Better Business - Softcover

Solomon, Michael R.; Poatsy, Mary Anne; Martin, Kendall

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0133920585 ISBN 13: 9780133920581

Publisher: Pearson, 2015

Synopsis

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For introduction to business courses. 

 

A better way to learn business.

Better Business offers the business content students need, but in a better way. By presenting the material in a stimulating Q&A format, Better Business encourages students to come to class prepared to have better conversations and a truly engaging classroom experience. One of the most significant shifts in the business environment since the first edition of Better Business is the explosive growth of social media in all parts of business. The Fourth Edition of Better Business continues to feature social media strategies and technologies in over 85% of its chapters, as well as significant updates to the technology chapter.

 

Better Business is is integrated with MyBizLab which gets students to interact with business, not just read about it. MyBizLab also assists instructors with their course prep, making it convenient to access and assign modern, interactive resources.

 

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About this title

About the Author

Michael R. Solomon, PhD, Contributing Editor

Michael R. Solomon is professor of marketing and director of the Center for Consumer Research in the Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. He also is professor of consumer behaviour at the Manchester School of Business, The University of Manchester, U.K. Michael’s primary research and consulting interests include consumer behavior, branding, and marketing applications of virtual worlds. He has written several textbooks and trade books; his Consumer Behavior text is the most widely used in the world. Michael often speaks to business groups about new trends in consumer behavior and marketing strategy.

 

Mary Anne Poatsy, MBA, CFP

mpoatsy@mc3.edu
Mary Anne Poatsy is a senior adjunct faculty member at Montgomery County Community College, teaching various business, management, and computer application and concepts courses in face-to-face and online environments. She holds a BA in psychology and education from Mount Holyoke College and an MBA in finance from Northwestern University’s J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

 

Mary Anne has been teaching since 1995 at a variety of elementary and secondary institutions, including Gwynedd Mercy College, Montgomery County Community College, Muhlenberg College, and Bucks County Community College, as well as training in the professional environment and presenting at several conferences. Before teaching, she was a vice president at Shearson Lehman Hutton in the Municipal Bond Investment Banking Department.

 

Kendall Martin, PhD

kmartin@mc3.edu

Kendall Martin has been teaching since 1988 at a number of institutions, including Villanova University, DeSales University, Arcadia University, Ursinus College, County College of Morris, and Montgomery County Community College, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

 

Kendall’s education includes a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Rochester and an MS and a PhD in engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. She has industrial experience in research and development environments (AT&T Bell Laboratories) as well as experience with several start-up technology firms.

 

As an associate professor at Montgomery County Community College, she presents nationally on topics of entrepreneurship, student engagement, and technology in the classroom.

 

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0133920585
• ISBN 13: 9780133920581
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 600