TY - BOOK AU - Collins,Karen TI - Exploring business SN - 9780132367325 U1 - 650 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Upper Saddle River, NJ PB - Pearson/Prentice Hall KW - Business KW - Economics KW - Industrial management N1 - Contents The Foundations of Business Introduction Nike Introduction to Nike2 About Nike Getting Down to Business Business Participants and Activities Learning Lab1 External Forces That Influence Business Activities Quick Quiz What Is Economics? Resources: Inputs and Outputs Economic Systems6 Learning Lab Types of Competition Perfect Competition8 Learning Lab Learning Lab Learning Lab Monopolostic Competition Oligopoly Monopoly Learning Lab Quick Quiz Measuring the Health of the Economy Economic Goals Economic Forecasting Government's Role in Managing the Economy Monetary Policy Fiscal Policy Macroeconomics and Microeconomics Quick Quiz Where We're Headed Your Company's Web Site Learning Lab Summary of Learning Objectives Questions and Problems Learning on the Web aacsb Career Opportunities Is a Career in Economics for You? Ethics Angle aacsb How Much is That CD in the Window? Team-Building Skills aacsb The Global View aacsb Life Is Good in France (If You Have Le Job) The Challenges of Starting a Business What Is an Entrepreneur? Why Become an Entrepreneur? Learning Lab Distinguishing Entrepreneurs from Small Business Owners Importance of Small Business to the U.S. Economy Job Creation Innovation Opportunities for Women and Minorities How Small Businesses Help Large Businesses What Industries Are Small Business In? Industries by Sector Quick Quiz Should You Start a Business? Advantages of Small Business Ownership Disadvantages of Small Business Ownership Starting a Business Learning Lab The Business Idea30 About Nike Ownership Options The Business Plan Sections of the Business Plan Learning Lab Quick Quiz How to Succeed in Managing a Business35 About Nike Help from the SBA Why Do Businesses Fail? Quick Quiz Where We're Headed Summary of Learning Objectives Questions and Problems Learning on the Web aacsb Would You Like to Own a Sub Shop? Career Opportunities Do You Wan to Be an Entrepreneur? Ethics Angle aacsb Term Papers for Sale Team-Building Skills aacsb The Global View aacsb Global Versions of MySpace.com Business Plan Project Group Report: Your Great Business Idea Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Misgoverning Corporations: An Overview The Idea of Business Ethics Learning Lab Learning Lab1 Learning Lab Why Study Ethics? The Individual Approach to Ethics Addressing Ethical Dilemmas Making Ethical Decisions Quick Quiz Identifying Ethical Issues Refusing to Rationalize Learning Lab54 The Organizational Approach to Ethics54 Learning Lab55 Tightening the Rules55 About Nike Quick Quiz/PG> Corporate Social Responsibility Learning Lab Employees Customers Communities Learning Lab About Nike Stages of Corporate Responsibility Here's Your Salad—How About Fries? About Nike Quick Quiz Where We're Headed Summary of Learning Objectives Questions and Problems Learning on the Web aacsb Lessons in Community Living Career Opportunities Is ``Worldcom Ethics Officer'' an Oxymoron? Ethics Angle aacsb Is Honesty Academic? Team-Building Skills aacsb What Are the Stakes When You Play with Wal- Mart? The Global View aacsb What to Do When the ``False'' Alarm Goes Off Business Plan Project Group Report: Industry Analysis Managing for Business Success Functions of Management Planning About Nike Learning Lab Quick Quiz Organizing Levels of Management: How Managers Are Organized Organizational Structure: How Companies Get the Job Done The Organization Chart Directing Leadership Styles About Nike Controlling Quick Quiz Managerial Skills Technical Skills Interpersonal Skills Conceptual Skills Communication Skills Time-Management Skills Applying Your Skills At Notes-4-You Selecting a Legal Form of Business Sole Proprietorships Partnerships Corporations Learning Lab About Nike Quick Quiz Where We're Headed Summary of Learning Objectives Questions and Problems Learning on the Web aacsb Mission ``Improvisable'' Career Opportunities To Manager or Not To Manage? Ethics Angle aacsb Sugarcoating the News at Krispy Kreme Team-Building Skills aacsb Legally Speaking The Global View aacsb The Art and Science of Organizational Evolution Business Plan Project Group Report: Management Plan (Mission, Values, Form, and Structure Recruiting, Motivating, and Keeping Quality Employees Human Resource Management Human Resource Planning Recruiting Qualified Employees Learning Lab Where to Find Candidates How to Find Candidates The Selection Process Contingent Workers Developing Employees New-Employee Orientation Training and Development Quick Quiz Motivating Employees Hierarchy-of-Needs Theory Two-Factory Theory Expectancy Theory Equity Theory What Makes A Great Place to Work? Job Redesign Work/Life Quality Learning Lab Quick Quiz Performance Appraisal The Basic Three-Step Process 360-Degree and Upward Feedback Retaining Valuable Employees Why People Quit Involuntary Termination Compensation and Benefits Wages and Salaries Incentive Programs Learning Lab About Nike Diversity in the Workplace Learning Lab About Nike Labor Unions Union Structure Collective Bargaining When Negotiations Break Down The Future of Unions Quick Quiz Where We're Headed Summary of Learning Objectives Questions and Problems Learning on the Web aacsb What's Your (Emotional) IQ Career Opportunities Are You a People Person? Ethics Angle aacsb Misstating the Facts Team-Building Skills aacsb Dorm Room Rescue The Global View aacsb Sending Ed to China Business Plan Project Group Report: Management Qualifications and Compensation Developing and Producing Goods and Services What Is a Product? Where Do Product Ideas Come From? Identifying Business Opportunities Learning Lab About Nike Quick Quiz Operations Management Product Development About Nike Operations Management in Manufacturing Learning Lab Quick Quiz Operations Management for Service Providers Producing