International Business: Themes and Issues in the Modern Global Economy, Third Edition
Colin Turner
CONTENTS
List of case studies vii
List of boxes ix
List of figures xi
List of tables xiii
Preface xv
Abbreviations xix
Part I: The strategic context of the shifting international business environment 1
1 Globalisation and the changing business environment 3
2 International corporate strategy in global markets 38
3 State strategy and competitiveness 63
4 Governance issues in an integrating world economy 84
5 Regional integration and globalisation 107
Part II: Global market opportunities and risks 143
6 Developed economies: The rising risks facing the world’s most advanced economies 145
7 Emerging economies: The major beneficiaries of globalisation 168
8 Development and international production 191
Part III: The multinational firm 219
9 Market selection and entry 221
10 Multinational enterprises 240
11 The internationalisation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) 266
12 Culture and international business 294
Part IV: International business and civil society issues 319
13 Corporate social responsibility and ethics 321
14 Labour issues in the global economy 343
15 The Environment: Greening international business 370
Part V: International business resource issues 393
16 The international monetary system and global financial integration 395
17 Global infrastructure 423
18 The global information economy and digital globalisation 447
19 Natural resources and international business: the food-water-energy nexus 469
20 The evolving international environment 492
Index 501