9780324272529

THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS, 5th Edition provides a personal roadmap for understanding and navigating the future of business. Emphasizing You Are the Future of Business,” this edition will teach you to navigate through the sometime stormy business environment by stressing two significant factors that should guide decision-making: customer satisfaction and quality. Other important business issues such as entrepreneurship, cultural and workplace diversity, ethics, global business, technology, teams, and e-commerce are emphasized in this new edition.

Preface

xi

Prologue Fast Forward to the Future: Strategies for Success in School and Business

1

(1)

Your Future in Business: Begin With a College Degree

1

(1)

Learning the Basics of Business

1

(1)

Choosing a Career

1

(1)

Success in Business: Improving Your Interpersonal Skills

2

(3)

Make Your Future Happen: Learn to Plan

5

(3)

What Is a Plan?

5

(1)

The Planning Process

5

(1)

An Example of Planning

6

(1)

Planning for Your Life

6

(1)

Dreams and Plans

7

(1)

Directions for Your Life

7

(1)

Going to College is an Opportunity of a Lifetime---Grab It and Don't Let Go

8

(4)

Learn to Concentrate

8

(1)

Learn to Manage Your Time

9

(1)

Solve the Money Problem

9

(1)

Study Smart

10

(1)

Become a Master at Taking Tests

11

(1)

Getting Your Career Off On the Right Track

12

(10)

Think Positively

12

(1)

Take a Good Look at Yourself

13

(1)

Understand What Employers Want

14

(1)

Finding My First Professional Job

14

(2)

Using the Internet to Jump-Start Your Job Search

16

(1)

Oh My Gosh---I've Got a Job Interview

17

(1)

Interview Like a Pro

18

(2)

Selecting the Right Job for You

20

(1)

Starting Your New Job

20

(1)

Movin' On Up

21

(1)

Part 1 The Business Environment

Participating in the Dynamic Business Environment

22

(2)

Principles of Business

24

(1)

The Nature of Business

24

(1)

Not-for-Profit Organizations

25

(1)

Factors of Production: The Building Blocks of Business

25

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

The Future of Business With Infotrac

The Future of Business With Infotrac

0324272529

Summary

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials