Solution Manual for The Context of Business: Understanding the Canadian Business Environment – Len Karakowsky & Natalie Guriel
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 0132913003
- ISBN-13 : 978-0132913003
- Author: Natalie Guriel
Understanding the Canadian Business Environment is the only ground-up Canadian text that emphasizes an analytical approach using case orientation to understanding the core material students need to be successful post-graduation.
The text takes the reader on a journey that explores the environment within which business operates–both within the Canadian context and within the global context. The reader will be introduced to a variety of perspectives, theories, and concepts that shed light on real business issues.
Table contents:
Part 1 A Framework for Study
1 Exploring Canadian Business: A Critical Approach: What Are the Major Challenges Facing Business?
Learning Objectives
THE BUSINESS WORLD: CAN CANADIAN TIRE FLOURISH IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING BUSINESS CONTEXT?
The Internal Context of Business
TALKING BUSINESS 1.1 Changing GM’s Organizational Structure
The External Context of Business
The Canadian Context: How’s Business in Canada, Eh?
TALKING BUSINESS 1.2 Growth in Provincial Labour Productivity: A Problem from Coast to Coast
TALKING BUSINESS 1.3 Jobs, Productivity, and Innovation: How Health Care Drives the Economy
CHAPTER SUMMARY
CHAPTER LEARNING TOOLS
CONCEPT APPLICATION: FACEBOOK: WHEN YOUR FRIENDS ARE WORTH A BILLION!
Part 2 The Internal Challenges
2 The Employee–Employer Relationship: What Responsibilities Do Bosses Have to Their Employees?
Learning Objectives
THE BUSINESS WORLD: IS WORKING FOR FREE ILLEGAL?
The Labour Environment and Canadian Society
TALKING BUSINESS 2.1 Are Unpaid Interns “Employees”?
The Labour Context in Canada: Where Are We Now?
TALKING BUSINESS 2.2 The State of Canadian Unions—Down but Not Out
TALKING BUSINESS 2.3 Are Unions Relevant in Canada Today?
Dismissing Employees
Current Issues in the Workplace: Managing Workforce Diversity
TALKING BUSINESS 2.4 Organizations Seeing the Light about Faith at Work
TALKING BUSINESS 2.5 He Says, She Says: Gender Gap Persists in Attitudes Toward Women’s Advancement in the Workplace
TALKING BUSINESS 2.6 Aboriginal Workers: Integral to Canada’s Ongoing Competitiveness and Performance
TALKING BUSINESS 2.7 Ontario Employers Have a New Tool to Improve Accessibility for People with Disabilities
TALKING BUSINESS 2.8 Employment Equity Resources
TALKING BUSINESS 2.9 Immigrants Make Significant Contributions to Innovation
CHAPTER SUMMARY
CHAPTER LEARNING TOOLS
CONCEPT APPLICATION: IMMIGRANTS ARE SOMETIMES UNSURE ABOUT THEIR LABOUR RIGHTS
3 Managing the Workforce: How Can Business Leaders Best Manage their Employees?
Learning Objectives
THE BUSINESS WORLD: LEARNING HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE LEADER: LESSONS FROM THE EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE
Why Study Management Thought?
What Do Managers Do ?
TALKING BUSINESS 3.1 The Visionary Leader: Steve Jobs
TALKING BUSINESS 3.2 Conflict Management: The Toxic Employee
Management Philosophies
Classical Approaches to Management
TALKING BUSINESS 3.3 Leading Teams in a New Direction
TALKING BUSINESS 3.4 Is Weber Alive and Well?
Behavioural Approaches to Management
TALKING BUSINESS 3.5 The High Costs of Workplace Harassment
The Best Management Philosophy? Contingency Approach
TALKING BUSINESS 3.6 The Myths and Realities of Motivation
The Critical Importance of Trust in the Workplace
TALKING BUSINESS 3.7 How One Canadian Company Earns Trust
TALKING BUSINESS 3.8 How Teams Learn at Teleflex Canada
CHAPTER SUMMARY
CHAPTER LEARNING TOOLS
CONCEPT APPLICATION: KICKING HORSE COFFEE
4 Establishing the Structure of a Business: What Does Organizational Design Have to Do with Business Success?
Learning Objectives
THE BUSINESS WORLD: HOW GOOGLE DESIGNED ITSELF FOR SUCCESS
The Changing Nature of Organizations
TALKING BUSINESS 4.1 Atlantic Canada’s Overseas Playground?
Thinking About Organizations
The Anatomy of an Organization
What Determines Organizational Structure? A Rational Perspective
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