{"product_id":"9780857081155","title":"What You Need to Know about Business","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWhat You Need to Know about Business\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRoger Trapp | Sumeet Desai | George Buckley\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBusiness is big. Actually, it's often small and medium-sized too. But the point is that it matters – a lot.  \u003cp\u003eThis book is designed to answer all those confusing questions that flit through your mind when you get to the business pages of the paper, and stop you being embarrassed in job interviews.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt explains the things you really need to know about business, and will tell you:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat the point of business is\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow what happens in the economy affects real businesses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat the law means for business\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFinance, accounting, shares, bonds etc and other big numbers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow companies grow and why the merge (even though most mergers fail)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat HR departments actually do all day\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTime management, motivation, leadership, communication skills and all the other skills you'll need if you want to know what the view's like from the CEO's office\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter reading it, you'll smile knowingly whenever the advantages of outsourcing, balanced scorecards or Porter's 5 Ps come up in polite conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eRoger Trapp\u003c\/strong\u003e has written about businesses of all sorts and sizes for more than two decades.?He is business writer for the \u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e, and also writes for \u003cem\u003eDirector\u003c\/em\u003e magazine and \u003cem\u003eManagement Today\u003c\/em\u003e.?He is the author of two books, \u003cem\u003eMy Biggest Mistake\u003c\/em\u003e (Butterworth-Heinemann, 1992) and \u003cem\u003eBlunderboss\u003c\/em\u003e (Capstone, 1999). \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 January 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCapstone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780857081155\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44383902236812,"sku":"9780857081155","price":19.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780857081155.jpg?v=1780239915","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780857081155","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}