TY - BOOK AU - Ferrell,O.C. AU - Hirt,Geoffrey A. AU - Ferrell,Linda TI - Business: a changing world SN - 0072973587 (pbk. : alk. paper) U1 - 650 22 PY - 2006///] CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill/Irwin KW - Business KW - Management KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Business in a changing world -- The dymanics of business and economics -- Business ethics and social responsibility -- The legal and regulatory environment -- business in a borderless world -- Managing information technology and e-business -- Starting and growing a business -- Options for organizing business -- Smalll business, entrepreneurship, and frachising -- The business plan -- Managing for quality and competitiveness -- The nature of management -- organization, teamwork, and communication -- Managing service and manufacturing operations -- Creating the human resource advantage -- Motivating the workforce -- Managing human resources -- Personal career plan -- Marketing: developing relationships -- Customer-driven marketing -- Dimensions of marketing strategy -- Financing the enerprise -- Money and the financial system -- Accounting and financial statements -- Financial management and securities markets -- Personal financial planning N2 - Enables you to cover the topics at the level of depth you want. With market-leading teaching support and the content available, this is an introductory business textbook on the market ER -