The economic environment of business
- Harlow: Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2005
- 325p.
Includes CD ROM
PREFACE PART A: INTRODUCTION1. Economics and the business environment PART B: MARKETS, DEMAND AND SUPPLY2. The working of competitive markets3. Demand and the consumer4. Supply decisions in a perfectly competitive market PART C: THE MICROeconomic environment of business5. Pricing and output decisions in imperfectly competitive markets6. Business growth and strategy7. Labour and employment8. Government, the firm and the market PART D: THE MACROeconomic environment of business9. The economy and business activity10. Government macroeconomic policy PART E: THE GLOBAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT11. The global context of business12. Multinational corporations and business strategy in a global economy
Introduces the essential principles of economics, all from the perspective of business. It also has sections which highlight the relationship with other business disciplines, including: globalisation, business strategy, Porter's five forces, the product life cycle, and business ethics.