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.

New Trends in Business Management

New Trends in Business Management
Author: Dr M Sandra Kirthy
Publisher: Zenon Academic Publishing
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2018-07-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9385886142

An International conference on New Trends in Business Management was organized by Immanuel Business School with overseas partners Seattle Pacific University, Spring Harbor University and many others, which provided an opportunity to compile a book with collection of conference research papers related to new trends in business management. The conference helped in creating knowledge based outcomes through robust interaction between corporate delegates, academicians, practitioners, research scholars and management Students. The research papers on new trends in business management with sub-topics Online Marketing, Trends in Training and Development, Legal aspects of Business, Good Service Tax, Demonetization, Green Marketing, Digital Marketing, Consumer Behavior, E-Commerce, Corporate Social Responsibility, Organizational Development and Change were presented by authors in lucent way. Highly learned, eminent faculty from different esteemed educational institutions across the globe, experienced persons from industries and management students have contributed more than 40 papers on different management areas. We hope that readers of this book will gain insights of current fluctuations and upcoming trends in Business Management.

New Trends in Business Information Systems and Technology

New Trends in Business Information Systems and Technology
Author: Rolf Dornberger
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2020-07-07
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030483320

This book presents selected examples of digitalization in the age of digital change. It is divided into two sections: “Digital Innovation,” which features new technologies that stimulate and enable new business opportunities; and “Digital Business Transformation,” comprising business and management concepts that employ specific technological solutions for their practical implementation. Combining new insights from research, teaching and management, including digital transformation, e-business, knowledge representation, human-computer interaction, and business optimization, the book highlights the breadth of research as well as its meaningful and relevant transfer into practice. It is intended for academics seeking inspiration, as well as for leaders wanting to tap the potential of the latest trends to take society and their business to the next level.

Advanced Trends in ICT for Innovative Business Management

Advanced Trends in ICT for Innovative Business Management
Author: Katarzyna Szymczyk
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2021-06-29
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1000405990

This book contains a collection of scientific chapters addressing the emerging trends in IT and telecommunications, as well as the issues that accompany them in business. It addresses issues in cyber applications, ICT solutions and innovative cyber know-how, and demonstrates how high-tech IT communications resources can be used to improve business production, sales and service strategies, supply chains and logistics. The book is based on articles from ICCMIT’20, extending their approach to specific chapters. The chapters cover issues such as financial management, technological upgrades, Industry 4.0 and the trend towards sustainable development. It utilizes examples of technologically advanced enterprises developing under Industry 4.0 assumptions at the stage of digital transformation, which integrate digital technologies and business processes. In addition, this book discusses issues related to cyber risk management and the implementation of a number of safeguards for digitized enterprises. Enterprises that orient themselves towards technological innovations find that they can reach customers faster, are more effectively managed and can achieve a competitive advantage over other businesses. This book will be a great aid to professionals in such companies, both in IT departments and in the management team.

Trends in E-Business, E-Services, and E-Commerce: Impact of Technology on Goods, Services, and Business Transactions

Trends in E-Business, E-Services, and E-Commerce: Impact of Technology on Goods, Services, and Business Transactions
Author: Lee, In
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2013-09-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1466645113

"This book offers insights into issues, challenges, and solutions related to the successful application and management aspects of electronic business, providing a comprehensive framework for researchers and practitioners in understanding the growing demand of e-business research"--Provided by publisher.

The Human Cloud

The Human Cloud
Author: Matthew Mottola
Publisher: HarperCollins Leadership
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2021-01-26
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1400219744

Empower yourself with the knowledge to keep up with the rapidly changing technical world of work, as two workforce productivity and technology experts lay out a clear picture of the?coming?revolution?in how work is done and how jobs are shaped. If you listen to the news, robots are coming for your job. Full-time employment will soon be a thing of the past as organizations opt more to hire employees on a contract basis.?With technological advances across email, video, project management, and instant messaging platforms, being tied to a desk working full time for one company is becoming obsolete. So, where does that leave you? The Human Cloud may be the most important book you read to prepare for how work is done in the future. In these pages, human cloud technologist Matthew Mottola and AI expert Matthew Coatney help you not only clearly understand the transition you see happening around you, but they will also help you take advantage of it. In The Human Cloud, Mottola and Coatney inform you about topics including: How employees and employers will be able to take advantage of the new automated and freelance-based workplace. How they will be able to take advantage of the new technology disruptions the machine cloud will create. Why the changes employees and employers are seeing aren’t the projection of doom that many are predicting. How to navigate the coming job marketplace. By replacing fear with knowledge, you will better understand how this shift in employment is a good thing, be equipped to embrace the positive?advantages new technology brings, and further secure how your own job is shaped so you are never left behind.

Business Information Systems and Technology 4.0

Business Information Systems and Technology 4.0
Author: Rolf Dornberger
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2018-03-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319743228

This book discusses digitalization trends and their concrete applications in business and societal contexts. It summarizes new findings from research, teaching and management activities comprising digital transformation, e-business, the representation of knowledge, human–computer interaction and business optimization. The trends discussed include artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, blockchain, and many more. Professors and researchers who conduct research and teach at the interface between academia and business present the latest advances in their field. The book adopts the philosophy of applied sciences and combines both rigorous research and practical applications. As such, it addresses the needs of both professors and researchers, who are constantly seeking inspiration, and of managers seeking to tap the potential of the latest trends to take their business to the next level. Readers will find answers to pressing questions that arise in their daily work.

New Trends in Process Control and Production Management

New Trends in Process Control and Production Management
Author: Lenka Štofová
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 709
Release: 2017-09-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351672711

Dynamic economics, technological changes, increasing pressure from competition and customers to improve manufacturing and services are some of the major challenges to enterprises these days. New ways of improving organizational activities and management processes have to be created, in order to allow enterprises to manage the seemingly intensifying competitive markets successfully. Enterprises apply business optimizing solutions to meet new challenges and conditions. But also ensuring effective development for long-term competitiveness in a global environment. This is necessary for the application of qualitative changes in the industrial policy. “New Trends in Process Control and Production Management” (MTS 2017) is the collection of research papers from authors from seven countries around the world. They present case studies and empirical research which illustrates the progressive trends in business process management and the drive to achieve enterprise development and sustainability.

Business, Technology, and Knowledge Management in Asia: Trends and Innovations

Business, Technology, and Knowledge Management in Asia: Trends and Innovations
Author: Ordóñez de Pablos, Patricia
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2012-12-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1466626836

"This book highlights the efforts and developments in the fields of Asian studies as well as its intentional role in IT and management within the constant growing business market"--Provided by publisher.