Business Essentials, Global Edition

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For introductory business courses.

A focus on the practical skills and important developments in business The recent events in domestic and global economies are presenting unprecedented challenges, excitement, and disappointments for businesses - and a need for change in introduction to business courses and texts. Business Essentials captures the widespread significance of these developments and presents their implications on companies today. The 13th Edition includes new real-world examples and research findings, helping students to see how entrepreneurs are putting into practice the concepts they're learning about, and making this text the most current and relevant one available on the market.

Auteur

Ronald J. Ebert is Emeritus Professor at the University ofMissouri-Columbia. Professor Ebert's work has been based on more than thirtyyears of teaching experience at such schools as Sinclair College, University ofWashing-ton, University of Missouri, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu(Romania), and Consortium International University (Italy). His consultingalliances have included such firms as Mobay Corporation, Kraft Foods, OscarMayer, Atlas Powder, and John Deere. He has designed and conducted managementdevelopment programs for such diverse clients as the American Public PowerAssociation, the US Savings and Loan League, and the Central MissouriManufacturing Training Consortium.

His experience as a practitionerfostered an advocacy for integrating concepts with best business practices inbusiness education. The five business books he has coauthored have beentranslated into Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional),Malaysian, Bahasa Indonesian, and Romanian languages. Professor Ebert hasserved as the Editor of the Journal of Operations Management. He isa Past President and Fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute. He has servedas consultant and external evaluator for Quantitative Reasoning forBusiness Studies, an introduction-to-business project sponsored by theNational Science Foundation. Professor Ebert retired from his role as co-authorof this book after the publication of its 11th edition, but his imprint andmyriad contributions can still be found in many different places throughout thetext.

Ricky Griffin joined the faculty at Texas A&M University in1981. During his career at Texas A&M, he has taught undergraduate andgraduate courses in management, organizational behavior, human resourcemanagement, and international business. Professor Griffin's research interestsinclude workplace aggression and violence, organizational security, workplaceculture, and leadership. His work has been published in such journals as Academyof Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Administrative ScienceQuarterly, and Journal of Management. He served asAssociate Editor and then as Editor of Journal of Management.

Professor Griffin has led executivedevelopment programs and/or consulted with such firms as Halliburton, Concho,KBR, Ascend, Shell Oil Company, Six Flags, and WinCo. He has also deliveredinvited presentations in England, Italy, France, Switzerland, Poland, SaudiArabia, South Africa, Hong Kong, and Australia. He has also served as aconsulting expert in numerous legal cases involving workplace violence andbullying and general human resource and talent management practices.

In addition, Professor Griffin has authored or coauthored severalleading textbooks and coedited three scholarly books. His books have been usedat more than 500 colleges and universities on five continents and have beentranslated into Spanish, Russian, Polish, and Chinese. He has served theAcademy of Management as Chair of the Organizational Behavior Division and asProgram Chair of the Research Methods Division. He also has served as Presidentof the Southwest Division of the Academy of Management and on the Board ofDirectors of the Southern Management Association. Professor Griffin is a Fellowof both the Academy of Management and the Southern Management Association. Hehas also won several awards for research and has been supported by more than$1,500,000 in external research funding. Professor Griffin has served asDirector of the Center for Human Resource Management and Head of the Departmentof Management at Texas A&M University. He has also served as ExecutiveAssociate Dean and Interim Dean at the Mays Business School.

Texte du rabat

For introductory business courses.

A focus on the practical skills and important developments in business The recent events in domestic and global economies are presenting unprecedentedchallenges, excitement, and disappointments for businesses - and a need forchange in introduction to business courses and texts. BusinessEssentials captures the widespread significance of thesedevelopments and presents their implications on companies today. The 13thEdition includes new real-world examples and research findings,helping students to see how entrepreneurs are putting into practice theconcepts they're learning about, and making this text the most current andrelevant one available on the market.

Contenu

PART I: THE CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS WORLD 1. The Global Business Environment 2. Understanding Business Ethics and SocialResponsibility 3. Entrepreneurship, New Ventures, and BusinessOwnership 4. Understanding the Global Context of Business

PART II: MANAGING THE BUSINESS 5. Managing the Business 6. Organizing the Business 7. Operations Management and Quality

PART III: PEOPLE IN ORGANIZATIONS 8. Employee Behavior and Motivation 9. Leadership and Decision Making 10. Human Resource Management and Labor Relations

PART IV: PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING: BUILDINGRELATIONSHIPS WITH CUSTOMERS FOR COMPETITIVEADVANTAGE 11. Marketing Processes and Consumer Behavior 12. Developing and Pricing Products 13. Distributing and Promoting Products

PART V: MANAGING INFORMATION FOR BETTERBUSINESS DECISIONS 14. Information Technology (IT) for Business 15. The Role of Accountants and AccountingInformation

PART VI: THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND ISSUESIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 16. Understanding Money and the Role of Banking 17. Managing Business Finances

Appendix I: Risk Management Appendix II: The Legal Context of Business Appendix III: Managing Your Personal Finances Appendix IV: Unions and Labor Management