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Introduction to Business and Professional Responsibility

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Introduction to Business and Professional Responsibility

Business
Author
Robert Rebman
Publisher
Benedictine University
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-SA
Language
EN
Category
Business Administration
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Contents· 160 sections
  1. 01: Understanding Economic Systems and Business
  2. 1.01: Introduction
  3. 1.02: The Nature of Business
  4. 1.03: Understanding the Business Environment
  5. 1.04: How Business and Economics Work
  6. 1.05: Macroeconomics- The Big Picture
  7. 1.06: Achieving Macroeconomic Goals
  8. 1.07: Microeconomics- Zeroing in on Businesses and Consumers
  9. 1.08: Competing in a Free Market
  10. 1.09: Trends in the Business Environment and Competition
  11. 02: Making Ethical Decisions and Managing a Socially Responsible Business
  12. 2.01: Introduction
  13. 2.02: Understanding Business Ethics
  14. 2.03: How Organizations Influence Ethical Conduct
  15. 2.04: Managing a Socially Responsible Business
  16. 2.05: Responsibilities to Stakeholders
  17. 2.06: Trends in Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
  18. 03: Competing in the Global Marketplace
  19. 3.01: Introduction
  20. 3.02: Global Trade in the United States
  21. 3.03: Why Nations Trade
  22. 3.04: Barriers to Trade
  23. 3.05: Fostering Global Trade
  24. 3.06: International Economic Communities
  25. 3.07: Participating in the Global Marketplace
  26. 3.08: Threats and Opportunities in the Global Marketplace
  27. 3.09: The Impact of Multinational Corporations
  28. 3.10: Trends in Global Competition
  29. 04: Forms of Business Ownership
  30. 4.01: Introduction
  31. 4.02: Going It Alone- Sole Proprietorships
  32. 4.03: Partnerships- Sharing the Load
  33. 4.04: Corporations - Limiting Your Liability
  34. 4.05: Specialized Forms of Business Organization
  35. 4.06: Franchising- A Popular Trend
  36. 4.07: Mergers and Acquisitions
  37. 4.08: Trends in Business Ownership
  38. 05: Entrepreneurship- Starting and Managing Your Own Business
  39. 5.01: Introduction
  40. 5.02: Entrepreneurship Today
  41. 5.03: Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs
  42. 5.04: Small Business- Driving America's Growth
  43. 5.05: Ready Set Start Your Own Business
  44. 5.06: Managing a Small Business
  45. 5.07: Small Business Large Impact
  46. 5.08: The Small Business Administration
  47. 5.09: Trends in Entrepreneurship and Small-Business Ownership
  48. 06: Management and Leadership in Today's Organizations
  49. 6.01: Introduction
  50. 6.02: The Role of Management
  51. 6.03: Planning
  52. 6.04: Organizing
  53. 6.05: Leading Guiding and Motivating Others
  54. 6.06: Controlling
  55. 6.07: Managerial Roles
  56. 6.08: Managerial Skills
  57. 6.09: Trends in Management and Leadership
  58. 07: Designing Organizational Structures
  59. 7.01: Introduction
  60. 7.02: Building Organizational Structures
  61. 7.03: Contemporary Structures
  62. 7.04: Using Teams to Enhance Motivation and Performance
  63. 7.05: AuthorityEstablishing Organizational Relationships
  64. 7.06: Degree of Centralization
  65. 7.07: Organizational Design Considerations
  66. 7.08: The Informal Organization
  67. 7.09: Trends in Organizational Structure
  68. 08: Managing Human Resources and Labor Relations
  69. 8.01: Introduction
  70. 8.02: Achieving High Performance through Human Resources Management
  71. 8.03: Employee Recruitment
  72. 8.04: Employee Selection
  73. 8.05: Employee Training and Development
  74. 8.06: Performance Planning and Evaluation
  75. 8.07: Employee Compensation and Benefits
  76. 8.08: The Labor Relations Process
