( please provide the source) ( Havard referencing P4 . Identify the positive and negative impacts the macro environment has upon business operations, supported by specific examples. Text books Unit 1: Business Environment (Y/601/0546) Textbooks BARON, P. (2012) Business and its Environment. 7th Ed. London: Prentice Hall. PALMER, A. and HARTLEY, B. (2011) The Business Environment. 7th Ed. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill. WEATHERLEY, P. (Editor) and OTTER, D. (Editor) (2014) The Business Environment: Themes and Issues in a Globalised World. 3rd Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. WORTHINGTON, I. and BRITTON. C. (2014) The Business Environment. 7th Ed. Harlow Pearson. Journals Harvard Business Review (Harvard Business Publishing) The Economist (The Economist Newspaper Ltd) The broadsheet newspapers have daily business sections. Many business stories will appear in the news sections. Websites www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm the government’s portal www.berr.gov.uk has sections on business support, Europe, Business Law and regional development as well as other materials www.ac777.dial.pipex.com/bes/index Online journal for British Economy Survey www.competition-commission.org.uk/ Competition Commission’s web site – regulates competition between companies in the UK by conducting in-depth inquiries www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/journals is a directory of materials that covers a broad spectrum of business and economics www.ofgem.gov.uk/Pages/OfgemHome.aspx is the web site of the Office of the Gas and Electricity Markets. Each industry regulator has a similar site www.bized.co.uk/Bized provides a selection of teaching and learning resources www.bbc.co.uk/news/business the BBC web site’s business section http://europa.eu/index_en.htm. The website of the European Union www.thetimes100.co.uk includes a number of business and economics oriented case studies Videos Television news, current affairs and business programmes will also provide useful additional and up to date material on business and the economy often with special features on particular business environment subjects. Many programmes are archived and can be viewed on demand.