Supervision in the Hospitality Industry, 7/e

ISBN13: 978-1118071786 ｜506Pages｜Hardcover｜©2012｜

Author
John R. Walker - University of South Florida
Jack E. Miller

Description 
Supervision in the Hospitality Industry: Leading Human Resources, 7th Edition focuses on the different roles of employees from beginning leaders, newly promoted supervisor, or anyone planning a career in the hospitality field. The text is enhanced from previous issues with more industry examples and the addition of key word definitions. It offers several new chapters on topics such as supervisors as leaders; goal setting; supervisory communication; suggestions for improving communications and social media communications; drivers of diversity; multiculturalism; social media recruiting; hiring suggestions; evaluating on-the-job performance and performance improvement; behaviors of leaders; team building; teaching methods for training; causes of conflict in the workplace; critical thinking example and question on discipline; supervising employees; supervisors delegating; and common mistakes in delegating.

Table of Contents
Part 1 Supervision
Ch 1 The supervisor as manager
Ch 2 The supervisor as leader
Ch 3 Planning, organizing, and goal setting
Ch 4 Communicating effectively
Part 2 Equal opportunity, diversity, recruitment, and performance standards
Ch 5 Equal opportunity laws and diversity
Ch 6 Recruitment, selection, and orientation
Ch 7 Performance effectiveness
Part 3 Creating a positive work environment
Ch 8 Motivation
Ch 9 Supervising teams, teambuilding, and coaching
Ch10 Employee training and development
Ch11 Conflict management, resolution, and prevention
Part 4 Maintaining high performance
Ch12 Discipline
Ch13 Decision making and control
Ch14 Delegating

Foundations of Strategy, 6/e

ISBN13: 978-0470971277 ｜520Pages｜paperback｜©2012｜

Author
Robert M. Grant - Georgetown University
Judith Jordan - University of Bristol

Description 
Foundations of Strategy is a new concise text aimed at both undergraduate students and Masters students. With the needs of these students in mind, Robert Grant and Judith Jordan write in an accessible style, with a clear, comprehensive approaChand sound theoretical depth.
Extensive teaching materials suChas Case Teaching notes, an Instructor's Manual, Test Bank and PPT slides are available on an accompanying website - www.foundationsofstrategy.com
The website also features extra, longer cases written by Robert Grant and access to a simulation for use in teaching.
Students have access to the entire text as an e-book with embedded video clips for eaChcase study, and self test questions to check understanding.

Table of Contents
Ch 1 The concept of strategy
Ch 2 Industry analysis
Ch 3 Resources and capabilities
Ch 4 The nature and sources of competitive advantage
Ch 5 Business strategies in different industry and sectoral contexts
Ch 6 Technology-based industries and the management of innovation
Ch 7 Corporate strategy
Ch 8 Global strategies and the multinational corporation
Ch 9 Realising strategy
Ch10 Current trends in strategic management

Effective Leadership, 5/e - IE

ISBN: 978-1111969769 ｜522Pages｜paperback｜©2013｜

Author
Christopher F. Achua - University of Virginia's College at Wise
Robert N. Lussier - Springfield College

Description 
The most practical leadership textbook on the market, Effective Leadership, 5 /e International Edition, uses a unique three-pronged approaChto teaChleadership concepts and theory, and takes students to the next level by developing their competencies in applying the concepts and development leadership skills they can immediately start using in their personal and professional lives. The authors combine traditional theory with cutting-edge leadership topics in a concise presentation that is packed with real-world examples. The text constantly puts the student in the leadership role engaging them in applying the concepts, as well as providing step-by-step behavior models for effectively handling leadership functions. Effective Leadership, 5/e International Edition's innovative three-pronged approaChprovides the greatest array and quality of learning opportunities.

