Contemporary business 2006

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Boone Louis E.
Group Author: Kurtz David L.
Published: Thomson Higher education,
Publisher Address: Mason, OH.
Publication Dates: c2006.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: li, 622 p.:: ill. ; 28 cm. +4 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in).
Index Number: F270
CLC: F270
Call Number: F270/B724-3/2006
Contents: Originally published: Mason, Ohio : Thomson South-Western, c2006.
Distribution is restricted to RFB&D members who have a documented print disability such as a visual impairment, learning disability or other physical disability.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Business in a global environment: Business, 2006 and beyond; Business ethics and social responsibility; Economic challenges facing global and domestic business; Competing in global markets -- Starting and growing your business: Options for organizing small and large businesses; Starting your own business, the entrepreneurship alternative; Electronic commerce, the Internet and online busines -- Management, empowering people to achieve business objectives: Management, leadership, and the internal organization; Human resource management, motivation, and labor-management relations; Improving performance through empowerment, teamwork, and communication; Production and operations management -- Marketing management: Customer-driven marketing; Product and distribution strategies; Promotion and pricing strategies -- Managing technology and information: Using technology to manage information; Understanding accounting and financial statements -- Managing financial resources: Financial management and institutions; Financing and investing through securities markets -- Appendixes: Risk management and insurance; A guide to your personal finances; Developing a business plan.
[This book contains] all the ... important introductory business topics ... [It includes] comprehensive cases [that] focus on two important current business developments: the need for businesses to train employees with contingency plans designed for implementation during threats of terrorist attacks; and the need for domestic firms to prepare for expansion into international markets to serve their global customers. -Back cover.