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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Chapter 5: The Political And Legal Environment
| http://investor.google.com | |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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) |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |