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Maths Progress (Second Edition) develops reasoning, fluency and problem-solving to boost students' confidence at Key Stage 3 and give them the best preparation for progressing to GCSE study.

International Financial Reporting delivers a focused, user-friendly introduction to international financial reporting and how to implement the IASB standards for undergraduate students.

'Essential Economics for Business' presents the core principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics applied to the world of business while also looking at wider, topical business issues, such as business strategy, corporate social responsibility, ethics and the state of the global environment in which we live.

For courses in strategy. A Practical, Skills-oriented Approach to Strategic ManagementIn todays economy, gaining and sustaining a competitive advantage is harder than ever. Strategic Management captures the complexity of the current business environment and delivers the latest skills and concepts with unrivaled clarity, helping students develop their own cutting-edge strategy through skill-developing exercises. The Sixteenth Edition has been thoroughly updated and revised with current research and concepts. This edition includes 30 new cases and end-of-chapter material, including added exercises and review questions. MyManagementLab not included. Students, if MyManagementLab is a recommended/mandatory component of the course, please ask your instructor for the correct ISBN and course ID. MyManagementLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.MyManagementLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment product designed to personalize learning and improve results. With a wide range of interactive, engaging, and assignable activities, students are encouraged to actively learn and retain tough course concepts.

The most successful organisations are those with the most diverse and engaged workforces. Studies show an 80% improvement in business performance among those with high diversity levels. When people feel included and able to reach their full potential, they are more engaged, more productive and often more creative. Inclusive Leadership will help you drive culture change using organisational development principles. It takes you through the key components of leading change throughout the employee lifecycle, your supply chain, and through product development. Crucially, it will help you make a genuine impact on your business, through your people, both now and in the future.

For undergraduate and graduate Principles of Management courses. This text connects theory with practice, incorporating the latest research findings to make management relevant and exciting to aspiring managers. MyManagementLab New Design is now available for this title! MyManagementLab New Design offers: One Place for All of Your Courses. Improved registration experience and a single point of access for instructors and students who are teaching and learning multiple MyLab/Mastering courses. A Simplified User Interface. The new user interface offers quick and easy access to Assignments, Study Plan, eText & Results, as well as additional option for course customization. New Communication Tools. The following new communication tools can be used to foster collaboration, class participation, and group work. Email: Instructors can send emails to their entire class, to individual students or to instructors who has access to their course. Discussion Board: The discussion board provides students with a space to respond and react to the discussions you create. These posts can also be separated out into specific topics where students can share their opinions/answers and respond to their fellow classmates posts. Chat/ ClassLive: ClassLive is an interactive chat tool that allows instructors and students to communicate in real time. ClassLive can be used with a group of students or one-on-one to share images or PowerPoint presentations, draw or write objects on a whiteboard, or send and received graphed or plotted equations. ClassLive also has additional classroom management tools, including polling and hand-raising. Enhanced eText. Available within the online course materials and offline via an iPad app, the enhanced eText allows instructors and students to highlight, bookmark, take notes, and share with one another.

Reassess your leadership style, discover how to connect with people, and become a leader who can make things happen in the real world. Built on a unique four-year experiment working alongside real leaders in real businesses, Living Leadership explodes the myth of the charismatic, transformational leader, to show that real progress comes from the dramatically ordinary aspects of leadership. From building relationships, to working with the grain of the organisation rather than against it, and to knowing our limitations as much as pushing every boundary, the new edition of this book will challenge you to push your leadership skills to a new level. Living Leadership shows how, when you take away the myths and misconceptions, leading can genuinely be made easier. Hans Straberg, CEO, Electrolux A how to book that redefines leadership in terms of the realities and choices facing people in organisations today. Professor Michael Osbaldeston, Director of Cranfield School of Management

Whatever youre creative agenda is, use this book to instantly generate new ideas. Attractive and easy-to-use, Creativity Now provides an instant source of inspiration for times when creative stimulation runs dry. This updated edition is packed full of innovative exercises, tips, tricks, stories and inspirational examples. You will find out how to unleash endless streams of ideas on any topic and turn them into a success. Both creative in content and format, each page has been designed to give you an instant jolt of inspiration the moment you look inside. Divided into four parts, you will find help with:1) Dreaming - getting into the state of mind to invite new ideas.2) Originating - different ways to come up with new, exciting and innovative ideas on any topic.3) Applying - taking action and turning ideas into reality.3) Adapting - how others successfully realised their dream. Bonus materials, including audio and video tips are available at www.CreativityNowOnline.com

