The Changing Global Environment

1. Why is its study necessary?

1.1. The world is changing, open, vibrant and competitive.

2. This depends on

2.1. Global organizations

2.2. Open markets

2.3. Declining Barriers to Trade and Investment

2.4. Declining Barriers of Distance and Culture

2.5. Effects of Free Trade on Managers

3. Some experiences

3.1. The fall of the Berlin wall (1989)

3.2. The great depression of the 30s

3.3. Before and after the Second World War