Table of Contents
Part 1 Individuals as leaders
Ch 1 Who is a leader?
Ch 2 Leadership ethics and traits
Ch 3 Leadership motivation and behavior
Ch 4 Contingency theories in leadership
Ch 5 Influencing: politics, power, negotiation, and networking
Part 2 Team leadership
Ch 6 Coaching, communication, and conflict skills
Ch 7 Followership and leader-member exchange
Ch 8 Self-Managed teams and team leadership
Part 3 Leadership in organizations
Ch 9 Transformational and charismatic leadership
Ch10 Leadership of ethics, diversity, and culture
Ch11 Change management and strategic leadership
Ch12 The learning organization and crisis leadership

Operations Management, 7/e - ISV

ISBN: 978-0470646236｜7810Pages｜paperback｜©2011｜

Author
Roberta S. Russell - Virginia Tech, Pamplin College of Business
Bernard W. Taylor - Virginia Tech, Pamplin College of Business

Description 
Russell and Taylor's Operations Management, 7th edition is designed to teach students how to analyze processes, ensure quality, create value, and manage the flow of information, products in the context of creating value along the supply chain and making companies more successful.
Russell and Taylor explain and clearly demonstrate how a successful operations manager manages and how to use quantitative techniques and technology when applicable. Most importantly, the authors make the quantitative topics easy for students to understand and the mathematical applications less intimidating. With WileyPLUS, students can practice and complete homework in an automated online environment that facilitates learning and understanding, while integrating the eBook and student resources.

Table of Contents
Part 1 Operations management
Ch 1 Operations and supply Chain management introduction
Ch 2 Quality and quality management
Ch 3 Process capability and statistical process control
Ch 4 Designing products
Ch 5 Designing services
Ch 6 Process design and technology
Ch 7 Capacity and facilities planning
Ch 8 HR in operations management
Ch 9 Managing projects
Part 2 Supply Chain management
Ch10 Strategic supply Chain management and design
Ch11 Supply Chain procurement and distribution globalization
Ch12 Forecasting
Ch13 Role of inventory management
Ch14 Aggregate sales and operations planning
Ch15 Resource planning systems
Ch16 Lean system methods
Ch17 Scheduling

Business & Society : Ethics & Stakeholder Management, 8/e

ISBN: 978-0538466769 ｜888Pages｜paperback｜©2012｜

Author
Archie B. Carroll - Rutgers University
Ann K. Buchholtz - University of Georgia

Description 
Demonstrate for your students the importance of business ethics, sustainability and stakeholder management from a strong managerial perspective with Carroll/Buchholtz's "Business and Society: Ethics and Stakeholder Management, 8/e, International Edition". Students learn how effective business decision makers balance and protect the interests of various stakeholders, including investors, employees, the community, and the environment - particularly as business recovers from a perilous financial period. Proven content emphasizes the social, legal, political, and ethical responsibilities of a business to both external and internal stakeholder groups. The authors effectively balance strong coverage of ethics and the stakeholder model with a new focus on one of business' most recent, urgent mandates: sustainability. This edition's new sustainability clearly reflects the interconnectivity between business and the natural, social, and financial environments, illustrating how all three must be maintained in balance to sustain current and future generations.

Table of Contents
Ch 1 The business and society relationship
Ch 2 Corporate citizenship: social responsibility, responsiveness, and performance
Ch 3 The stakeholder approaChto business, society, and ethics
Ch 4 Corporate governance: foundational issues
Ch 5 Strategic management and corporate public affairs
Ch 6 Issues management and crisis management
Ch 7 Business ethics fundamentals
Ch 8 Personal and organizational ethics
Ch 9 Business ethics and technology
Ch10 Ethical issues in the global arena
Ch11 Business, government, and regulation
Ch12 Business Influence on Government and Public Policy
Ch13 Consumer stakeholders: information issues and responses
Ch14 Consumer stakeholders: product and service issues
Ch15 The natural environment as stakeholder
Ch16 Business and community stakeholders
Ch17 Employee stakeholders and workplace issues
Ch18 Employee stakeholders: privacy, safety, and health
Ch19 Employment discrimination and affirmative action

Business Ethics : How to Design and Manage Ethical Organizations

ISBN13:9780470639948｜428pages｜Paperback｜©2012｜NT$1450

Author
Denis Collins - Edgewood College

Description
Business Ethics: How to Design and Manage Ethical Organizations provides practical and theoretical instruction on creating organizations of high integrity and superior performance. Collins introduces techniques for developing environments that reinforce ethical behavior and reduce risks, while presenting cases that engage students in critical thinking and application.
Featuring current and relevant content on hiring ethical candidates, managing the natural environment and being a good corporate citizen, Business Ethics addresses topics for building and managing organizations in a new, changing workplace.

