To what ethical standards can we hold corporations? In the past few years, monumental corporate scandals have been emblazoned on every front page, but people have largely responded with ambivalence to events such as Enron's collapse and the tragedy of NASA's Columbia. In "Conscience and Corporate Culture", Goodpaster sets out to identify the common patterns among such recent events...

Conservation of Wildlife Populations provides an accessible introduction to the most relevant concepts and principles for solving real-world management problems in wildlife and conservation biology. Bringing together insights from traditionally disparate disciplines, the book shows how population biology addresses important questions involving the harvest...

Ober prepares students for business communication by employing a hands-on approach, connecting topics, examples, and exercises to the modern workplace. The text provides ample opportunity for students to practice their oral and written skills, and includes strategies for using email, voicemail, the Internet, and other innovations in communication technology.

Intended for managers and decision-makers who would like to have a better understanding of the vast amounts of statistical information in today's global business and economic environment. By utilizing Microsoft Excel to perform statistical analyses, this text will help the business professional to have a better understanding of how to use statistics to make better business decisions.

Contemporary Chief Information Officers: Management Experiences explores the experiences of contemporary Chief Information Officers in the United States, Taiwan, and New Zealand, who agreed to participate and to be identified by name and company. The CIO role is now more of the management role but it still requires knowledge and leadership skills in the application of technology.

This book represents a comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date analysis of key sectors in the hospitality and tourism industries in China and India, and will address the market's growing need for information on Tourism in China and India. The text will be written in an accessible style drawing on the authors wealth of theoretical, educational and industry experience.

This volume provides lucid and concise answers to topical questions related to issues of liberalization and globalization using basic principles of diverse fields of economics, environmental studies, theory, international trade, industrial organization and public economies. A new chapter has been added to this edition that analyses the links between globalization...

This best-selling strategy text has gained widespread recognition for its rigorous approach to business strategy analysis and is particularly suitable for courses in business policy and business strategy.

The guiding principle of the book is to focus upon the fundamental determinants of business success - i.e. competitive advantage - and...