The recent events in domestic and global economies are presenting unprecedented challenges, excitement, and disappointments for business - and a need for a change in introduction to business courses and texts. This book captures the widespread significance of these developments and presents their implications on businesses today.
Marketing: An Introduction shows students how customer value -- creating it and capturing it -- drives effective marketing strategies. The 14th Edition reflects the major trends and shifting forces that impact marketing in this digital age of customer value, engagement, and relationships, leaving students with a richer understanding of basic marketing concepts, strategies, and practices. Throug…
PR 2.0 is a combination of social media tools that are available to communications professionals for both large and small brands to use to reach influencers and consumer audiences directly.
Digital transformation is no longer news - it's a necessity. Despite the widespread threat of disruption, many large companies in traditional industries have succeeded at digitizing their businesses in truly transformative ways. The New York Times, formerly a bastion of traditional media, has created a thriving digital product behind a carefully designed paywall. Best Buy has transformed its bu…
What Is Strategy and the Strategic Management Process? -- Evaluating a Firm's External Environment -- Evaluating a Firm's Internal Capabilities -- Cost Leadership -- Product Differentiation -- Vertical Integration -- Corporate Diversification -- Organizing to Implement Corporate Diversification -- Strategic Alliances -- Mergers and Acquisitions -- International Strategies.
Who really moves things forward in our society and how do they do it? How have they always done it? Strategy guru Roger Martin and Skoll Foundation CEO Sally Osberg make a compelling argument that social entrepreneurs are agents of change who recognize, in our current reality, various kinds of "equilibria"-systems in need of change-and then advance social progress by transforming these systems,…
An unbiased approach to the latest digital marketing models, offering students and practitioners a range of tools to implement in their digital marketing planning and strategy. Covering all aspects of digital marketing planning, and the latest digital marketing models, the book aims to provide a roadmap for a digital marketing journey. As such, its structure maps against the development of a di…
The legal, financial, and business primer to the M&A process Mergers and Acquisitions offers accessible step-by-step guidance through the M&A process to provide the legal and financial background required to navigate these deals successfully. From the initial engagement letter to the final acquisition agreement, this book delves into the mechanics of the process from beginning to end, favoring …
This book provides a comprehensive look at the field's growth and development, and places M & As in realistic context amidst changing trends, legislation, and global perspectives. All-inclusive coverage merges expert discussion with extensive graphs, research, and case studies to show how M & As can be used successfully, how each form works, and how they are governed by the laws of major countr…