A complete revision of our market-leading text, INTRO TO BUSINESS introduces students to the role of business in the lives of individuals, consumers, workers, and citizens. Coverage includes small-business management, business fundamentals, career planning, social responsibility and ethics, basic economics, technology, financial operations, risk management, consumer decision-making, and insurance. This text is designed for the very first course many business students take; therefore, it covers business and finance topics with a survey-like approach.
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| Economic Decisions and Systems | |
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| Economic Activity | |
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| Business in the Global Economy | |
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| Social Responsibility of Business and Government | |
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| Business Organization | |
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| Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship | |
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| Management and Leadership | |
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| Human Resources, Culture, and Diversity | |
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| Career Planning and Development | |
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| Marketing | |
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| Business and Technology | |
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| Financing a Business | |
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| Production and Business Operations | |
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| Risk Management | |
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| Consumers in a Global Economy | |
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| Money Management and Financial Services | |
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| Banking and Financial Services | |
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| Consumer Credit | |
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| Savings and Investment Strategies | |
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| Insurance | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Math Skills | |
Les R. Dlabay, Ed.D., is a Professor of Business in the Department of Economics and Business at Lake Forest College in Illinois. The courses he teaches include Cultural Perspectives of International Business, Global Marketing, Latin American Global Business, and Asian Business Culture and Trade Relations. Dr. Dlabay has presented teacher workshops and seminars in over 20 states and has taught more than 30 different courses in high school, community college, university, teacher preparation, and adult education programs. He has also served as International Business editor for Business Education Forum, published by the National Business Education Association. Dr. Dlabay?s ?hobbies? include collecting cereal packages from around the world (he currently has packages from over 100 countries) and collecting paper currency which he has from more than 200 countries. He uses these items to teach about economic, cultural and political aspects of foreign business environments.
