IntroductionToBusiness OP 8D04gAa
Chapters
- 1. About OpenStax5 concepts
- 2. About OpenStax resources5 concepts
- 3. About Introduction to Business4 concepts
- 4. Additional resources4 concepts
- 5. About the authors2 concepts
- Understanding Economic Systems and Business0 concepts
- — Introduction*48 concepts
- — 1.1. The Nature of Business*4 concepts
- — 1.2. Understanding the Business Environment*6 concepts
- — 1.3. How Business and Economics Work*4 concepts
- — 1.4. Macroeconomics: The Big Picture*3 concepts
- — 1.5. Achieving Macroeconomic Goals*4 concepts
- — 1.6. Microeconomics: Zeroing in on Businesses and Consumers*4 concepts
- — 1.7. Competing in a Free Market*4 concepts
- — 1.8. Trends in the Business Environment and Competition*4 concepts
- — Glossary63 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes117 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills130 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity89 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Working the Net115 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case104 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book84 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- Making Ethical Decisions and Managing a Socially Responsible Business0 concepts
- — Introduction*0 concepts
- — 2.1. Understanding Business Ethics*3 concepts
- — 2.2. How Organizations Influence Ethical Conduct*4 concepts
- — 2.3. Managing a Socially Responsible Business*5 concepts
- — 2.4. Responsibilities to Stakeholders*4 concepts
- — 2.5. Trends in Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility*3 concepts
- — Glossary0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- Competing in the Global Marketplace0 concepts
- — Introduction*0 concepts
- — 3.1. Global Trade in the United States*4 concepts
- — 3.2. Why Nations Trade*3 concepts
- — 3.3. Barriers to Trade*4 concepts
- — 3.4. Fostering Global Trade*3 concepts
- — 3.5. International Economic Communities*4 concepts
- — 3.6. Participating in the Global Marketplace*4 concepts
- — 3.7. Threats and Opportunities in the Global Marketplace*4 concepts
- — 3.8. The Impact of Multinational Corporations*4 concepts
- — 3.9. Trends in Global Competition*4 concepts
- — Glossary0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- Forms of Business Ownership0 concepts
- — Introduction*0 concepts
- — 4.1. Going It Alone: Sole Proprietorships*4 concepts
- — 4.2. Partnerships: Sharing the Load*4 concepts
- — 4.3. Corporations: Limiting Your Liability*4 concepts
- — 4.4. Specialized Forms of Business Organization*3 concepts
- — 4.5. Franchising: A Popular Trend*4 concepts
- — 4.6. Mergers and Acquisitions*4 concepts
- — 4.7. Trends in Business Ownership*4 concepts
- — Glossary0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- Entrepreneurship: Starting and Managing Your Own Business0 concepts
- — Introduction*0 concepts
- — 5.1. Entrepreneurship Today*4 concepts
- — 5.2. Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs*4 concepts
- — 5.3. Small Business: Driving America's Growth*4 concepts
- — 5.4. Ready, Set, Start Your Own Business*3 concepts
- — 5.5. Managing a Small Business*4 concepts
- — 5.6. Small Business, Large Impact*2 concepts
- — 5.7. The Small Business Administration*3 concepts
- — 5.8. Trends in Entrepreneurship and Small-Business Ownership*4 concepts
- — Glossary0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- Management and Leadership in Today's Organizations0 concepts
- — Introduction*0 concepts
- — 6.1. The Role of Management*3 concepts
- — 6.2. Planning*4 concepts
- — 6.3. Organizing*2 concepts
- — 6.4. Leading, Guiding, and Motivating Others*4 concepts
- — 6.5. Controlling*2 concepts
- — 6.6. Managerial Roles*4 concepts
- — 6.7. Managerial Skills*3 concepts
- — 6.8. Trends in Management and Leadership*3 concepts
- — Glossary0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- Designing Organizational Structures0 concepts
- — Introduction*0 concepts
- — 7.1. Building Organizational Structures*4 concepts
- — 7.2. Contemporary Structures*3 concepts
- — 7.3. Using Teams to Enhance Motivation and Performance*4 concepts
- — 7.4. Authority—Establishing Organizational Relationships*4 concepts
- — 7.5. Degree of Centralization*3 concepts
- — 7.6. Organizational Design Considerations*4 concepts
- — 7.7. The Informal Organization*3 concepts
- — 7.8. Trends in Organizational Structure*4 concepts
- — Glossary0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- Managing Human Resources and Labor Relations0 concepts
- — Introduction*0 concepts
- — 8.1. Achieving High Performance through Human Resources Management*3 concepts
- — 8.2. Employee Recruitment*4 concepts
- — 8.3. Employee Selection*4 concepts
- — 8.4. Employee Training and Development*4 concepts
- — 8.5. Performance Planning and Evaluation*2 concepts
- — 8.6. Employee Compensation and Benefits*4 concepts
- — 8.7. The Labor Relations Process*4 concepts
- — 8.8. Managing Grievances and Conflicts*3 concepts
- — 8.9. Legal Environment of Human Resources and Labor Relations*4 concepts
- — 8.10. Trends in Human Resource Management and Labor Relations*4 concepts
- — Glossary0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- Motivating Employees0 concepts
- — Introduction*0 concepts
- — 9.1. Early Theories of Motivation*3 concepts
- — 9.2. The Hawthorne Studies*3 concepts
- — 9.3. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs*4 concepts
