Business in Context

David Needle was a Senior Teaching Fellow, Associate Lecturer and Consultant at King’s College, University of London, UK. He is a graduate of the University of Liverpool and the London School of Economics and has previously taught at Queen Mary, University of London and University of East London, UK. Jane Burns was Principal Teaching Fellow at University College London, UK. She is a graduate of the UCL Institute of Education (IOE) and the University of Reading and has previously taught at Kingston University London, UK. Prior to entering academia, she had a long career in the IT industry.

Chapter 1. The Concept of Business in Context
PART I. THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
Chapter 2. Globalization
Chapter 3. The Environment and Business: the Economy and the State
Chapter 4. The Environment and Business: Technology and Labour
Chapter 5. Cultural and Institutional Frameworks
PART II. ORGANIZATIONAL AND STRATEGIC CONTEXTS
Chapter 6. Organizational Aspects of Business
Chapter 7. Management and Leadership
Chapter 8. Strategy
Chapter 9. Business Ethics, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility
PART III. THE ACTIVITIES CONTEXT
Chapter 10. Innovation
Chapter 11. Operations
Chapter 12. Marketing
Chapter 13. Human Resource Management
Chapter 14. Finance and Accounting