Economics or Communicating in Business and Professional Settings

Economics: Private and Public Choice with Xtra! CD-ROM and InfoTrac

Author: James D Gwartney

A cornerstone of Harcourt¦s publishing program for 25 years, Economics: Private and Public Choice is considered the best existing principles of economics textbook emphasizing free markets. The strengths of this text are its clarity, emphasis on the economic way of thinking, and its application to the world around us. Economics: Private and Public Choice has an amazing approach to introducing students to a moderate amount of economic data analysis while applying the concept to a real-world story.

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This book/CD-ROM text seeks to make economics understandable to freshman and sophomore undergraduates and to illustrate the relevance of economics in daily life. Core chapters cover material usually taught in economics principles courses, and include short units (designed for one class period) on topics such as the future of social security, and readings which highlight the organizational and institutional factors that underlie economic prosperity. The CD-ROM contains a graphing workshop and animated tutorials, interactive graphing exercises, video lectures on difficult topics, and video news segments. Gwartney teaches economics at Florida State University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Communicating in Business and Professional Settings

Author: Michael S Hanna

Designed for the business communication course, this lively text offers a blend of current theory and research within the context of actual organizations. The text focuses on communication in differing contexts, teaching students how to communicate in a variety of situations. Real life examples from a broad range of business and professional settings abound, reflecting the authors belief that theory and practice go hand in hand. The fourth edition includes new chapters on diversity, technology in the workplace, and conflict management, plus several new pedagogical features.

Michael S. Hanna is Professor of Communication at the University of South Alabama. He has co-authored six books and has been a frequent consultant to business and industry, having worked most recently with corporations as Courtaulds Fibers, DuPont, Degussa, Olin Corporation and Ciba-Geigy.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
Pt. I	Preliminary Considerations: Communication and Organizations	1
Ch. 1	A Communication Perspective	3
Ch. 2	The Organization - Theoretical Perspectives	24
Ch. 3	Leadership and Communication in Organizations	47
Ch. 4	Diversity in the Workplace	70
Pt. II	Basic Considerations: Foundations for Communication in Organizations	95
Ch. 5	Perception and Listening	97
Ch. 6	Language and Nonverbal Communication	123
Ch. 7	Technology in the Workplace	152
Pt. III	Organizational Contexts: Interpersonal	179
Ch. 8	Interpersonal Communication	181
Ch. 9	Conflict Management	204
Ch. 10	Interviewing and Interviews: On the Job	232
Ch. 11	The Selection Interview: Hiring and Being Hired for the Job	260
Pt. IV	Organizational Contexts: The Group Context	305
Ch. 12	Small Group Communication Processes	307
Ch. 13	Communicating with a Group or Staff	333
Pt. V	Organizational Contexts: The One-to-Many Context	371
Ch. 14	Thinking about the Ideas and Arguments	373
Ch. 15	Organizing the Presentation	394
Ch. 16	Delivering the Presentation	411
	Epilogue	426
	Troubleshooting the Organization	427
App	Writing in Business and Professional Settings	443
	Index	453