The Economic Activities of Business: An Analysis of the Modern Corporation
| AUTHOR | Joyce, Joseph P. |
| PUBLISHER | Praeger (10/20/1988) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
This volume provides academics and professionals in business with an overview of business economics. Joyce utilizes economic theory to explain how a company functions, and draws upon the experience of modern firms to describe their operations. Topics covered include: different types of firms that exist in our economy, the different ways that a firm can grow and the limits of expansion, an analysis of various organizational forms, an economic analysis of marketing decisions and models, the process of strategic planning, special features of foreign operations, how firms raise funds, the record of mergers in the United States, the use of forecasts and their techniques, the impact of public policies and the need for business regulation, and failure, bankruptcy, and reorganization.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780275923167
ISBN-10:
0275923169
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
152
Carton Quantity:
50
Product Dimensions:
5.50 x 0.38 x 8.50 inches
Weight:
0.71 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Business & Economics | Management - General
Dewey Decimal:
658
Library of Congress Control Number:
88014106
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This volume provides academics and professionals in business with an overview of business economics. Joyce utilizes economic theory to explain how a company functions, and draws upon the experience of modern firms to describe their operations. Topics covered include: different types of firms that exist in our economy, the different ways that a firm can grow and the limits of expansion, an analysis of various organizational forms, an economic analysis of marketing decisions and models, the process of strategic planning, special features of foreign operations, how firms raise funds, the record of mergers in the United States, the use of forecasts and their techniques, the impact of public policies and the need for business regulation, and failure, bankruptcy, and reorganization.
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Author:
Joyce, Joseph P.
Joseph P. Joyce is a Professor of Economics at Wellesley College and serves as the faculty director of the Madeleine Korbel Institute for Global Affairs. Professor Joyce's research deals with issues in financial globalization, and he has published articles in many journals, including the Journal of International Money and Finance, the Open Economies Review, the Review of International Economics, the Journal of Development Economics and Economics and Politics. He is a member of the editorial board of the Review of International Organizations. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Boston University.
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