Business and Its Environment (5th Edition) (Hardcover)by David P. Baron(Author)Hardcover:912 pagesPublisher:Prentice Hall; 5 edition (August 27, 2005)Language:EnglishISBN-10:0131873555ISBN-13:978-0131873551Product Dimensions:10.1 x 8.2 x 1.5 inchesShipping Weight:3.9 poundsProduct DescriptionFor undergraduate and graduate courses in Environment of Business, Business and Public Policy, Business and Society, and Business and Public Responsibility. Business and Its Environment, the best-selling text, brings together in an integrated manner the disciplines of economics, political science, law, and ethics to provide a deeper understanding of the managerial issues that arise in the environment of business. Built around a set of conceptual frameworks for analyzing these issues, the text formulates nonmarket strategies to deal with them, integrates these with market strategies, and provides cases for the application of the conceptual material.From the Back CoverANTITRUST AND REGULATION. INFORMATION INDUSTRIES AND THE INTERNET. GLOBALIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY. ACTIVISTS AND THE MEDIA. ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.All the information you need about the issues that affect business today...The Fourth Edition is a thoroughly updated version of David Baron's best-sellingBusiness and Its Environment.The book considers a set of important business issues involving the public and government and emphasizes strategies for effectively and responsibly addressing those issues. The conceptual frameworks presented give the reader a deeper understanding of the environment of business and a solid foundation for strategy formulation. The approach taken is managerial in both subject matter and in the 73 cases in the book. The Fourth Edition includes:a new chapter on information industries and the Interneta new chapter on law and markets, including intellectual property protection, contracts, and tortschapters on China, the European Union, and Japancases on environmental protection, pharmaceuticals, information technology, the Internet, international trade, ethics, corporate social responsibility, the public and the news media, interest group competition, and antitrust and regulation20 new cases on companies including Enron, Microsoft, eBay, Citigroup, Schering-Plough, British Petroleum, and DoubleClick.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.About the AuthorDavid P. Baron is the David S. and Ann M. Barlow professor of political economy and strategy in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. He has been a professor at Northwestern University and a visiting professor at Harvard University and universities in France and Belgium. An active researcher and writer, he serves on the board of, editors of Business and Politics, the Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. He is a fellow of the Econometric Society and a member of the American Economic Association and the American Political Science Association.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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