Name: Business in Context By David Needle
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Business in Context: An Introduction to Business and its Environment by David Needle

What are the benefits and problems of off-shoring? Can firms really be as powerful as nation states? How useful is PEST for developing effective strategies? How will the 2008 financial crisis impact business? Only David Needle's bestselling textbook introduces you to the full picture of modern business - the innovators, the regulators, the defining issues, and the turbulence.

About David Needle

David Needle is Lecturer in International Business in the Department of Management, King's College London. He joined the Department Management as a Teaching Fellow in 2008. He was an undergraduate at the University of Liverpool and completed an MSc in Industrial Relations at the London School of Economics. He began his academic career teaching English to mining apprentices and training shop stewards. He has worked in the UK university sector for over 30 years. He joined Kings from the School of Business and Management at Queen Mary, where he spent four years. For several years he was a Head of Department in the Business School at the University of East London, in which capacity he managed and taught postgraduate courses in Singapore, Malaysia, China, Portugal and Germany. During his time with UEL he was seconded to for a period to Ford Motor Company. He teaches courses in international business, comparative management and the evolution of modern business. His consultancy work focuses on human relations issues and change management.

1 The Concept of Business in Context PART ONE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT 2 Globalization 3 Economy and the State 4 Technology and Labour 5 Cultural and Institutional Frameworks PART TWO ORGANIZATIONAL AND STRATEGIC CONTEXTS 6 Organizational Aspects of Business 7 Management and Leadership 8 Strategy 9 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility PART THREE THE ACTIVITIES CONTEXT 10 Innovation 11 Operations 12 Marketing 13 Human Resource Management 14 Finance and Accounting

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GOR003867906

ISBN 13

9781844806133

ISBN 10

1844806138

Title

Business in Context: An Introduction to Business and its Environment by David Needle

Author

David Needle

Condition

Used - Very Good

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Paperback

Publisher

Cengage Learning EMEA

Year published

2008-12-08

Number of pages

578

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Business in Context David Needle

Business in Context by David Needle

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