
What determines demand for Apple's iPad? How can whole countries go bust? Why did Tesco's UK profits fall? Featuring top practitioners from organizations including Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Simon-Kucher & Partners and Mission Burrito, Business Economics offers students real insight into how economics is used in business and why it is relevant to their future careers. Renowned for its engaging style and clarity of explanation, students are carefully guided through economic concepts and models, with stimulating examples and questions to reinforce learning and test understanding. Video walkthroughs help explain more difficult economic concepts and give readers the opportunity to go back over what they have learnt. Packed full of engaging and topical cases which students can easily relate to, the author considers economics in the context of business and management, equipping students with the tools necessary to apply economics to business issues and decisions. For students - Full solutions to questions in the textbook - Video walkthroughs of economics concepts - Self-test questions - One step further material to stretch and challenge readers For registered adopters of the textbook - Fully customizable Powerpoint slides - Case study teaching notes - Group exercise tasks - Test bank
This text investigates how fundamental economic principles and models function within the practical, real-world context of modern business decision-making. Andrew Gillespie, an experienced educator in the field, utilizes a framework that bridges theoretical economic concepts with contemporary corporate scenarios. By incorporating insights from industry practitioners at firms like Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers, the author demonstrates the direct application of economic theory to organizational strategy and market analysis.
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Educators and students frequently highlight this text for its accessible prose and its ability to connect abstract models to tangible business outcomes. It is widely regarded as a foundational resource for undergraduate students seeking to understand the practical utility of economics in professional management roles.
Page Count:
616
Publication Date:
2013-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Academic UK
ISBN-10:
0191005894
ISBN-13:
9780191005893
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