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Understanding Business: The Core
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Nickels/McHugh/McHugh, Understanding Business: The Core, provides unmatched depth, breadth, currency, and relevancy, with extremely readable format for students with all learning styles through 16 chapters.
RELEVANCY AND CURRENCY continues with the focus on a wealth of current, diverse examples with large number of companies of all sizes and industries in the United States and around the world. From Brexit and ransomware to 3D printing and robo-advisors, numerous relevant examples tie directly into chapter lessons. Keep your course continuously current by subscribing to the From the News to the Classroom blog, for even more article and video clip examples weekly.
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PART 1: Business Trends: Cultivating a Business in Diverse, Global Environments
Chapter 1: Exploring the Business Environment and Economics
Chapter 2: Doing Business in Global Markets
Chapter 3: Demanding Ethical and Socially Responsible Behavior
PART 2 Business Ownership: Starting a Small Business
Chapter 4: How to Form a Business
Chapter 5: Entrepreneurship and Starting a Small Business
PART 3: Business Management: Empowering Employees to Satisfy Customers
Chapter 6: Management and Leadership
Chapter 7: Structuring Organizations for Today’s Challenges
Chapter 8: Production and Operations Management
PART 4 Management of Human Resources: Motivating Employees to Produce Quality Goods and Services
Chapter 9: Motivating Employees
Chapter 10: Human Resource Management: Finding and Keeping the Best Employees
PART 5: Marketing: Developing and Implementing Customer-Oriented Marketing Plans
Chapter 11: Marketing: Helping Buyers Buy
Chapter 12: Managing the Marketing Mix: Product, Price, Place, and Promotion
Chapter 13: Using Technology to Manage Information
PART 6: Managing Financial Resources
Chapter 14: Understanding Accounting and Financial Information
Chapter 15: Financial Management
Chapter 16: Money, Financial Institutions, and the Federal Reserve
Bonus Chapters (Online Only)
A: Working within the Legal Environment
B: Managing Risk
C: Managing Personal Finances and Investing
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About the Author
William Nickels
Bill Nickels is emeritus professor of business at the University of Maryland, College Park. He has over 30 years’ experience teaching graduate and undergraduate business courses, including introduction to business, marketing, and promotion. He has won the Outstanding Teacher on Campus Award four times and was nominated for the award many other times. He received his MBA degree from Case Western Reserve University and his PhD from The Ohio State University. Bill has written a marketing communications text and two marketing principles texts in addition to many articles in business publications. He has taught many seminars to businesspeople on subjects such as power communications, marketing, nonbusiness marketing, and stress and life management. His son, Joel, is a professor of English at the University of Miami (Florida).
Jim McHugh
Jim McHugh holds an MBA degree from Lindenwood University and has had broad experience in education, business, and government. As chair of the Business and Economics Department of St. Louis Community College–Forest Park, Jim coordinated and directed the development of the business curriculum. In addition to teaching several sections of Introduction to Business each semester for nearly 30 years, Jim taught in the marketing and management areas at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Jim enjoys conducting business seminars and consulting with small and large businesses. He is actively involved in the public-service sector and served as chief of staff to the St. Louis County Executive.
Susan McHugh
Susan McHugh is a learning specialist with extensive training and experience in adult learning and curriculum development. She holds an MEd degree from the University of Missouri and completed her coursework for a PhD in education administration with a specialty in adult learning theory. As a professional curriculum developer, she has directed numerous curriculum projects and educator training programs. She has worked in the public and private sectors as a consultant in training and employee development. While Jim and Susan treasure their participation in writing projects, their greatest accomplishment is their collaboration on their three children. Casey is carrying on the family’s teaching tradition as an adjunct social work professor at Washington University and the founder of an incubator to help therapists start their own practices. Molly and Michael are carrying on the family writing tradition by contributing to the development of this text and several supplementary materials.
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