Table of Contents
Part 1 Background
Ch 1 Unethical Behaviors in Organizations and Human Nature
Ch 2 An Historical Perspective on Business Ethics
Part 2 Getting Everyone on Board
Ch 3 Hiring Ethical People
Ch 4 Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct
Ch 5 Ethical Decision Making
Ch 6 Ethics Training
Ch 7 Respecting Employee Diversity
Part 3 Daily Internal Operations
Ch 8 Ethics Reporting Systems
Ch 9 Managers as Ethical Leaders and Role Models
Ch 10 Engaging and Empowering Ethical Employees
Part 4 Being a Good Citizen
Ch 11 Environmental Management
Ch 12 Community Outreach and Respect

Managing Business Ethics 5/e

ISBN13:9780470343944｜480pages｜paperback｜©2012｜NT$1150

Author
Linda K. Trevino - Smeal College of Business Administration, Pennsylvania State University
Katherine A. Nelson - Fox School of Business, Temple University

Description
While most business ethics books focus exclusively on a philosophical approach to individual decision making, Linda Trevino and Kate Nelson bring together a mix of theory and practice in Managing Business Ethics: Straight Talk about How to Do It Right 5th edition.
In this new edition, the dynamic author team of Linda Trevino, prolific researcher and Distinguished Professor, and Kate Nelson, Professor and long time practitioner of strategic organizational communications and human resources, equip students with the pragmatic knowledge they need to identify and solve ethical dilemmas, understand their own and others' ethical behavior, and promote ethical behavior in their organization.
Managing Business Ethics is the perfect text for students entering the workplace, those seeking to become professionals in training, communications, compliance, in addition to chief ethics officers, corporate counsel, heads of human resources, and senior executives!

Table of Contents
Part 1 Introduction
Ch 1 Introducing Straight Talk About Managing Business
Ethics: Where We're Going and Why
Part 2 Ethics and the Individual
Ch 2 Deciding What's Right: a Prescriptive Approach
Ch 3 Deciding What's Right: a Psychological Approach
Ch 4 Addressing Individuals' Common Ethical Problems
Part 3 Managing Ethics in the Organization
Ch 5 Ethics as Organizational Culture
Ch 6 Managing Ethics and Legal Compliance
Ch 7 Managing for Ethical Conduct
Ch 8 Ethical Problems of Managers
Part 4 Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility
Ch 9 Corporate Social Responsibility
Ch 10 Ethical Problems of Organizations
Ch 11 Managing for Ethics and Social Responsibility in a Global Business Environment

Supply Chain Management : A Global Perspective

ISBN13:9780470141175｜428pages｜Hardcover｜©2012｜NT$1450

Author
Nada R. Sanders - Lehigh University

Description
• Cross-Functional Presentation: Supply chain management is presented as a boundary-spanning function; and therefore, the text includes coverage of relevant business units, including marketing, operations, sourcing, and logistics, showing their integration with and impact on supply chain management.
• Managerial Focus: Intertwined with cutting edge and successful business practices, the text provides examples of supply chain management as the core of successful companies and the driver of best business practices.
• Technology Focus: The text features the latest technologies that support supply chain management, along with business examples that illustrate its role in this functional area.

Table of Contents
Ch 1 Introduction to Supply Chain Management
Ch 2 Supply Chain Strategy
Ch 3 Network & System Design
Ch 4 Marketing
Ch 5 Operations Management
Ch 6 Sourcing
Ch 7 Logistics
Ch 8 Forecasting & Demand Planning
Ch 9 Inventory Management
Ch 10 Lean Systems & Six-Sigma Quality
Ch 11 Supply Chain Relationship Managements
Ch 12 Global Supply Chain Management
Ch 13 Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Essentials of Business Communication 2/e

ISBN13:9789814319171｜576pages｜paperback｜©2011｜NT$1250

Author
Mary Ellen Guffey - Los Angeles Pierce College
Bertha Du-Babcock - City University of Hong Kong

Description
This revised Asian adaptation of Guffey’s leading textbook retains the winning text/workbook format of the original book. It reinforces basic communication and writing skills for effectively communicating one’s messages in various business situations and for writing a variety of winning memos, letters, reports, and résumés. There is also comprehensive coverage of contemporary business communication issues, including oral communication, electronic forms of communication, diversity, and ethics. Four integrative cases, based on real companies and situations in Asia, help students apply the knowledge and skills they have learned from the book to resolve real business issues.

