TY  - BOOK
AU  - Needle,David
TI  - Business in context: an introduction to business and its environment 
SN  - 9781844806133
U1  - 658 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Australia, etc.
PB  - Cengage, 
KW  - Business
KW  - Industrial management
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
N1  - Includes index and glossary; 1. The concept of Business in Context -- 
Pt. 1. The environmental context.
2. Globalization.
3. Economy and the state.
4. Technology and labour.
5. Cultural and institutional frameworks --
Pt. 2. Organizational and strategic contexts.
6. Organizational and strategic contexts.
7. Management and leadership.
8. Strategy.
9. Business ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility --
Pt. 3. The activities context.
10. Innovation.
11. Operations.
12. Marketing.
13. Human Resource Management.
14. Finance and accounting
N2  - 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? It introduces you to the full picture of modern business the innovators, the regulators, the defining issues, and the turbulence
ER  -