda.gov	United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service
www.imd.ch	Global Business School in Switzerland
www.mercosur.int	Trade Agreement for South America
www.nafta-sec-alena.org/	North American Free Trade Agreement Secretariat
www.oecd.org	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
www.unctad.org	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
www.washingtonpost.com	The Washington Post Newspaper
www.weforum.org	World Economic Forum
www.worldbank.org	The World Bank
www.wto.org	World Trade Organization

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Chapter 7: Strategy and Organizations

http://business.timesonline.co.uk	The Times Newspaper
http://wardsauto.com	Wards Auto
www.abb.com	ABB Group
www.economist.com	The Economist Newspaper
www.ge.com	General Electric
www.imf.org	International Monetary Fund
www.nissan-global.com	Nissan Motor Company
www.oecd.org	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
www.starlinger.com	Starlinger Group
www.unilever.com	Unilever N.V.
www.wegelectric.com	WEG Electric

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Chapter 8: Marketing

http://tatanano.inservices.tatamotors.com	Tata Motors
www.asda.co.uk	Asda
www.cerealpartners.co.uk	Nestlé
www.imf.org	International Monetary Fund
www.interbrand.com	Interbrand Corporation
www.lge.com	LG Electronics
www.mcdonalds.com	McDonalds
www.miele.com	Miele Inc.
www.millwardbrown.com	Millward Brown
www.pg.com	Proctor and Gamble
www.statssa.gov.za	South African Government Statistics
www.wds.worldbank.org	The World Bank (documents and reports)

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Chapter 9: Human Resource Management

http://accenture.tekgroup.com	Accenture Newsroom
www.astrazeneca.com	AstraZeneca International
www.bankaustria.at/en	Bank Austra UniCredit Group
www.ec.europa.eu/	European Commission
www.gecad.com	GECAD Group
www.imf.org	The International Monetary Fund
www.loreal.com	L’Oreal United Kingdom
www.loreal-finance.com	L’Oreal France
www.oecd.org	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
www.rzb.at	Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG (RZB Bank)
www.sparkasse.at/erstebank	Erste Bank
www.tcs.com	Tata Consultancy Services
www.thesggroup.co.uk	The Stopgap Group
www.transparency.org	Transparency International A Global Coalition against Corruption
www.vsgroup.com	Pernod Ricard
www.worldbank.org	The World Bank

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Chapter 10: Supply Chains

www.adb.org/carec	Asian Development Bank
www.bbc.co.uk	The BBC Corporation
www.bosch.com	The Bosch Group
www.dell.com	Dell
www.dhl.com	DHL International Ltd
www.inditex.com	Inditex Group
www.isixsigma.com	Six Sigma
www.iso.org	International Organization for Standardization
www.Maersk.com	A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
www.oecd.org	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
www.polb.com	Port of Long Beach
www.toyota.co.jp	Toyota Corporation
www.wto.org	The World Trade Organization

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Chapter 11: Finance and Accounting

www.arcelormittal.com	Mittal Steel N.V.
www.asiapulpaper.com	Asia Pulp and Paper Group
www.blackstone.com	The Blackstone Group
www.cadbury.com	Cadbury plc
www.cvc.com	CVC Capital Partners
www.debenhams.com	Debenhams
www.drpeppersnapple.com	Dr Pepper Snapple Group (new holding company of the former Cadbury Schweppes plc Americas Beverages business)
www.dubai.ae/en.portal	Government of Dubai
www.iasb.org	International Accounting Standards Board
www.imf.org	International Monetary Fund
www.londonstockexchange.com	London Stock Exchange
www.nasdaq.com	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ)
www.nyse.com	New York Stock Exchange
www.transparency.org	Transparency International: the global coalition against corruption
www.unctad.org	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
www.world-exchanges.org	World Federation of Exchanges

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Chapter 12: Innovation and Strategy

www.amadeus.com	Amadeus
www.apple.com	Apple Inc.
www.cemex.com	Cemex
www.economist.com	The Economist
www.euromonitor.com	Euromonitor International
www.financialexpress.com	India Business News
www.gsk.com	Glaxo Smith Kline
www.imf.org	International Monetary Fund
www.imo.org	International Maritime Organization
www.innovation.gov.uk	Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
www.kodak.com	Kodak
www.martekmarine.com	Martek Marine
www.mtorres.com	MTorres Group
www.novartis.com	Novartis
www.oecd.org	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
www.pfizer.com	Pfizer
www.sonyericsson.com	Sony Ericsson
www.uspto.gov	United States Patent and Trademark Office
www.ustr.gov	Office of the United States Trade Representative

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Chapter 13: Ecological Challenges for Business and Society

http://bhpbilliton.com	B.H.P Billiton
http://reports.eea.europa.eu	European Environment Agency
www.3m.com	3M
www.bbc.co.uk/news	BBC News
www.bp.com	BP Plc
www.chiquita.com	Chiquita
www.dfat.gov.au	Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
www.dti.gov.uk	Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (formerly Department of Trade and Industry)
www.eea.europa.eu	European Environment Agency
www.hm-treasury.gov.uk	Her Majasty’s Treasury
www.huhtamaki.com	Huhtamaki
www.ipcc.ch	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
www.mnp.nl	Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
www.nytimes.com	New York Times Newspaper
www.sargas.no	Sargas A S
www.wholefoodsmarket.com	Wholefoods Market
www.worldbank.org	The World Bank

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Chapter 14: Corporate Social Responsibility

http://business.timesonline.co.uk	The Times Newspaper
http://hrw.org	Human Rights Watch
www.aafrc.org	Giving USA Foundation
www.accenture.com	Accenture
www.angloamerican.co.uk	Anglo American
www.bbc.co.uk/news	BBC News
www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk	The Cabinet Office (UK Government)
www.CorporateRegister.com	CorporateRegister
www.ecgi.org	European Corporate Governance Institute
www.econ.mq.edu.au	Department of Economics, Macquarie University
www.ethicalcorp.com	Ethical Corporation
www.fairtrade.org.uk	Fairtrade Foundation
www.gatesfoundation.org	The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
www.gruponueva.com	GrupoNueva
www.guardian.co.uk	The Guardian Newspaper
www.hrcberkeley.org	Human Rights Center, University of California Berkeley
www.ilo.org	International Labour Organization
www.irglobalrankings.com	IR Global Rankings
www.marksandspencer.com	Marks and Spencer
www.nikebiz.com	NIKE
www.silicon.com	Silicon
www.worldbank.org	The World Bank

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Chapter 15: Global Governance

http://europa.eu	The European Union Online
www.adia.ae	Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
www.bbc.co.uk/news	The BBC News
www.bis.org	Bank for International Settlements
www.fairtrade.org.uk	Fairtrade Foundation
www.gazprom.com	OAO – Gazprom
www.gic.com.sg	The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation
www.hrw.org	Human Rights Watch
www.imf.org	International Monetary Fund
www.joinred.com	RED
www.legalaffairs.org	Legal Affairs Magazine
www.microsoft.com	Microsoft Corporation
www.microsoft.com/msft	Microsoft Investor Relations
www.oecd.org	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
www.theglobalfund.org	The Global Fund
www.un.org/millenniumgoals	The United Nations Millennium Goals Website
www.un.org/peace	The United Nations Peace and Secruity Website
www.unglobalcompact.org	The United Nations Global Compact
www.worldbank.org	The World Bank
www.wto.org	The World Trade Organization

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General reference

Brits get rich in china	Channel 4 documentary following the trials and tribulations of four British entrepreneurs as they try to make it in China and find a whole manner of challenges they weren’t expecting.
www.channel4.com/ history/microsites/A/	The Ascent of Money, a Channel 4 series looking at the world financial system, how it evolved and what has been happening over the past months and years to make it near collapse
www.bbc.co.uk/ programmes/b006s609	In Business, a BBC Radio 4 series dedicated to businesses of all scales and locations. The latest episodes are usually available to download on Listen Again.e
http://news.bbc.co.uk/ 1/hi/programmes/	File on 4, a BBC Radio 4 series with a broad scope, but which often covers issues related to international business. Transcripts from previous episodes are available to download here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/file_on_4/7427982.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/ 1/hi/programmes/	From our own correspondent, a BBC Radio 4 series with a very broad scope and geographical range
www.ibtimes.com/intl/	International Business Times, a website that provides financial news worldwide, and is published in a number of regional editions (Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, UK, US) as well as an overall ‘international’ edition
www.npr.org	Independent US-based provider of news
www.guardian.co.uk/ global/series/country-profiles	Guardian country profiles accessed via interactive map