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Introduction
1. The Nature of Business
2. Understanding the Business Environment
3. How Business and Economics Work
4. Macroeconomics: The Big Picture
5. Achieving Macroeconomic Goals
6. Microeconomics: Zeroing in on Businesses and Consumers
7. Competing in a Free Market
8. Trends in the Business Environment and Competition
9. Understanding Business Ethics
10. How Organizations Influence Ethical Conduct
11. Global Trade in the United States
12. Why Nations Trade
13. Barriers to Trade
14. Going It Alone: Sole Proprietorships
15. Partnerships: Sharing the Load
16. Corporations: Limiting Your Liability
17. Specialized Forms of Business Organization
18. Entrepreneurship Today
19. The Role of Management
20. Planning
21. Organizing
22. Leading, Guiding, and Motivating Others
23. Controlling
24. Managerial Roles
25. Managerial Skills
Appendix
References
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