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Griffiths, A: Economics for Business and Management


en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 feb 2011
An exciting introduction to the principles and applications of microeconomics and macroeconomics to the global business problems faced by today's decision makers
· What are the characteristics for successful entry into new international markets?
· How can 'sustainability' affect decision making within businesses?
· Why are today's global investors so concerned about national debt issues?
· In what ways does an awareness of cultural differences improve decision making by international marketing and human resource strategists?
· What strategies can companies such as BP use to repair damaged global reputations?
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780273735243
ISBN-10: 0273735241
Pagini: 592
Ilustrații: Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 195 x 262 x 26 mm
Greutate: 1.09 kg
Ediția:3 ed
Editura: Pearson Education
Locul publicării:Harlow, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Guidedtour    
Preface:usingthisbook      
Abouttheauthors  
Acknowledgements   
PartI  MicroBusinessEnvironment           
1:Marketsandresourceallocation      
Introduction    
Whatyou'lllearn  
Wants,limitedresourcesandchoice      
Demandcurvesandfunctions   
Supplycurvesandfunctions      
Pricedetermination       
Changesinmarketpriceandquantity     
Resourceallocationindifferenteconomicsystems          
Recap      
Keyterms    
2:Demand,revenueandconsumerbehaviour 
Introduction      
Whatyou’lllearn
Priceelasticityofdemand(PED)          
Priceelasticityofdemand(PED)andrevenue   
Total,averageandmarginalrevenue      
PEDandtaxincidence 
Otherelasticitiesofdemand      
The‘Vebleneffect’andconsumerbehaviour     
Consumersurplus         
Utilityandconsumerbehaviour  
Recap      
Keyterms    
3:Supply,productionandcost  
Introduction      
Whatyou’lllearn
Thefactorsofproduction          
Combiningfactorsofproduction:thelawsofreturns       
Costsofproduction:shortrun    
Costsofproduction:longrun     
Decidingwhethertoproduceintheshortrunandthelongrun     
Priceelasticityofsupply(PES) 
Outsourcingandcost    
Governments,locationandcost 
Producersurplus          
Recap      
Keyterms    
4:Businessorganisation,objectivesandbehaviour    
Introduction      
Whatyou’lllearn
Typesofbusinessorganisation  
Businessobjectives:maximising 
Businessobjectives:non-maximisingbehaviour   
Doesfirmobjectivematter?      
Profit,ethicsandtheenvironment          
Businessbehaviour       
Corporategovernance  
Productlifecycle         
Recap      
Keyterms    
5:Firmsize,mergersandthe‘publicinterest’
Introduction      
Whatyou’lllearn
Smalltomedium-sizedenterprises(SMEs)         
Smallfirmsurvival        
SmallfirmsandtheUKeconomy          
Growthinfirmsize       
Mergers:whobenefits?
Typesofmergeractivity           
Explanationsofmergeractivity  
Demerging       
Mergersandthepublicinterest  
Recap      
Keyterms    
6:Marketstructures     
Introduction      
Whatyou’lllearn
Perfectcompetition      
Contestablemarkettheory        
Monopoly         
Monopolisticcompetition           
Oligopoly         
Recap      
Keyterms    
7:Labourandotherfactormarkets      
Introduction      
Whatyou’lllearn
Factorpaymentsandderiveddemand    
Occupationaldifferencesinwagesandemployment       
Imperfectlycompetitivelabourmarkets  
UKlabourmarketregulations    
EUSocialChapter        
Work–lifebalance        
Genderandageism       
Transferearningsandeconomicrent     
Recap      
Keyterms    
8:Marketfailure,regulationandcompetition  
Introduction      
Whatyou’lllearn
Typesofmarketfailure 
Correcting‘marketfailures’      
Regulation        
Deregulationandprivatisation    
Regulationofprivatisedcompanies        
UKcompetitionpolicy  
EUcompetitionpolicy
Recap      
Keyterms    
PartIIMacroBusinessEnvironment          
9:Nationalincomedetermination         
Introduction      
Whatyou’lllearn
Nationalincome           
Nationalincome:definitionsandmeasurement    
Nationalincomedata:internationalcomparisons 
Componentsofthecircularflow
Equilibriuminthecircularflow:W/Japproach    
Equilibriuminthecircularflow:45°diagramapproach    
Equivalenceofthetwoapproaches        
Changesinnationalincome       
Nationalincomemultiplier         
Inflationaryanddeflationarygaps          
Recap      
Keyterms    
10:Governmentpolicies:instrumentsandobjectives   
Introduction      
Whatyou’lllearn
Fiscalpolicy     
Taxation          
Governmentexpenditure           
Fiscalpolicyandstabilisation     
Monetarypolicy           
Aggregatedemandandaggregatesupplyanalysis   &n 
Insp;     
Employmentandunemployment
Balanceofpayments    
Exchangerate  
Economicgrowth
FinancialIntermediation:PostCreditCrunch
Recap      
Keyterms    
11:Political,legal,ecologicalandtechnologicalenvironment   
Introduction      
Whatyou’lllearn
Politicalenvironment     
Legalenvironment        
Ecologicalenvironment 
Technologicalenvironment        
KeyTerms      
KeyPoints       
12:Functionsofmanagement:domesticbusinessenvironment           
Introduction      
Whatyou’lllearn
Marketing        
Marketingmix  
Humanresourcemanagement   
Accountingandmanagement    
Recap      
Keyterms    
13:Internationalbusinessenvironment 
Introduction      
Whatyou’lllearn
Theinternationalisationprocess 
Internationalbusinessenvironment         
Multinationalenterprise(MNE) 
Internationalhumanresourcemanagement(IHRM)       
Internationalmarketing 
Internationalmarketingmix       
EuropeanUnion(EU)   
NorthAmerica 
EastandSouthEastAsia          
Internationalinstitutionsandinternationalbusiness          
Freetradeandgovernmentprotectionism
Recap      
Keyterms    
14:Strategiesinaglobalisedbusinessenvironment     
Introduction      
Whatyou’lllearn
Strategicframeworksforcorporateactivity        
SWOTandPESTLEanalyses   
Porter’sFiveForcesanalysis    
Portfolioanalysis          
Nationalstrategicperspectives  
GlobalisationandstrategicoptionsforMNEs      
Strategicjointventuresandalliances      
Recap      
Keyterms    
 
Appendix1
Appendix2
References
AnswerstoStopandthinkandYoutry
Index  
 
 

Notă biografică

Alan Griffiths is Reader in Economics at the Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University.
Stuart Wall is Professor of Business and Economics Education at the Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University.