Creating Value from Mergers and Acquisitions is the first book to provide a comparative analysis of the M&A scene in Europe and the US, the two most active markets in the world. Now in its second edition it continues to develop an international and multidisciplinary perspective of M&A, and considers M&A as a process and not a mere transaction. The author draws upon economics, finance, strategy, law, organisational theories to formulate a five-stage model and emphasises the need to understand the interconnected nature of these stages. The books central focus in on the challenges to using M&A as an instrument to create shareholder value, how M&A risks can be mitigated and how odds of success in acquisitions can me increased. Creating Value from Mergers and Acquisitions is suitable for those studying advanced undergraduate and MBA courses in industrial organisations, finance, business strategy, and corporate governance, as well as those preparing for professional exams. The rigorous integration of the conceptual, empirical, and practical aspects of M&A means that researchers and practitioners will also find this book extremely useful.

Retail Marketing Management covers all the essential theories needed to understand the complicated business of retail: from understanding the consumer and purchasing of the product through to store layout and communications. The writing style is easy to follow, and the text is supported by diagrams and case studies which enhance understanding and learning. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about the retail business. Nicole Dunlop, Course Director, London College of Fashion, UK Retail Marketing offers a contemporary approach that combines retail marketing theory, current retail management practice and international examples. It begins by looking at the nature of retailing as an activity and then introduces retail marketing, followed by a discussion of consumer behaviour, the retail marketing mix, and other important issues such as location strategies, branding and ethics. The authors and expert contributors take an integrated approach to explaining the process of internationalisation, and the inclusion of international examples reinforces this approach. The book is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in retailing, as well as those studying for marketing and business degrees where retail marketing is a core module. The blend of retail theory, practice and live examples will also be of interest to practitioners in retailing and related industries. Key features Case studies and seminar discussion questions in every chapter Chapters and vignettes by expert contributors with a combination of academic and industry experience Retail practitioner cases which emphasise practical aspects as well as key theories in retail marketing New models that help to visualise interactions between marketing environments, retail marketing management decisions, and shopper behaviour Related online materials, including powerpoint slides About the authorsHelen Goworek lectures in the School of Management at the University of Leicester, where she teaches postgraduate modules in marketing, including B2B Marketing and Supply Chain Management. She is the author of two previous books about the fashion business, in addition to journal articles focusing on fashion buying and sustainability. Dr Peter McGoldrick has held four professorial posts in retailing, and is currently at the University of Manchester, UK. He has published several books and over 150 research papers and articles, which have appeared in the Journal of Retailing and Harvard Business Review, among others. Best Paper awards include those at the World Marketing Congress and the 2014 Academy of Marketing Science.

Essentials of Operations Management is a brand new concise version of the market-leading text Operations Management. It has been developed forstudents on short courses in operations management for example, doing an initial course at undergraduate, postgraduate or post-experience level. In these books the author team have set the standards in Operations Management which other textbooks seek to emulate: Expert authorship, an engaging writing style, and an interesting collection of cases combine to communicate the importance of managing operations and processes within a successful organisation.

Research Methods for Arts and Event Management provides a compelling and comprehensive guide to research methods for undergraduate and postgraduate students in arts and event management, as well as for managers in the arts/culture/events industries. This book provides students and practising managers with the following: Essential skills in designing their own qualitative and quantitative research studies that can be implemented in a real working environment Guidance in designing, managing, and monitoring research work which students and practising managers may commission from consultants The necessary theoretical and practical basis to identify and implement appropriate methodologies to conduct research for academic dissertations and theses in the fields of arts, cultural and event management. Furthermore, the book provides readers with multiple test questions, exercises and further resources, as well as a section on specialist terminology. A. J. Veal is Adjunct Professor at the School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. Christine Burton is an Associate Professor with the UTS Business School, University of Technology, Sydney. Her research focuses on audience development in the museum and arts sectors. Prior to becoming an academic, Christine worked as an arts consultant in Australia and the United Kingdom. Christine has worked on a number of research projects and consultancies including social impact of the arts, arts facilities development and public art planning and development.

