The Future of Business: The Essentials (with InfoTrac) (Available Titles CengageNOW) - Softcover

Gitman, Lawrence J.; McDaniel, Carl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0324320280 ISBN 13: 9780324320282

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2005

Synopsis

The Future of Business: The Essentials, 2e offers a brief yet complete introduction to business concepts and terminology using a student-centered, practical, and relevant approach. Stressing to students that "You Are the Future of Business," The Future of Business: The Essentials teaches students to navigate through the sometime stormy business environment by stressing important business issues such as customer satisfaction and quality, entrepreneurship, cultural and workplace diversity, ethics, global business, technology, teams, and e-business.

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About the Author

Dr. Lawrence J. Gitman is an emeritus professor of finance at San Diego State University. He received his BA from Purdue University, MBA from the University of Dayton, and PhD from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Gitman is a prolific author who has more than 50 articles appearing in Financial Management, the Financial Review, the Journal of Financial Planning, the Journal of Risk and Insurance, the Financial Services Review, the Journal of Financial Research, Financial Practice and Education, the Journal of Financial Education, and other scholarly publications. He has authored and coauthored numerous best-selling textbooks on various finance and business topics as well as investing. Authors Gitman and Joehnk's INVESTMENT FUNDAMENTALS: A GUIDE TO BECOMING A KNOWLEDGEABLE INVESTOR was selected as one of 1988's ten best personal finance books by Money magazine. An active member of numerous professional organizations, Dr. Gitman is past president of the Academy of Financial Services, the San Diego Chapter of the Financial Executives Institute, the Midwest Finance Association, and the FMA National Honor Society. In addition, he is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). Dr. Gitman formerly served as a director on the CFP Board of Governors, as Vice President--Financial Education for the Financial Management Association, and as director of the San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum. He has two grown children and lives with his wife in La Jolla, California, where he is an avid cyclist.

Review

The title of this text, The Future of Business, sets the tone for my class. I encourage my students to look ahead, identify trends, and stay one step ahead of "current." This text has a very up-to-date look and a forward-looking perspective.

I chose this textbook because of its conceptual approach and dynamic nature. This is an immediate message that "business" is a constantly evolving and open-ended system, reliant upon human creativity, sensitivity, and ambition. The chapter summaries at the end of each chapter are so effective that I advise students to begin with these. The format and organization are the best I have seen.

Chapter 18, Using the Internet for Business Success, adds a nice touch. It is much more appropriate over the boxes and panels of Web address and the typical Surfing the Net exercises found in most introduction to business textbooks.

This text has clear writing that is at the student level of abstraction, good chapter organization, and great graphics that catch and keep young student interest.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0324320280
• ISBN 13: 9780324320282
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 624