TY - BOOK AU - Capon,Claire AU - Capon,Claire TI - Understanding the business environment : : inside and outside the organisation / SN - 9780273708148 (pbk. : alk. paper) U1 - 302.35 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Harlow, England ; , New York : PB - Prentice Hall Financial Times, KW - Organization KW - Organizational behavior KW - external environment KW - competitive environment KW - Culture and organisations KW - Organisational behaviour KW - Human resource management KW - Marketing KW - Operations management KW - Managing knowledge and innovation N1 - Rev. ed. of: Understanding organisational context. 2nd ed. 2004; Includes bibliographical references and index; The external environment -- The composition of the external environment -- The competitive environment -- Inside organisations -- Culture and organisations -- Organisational behaviour -- Human resource management -- Marketing -- Operations management -- Finance -- Managing knowledge and innovation -- Stakeholders, governance and ethics N2 - Understanding the Business Environment introduces the nature and environment of organisations to the first-time student of business. Clearly and accessibly, the book examines the external and competitive environment of business, as well as the structure, culture, resources and functions inside organisations -- This combination of both the internal and external environment of organisations is unusual, and marks this book out as particularly valuable for courses aiming to give students a rounded introduction to business -- It is written for students on undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in business, or business-related disciplines -- The following online resources support the text -- For Students: self-assessment questions, glossary, revision “flashcards” -- For Instructors: teaching manual, powerpoint slides ER -