For upper-level undergraduate and first-year MBA courses in managerial and applied economics. This Global Edition has been edited to include enhancements making it more relevant to students outside the United StatesThis text will excite readers by providing a more linear progression, while proving the consistency and relevance of microeconomic theory.The Seventh Edition welcomes a new co-author, Stephen Erfle of Dickinson College, who has contributed many revisions and improvements to the quantitative sections of the text, as well as provided a major addition: the use of Excel in the presentation of many of the numerical and graphical illustrations presented throughout the text. To strengthen students ability to use Excela critical skill in todays job marketnew Excel Applications (Excel Apps) allow readers to turn the static figures and tables in the text into dynamic illustrations.

For MBA/graduate students taking a course in corporate finance. This Global Edition has been edited to include enhancements making it more relevant to students outside the United States Using the unifying valuation framework based on the Law of One Price, top researchers Jonathan Berk and Peter DeMarzo set the new standard for corporate finance textbooks. Corporate Finance blends coverage of time-tested principles and the latest advancements with the practical perspective of the financial manager. With this ideal melding of the core with modern topics, innovation with proven pedagogy, Berk and DeMarzo establish the new canon in finance. For programs and professors who would like a streamlined book that is specifically tailored to the topics covered in the first one-semester course, Corporate Finance: The Core is also available by Jonathan Berk and Peter DeMarzo.

For anyone who wants to communicate effectively in business,this is your complete reference guide for any form of written communication. Packed with over 500 sample documents, over 100 tips for better business writing and useful templates you can apply to your writing immediately, Model Business Letters will help you put the key rules of good business writing into action.

PLAY ON YOUR TERMS Negotiation is THE core business skill. It is fundamental to everything we do that involves other people, whether thats asking for a raise, pitching an idea or deciding who gets the coffee. The Leaders Guide to Negotiation is a highly practical guide to getting the most out of your business interactions, whilst building stronger relationships to boot. From achieving win-win outcomes to problem-solving and building trust, it equips you with failsafe strategies for conducting successful and positive negotiations. An entertaining, immediately useful book that goes beyond advocating for win-win Simon Horton shows us how to get there.Adam Grant, Wharton Professor and New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take Reading this book has made me think about how I negotiate and I have learned a lot If you want to benefit your relationships while improving your business, then this is worth studying.Simon Woodroffe, founder of Yo!

For use in Elementary Mathematics Methods or Middle School Mathematics Methods courses (covers Pre-K-8) Guide teachers to help all Pre-K-8 learners make sense of math Written by leaders in the field, Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally helps teacher candidates develop a real understanding of the mathematics they will teach and the most effective methods of teaching Pre-K-8 math topics. This text reflects the Common Core State Standards and NCTMs Principles to Actions, as well as current research. Emphasis is placed on teaching math conceptually, in a problem-based, developmentally appropriate manner that supports the learning needs of all students. Pause and Reflect prompts and Activities engage pre-service teachers as they bolster their own knowledge of the math. Classroom videos and examples of real student work allow teacher candidates to visualize good mathematics instruction and assessment. An important reference to consult throughout a teaching career, this book helps teachers and their students experience the excitement that happens when math makes sense. Invigorate learning with the Enhanced Pearson eTextThe Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content with embedded video, assessments, and clickable Activity Sheets and Blackline Masters. The Enhanced Pearson eText is also available without a print version of the textbook.

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Cuts right through all the myths and mysteries to get straight to the heart of what it really takes to plan, organise, direct and deliver results.

For courses in Principles of Economics Acemoglu, Laibson, List: An evidence-based approach to economicsThroughout Economics, authors Daron Acemoglu, David Laibson, and John List use real economic questions and data to help students learn about the world around them. Taking a fresh approach, the authors use the themes of optimization, equilibrium and empiricism to illustrate the power of simple economic ideas, and their ability to explain, predict, and improve what happens in the world. Each chapter begins with an empirical question that is later answered using data in the Evidence-Based Economics feature. As a result of the texts practical emphasis, students will learn to apply economic principles to guide the decisions they make in their own lives. MyEconLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment product designed to personalize learning and improve results. With a wide range of interactive, engaging, and assignable activities, students are encouraged to actively learn and retain tough course concepts. Please note that the product you are purchasing does not include MyEconLab. MyEconLab Join over 11 million students benefiting from Pearson MyLabs. This title can be supported by MyEconLab, an online homework and tutorial system designed to test and build your understanding. Would you like to use the power of MyEconLab to accelerate your learning? You need both an access card and a course ID to access MyEconLab. These are the steps you need to take: 1. Make sure that your lecturer is already using the system Ask your lecturer before purchasing a MyLab product as you will need a course ID from them before you can gain access to the system.2. Check whether an access card has been included with the book at a reduced cost If it has, it will be on the inside back cover of the book.3. If you have a course ID but no access code, you can benefit from MyEconLab at a reduced price by purchasing a pack containing a copy of the book and an access code for MyEconLab (ISBN:9781292079431)4. If your lecturer is using the MyLab and you would like to purchase the product...Go to www.myeconlab.com to buy access to this interactive study programme. For educator access, contact your Pearson representative. To find out who your Pearson representative is, visit www.pearsoned.co.uk/replocator

