The Global Business Environment, 4th Revised edition Edition

The new edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the business environment, coherently integrating cross-disciplinary topics from sociology, politics and economics. Truly international in approach the book encourages students to explore multiple perspectives and scenarios to prepare them for the highly globalised business operations of today. Thoroughly updated with topical discussion of both SMEs and large MNCs, a core principle remains the book's application to business. Enhanced by Janet Morrison's characteristically clear, authoritative writing style, and an unrivalled range of learning features, the book offers all the tools to support skills development, critical thinking and academic engagement. Ideal for undergraduate and MBA modules on the Business Environment or Business Contexts, the book is also be suitable for International Business modules that aim to offer an introduction to the issues of global economics, in the context of other environments.

“"In this excellent new edition, Morrison provides a beautifully written, comprehensive introduction to the business environment. Reorganized and updated, the text is now even more accessible, informative and thought provoking. It remains the best available foundation textbook for students studying any aspect of International Business." - Jennifer Lane Lee, University of Liverpool, UK "An up-to-date, comprehensive and accessible textbook that fully meets the challenges of teaching international business." - David Sunderland, University of Greenwich, UK”

'In this excellent new edition, Morrison provides a beautifully written, comprehensive introduction to the business environment. Reorganized and updated, the text is now even more accessible, informative and thought provoking. It remains the best available foundation textbook for students studying any aspect of International Business.' - Jennifer Lane Lee, University of Liverpool, UK 'An up-to-date, comprehensive and accessible textbook that fully meets the challenges of teaching international business' - David Sunderland, University of Greenwich, UK

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.

Morrison's text offers students a clear and accessible overview of the subject, introducing them to the core components of the business environment and preparing them for more advanced modules within their business degrees. It provides a truly international perspective, focused on developing as well as advanced economies. The contemporary issues are explored and students are challenged to think critically about the global issues that affect the business environment. Morrison closely aligns to module content and in addition helps students to develop key personal skills, such as critical thinking and research skills, thus satisfying university requirements for student competencies.

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