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Höhe: 276 mm
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978-0-13-377389-7 (9780133773897)
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Contents in Brief
Preface??
Prologue: Using This Course to Help Launch Your Career??
Part 1 Setting the Stage: The Business of Business?? 1 Developing a Business Mindset??
2 Understanding Basic Economics??
3 The Global Marketplace??
4 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility??
Part 2 Building the Framework: Business Ownership and Entrepreneurship??
5 Forms of Ownership??
6 Entrepreneurship and Small-Business Ownership??
Part 3 Guiding the Enterprise: Leadership, Organization, and Operations??
7 Management Roles, Functions, and Skills??
8 Organization and Teamwork??
9 Production Systems??
Part 4 Supporting the Workforce: Motivation and Human Resources??
10 Employee Motivation??
11 Human Resources Management??
12 Labor Relations??
Part 5 Satisfying the Customer: Marketing, Sales, and Customer Support??
13 The Art and Science of Marketing??
14 Product and Pricing Strategies??
15 Distribution and Marketing Logistics??
16 Customer Communication??
Part 6 Managing the Money: Accounting and Financial Resources??
17 Financial Information and Accounting Concepts??
18 Financial Management??
19 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies??
20 The Money Supply and Banking Systems??
Appendixes
Appendix A??Business Law??
Appendix B??Risk Management??
Appendix C??Information Technology??
Appendix D??Personal Finance: Getting Set for Life??
Glossary??
Brand, Organization, Name, and Website Index??
Subject Index??