Books in the Routledge-Noordhoff International Editions series

A comprehensive and wide-ranging introduction to operational hotel management, this textbook brings together business administration, management and entrepreneurship into a complete overview of the discipline. Essential reading for students of hospitality management, the book also benefits from online support materials including student tests, a glossary and PowerPoint slides.

Basic Management Accounting for the Hospitality Industry uses a step by step approach to enable students to independently master the field. Up-to-date and comprehensive coverage, this textbook is essential reading for hospitality management students.

Introduction to statistics with SPSS does not require any prior knowledge of statistics. The book can be rewardingly used in, after or parallel to a course on statistics. A wide range of terms and techniques is covered, including those involved in simple and multiple regression analyses.

Competency orientated teaching has become an important higher education objective. To meet it, an individual personal development plan (PDP) is indispensable. PDPs are based on what one knows about one's own skills and what one need acquire for one's future profession. Managing Your Competencies shows the reader how to go about drawing up a PDP.

Creating a Business is organized around a practical example and introduces those disciplines with which an entrepreneur will be faced such as management, marketing, legislation, and financial management are examined.

Interviewing: Theory, Techniques and Training presents relevant theoretical perspectives, provides material to help develop a range of communication skills and describes tried and tested ways of preparing for interviews.

Management models: many students will come across them in their studies, yet it is only when actually working with them that the function and benefit of management models are revealed. This intuitive and accessible textbook will be useful for all students of management - particularly those coming at the topic from another background such as economics or engineering.

This book is user-friendly, accessible, and yet comprehensive in its approach. It takes an in-depth, integrated look at the principles of management accounting, financial accounting and finance. Examples and case studies from newspapers and professional journals encourage the practical application of the material. No prior knowledge of business economics is required.

Retail Marketing is a complete guide to how retailing works in the non-food sector. Focusing on operational applications of retailing, this textbook puts students on the inside track to success in the fast-moving retail industry.

With a simple and clear structure, this book provides the reader with all the information needed in order to get to grips with the basics of accounting; such as: designing an accounting system, data entry and ratio analysis. The use of an integrated case and a companion website will help students to work through the contents and reinforce their knowledge of the subject.

Mastering the basic concepts of mathematics is the key to understanding other subjects such as Economics, Finance, Statistics, and Accounting. Mathematics for Finance, Business and Economics is written informally for easy comprehension. Aided by the discussion of real-world problems and solutions, students across the business and economics disciplines will find this textbook perfect for gaining an understanding of a core plank of their studies.

The open character of the global economy combined with the internationalization of business means that business students are increasingly required to understand the complexities of international business. This introductory textbook provides students with a comprehensive overview of this vital topic.