For all introductory genetics courses. Relevant, Conceptual, Cutting-edgeConcepts of Genetics, Eleventh Edition emphasizes the fundamental ideas of genetics, while exploring modern techniques and applications of genetic analysis. The best-selling text has a strong problem-solving approach, and this edition has been extensively updated with relevant, cutting-edge coverage of emerging topics in genetics. MasteringGenetics is not included. Students, if MyEconLab is a recommended/mandatory component of the course, please ask your instructor for the correct ISBN. MyEconLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.MasteringGenetics is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment product designed to personalize learning and improve results. With a wide range of interactive, engaging, and assignable activities, students are encouraged to actively learn and retain tough course concepts.

Now in its sixth edition, Work Psychology is an accessible and fascinating examination of human behaviour in todays workplace, written by authors who are all experts in their fields. Substantially updated with new material that reflects current research and debate in the area, the text retains its popular blend of theory, research and engaging examples. Covering a broad range of core topics, this text is suitable for undergraduate students in business, management, and psychology as well as those studying for professional qualifications. This new sixth edition offers you: A clear and consistent structure, including an opening and closing case study and other exercises within each chapter to help you to apply what youve learnt. Attractive full-colour design that aids navigation and enlivens the text. Extensive coverage of cross-cultural issues that reflects the increasingly global context of work. Learning outcomes, long and short self-test questions, a glossary, annotated further reading and weblinks to enable your learning within and beyond the textbook. All the latest research and hot topics in the field of work psychology. A new Key debate feature that directs you to key controversies and contemporary debate around work psychology today. A new Research methods in focus feature that de-mystifies and illustrates with examples the use of strong research methods in practice. A new Point of integration feature which clearly links the theories between chapters, allowing for a greater understanding of the topic as a whole. Additional material for lecturers is available at www.pearsoned.co.uk/workpsychAbout the authorsWritten and edited by authors who are all expert teachers and researchers in their fields, Work Psychology offers a clear and authoritative introduction to human behaviour in the workplace. John Arnold is Professor of Organisational Behaviour in the School of Business and Economics at Loughborough University. Ray Randall is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Business and Economics at Loughborough University. With expert contributions from co-authors: Fiona Patterson Founder Director of the Work Psychology Group, Principal Researcher the University of Cambridge and Visiting Professorship at City University London. Joanne Silvester Professor of Psychology, Cass Business School, City University London. Ivan Robertson Founder Director of Robertson Cooper Ltd and Emeritus Professor of Work & Organizational Psychology, Manchester Business School. Professor Sir Cary Cooper CBE 50th Anniversary Professor of Organizational Behaviour & Health, Alliance Manchester Business School, and President of the British Academy of Management. Bernard Burnes Professor of Organisational Change, Stirling Management School. Don Harris Professor of Human Factors in the Centre for Mobility and Transport, Coventry University. Carolyn Axtell Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Work Psychology, Sheffield University Management School.

Appropriate for all upper-level courses in basic principles, applications, and behavioral research methods. This text provides an accurate, comprehensive, and contemporary description of applied behavior analysis in order to help students acquire fundamental knowledge and skills.Applied Behavior Analysis provides a comprehensive, in-depth discussion of the field, offering a complete description of the principles and procedures for changing and analyzing socially important behavior. The 3rd Edition features coverage of advances in all three interrelated domains of the sciences of behavior?theoretical, basic research, and applied research. It also includes updated and new content on topics such as negative reinforcement (Ch. 12), motivation (Ch. 16), verbal behavior (Ch. 18), functional behavioral assessment (Ch. 25), and ethics (Ch. 29).