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OverviewThe recent events in domestic and global economies are presenting unprecedented challenges, excitement, and disappointments for business-and a need for a change in Introduction to Business courses and texts. Business Essentials captures the widespread significance of these developments and presents their implications on businesses today. The Eleventh Edition includes new real-world examples and research findings, helping students to see how entrepreneurs are putting into practice the concepts that they are learning, and making this text the most current and relevant one available on the market today. KEY TOPICS: The U.S. Business Environment; Understanding Business Ethics and Social Responsibility; Entrepreneurship, New Ventures, and Business Ownership; Understanding the Global Context of Business; Managing the Business; Organizing the Business; Operations Management and Quality; Employee Behavior and Motivation; Leadership and Decision Making; Human Resource Management and Labor Relations; Marketing Processes and Consumer Behavior; Developing and Pricing Products; Distributing and Promoting Products; Information Technology (IT) for Business; The Role of Accountants and Accounting Information; Understanding Money and the Role of Banking; Managing Business Finances; Risk Management; The Legal Context of Business; Managing Your Personal Finances; Unions and Labor Management MARKET: For business managers and executives, and also entrepreneurs and others interested in business relations. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ronald Ebert , Ricky GriffinPublisher: Pearson Education (US) Imprint: Pearson Edition: 11th edition Dimensions: Width: 1.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 1.00cm Weight: 1.560kg ISBN: 9780134129969ISBN 10: 0134129962 Pages: 696 Publication Date: 04 January 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Replaced By: 9780134728391 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPart 1: The Contemporary Business World 1. The U.S. Business Environment 2. Understanding Business Ethics and Social Responsibility 3. Entrepreneurship, New Ventures, and Business Ownership 4. Understanding the Global Context of Business Part 2: Managing the Business 5. Managing the Business 6. Organizing the Business 7. Operations Management and Quality Part 3: People in Organizations 8. Employee Behavior and Motivation 9. Leadership and Decision Making 10. Human Resource Management and Labor Relations Part 4: Principles of Marketing: Building Relationships with Customers for Competitive Advantage 11. Marketing Processes and Consumer Behavior 12. Developing and Pricing Products 13. Distributing and Promoting Products Part 5: Managing Information for Better Business Decisions 14. Information Technology (IT) for Business 15. The Role of Accountants and Accounting Information Part 6: The Financial System and Issues in Financial Management 16. Understanding Money and the Role of Banking 17. Managing Business Finances Appendices Appendix I: Risk Management Appendix II: The Legal Context of Business Appendix III: Managing Your Personal Finances Appendix IV: Unions and Labor Management Glossary IndexReviewsAuthor InformationRonald J. Ebert is Emeritus Professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia where he lectures in the Management Department and serves as advisor to students and student organizations. Professor Ebert draws on more than 30 years of teaching experience at such schools as Sinclair College, University of Washington, University of Missouri, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (Romania), and Consortium International University (Italy). His consulting alliances have included such firms as Mobay Corporation, Kraft Foods, Oscar Mayer, Atlas Powder, and John Deere. He has designed and conducted management development programs for such diverse clients as the American Public Power Association, the U.S. Savings and Loan League, and the Central Missouri Manufacturing Training Consortium. His experience as a practitioner has fostered an advocacy for integrating concepts with best business practices in business education. The five business books he has coauthored have been translated into Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Malaysian, Bahasa Indonesian, and Romanian languages. Professor Ebert has served as the Editor of the Journal of Operations Management. He is a Past-President and Fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute. He has served as consultant and external evaluator for Quantitative Reasoning for Business Studies, an introduction-to-business project sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Ricky Griffin joined the faculty at Texas A&M University in 1981. During his career at Texas A&M he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in management, organizational behavior, human resource management, and international business. Professor Griffin's research interests include workplace aggression and violence, organizational security, workplace culture, and leadership. His work has been published in such journals as Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, and Journal of Management. He served as Associate Editor and then as Editor of Journal of Management. In addition, Professor Griffin has also authored or coauthored several leading textbooks and coedited three scholarly books. His books have been used at more than 500 colleges and universities on five continents and have been translated into Spanish, Russian, Polish, and Chinese. He has served the Academy of Management as Chair of the Organizational Behavior Division and as Program Chair of the Research Methods Division. He has served as President of the Southwest Division of the Academy of Management and on the Board of Directors of the Southern Management Association. Professor Griffin is a Fellow of both the Academy of Management and the Southern Management Association. He has also won several awards for research and has been supported by more than $400,000 in federal research funding. Professor Griffin has served as Director of the Center for Human Resource Management and Head of the Department of Management at Texas A&M University. He has also served as Executive Associate Dean and Interim Dean at the Mays Business School. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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