The Ivey Casebooks Series is a co-publishing partnership between SAGE Publications and the Richard Ivey School of Business at The University of Western Ontario. Due to their popularity inmore than 60 countries, approximately 200 new cases are added to the Ivey School of Business library each year. Each of the casebooks comes equipped with instructor's resources on CD-ROM. These affordable collections will not only help students connect to real-world situations, but will benefit corporations seeking continued education in the field as well.
Broadening the scope of environmental forces to a global rather than a domestic context leads to cross-country comparisons that add complexity to the subject matter, enrich analytical theories, and heighten the interest of students. Students gain an appreciation for the many ways in which environmental forces interact, creating a set of risks and opportunities thatis unique in each country and that must be evaluated in formulating trade and investment decisions.
Casesin the Environment of Business offers an outstanding collection of relevant, classroom-tested cases. In discussing the cases, students will participate in managerial decisions in an international context. Most cases deal with a variety of environmental forces, but generally a single set of forces plays a predominant role.The instructor's resources on CD-ROM includes detailed 6-10 page casenotes for each case, preparation questions for students to review before class, discussion questions, and suggested further readings.
Casesin the Environment of Business addresses the following five sets of environmental forces:
- Industry StructureResponses to strategies of customers, suppliers, and competitors, ; dependence of profitability on unique value-added attributesand the shift of certain activities to low-wage countries
- Macroeconomic Variables Income levels and growth rates, foreign exchange rates, inflation rates, interest rates, and unemployment rates
- Political Variables Regulations, financial incentives, taxation, foreign investment restrictions, and international trade and investment agreements
- Societal VariablesLaborand environmental practices, ethics, corporate social responsibility, boards of directors, and demographics
- Technological Variables Technological infrastructure and the pace and direction of technological changes, including, in particular, the Internet and e-business.
The IVEY Casebook Series
Cases in Business Ethics
Cases in Entrepreneurship
Cases in Gender & Diversity in Organizations
Cases in Operations Management
Cases in Organizational Behavior
Cases in the Environment of Business
Cases in Alliance Management
Mergers and Acquisitions: Text and Cases
Available formats
ISBN: 9781412914369
Paperback
Suggested Retail Price: $179.00
Bookstore Price: $143.20
Introduction to the Ivey Casebook Series
Preface
Introduction
Samsung and the Theme Park Industry in Korea
PharmaPlus in Hungary
Singapore International Air Lines: Preparing for Turbulence Ahead
Swatch and the Global Watch Industry
Whirlpool Corporation's Global Strategy
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.: Dominating Global Retailing
The Global Branding of Stella Artois
Mekong Corporation and the Viet Nam Motor Vehicle Industry
Thai Telecoms in the New Economy: Privatization & Liberalization
Lucent in India
Citigroup in Post-WTO China
Point Lisas Industrial Estate: Trinidad
Dell's Dilemma in Brazil: Negotiating at the State Level
Enron and the Dabhol Power Company
Bombardier Versus Embraer: Charges of Unfair Competition
John McCulloch--United Beef Packers
NES China: Business Ethics (A)
NES China: Business Ethics (B)
Textron Ltd.
Note on the Pollution Problem in the Mexico-U.S. Border Region
Planet Starbucks (A)
Siam Canadian Foods Co., Ltd.
Royal Trustco
Privatizing Poland's Telecom Industry: Opportunities and Challenges in the New Economy and E-Business
Malaysia's Multimedia Development Corporation
Global Warming and the Kyoto Protocol: Implications for Business
Enron Wind Corporation: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century
Eurograin (Philippines) and Hybrid Corn
Shire Pharmaceuticals Group's Acquisition of BioChem Pharma: Broadening Product Portfolio and Achieving Economies of Scale in Pharmaceuticals
GM in China
Intel's Site Selection Decision in Latin America
The Acer Group's China Manufacturing Decision
References
About the Editor
The Instructor's resources on CD-ROM come equipped with
* Detailed 6-10 page casenotes for each case
* Preparation questions for students to review before class
* Discussion questions
* Suggested further readings
"Conklin has compiled an excellent selection from the case library of the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, the world’s second-largest collection of business cases written by professors. . . . Cases are clearly written with tables, graphs, income statements, balance sheets, and suggested readings within most cases. . . . Highly recommended."
"The highlight of the book is its diversity and breadth. The cases are chosen from a variety of industries . . . The key differentiating features of this book are the holistic perspective that it provides on the business environment and the different country contexts that it presents."