Today's organizations must face up to environmental concerns. Consumers are demanding environmentally safe products, investors are demanding environmentally responsible business practices and governmental regulation is targeting environmental protection. In light of these demands, how can managers make strategic decisions that are both economically viable and environmentally sensitive?
The Second Edition of this topical book presents current United States and global environmental issues, particularly as they relate to business activities and management practice. The authors provide an overview of the social, scientific and economic concepts related to making environmentally sensitive strategic decisions and offer a new deci
Explains to investors how the key indicators work, what effect they have on financial markets, and how to interpret the reactions of the markets to economic news. Includes such stars of the evening news as gross domestic product, employment, retail sales, housing starts, and the Index of Leading Economic Indicators. Also discusses the operation and impact of the Federal Reserve Board. Very colorfully illustrated with charts, graphs, and tables. An enclosed 3.5" disk contains a demonstration version of Global Portfolio Manager for Windows. No bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)