Business Foundations: A Changing World

Business Foundations: A Changing World
Author: O. C. Ferrell
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Total Pages: 640
Release: 2017-01-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781259685231

Business Foundations: A Changing World carefully blends the right mix of content and applications to give students a firm grounding in business principles. Where other products have you sprinting through the semester to cover everything, Business Foundations: A Changing World allows breathing space to explore topics and incorporate additional activities to complement your teaching. Build from the ground up, Business Foundations: A Changing World is for faculty and students who value a briefer, flexible, and integrated resource that is exciting, happening, focused and applicable! What sets this learning program apart from the competition? An unrivaled, focused mixture of exciting content and resources blended with application examples, activities, and fresh topics that show students what is happening in the world of business today!

Exploring Business

Exploring Business
Author: Karen Collins
Publisher: Ingram
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2009
Genre: Business
ISBN: 9781936126200

Introduction to Business

Introduction to Business
Author: Lawrence J. Gitman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1455
Release: 2024-09-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Introduction to Business covers the scope and sequence of most introductory business courses. The book provides detailed explanations in the context of core themes such as customer satisfaction, ethics, entrepreneurship, global business, and managing change. Introduction to Business includes hundreds of current business examples from a range of industries and geographic locations, which feature a variety of individuals. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of business concepts, with attention to the knowledge and skills necessary for student success in this course and beyond. This is an adaptation of Introduction to Business by OpenStax. You can access the textbook as pdf for free at openstax.org. Minor editorial changes were made to ensure a better ebook reading experience. Textbook content produced by OpenStax is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Foundations of the Earth

Foundations of the Earth
Author: H.H. Shugart
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2014-07-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0231537697

"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?" God asks Job in the "Whirlwind Speech," but Job cannot reply. This passage—which some environmentalists and religious scholars treat as a "green" creation myth—drives renowned ecologist H. H. Shugart's extraordinary investigation, in which he uses verses from God's speech to Job to explore the planetary system, animal domestication, sea-level rise, evolution, biodiversity, weather phenomena, and climate change. Shugart calls attention to the rich resonance between the Earth's natural history and the workings of religious feeling, the wisdom of biblical scripture, and the arguments of Bible ethicists. The divine questions that frame his study are quintessentially religious, and the global changes humans have wrought on the Earth operate not only in the physical, chemical, and biological spheres but also in the spiritual realm. Shugart offers a universal framework for recognizing and confronting the global challenges humans now face: the relationship between human technology and large-scale environmental degradation, the effect of invasive species on the integrity of ecosystems, the role of humans in generating wide biotic extinctions, and the future of our oceans and tides.

Winners Take All

Winners Take All
Author: Anand Giridharadas
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2019-10-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 110197267X

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The groundbreaking investigation of how the global elite's efforts to "change the world" preserve the status quo and obscure their role in causing the problems they later seek to solve. An essential read for understanding some of the egregious abuses of power that dominate today’s news. "Impassioned.... Entertaining reading.” —The Washington Post Anand Giridharadas takes us into the inner sanctums of a new gilded age, where the rich and powerful fight for equality and justice any way they can—except ways that threaten the social order and their position atop it. They rebrand themselves as saviors of the poor; they lavishly reward “thought leaders” who redefine “change” in ways that preserve the status quo; and they constantly seek to do more good, but never less harm. Giridharadas asks hard questions: Why, for example, should our gravest problems be solved by the unelected upper crust instead of the public institutions it erodes by lobbying and dodging taxes? His groundbreaking investigation has already forced a great, sorely needed reckoning among the world’s wealthiest and those they hover above, and it points toward an answer: Rather than rely on scraps from the winners, we must take on the grueling democratic work of building more robust, egalitarian institutions and truly changing the world—a call to action for elites and everyday citizens alike.

Foundations of Global Business

Foundations of Global Business
Author: Nader H. Asgary
Publisher: Information Age Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-09-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781681232683

In the past three decades a number of important changes have made international business more complex and exciting. The rapid and continuous changes in information and communications technology (ITC), reduced trade barriers among countries, and regionalization have increased the links and dependency among firms from various countries. This has created opportunities for increasing expansion to new markets and increasing global integration while simultaneously posing many challenges. This book views international business as a complex and integrated system and takes a systems approach to study and analyze the changes thus enabling readers to assess global business opportunities and risk in a comprehensive and integral manner. The topics presented in this book allow practitioners, scholars, and students of international business to have a broad understanding of the most relevant issues in a changing international environment.

Our Iceberg Is Melting

Our Iceberg Is Melting
Author: John Kotter
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2016-01-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 039956392X

The revised and updated tenth anniversary edition of the classic, beloved business fable that has changed millions of lives in organizations around the world. Our Iceberg Is Melting is a simple story about doing well under the stress and uncertainty of rapid change. Based on the award-winning work of Harvard Business School’s John Kotter, it can help you and your colleagues thrive during tough times. On an iceberg near the coast of Antarctica, group of beautiful emperor pen­guins live as they have for many years. Then one curious bird discovers a potentially devastating problem threatening their home—and almost no one listens to him. The characters in the story—Fred, Alice, Louis, Buddy, the Professor, and NoNo—are like people you probably recognize in your own organization, including yourself. Their tale is one of resistance to change and heroic action, seemingly intractable obstacles and clever tactics for dealing with those obstacles. The penguins offer an inspiring model as we all struggle to adapt to new circumstances. Our Iceberg Is Melting is based on John Kotter's pioneer­ing research into the eight steps that can produce needed change in any sort of group. After finishing the story, you'll have a powerful framework for influencing your own team, no matter how big or small. This tenth anniversary edition preserves the text of the timeless story, together with new illustrations, a revised afterword, and a Q&A with the authors about the responses they've gotten over the past decade. Prepare to be both enlightened and delighted, whether you're already a fan of this classic fable or are discovering it for the first time.

Due Diligence

Due Diligence
Author: Denzil Rankine
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780273661016

At least half of acquisitions fail and many others end in acrimony. Due diligence is a term traditionally used for the review process applied to an acquisition. This text shows that when conducted, the process can even enable companies to find ways of adding value to acquisitions or mergers.

Foundation in Construction and Building Services Engineering: Core (Wales)

Foundation in Construction and Building Services Engineering: Core (Wales)
Author: Mike Jones
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2021-08-20
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1398327956

Lay the foundation for a career in the Construction and Building Services Engineering industries with this comprehensive textbook published in association with City & Guilds. With complete coverage of the Foundation qualification's six core units, this book will equip you with the skills you need to approach the next step in your career, as you prepare for assessment and choose your trade pathway. Topic coverage includes: an introduction to the built environment, health and safety, employability, emerging technologies and the built environment lifecycle. - Break down complex topics with summary tables and more than 250 images and artworks. - Re-cap knowledge and understanding with 'Key terms' features and a detailed glossary. - Get ready for the workplace with 'Industry tips', 'Health and safety' reminders and 'Improve your maths/English' tasks. - Get to know your local built environment with engaging activities and historical examples. - Prepare for assessment with end-of-chapter multiple-choice questions and example guided discussion questions. - Hone core skills with expert author Mike Jones, who draws on his extensive teaching and industry experience.

Handbook of Research on Foundations and Applications of Intelligent Business Analytics

Handbook of Research on Foundations and Applications of Intelligent Business Analytics
Author: Zhaohao Sun
Publisher: Business Science Reference
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2021
Genre: Big data
ISBN: 9781799890164

"This book addresses research issues by investigating into foundations, technologies, and applications of intelligent business analytics, offering theoretical foundations, technologies, methodologies, and applications of intelligent business analytics in an integrated way"--