for Quality Outsourcing Quick Quiz Where We're Headed Summary of Learning Objectives Questions and Problems Learning on the Web aacsb How to Build a BMW Career Opportunities Wanted: Problem Solvers and Creative Thinkers Ethics Angle aacsb Who's Getting Fat from Fast Food? Team-Building Skills aacsb Growing Accustomed to Your Fit The Global View aacsb What's the State of Homeland Job Security? Business Plan Project Group Report: Products and Production Marketing: Providing Value to Customers What Is Marketing? The Marketing Concept Marketing Strategy Selecting a Target Market The Marketing Mix Developing a Product About Nike173 Quick Quiz175 Pricing a Product175 Learning Lab176 Learning Lab176 Learning Lab177 Placing a Product About Nike Quick Quiz Promoting a Product Marketing Robosapien About Nike Customer-Relationship Management The Product Life Cycle Life Cycle and the Changing Marketing Mix Learning Lab The Marketing Environment The Political and Regulatory Environment The Economic Environment The Competitive Environment The Technological Environment The Social and Cultural Environment Consumer Behavior The Buying Process Influences on Buying Behavior Careers in Marketing Advertising Brand and Product Management Marketing Research Supply Chain and Logistics Management Retailing Sales Quick Quiz Where We're Headed Summary of Learning Objectives Questions and Problems Learning on the Web aacsb The Economics of Online Annoyance Career Opportunities So Many Choices Ethics Angle aacsb A ``Late Fee'' by Any Other Name Team-Building Skills aacsb Build a Better iPod and They Will Listen The Global View aacsb Made in China—Why Not Sell in China? Business Plan Project Group Report: Marketing Plan Business in a Global Environment The Globalization of Business Why Do Nations Trade? Learning Lab How Do We Measure Trade Between Nations? Opportunities in International Business Importing and Exporting Licensing and Franchising Contract Manufacturing and Outsourcing Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures Foreign Direct Investment and Subsidiaries Multinational Corporations Quick Quiz About Nike The Global Business Environment The Cultural Environment Learning Lab About Nike The Economic Environment The Legal and Regulatory Environment Quick Quiz Trade Controls Learning Lab The Pros and Cons of Trade Controls Reducing International Trade Barriers Preparing for a Career in International Business Quick Quiz Where We're Headed Summary of Learning Objectives Questions and Problems Learning on the Web aacsb Keeping Current About Currency Career Opportunities aacsb Broadening Your Business Horizons Ethics Angle aacsb The Right, Wrong, and Wisdom of Dumping and Subsidizing Team-Building Skills aacsb Three Little Words: The China Price The Global View aacsb Go East, Young Job Seeker Business Plan Project Group Report: Global Issues The Role of Accounting in Business The Role of Accounting Fields of Accounting Learning Lab Who Uses Financial Accounting Information? Understanding Financial Statements The Functions of Financial Statements The Income Statement Learning Lab Learning Lab The Balance Sheet Quick Quiz Accrual Accounting Accrual-Basis Financial Statements About Nike About Nike About Nike Learning Lab Quick Quiz Financial Statement Analysis The Comparative Income Statement Ratio Analysis What Have the Ratios Told Us? About Nike Challenges Facing the Accounting Profession Quick Quiz Careers in Accounting Job Prospects Where We're Headed Summary of Learning Objectives Questions and Problems Learning on the Web aacsb Discounting Retailers Career Opportunities Is a Career in Accounting for You? Ethics Angle aacsb Counting Earnings Before They Hatch Team-Building Skills aacsb Taking Stock of Ratios The Global View aacsb Why Aren't Shoes Made in the USA? Business Plan Project Business Plan Project Group Report: Estimating Sales Managing Financial Resources256 The Functions of Money Medium of Exchange Measure of Value Store of Value The Money Supply Financial Institutions Depository and Nondepository Institutions Financial Services Bank Regulation How Banks Expand the Money Supply Quick Quiz The Federal Reserve System The Tools of the Fed The Banker's Bank and the Government's Banker The Role of the Financial Manager Financing a New Company About Nike Learning Lab Seeking Out Private Investors Going Public Quick Quiz Understanding Securities Market Primary and Secondary Markets and Stock Exchanges Regulating Securities Markets: The SEC Measuring Market Performance: Market Indexes How to Read a Stock Listing About Nike Financing the Going Concern Stock Bonds Choosing Your Financing Method Careers in Finance Positions in Commercial Banking Positions in Corporate Finance Positions in the Investment Industry Graduate Education and Certification Quick Quiz Where We're Headed Summary of Learning Objectives Managing Information and Technology Data Versus Information Information Systems Managing Data Data and Databases Quick Quiz Types of Information Systems Operations Support Systems Management Support Systems Learning Lab About Nike Quick Quiz Computer Networks Data Communication Networks The Internet and the World Wide Web Intranets and Extranets E-Commerce Learning Lab About Nike Security Issues and Electronic Communication Data Security Revenue Theft Risks to Customers Shoring Up Security and Building Trust Learning Lab Careers in Information Management Summary of Learning Objectives Questions and Problems Learning on the Web Taking Care of Your Cyber Health Career Opportunities Could You Manage a Job in IT or IS? Ethics Angle aacsb Campus Commando or Common Criminal Team-Building Skills aacsb CampusCupid.com The Global View aacsb ``Hong Kong=mTraditional Chinese Business Plan Project Group Writing Assignment: Final Plan Standard Business Plan Format Estimating Sales Preparing Financial Reports with the Excel; Includes bibliographical references and index UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip075/2006039180.html ER -