  77. 8.09: Managing Grievances and Conflicts
  78. 8.10: Legal Environment of Human Resources and Labor Relations
  79. 8.11: Trends in Human Resource Management and Labor Relations
  80. 09: Motivating Employees
  81. 9.01: Introduction
  82. 9.02: Early Theories of Motivation
  83. 9.03: The Hawthorne Studies
  84. 9.04: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
  85. 9.05: McGregor's Theories X and Y
  86. 9.06: Herzberg's Motivator-Hygiene Theory
  87. 9.07: Contemporary Views on Motivation
  88. 9.08: From Motivation Theory to Application
  89. 9.09: Trends in Employee Motivation
  90. 10: Your Career in Business
  91. 10.01: Introduction
  92. 10.02: Learn the Basics of Business
  93. 10.03: Developing Interpersonal Skills is Key to Your Success
  94. 10.04: Make Your Future Happen - Learn to Plan
  95. 10.05: Going to College Is an Opportunity of a LifetimeNever Drop Out
  96. 10.06: Get Your Career Off on the Right Track
  97. 10.07: Self-Test Scoring Guidelines
  98. 11: Achieving World-Class Operations Management
  99. 11.01: Introduction
  100. 11.02: Production and Operations ManagementAn Overview
  101. 11.03: The Production Process- How Do We Make It
  102. 11.04: Location Location Location- Where Do We Make It
  103. 11.05: Pulling It Together- Resource Planning
  104. 11.06: Production and Operations Control
  105. 11.07: Looking for a Better Way- Improving Production and Operations
  106. 11.08: Transforming the Factory Floor with Technology
  107. 11.09: Trends in Production and Operations Management
  108. 12: Creating Products and Pricing Strategies to Meet Customers' Needs
  109. 12.01: Introduction
  110. 12.02: The Marketing Concept
  111. 12.03: Creating a Marketing Strategy
  112. 12.04: Developing a Marketing Mix
  113. 12.05: Buyer Behavior
  114. 12.06: Market Segmentation
  115. 12.07: What Is a Product
  116. 12.08: Creating Products That Deliver Value
  117. 12.09: The Product Life Cycle
  118. 12.10: Pricing Strategies and Future Trends
  119. 12.11: Trends in Developing Products and Pricing
  120. 13: Distributing and Promoting Products and Services
  121. 13.01: Introduction
  122. 13.02: The Nature and Functions of Distribution (Place)
  123. 13.03: Wholesaling
  124. 13.04: The Competitive World of Retailing
  125. 13.05: Using Supply Chain Management to Increase Efficiency and Customer Satisfaction
  126. 13.06: Promotion Strategy
  127. 13.07: The Huge Impact of Advertising
  128. 13.08: The Importance of Personal Selling
  129. 13.09: Sales Promotion
  130. 13.10: Public Relations Helps Build Goodwill
  131. 13.11: Trends in Social Media
  132. 13.12: Trends in E-Commerce
  133. 14: Using Technology to Manage Information
  134. 14.01: Introduction
  135. 14.02: Transforming Businesses through Information
  136. 14.03: Linking Up- Computer Networks
  137. 14.04: Management Information Systems
  138. 14.05: Technology Management and Planning
  139. 14.06: Protecting Computers and Information
  140. 14.07: Trends in Information Technology
  141. 15: Using Financial Information and Accounting
  142. 15.01: Introduction
  143. 15.02: Accounting- More than Numbers
  144. 15.03: The Accounting Profession
  145. 15.04: Basic Accounting Procedures
  146. 15.05: The Balance Sheet
  147. 15.06: The Income Statement
  148. 15.07: The Statement of Cash Flows
  149. 15.08: Analyzing Financial Statements
  150. 15.09: Trends in Accounting
  151. 16: Understanding Money and Financial Institutions
  152. 16.01: Introduction
  153. 16.02: Show Me the Money
  154. 16.03: The Federal Reserve System
  155. 16.04: U.S. Financial Institutions
  156. 16.05: Insuring Bank Deposits
  157. 16.06: International Banking
  158. 16.07: Trends in Financial Institutions
  159. 17: Appendix - Understanding the Legal and Tax Environment
  160. 18: Notes