Government ^{2nd Ed.}

Open University Business School MBA B890 International Enterprise

0. Introduction
• Background to the unit
• Aims and objectives
• Overview of the unit
1. Politics: A Framework
• 1.1 Stakeholders and the Firm
• 1.2 The Nature of Governments
• Similarities in Governmental Structures
• Political Systems and the Role of the State
• Participation
• The Role of the State
• 1.3 Other Organizations
• Specialist Bodies
• Regional Groupings
• Global Organizations
• 1.4 The Balance of Power Between Companies and Governments
• 1.5 Conclusion
2. Relationships: The Source of Political Issues
• 2.1 Business-Government Relationships
• Home Government Relationships
• Host Government Relationships
• A Change in or a Shift of Emphasis in Foreign Trade Policies
• A Change of the Government Itself
• Trade and Tariff Issues
• Rules, Regulations and Procedures
• Taxation
• Mergers and Acquisitions and Competition Policy
• Legal Practices
• Codes of Conduct
• 2.2 Relationships Between Governments
• 2.3 Conclusion
3. Strategies for Assessing the External Environment
• 3.1 Understand: Framework for Generating Information
• Assessing Political Risk
• The Use of Political Risk Systems
• A Synthesis
• Step 1: Start With a List of All the Countries in the World
• Step 2: Use Common Sense
• Step 3: Screen in Detail
• Step 4: Conduct Detailed Market Research Locally
• Issue Monitoring
• A Recap
• 3.2 Buffer: Decisions that Limit Your Exposure to Risk
• 3.3 Influence: Adjusting the Balance of Power
• Understanding the Political System
• Monitoring Issues
• Informing Decision Makers and Negotiating Outcomes
• 3.4 Conclusion

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