Economics for business. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Authors: Sloman, John, 1947-; Garratt, Dean; Guest, Jon; Jones, Elizabeth, 1984-
• Contents: <div class="c-section-headers-number-list_container"> About the authors Preface Publisher's acknowledgements Part A BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS The business environment and business economics Economics and the world of business Business organisations Part B BUSINESS AND MARKETS The working of competitive markets Business in a market environment Part C BACKGROUND TO DEMAND Demand and the consumer Behavioural economics of the consumer Firms and the consumer Part D BACKGROUND TO SUPPLY Costs of production Revenue and profit Part E SUPPLY: SHORT-RUN DECISION MAKING BY FIRMS Profit maximisation under perfect competition and monopoly Profit maximisation under imperfect competition Alternative theories of the firm Part F SUPPLY: ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES An introduction to business strategy Growth strategy The small-firm sector Pricing strategy Part G THE FIRM IN THE FACTOR MARKET Labour markets, wages and industrial relations Investment and the employment of capital Part H THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS Reasons for government intervention in the market Government and the firm Government and the market Part I BUSINESS IN THE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT Globalisation and multinational business International trade Trading blocs Part J THE MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT The macroeconomic environment of business The balance of payments and exchange rates The financial system, money and interest rates Business activity, unemployment and inflation Part K MACROECONOMIC POLICY Demand-side policy Supply-side policy International economic policy Web appendix Key ideas Glossary Index.
• Edition: Ninth edition
• Publisher Details: Upper Saddle River : Pearson
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (colour)
• Subjects: 330; Economics; Business; Managerial economics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781292440194; 9781292440200
• Related ISBNs: 9781292440118
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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