Table of Contents
Unit 1 Laying Communication Foundations
Ch 1 Facing Today's Communication Challenges
Unit 2 The Writing Process
Ch 2 Writing for Business Audiences
Ch 3 Improving Writing Techniques
Ch 4 Revising and Proofreading Business Messages
Unit 3 Corresponding at Work
Ch 5 E-Mail and Memorandums
Ch 6 Routine Letters and Goodwill Mess
Ch 7 Persuasive Messages
Ch 8 Negative Messages
Unit 4 Reporting Workplace Data
Ch 9 Informal Reports
Ch 10 Proposals and Formal Reports
Unit 5 Developing Speaking Skills
Ch 11 Communicating in Person, by Telephone, and in Meetings
Ch 12 Making Oral Presentations
Unit 6 Communication for Employment
Ch 13 The Job Search, Resumes, and Job Application Letters
Ch 14 Employment Interviewing and Follow-Up Messages
Unit 7 Communicating with Ethics
Ch 15 Ethics in Business Communication
Unit 8 Integrative Cases on Business. Communication
Case 1 Business Report Writing: Tourism Industry Analysis
Case 2 Persuasive Memo Report Writing: Who to Hire.
Case 3 Ethical Decision Making: Communication Strategies for EasyFix.
Case 4 Minutes Writing: To Recall or Not to Recall

Managing Research, Development and Innovation 3/e

ISBN13:  9780470404126｜416pages｜Hardcover｜©2010｜NT$1400

Author
Ravi Jain - University of the Pacific
Harry C. Triandis - University of Illinois
Cynthia W. Weick - University of the Pacific

Description
Managing Research, Development, and Innovation, Third Edition covers the management skills and leadership theories essential to generating products and excelling in today's global economy. Topics of interest include how to design jobs, organize hierarchies, resolve conflicts, motivate employees, and create an innovative work environment. Discover how superior management skills can increase funding, generate profit, and improve the effectiveness of technologically based organizations. This new revised edition:
• Covers all aspects of the research and development process—with focus on the human management function
• Includes two new chapters covering the innovation process critical to research and development of new products and services
• Outlines the challenging issues related to diversity in science and technology organizations and provides insights as to how diversity can be used to enhance creativity

Table of Contents
Ch 1 R&D Organizations and Research Categories
Ch 2 Elements Needed for an R&D Organization
Ch 3 Creating a Productive and Effective R&D Organization
Ch 4 Job Design and Organizational Effectiveness
Ch 5 Influencing People
Ch 6 Motivation in R&D Organizations
Ch 7 Dealing with Diversity in R&D Organizations
Ch 8 Leadership in R&D Organizations
Ch 9 Managing Conflict in R&D Organizations
Ch 10 Performance Appraisal-Employee Contribution-In R&D Organizations
Ch 11 Technology Transfer
Ch 12 Models for Implementing Incremental and Radical Innovation
Ch 13 Organizational Change in R&D Settings
Ch 14 Managing the Network of Technological Innovation
Ch 15 University and Basic Research
Ch 16 R&D Organizations and Strategy
Ch 17 Research, Development, and Science Policy

Management Science : The Art of Modeling with Spreadsheets 3/e

ISBN13: 9780470530672｜528pages｜Hardcover｜©2011｜NT$1400

Author
Stephen G. Powell - Dartmouth College
Kenneth R. Baker - Dartmouth College

Description
Now in its third edition, Powell and Baker's Management Science provides students and business analysts with the technical knowledge and skill needed to develop real expertise in business modeling. In this book, the authors cover spreadsheet engineering, management science, and the modeling craft.
• Designed to improve modeling efficiency and modeling effectiveness by focusing on the most important tasks
and tools.
• Craft skills of modeling are covered in Chapter 2.
• Spreadsheet engineering and spreadsheet analysis are covered in Chapters 5 and 6.
• Risk Solver Platform for Education is used for optimization (in Chapters 10-14), decision trees (Chapter 15),
Monte Carlo simulation (Chapter 16) and the integration of optimization and simulation (Chapter 17).

