Provides an introduction to business functions, issues and activities and to the way they interact with their environment. It is the core text for the Business In Context Series which serves as a stand-alone introduction to business studies. An ELBS/LPBB edition is available.

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"[This book] balances economic and legal theory with a flexible organization, popular case selection, and engaging problems. Thoroughly revised, the new eighth edition features up to date treatment of fiduciary duty in chapter 4 (including EZCorp and Yahoo cases); a new LLC problem and figure in chapter 6 that visually captures how LLCs relate to close corporations and traditional corporations; more nuanced discussion of today's governance landscape that involves activist shareholders, institutional investors, ISS wielding different parts of state and federal rules and market levers; and much more."--

Intro to Business 4E allows students to discover how a business works and how it impacts lives on a daily basis. With extended coverage on marketing, management, the Internet, as well as more international business, our new edition provides everything needed to prepare for success in future careers!