Table Of Contents

• Preface
• 1 Understanding Economic Systems and Business
• 2 Making Ethical Decisions and Managing a Socially Responsible Business
• 3 Competing in the Global Marketplace
• 4 Forms of Business Ownership
• 5 Entrepreneurship: Starting and Managing Your Own Business
• 6 Management and Leadership in Today’s Organizations
• 7 Designing Organizational Structures
• 8 Managing Human Resources and Labor Relations
• 9 Motivating Employees
• 10 Achieving World-Class Operations Management
• 11 Creating Products and Pricing Strategies to Meet Customers’ Needs
• 12 Distributing and Promoting Products and Services
• 13 Using Technology to Manage Information
• 14 Using Financial Information and Accounting
• 15 Understanding Money and Financial Institutions
• 16 Understanding Financial Management and Securities Markets
• 17 Your Career in Business
• A|Understanding the Legal and Tax Environment