Table of Contents
Ch 1 Introduction
Ch 2 Modeling in a Problem-Solving Framework
Ch 3 Basic Excel Skills
Ch 4 Advanced Excel Skills
Ch 5 Spreadsheet Engineering
Ch 6 Analysis using Spreadsheets
Ch 7 Data Analysis for Modeling
Ch 8 Regression Analysis
Ch 9 Short-term Forecasting
Ch 10 Nonlinear Optimization
Ch 11 Linear Optimization
Ch 12 Optimization of Network Models
Ch 13 Integer Optimization
Ch 14 Optimization of Non-smooth Models
Ch 15 Decision Analysis
Ch 16 Monte Carlo Simulation
Ch 17 Optimization in Simulation

Operations Management 7/e ISV

ISBN13: 9780470646236｜810pages｜Paperback｜©2011｜NT$1350

Author
Roberta S. Russell - Virginia Tech, Pamplin College of Business
Bernard W. Taylor - Virginia Tech, Pamplin College of Business

Description
Russell and Taylor's Operations Management, 7th edition is designed to teach students how to analyze processes, ensure quality, create value, and manage the flow of information, products in the context of creating value along the supply chain and making companies more successful.
Russell and Taylor explain and clearly demonstrate how a successful operations manager manages and how to use quantitative techniques and technology when applicable. Most importantly, the authors make the quantitative topics easy for students to understand and the mathematical applications less intimidating. With WileyPLUS, students can practice and complete homework in an automated online environment that facilitates learning and understanding, while integrating the eBook and student resources.

Table of Contents
Part 1 Operations Management
Ch 1 Operations and Supply Chain Management Introduction
Ch 2 Quality and Quality Management
Ch 3 Process Capability and Statistical Process Control
Ch 4 Designing Products
Ch 5 Designing Services
Ch 6 Process Design and Technology
Ch 7 Capacity and Facilities Planning
Ch 8 HR in Operations Management
Ch 9 Managing Projects
Part 2 Supply Chain Management
Ch 10 Strategic Supply Chain Management and Design
Ch 11 Supply Chain Procurement and Distribution Globalization
Ch 12 Forecasting
Ch 13 Role of Inventory Management
Ch 14 Aggregate Sales and Operations Planning
Ch 15 Resource Planning Systems
Ch 16 Lean System Methods
Ch 17 Scheduling

Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2/e

ISBN13: 9780470711446｜604pages｜Paperback｜©2011｜NT$1350

Author
John Bessant - University of Exeter
Joe Tidd - University of Sussex

Description
Developed specifically for undergraduate students, Innovation and Entrepreneurship is an accessible, introductory text written primarily for those studying business and management but also engineering and science degrees with management courses.
The book features contemporary applications such as services (public and private), innovation for sustainability, social entrepreneurship, innovation for development, and creating and capturing value from innovation and entrepreneurship.
In this second edition, the authors develop an explicit process model of entrepreneurship with clearer links between innovation and entrepreneurship.
The book also features an extensive collection of web-based materials, including: tools to support innovation and entrepreneurship, audio and video cases, solutions manual, testbank, additional case studies and image archive.

Table of Contents
Part 1 Entrepreneurial Goals and Context
Ch 1 The Innovation Imperative
Ch 2 Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Ch 3 Globalisation, Development and Sustainability
Part 2 Recognising the Opportunity
Ch 4 Individual and Organisational Characteristics
Ch 5 Sources of Innovation
Ch 6 Searching for Opportunities
Part 3 Finding the Resources
Ch 7 Building the Case
Ch 8 Exploiting Networks
Part 4 Developing the Venture
Ch 9 Developing New Products and Services
Ch 10 Creating New Ventures
Part 5 Creating Value
Ch 11 Exploiting Knowledge and Intellectual Property
Ch 12 Creating Value and Growing Ventures
Ch 13 Learning to Manage Innovation

