Business and Its Environment
Author | : David P. Baron |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 864 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : 0131229036 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780131229037 |
Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Download or read book Business and Its Environment written by David P. Baron and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ANTITRUST AND REGULATION. INFORMATION INDUSTRIES AND THE INTERNET. GLOBALIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY. ACTIVISTS AND THE MEDIA. ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. All the information you need about the issues that affect business today...The Fourth Edition is a thoroughly updated version of David Baron's best-selling Business and Its Environment. The book considers a set of important business issues involving the public and government and emphasizes strategies for effectively and responsibly addressing those issues. The conceptual frameworks presented give the reader a deeper understanding of the environment of business and a solid foundation for strategy formulation. The approach taken is managerial in both subject matter and in the 73 cases in the book. Internet *a new chapter on law and markets, including intellectual property protection, contracts, and torts *chapters on China, the European Union, and Japan *cases on environmental protection, pharmaceuticals, information technology, the Internet, international trade, ethics, corporate social responsibility, the public and the news media, interest group competition, and antitrust and regulation *20 new cases on companies including Enron, Microsoft, eBay, Citigroup, Schering-Plough, British Petroleum, and DoubleClick.