Business Management & Leadership Essentials

This book covers some of the most essential concepts of business management and leadership from Examples of Mission & Vision Statements, Fayol’s 14 Principles of Management, Skills for Successful Management, Functions of Management, 5Cs of Successful Organizations, Market Economics & Marketing, Microeconomics Basics: Supply and Demand, Marketing Mix (4Ps of Marketing), Strategies for Competitive Advantagage, SWOT Analysis, Accounting for Managers, The Users of Accounting Information, Basic Accounting Concepts, The Accounting Equation, Assets, Liabilities and Owner’s Equity, Balance Sheet, Income Statements, Fundamentals of Finance, Financial Management and Finance, Return on Investment (ROI), Measuring ROI – Google Adwords Example, Understanding ROI, Why ROI Matters, ROI and Effort, Making Financial Decisions, Decision Trees, The Time Value of Money (TVM), TVM based Decision-Making, Compound Growth, The Rule of 72, Compound Interest, Quarterly Interest Calculations, Monthly Interest Calculations, International Business Environment, Emerging Markets, Developed Markets, International Business Terminology, Impacts of MNCs on Host Countries, Integration Agreements among Nations, Political Risks Induced by Governments, Examples of Political Risks, Being Competitive Internationally, Economies of Scale and Scope, International Trade and Investment, Absolute and Comparative Advantage, The Role of Culture in International Business, Acculturation, Face, Things to consider while doing business with Chinese Managers, Why do companies go global?, International Investing, Examples of FDI and FPI, Supply and Demand Factors, International Market Penetration, Exporting, Licensing, Franchising, Buying a Company (Wholly Owned Subsidiary), Mergers, Acquisitions, Examples of Merger & Acquisition Activity, Joint Venture (JV), How foreign firms decide between Joint Ventures and Acquisitions?, Why do some American and Chinese Joint Ventures fail?, Greenfield Strategy, Internalization Theory, International Logistics, Contract of Sale, Shipper, Contract of Carriage, Way-Bill / Consignment Note, Freight Forwarders as Agents or Principals, Consolidators / NVOCC (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers), Multimodal Transport Operators (MTOs), Customs Brokers, Air Freight Agent, Loading Brokers, International Sea Transport, Bill of Lading, Twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) and forty-foot equivalent unit (FEU), Bulk Cargo, Break-bulk Cargo, Methods of Payment in International Trade, Risk-Payment Comparison for Traders, Open Account, Consignment, Cash-in-Advance, Letter of Credit, Documentary Collections, Air Transport and Incoterms, Calculating Freight, International Road and Rail Transport, Export – Import Process, Tax Havens, International Commercial Terms (INCOTERMS), Operations Management, Production Management, Productivity, Methods of Production, Kaizen Philosophy, Mass vs. Unit Production, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Matrix, Product Life Cycle, Calculating the Life Cycle Ownership Cost, Supply Chain Management, Economic Order Quantity (EOQ), Safety Stock, Project Management, Gantt Charts, Critical Path Method (CPM), Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), AON Networks, Optimization with Excel Solver, Data Analysis with Excel Data Analysis Tool, Defining Successful Leaders, Traditional Leadership Styles, Forming an Effective Team, Retaining the Right People, Dissent versus Consensus, The Majority Effect, Obedience to Authority, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Revisited, Creating Ownership, Leading Decisions in Teams, The Power of Collectivism, Leaders who walk the Talk, Creating the Vision, Leading in Difficult Times, Creating and Setting SMART Goals, Positive Corporate Culture, Recognition and Feedback, The Motivation Matrix, Performance Evaluation, Candid Praising, Dealing with Underachievers, Effective Empowerment, Getting Outsider Opinion, Transforming the Organizational Culture, Being Ready to Improvise and Eliminating Resistance to Change.