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Mind your own business : economics at work / David Jacobson, Terrence McDonagh and Keith Warnock.

By: Jacobson, David, 1948-.
Contributor(s): McDonagh, Terrence | Warnock, David.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dublin : Oak Tree Press, 2001Description: xviii, 256 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 1860762093.Subject(s): Business enterprises -- Economic conditions | Management -- Employee participation | Employee fringe benefitsDDC classification: 331.2164
Contents:
Section one: Economics: Learning the basics of the game -- Ireland: The lady or the tiger? -- Profits and where they come from -- The role of the state -- Section two: Accounting: Keeping score and measuring performance -- Stakeholding: Who has a stake and who holds the knowledge? -- How the accounts measure profit -- Reporting the financial position -- Analysing the information in financial statements -- Additional information in annual reports -- What management wants to know -- Environmental reporting and social accounting -- Section three: Business studies: Strategic play -- A fair day's pay? -- A fair day's work? -- Working smarter? -- Pursuing quality -- Innovation -- Sourcing inputs -- Marketing the product -- Pursuing world class manufacturing.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item 331.2164 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00090126
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 331.2164 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00090127
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Written to provide Irish union members with some of the knowledge and skills they need to participate in business and the economy at national, international and local level. The book discusses the economy as it relates to working people, discussing the Celtic Tiger, the global economy, origin of profits and the role of the state. It also covers accounting and strategy, looking at the management strategies used in the pursuit of profit.

Includes index.

Section one: Economics: Learning the basics of the game -- Ireland: The lady or the tiger? -- Profits and where they come from -- The role of the state -- Section two: Accounting: Keeping score and measuring performance -- Stakeholding: Who has a stake and who holds the knowledge? -- How the accounts measure profit -- Reporting the financial position -- Analysing the information in financial statements -- Additional information in annual reports -- What management wants to know -- Environmental reporting and social accounting -- Section three: Business studies: Strategic play -- A fair day's pay? -- A fair day's work? -- Working smarter? -- Pursuing quality -- Innovation -- Sourcing inputs -- Marketing the product -- Pursuing world class manufacturing.

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