An Introduction to Business and Management

<p>This new essential management textbook is a one-stop shop for students undertaking a Business and Management degree, equipping you with the knowledge, skills, and inspiration to build a career that has the potential to make a meaningful difference.</p><p>Key features include:</p><ul> <li><strong>The development of key skills </strong>for a changing world, including problem-solving, critical thinking and adaptability, as well as <strong>academic skills</strong></li> <li>A commitment to <strong>equality, diversity and inclusivity</strong> by featuring diverse case studies, international research and diverse perspectives throughout</li> <li><strong>A strong reflective element</strong>, encouraging you to consider how this new knowledge changes your perspectives and how it will inform your future managerial choices</li> <li>A <strong>‘Students like you change the world’</strong> feature showing how business and management graduates are contributing to a more sustainable and just world</li> <li>The promotion of practices and behaviours aligned with the<strong> UN Sustainable Development Goals</strong></li> <li>A focus on technology, with a chapter on <strong>AI, Technology and Digital Transformation.</strong></li></ul><p>This essential textbook can be used for a wide range of courses from introduction to management modules to across a whole business and management degree or degree apprenticeship.</p><p>The book is complemented by PowerPoint slides, a Teaching Guide, and a Testbank of Multiple Choice Questions for lecturers.</p><p><strong>Rossana Guttilla</strong> is a Senior Lecturer in HRM and Induction and Transition coordinator for the business school at the University of Exeter.</p><p><strong>Christine Parkin Hughes</strong> is an Associate Professor in OB and HRM and Director of Education and Student Experience for the Department of Management at the University of Exeter.</p><p>All royalties from the sale of this book are donated to the Student Hardship Fund at the University of Exeter.</p>