Entrepreneurship 2/e

ISBN13: 9780470450376｜632pages｜Paperback｜©2011｜NT$1300

Author
William D. Bygrave - Babson College
Andrew Zacharakis - Babson College

Description
Entrepreneurship 2nd Edition combines concepts and cases while presenting the latest theories of entrepreneurship. The concepts cover what "would-be entrepreneurs" need to know to start and grow their businesses. Additionally, the cases illustrate how real entrepreneurs have gone out and succeeded. The authors cover all stages of the entrepreneurial process from searching for an opportunity to shaping it into a commercially attractive product or service, launching the new venture, building it into a viable business, and eventually harvesting it. Any student, "would-be entrepreneur" or not, will benefit from the lessons in this text.
• Concepts and Cases: The book is focused on concepts and cases on entrepreneurship.
• End of Chapter Cases: Each chapter is accompanied by a case study of entrepreneurs in action.
• Video Cases: Accompany the end of chapter video cases.
• Opportunity Journal: Students can reflect on the lessons learned and think about how to apply them to their own
entrepreneurial ventures, or to managing their careers.
• WebExercises: Build upon key concepts identified in each chapter.

Table of Contents
Ch 1 The Power of Entrepreneurship
Ch 2 The Entrepreneurial Process
Ch 3 Opportunity Recognition, Shaping, and Reshaping
Ch 4 Understanding Your Business Model and Developing Your Strategy
Ch 5 Entrepreneurial Marketing
Ch 6 Building the Founding Team
Ch 7 The Business Planning Process
Ch 8 Building Your Pro-Forma Financial Statements
Ch 9 Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures Worldwide
Ch 10 Raising Money for Starting and Growing Businesses
Ch 11 Debt and Other Forms of Financing
Ch 12 Legal and Tax Issues
Ch 13 Intellectual Property
Ch 14 Entrepreneurial Growth
Ch 15 Social Entrepreneurship: An Overview

Patterns of Entrepreneurship Management 3/e

ISBN13: 9780470169698｜432pages｜Paperback｜©2010｜NT$1200

Author
Jack M. Kaplan - Columbia Business School
Anthony Warren - Pennsylvania State University

Description
Patterns of Entrepreneurship Management is the essential road-map for anyone interested in starting a new business. Years of teaching, writing, and launching numerous successful ventures have made Kaplan and Warren experts in the area of entrepreneurship. Revised and updated, the 3rd edition provides students with the cases, applications, tools, mindset, and inspiration to achieve their goals.
Clearly and methodically, Patterns outlines the key issues, current thinking, problems, and solutions students will face throughout the course of their entrepreneurial careers. Coverage extends from developing an idea and business plan, finding financing, maintaining high profits, going public, and everything in between.

Table of Contents
Part 1 GETTING STARTED AS AN ENTREPRENEUR
Ch 1 What is an Entrepreneur
Ch 2 The Entrepreneurial Process
Ch 3 The Art of Innovation—Developing Ideas and Business Opportunities
Ch 4 Analyzing the Market, Customers, and Competition
Ch 5 Writing the Winning Business Plan
Ch 6 Setting Up the Company
Part 2 MONEY SOURCES – FINDING AND MANAGING THE PROCESS
Ch 7 Bootstrapping and Financing the Closely Held Company
Ch 8 Equity Financing for High Growth
Ch 9 Managing the Money
Part 3 IMPLEMENTATION
Ch 10 Discovering Value in Intellectual Property
Ch 11 Business Models and the Power of Information
Ch 12 Managing the Team
Part 4 COMMUNICATING AND EXITING
Ch 13 Communicating the Opportunity and Making a Presentation
Ch 14 Scaling and Exiting the Venture

International Business 8/e

ISBN13: 9780470530658｜746pages｜Paperback｜©2011｜NT$1380

Author
Michael Czinkota - University of Georgetown
Iikka A. Ronkainen - University of Georgetown
Michael H. Moffett - Thunderbird School of Global Management

Description
International Business, 8th edition enables students to become better, more successful participants in the global business place. The internationally cited author team of Czinkota, Ronkainen, and Moffet balance conceptual understanding and knowledge of day-to-day realities. Covering all key aspects of international business, the authors emphasize a few key dimensions: international context, role of government in international business, small-and medium-sized firms, and social responsibility.
This new edition is even more global and user-friendly. Now organized into five parts, students can more clearly make connections between introductory material, the international environment, marketing, and financial considerations in the international marketplace.

