Intro to Business - Hardcover

Eggland, Steven A.; Dlabay, Les; Burrow, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0538440635 ISBN 13: 9780538440639

Publisher: South-Western Educational Pub, 2005

Synopsis

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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About the Authors

Steven A. Eggland is currently a Professor and Chair of the Department of Vocational and Adult Education in Teachers College at the University of Nebraska. He has taught a variety of general business courses and has a special interest in marketing education.

Les R. Dlabay, Ed.D. is Professor of Business in the Department of Economics and Business at Lake Forest College in Illinois. He has taught more than 30 different business courses in high school, community college, university, teacher preparation, and adult education programs. Dr. Dlabay has presented more than 300 teacher workshops and seminars emphasizing interactive learning strategies, including team projects and field research activities. His hobbies" include a cereal package collection (from over 100 countries) and banknotes from 200 countries; these are used to teach economic, cultural, and political aspects of global business. In an effort to prepare students to do business in varied economic settings, Professor Dlabay makes extensive use of class assignments related to world hunger, poverty, micro-finance, and micro-enterprise."

James L. Burrow, Ph.D., has a background in marketing and human resource development. He works regularly with the business community and other organizations as a consultant on marketing and performance improvement strategies including the use of the Internet as an education and training resource. He recently retired from the faculty of North Carolina State University, where he served as the coordinator of the graduate Training and Development Program for over fifteen years. Dr. Burrow received degrees from the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Nebraska in marketing and marketing education.

Edition details

• Publisher: South-Western Educational Pub
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0538440635
• ISBN 13: 9780538440639
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 624