{"product_id":"9781412964272","title":"Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World","description":"\u003cp\u003e2009 RUSA Outstanding Business Reference\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBusiness in today's world is increasingly diverse. Undertaking commerce, even by an individual, can mean working globally through a welter of new media with opportunities of all kinds rapidly appearing. The boundaries, scope, content, structures, and processes of a business activity can morph into completely different ones in the course of a project. Contemporary businesses, and certainly future businesses, find it incumbent upon them to fit within the requirements of environmental and economic sustainability of the others who inhabit our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith more than 1,000 entries, the Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World is packed with essential and up-to-date information on the state of business in our world. Not only does it reflect where business is, it also conveys the trajectory of business farther into the 21st century. These four volumes provide clear overviews of the important business topics of our time, ranging from culture shock to currency hedging, political risk, offshoring, and transnational corporations. The wealth of topics represent an integrated vision by the editor of a perplexity of functions, technologies, and environmental factors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Features\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides insight into the development and current business situation globally through articles on many individual countries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines the processes, responsibilities, and ethics of business in the global market\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers entries written by experts from diverse fields \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes an appendix that looks at World Trade Organization statistics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents a vast range of topics, including key companies, business policies, regions, countries, dimensions of globalization, economic factors, international agreements, financial instruments, accounting regulations and approaches, theories, legislation, management practices and approaches, and much more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Themes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompetitive Forces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorporate Profiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultural Environments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEconomics of International Business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEconomic Theories of International Business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEthics, Corruption, and Social Responsibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExport\/Import Strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeign Direct Investment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobalization and Society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHuman Resource Management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Accounting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Finance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Monetary System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Trade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegal and Labor Issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManagement and Leadership\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManufacturing and Operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarketing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitical Environments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegional Economic Integration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupranational and National Organizations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World serves as a general, nontechnical resource for students, professors, and librarians seeking to understand the development of business as practiced in the United States and internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028439515376,"sku":"9781412964272","price":630.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781412964272_p0.jpg?v=1763727012","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781412964272","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}