Table of Contents
Part 1 IMPACT
Ch 1 The International Business Imperative
Part 2 FOUNDATIONS
Ch 2 Trade and Investment
Ch 3 The Theory of Trade and Investment
Ch 4 The Balance of Payments
Part 3 ENVIRONMEN
Ch 5 Culture
Ch 6 Politics and Law
Ch 7 Financial Markets
Ch 8 Economic Integration, Emerging and Developing markets
Part 4 STRATEGY
Ch 9 Strategic Planning
Ch 10 Corporate Governance and Reform
Ch 11 Coordination, Implementation, and Control
(incl. Knowledge Transfer)
Ch 12 Building the Knowledge Base (Research Tools)
Ch 13 Entry and Expansion
Part 5 OPERATIONS
Ch 14 Marketing
Ch 15 Services
Ch 16 Logistics
Ch 17 Financial Management
Ch 18 Human Resource Management
Ch 19 New Horizons

Strategic Management 2/e

ISBN13: 9780135044438｜508pages｜Paperback｜©2009｜NT$1050

Author
Mason A. Carpenter - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wm. Gerard Sanders - University of Brigham

Description
With strategic management evolving so rapidly, textbooks and learning packages must evolve just as quickly. Here are highlights of the revisions in this edition:
* New and Substantially Revised Chapter Opening Vignettes
* Interactive How Would You Do That (HWDYT) features
* NEW Ethical Questions in Every Chapter
* NEW Emphasis on Financial Implications and Decision Making

Table of Contents
Part 1 STRATEGY AND STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP IN DYNAMIC TIMES
Ch 1 Introducing Strategic Management
Ch 2 Leading Strategically Through Effective Vision and Mission
Part 2 THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT OF STRATEGY
Ch 3 Examining the Internal Environment: Resources, Capabilities, and Activities
Ch 4 Exploring the External Environment: Macro and Industry Dynamics
Part 3 BUSINESS, CORPORATE, AND GLOBAL STRATEGIES
Ch 5 Creating Business Strategies
Ch 6 Crafting Business Strategy for Dynamic Contexts
Ch 7 Developing Corporate Strategy
Ch 8 Looking at International Strategies
Part 4 STRATEGY VEHICLES FOR NEW DIRECTIONS
Ch 9 Understanding Alliances and Cooperative Strategies
Ch 10 Studying Mergers and Acquisitions
Part 5 IMPLEMENTATION, NEW VENTURES, AND GOVERNANCE IN DYNAMIC CONTEXTS
Ch 11 Organizational Structure, Systems, and Processes
Ch 12 Considering New Ventures and Corporate Renewal
Ch 13 Corporate Governance in the Twenty-First Century

Human Resource Management 10/e - ISV

ISBN13: 9780470505854｜540pages｜Paperback｜©2010｜NT$1200

Author
David A. DeCenzo - Towson State University
Stephen P. Robbins - Arizona State University

Description
Written in a clear, lively, concise, and conversational style, this book provides Human Resource professionals with an in-depth look at critical issues in human nesource management (HRM). The tenth edition includes an extensive update with new examples and timely HR topics added. Most opening vignettes and Did You Know?boxs are new to provide the most relevant information. The Workplace Issues, Technology Corner, and Ethical Issues in HRM boxes have also been updated to reflect current ideas and issues in HR. HR professionals will find more detailed discussions on topics including HR as a career, outsourcing of HR, discipline and dismissal, employment branding,and more.