- — 9.4. McGregor's Theories X and Y*3 concepts
- — 9.5. Herzberg's Motivator-Hygiene Theory*3 concepts
- — 9.6. Contemporary Views on Motivation*5 concepts
- — 9.7. From Motivation Theory to Application*5 concepts
- — 9.8. Trends in Employee Motivation*4 concepts
- — Glossary0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- Achieving World-Class Operations Management0 concepts
- — Introduction*0 concepts
- — 10.1. Production and Operations Management—An Overview*4 concepts
- — 10.2. The Production Process: How Do We Make It?*3 concepts
- — 10.3. Location, Location, Location: Where Do We Make It?*4 concepts
- — 10.4. Pulling It Together: Resource Planning*4 concepts
- — 10.5. Production and Operations Control*4 concepts
- — 10.6. Looking for a Better Way: Improving Production and Operations*4 concepts
- — 10.7. Transforming the Factory Floor with Technology*4 concepts
- — 10.8. Trends in Production and Operations Management*4 concepts
- — Glossary0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- Creating Products and Pricing Strategies to Meet Customers' Needs0 concepts
- — Introduction*0 concepts
- — 11.1. The Marketing Concept*4 concepts
- — 11.2. Creating a Marketing Strategy*5 concepts
- — 11.3. Developing a Marketing Mix*4 concepts
- — 11.4. Buyer Behavior*4 concepts
- — 11.5. Market Segmentation*4 concepts
- — 11.6. What Is a Product?*5 concepts
- — 11.7. Creating Products That Deliver Value*4 concepts
- — 11.8. The Product Life Cycle*4 concepts
- — 11.9. Pricing Strategies and Future Trends*4 concepts
- — 11.10. Trends in Developing Products and Pricing*3 concepts
- — Glossary0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- Distributing and Promoting Products and Services0 concepts
- — Introduction*0 concepts
- — 12.1. The Nature and Functions of Distribution (Place)*4 concepts
- — 12.2. Wholesaling*3 concepts
- — 12.3. The Competitive World of Retailing*3 concepts
- — 12.4. Using Supply Chain Management to Increase Efficiency and Customer Satisfaction*3 concepts
- — 12.5. Promotion Strategy*3 concepts
- — 12.6. The Huge Impact of Advertising*3 concepts
- — 12.7. The Importance of Personal Selling*4 concepts
- — 12.8. Sales Promotion*4 concepts
- — 12.9. Public Relations Helps Build Goodwill*3 concepts
- — 12.10. Trends in Social Media*4 concepts
- — 12.11. Trends in E-Commerce*3 concepts
- — Glossary0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- Using Technology to Manage Information0 concepts
- — Introduction*0 concepts
- — 13.1. Transforming Businesses through Information*4 concepts
- — 13.2. Linking Up: Computer Networks*4 concepts
- — 13.3. Management Information Systems*4 concepts
- — 13.4. Technology Management and Planning*3 concepts
- — 13.5. Protecting Computers and Information*3 concepts
- — 13.6. Trends in Information Technology*4 concepts
- — Glossary0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- Using Financial Information and Accounting0 concepts
- — Introduction*0 concepts
- — 14.1. Accounting: More than Numbers*4 concepts
- — 14.2. The Accounting Profession*4 concepts
- — 14.3. Basic Accounting Procedures*5 concepts
- — 14.4. The Balance Sheet*3 concepts
- — 14.5. The Income Statement*4 concepts
- — 14.6. The Statement of Cash Flows*2 concepts
- — 14.7. Analyzing Financial Statements*4 concepts
- — 14.8. Trends in Accounting*4 concepts
- — Glossary0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- Understanding Money and Financial Institutions0 concepts
- — Introduction*0 concepts
- — 15.1. Show Me the Money*4 concepts
- — 15.2. The Federal Reserve System*5 concepts
- — 15.3. U.S. Financial Institutions*4 concepts
- — 15.4. Insuring Bank Deposits*4 concepts
- — 15.5. International Banking*3 concepts
- — 15.6. Trends in Financial Institutions*4 concepts
- — Glossary0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- Understanding Financial Management and Securities Markets0 concepts
- — Introduction*0 concepts
- — 16.1. The Role of Finance and the Financial Manager*4 concepts
- — 16.2. How Organizations Use Funds*4 concepts
- — 16.3. Obtaining Short-Term Financing*5 concepts
- — 16.4. Raising Long-Term Financing*3 concepts
- — 16.5. Equity Financing*5 concepts
- — 16.6. Securities Markets*4 concepts
- — 16.7. Buying and Selling at Securities Exchanges*3 concepts
- — 16.8. Trends in Financial Management and Securities Markets*3 concepts
- — Glossary0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Summary of Learning Outcomes0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Preparing for Tomorrow's Workplace Skills0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Ethics Activity0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Working the Net0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Critical Thinking Case0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- — Hot Links Address Book0 concepts
- Your Career in Business0 concepts
- — Introduction*0 concepts
- — 17.1. Learn the Basics of Business*3 concepts
- — 17.2. Developing Interpersonal Skills Is Key to Your Success*4 concepts
- — 17.3. Make Your Future Happen: Learn to Plan*4 concepts
- — 17.4. Going to College Is an Opportunity of a Lifetime—Never Drop Out*4 concepts
- — 17.5. Get Your Career Off on the Right Track*4 concepts
- — 17.6. Self-Test Scoring Guidelines*4 concepts
- Appendix A. Understanding the Legal and Tax Environment*0 concepts
- References4 concepts
- Index5 concepts
- Index0 concepts
- Blank Page0 concepts