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Business / William M. Pride, Robert J. Hughes and Jack R. Kapoor.

By: Pride, William M, 1942- [author.].
Contributor(s): Hughes, Robert James, 1946- [author.] | Kapoor, Jack R, 1937- [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin, [1996]Copyright date: C©1996 Edition: Fifth edition.Description: xxxiv,767,various pagings : illustrations ; 26cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0395761271 (hardback); 9780395761274 (hardback).Subject(s): Industrial management -- United States | Business enterprises -- United States | Business | ManagementDDC classification: 650
Contents:
Part One: American business today -- Foundations of business -- Ethics and social responsibility -- Global business -- The forms of business ownership -- Small business, entrepreneurship and franchises -- Part Two: Management and organization -- The management process -- Creating the organization -- Production and operations management -- Part Three: The human resource -- People and motivation in business -- Human resources management -- Union-management relations -- Part Four: Marketing -- An overview of marketing -- Product and price -- Wholesaling, retailing and physical distribution -- Promotion -- Part Five: Information for business -- Management information and computers -- Accounting -- Part Six: Finance and investment -- Money, banking and credit -- Financial management -- Securities markets and investments -- Risk management and insurance -- Part Seven: The business environment -- Business law and government regulation, assistance and taxation -- Careers in business.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 650 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00068615
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Designed to introduce students into business studies and the US business system and its role in society. This book surveys the major functional areas of business, including economics, management and organization, human resources, marketing and law. Ancillary package available upon adoption.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part One: American business today -- Foundations of business -- Ethics and social responsibility -- Global business -- The forms of business ownership -- Small business, entrepreneurship and franchises -- Part Two: Management and organization -- The management process -- Creating the organization -- Production and operations management -- Part Three: The human resource -- People and motivation in business -- Human resources management -- Union-management relations -- Part Four: Marketing -- An overview of marketing -- Product and price -- Wholesaling, retailing and physical distribution -- Promotion -- Part Five: Information for business -- Management information and computers -- Accounting -- Part Six: Finance and investment -- Money, banking and credit -- Financial management -- Securities markets and investments -- Risk management and insurance -- Part Seven: The business environment -- Business law and government regulation, assistance and taxation -- Careers in business.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Note: Each chapter includes ""Return to Inside Business,"" a Chapter Review, and ""Building Skills for Career Success.""
  • I The Environment of Business
  • 1 Exploring the World of Business Inside Business
  • The Container Store
  • A Breed Apart from Ordinary Businesses Your Future in the Changing World of Business Business A Definition Types of Economic Systems Measuring
  • Economic Performance Types of Competition
  • The Development of American Business
  • The Challenges Ahead Adapting to Change
  • Keep Your Caree

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