Table of Contents
Part 1 Understanding HRM
Ch 1 HRM in a Changing Environment
Ch 2 HRM Functions and Strategy
Part 2 The Legal and Ethical Context of HRM
Ch 3 Employment Laws
Ch 4 Employer and Employee Rights
Part 3 Staffing the Organization
Ch 5 Effective job Analysis
Ch 6 Employee Recruitment
Ch 7 Selecting Employees
Part 4 Training and Development
Ch 8 Training and Developing Employees
Ch 9 Career Development
Part 5 Maintaining High Performance
Ch 10 Performance Mangement
Ch 11 Compensation
Ch 12 Employee Benefits
Ch 13 Health and Safety
Part 6 Labor-Management Environments
Ch 14 Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Organizational Behavior 3/e - ISV

ISBN13: 9780470873717｜540pages｜Paperback｜©2009｜NT$1250

Author
Michael A. Hitt - University of Texas A&M
Adrienne Colella - University of Tulane
C. Chet Miller - University of Wake Forest

Description
Managing organizational behavior (OB) involves acquiring, developing, managing, and applying the knowledge, skills, and abilities of people. Best-selling author Michael Hitt, together with co-authors C. Chet Miller and Adrienne Colella, wrote Organizational Behavior 3rd edition to help Business students understand how effectively managing behavior in organizations at the individual, groups, and organization level effects organizational performance.
In Organizational Behavior 3rd edition the authors emphasize the importance of how people contribute to the success of organizations. Managing organizational behavior is critical to implementing an organization's strategy,gaining an advantage over competitors, and ensuring positive organizational performance.

Table of Contents
Part 1 The Strategic Lens
Ch 1 A Strategic Approach to Organizational Behavior.
Ch 2 Organizational Diversity
Ch 3 Organizational Behavior in a Global Context
Part 2 Individual Processes
Ch 4 Learning and Perception
Ch 5 Personality, Intelligence, Attitudes, and Emotions
Ch 6 Work Motivation
Ch 7 Stress and Well-being
Part 3 Groups, Teams, and Social Processes
Ch 8 Leadership
Ch 9 Communication
Ch 10 Decision Making by Individuals and Groups
Ch 11 Groups and Teams
Ch 12 Conflict, Negotiation, Power, and Politics
Part 4 The Organizational Context
Ch 13 Organizational Structure and Culture
Ch 14 Organizational Change and Development

Contemporary Business 14/e - ISV

ISBN13: 9780470873762｜696pages｜Paperback｜©2011｜NT$1250

Author
Louis E. Boone - University of South Alabama
David L. Kurtz - University of Arkansas

Description
Boone, Contemporary Business, 14th edition with WileyPLUS delivers solutions at the speed of business for the Introduction to Business course. As business moves at an unparalleled pace, Contemporary Business delivers the most current content and resources at the speed of business. Comprehensive, engaging, and with the most current resources, Contemporary Business has been used by 2 million students and is the right solution for any beginning business student, for every instructor.
Opening new doors of possibility can be difficult. Contemporary Business 14e gives students the business language and study tools they need to feel confident in taking the first steps toward becoming successful business majors, and gets them excited about their future careers. With the innovative, research-based, online environment of WileyPLUS, intro business students will more effectively learn the core business topics, be more engaged, and come to class more prepared.

Table of Contents
Part 1 The Modern Business Environment
Ch 1 Current Issues in Contemporary Business
Ch 2 Today's Environment for Business Ethics and Related Social Issues
Ch 3 The Most Challenging Economy in Decades
Ch 4 International Business and Marketing
Part 2 How Firms Get Started and survive in a Global Environment
Ch 5 Structuring Contemporary business
Ch 6 The Role of Entrepreneurs in a Competitive Economy
Part 3 Managers-A Key Ingredient in Contemporary Business
Ch 7 How the Managerial Hierarchy Operates within a Business Organization
Ch 8 Motivating People and Labor Relations
Ch 9 Empowering Associates Through Teamwork and Communications
Ch 10 Operational and Production Aspects of Contemporary Business
Part 4 The Basic Tents of Marketing
Ch 11 Introduction to Marketing Strategies
Ch 12 Producing and Distributing Godds and Services
Ch 13 Promotion and Pricing of Goods and Services
Part 5 Using Technology, Information, and Accounting Tools
Ch 14 Managing Information Technology
Part 6 Best Financial Practices
Ch 15 Using Accounting and Financial Information
Ch 16 Today's Financial Markets and Institutions
Ch 17 Managing the Firm's Financial Resources