Features

• Examines how Linux systems behave in real-world ecosystems, not how they might behave in ideal environments
• Incorporates the changes in Linux systems in the past 18 months, which include current versions of RedHat, SuSE and Debian systems, new topics like Logical Volume Manager, X11 basic administration and Nagios
• Completely updated chapters on system admin policy, bind, sendmail, and security
• Includes a full section on Logical Volume Manager (LVM), a subsystem for online disk storage management

• Fully updated to include:
• Increased focus on regional cuisines
• Suggested Web sites
• Additional recipes
• Margin definitions
• Updated information
• Expanded discussion of American Regional foods
• Revised! Chapter 1, Introduction–has been revised in this edition.
• Focuses on factors influencing food habits since early man.
• Revised! Chapter 3, Religion–has been expanded in this edition.
• Includes more about food practices related to various world religions such as: Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, Shintoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Seventh Day Adventist.
• Revised! Chapter 23, United States–has been expanded in this edition.
• Expands examination of food patterns and influences in the United States to reveal a clearer depiction of American’s food scene today.
• New! Greater emphasis on regional foods in some countries–appears throughout this edition.
• Addresses the diversity of foods and cultural patterns within a specific country or region.
• Discusses geographic, historical, cultural, religious, and economic influences–which impact food availability and consumption.
• Helps students understand why people eat specific foods in specific regions.
• Offers seven sections–each devoted to a different region of the world.
• Provides balanced coverage of different regions including European, Mediterranean, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Orient and Pacific, Latin America and the United States.
• Develop a broader appreciation of the cultural uniqueness of the food patterns in nations around the world.
• Includes maps and photographs–throughout the text.
• Offers maps of regions and countries to clarify location and provide perspective.
• Over 200 photos appear throughout, including many in full-color.
• Incorporates regional recipes–throughout the text.
• Includes recipes from many countries around the globe and gives students a sample of the styles and ingredients within a given region.
• Modifies some recipes to include ingredients that are easier to find, without sacrificing authenticity.
Features

• Learner is gradually introduced to the unknown nuances of grammar through the known concepts drawn from immediate surroundings of the learner.
• Varied themes of grammar are covered through examples from a wide range of subjects – family, good values, hygiene, festivals, culture, science and environment.
• Graded levels according to the level of the class. There is systematic transition from one concept of grammar to another.
• Presentation of each concept of grammar is interesting not didactic or rhetoric. It is different enough to capture the attention of the learners.
• Language is simple and lucid according to learner’s level and vocabulary
• Creative writing section imparts listening, speaking and writing skills needed for all genres of contemporary situations such as introduction, telephone conversation, notice writing, slogan writing or diary writing, etc.
• Recap has been given at the end of each chapter for easy comprehension.
• Interactive exercises are given within the chapter to consolidate learning and diverse range of exercises given at the end to test the learning outcome of the concept.
Features

• Learner is gradually introduced to the unknown nuances of grammar through the known concepts drawn from immediate surroundings of the learner.
• Varied themes of grammar are covered through examples from a wide range of subjects – family, good values, hygiene, festivals, culture, science and environment.
• Graded levels according to the level of the class. There is systematic transition from one concept of grammar to another.
• Presentation of each concept of grammar is interesting not didactic or rhetoric. It is different enough to capture the attention of the learners.
• Language is simple and lucid according to learner’s level and vocabulary
• Creative writing section imparts listening, speaking and writing skills needed for all genres of contemporary situations such as introduction, telephone conversation, notice writing, slogan writing or diary writing, etc.
• Recap has been given at the end of each chapter for easy comprehension.
• Interactive exercises are given within the chapter to consolidate learning and diverse range of exercises given at the end to test the learning outcome of the concept.
Features

• Learner is gradually introduced to the unknown nuances of grammar through the known concepts drawn from immediate surroundings of the learner.
• Varied themes of grammar are covered through examples from a wide range of subjects – family, good values, hygiene, festivals, culture, science and environment.
• Graded levels according to the level of the class. There is systematic transition from one concept of grammar to another.
• Presentation of each concept of grammar is interesting not didactic or rhetoric. It is different enough to capture the attention of the learners.
• Language is simple and lucid according to learner’s level and vocabulary
• Creative writing section imparts listening, speaking and writing skills needed for all genres of contemporary situations such as introduction, telephone conversation, notice writing, slogan writing or diary writing, etc.
• Recap has been given at the end of each chapter for easy comprehension.
• Interactive exercises are given within the chapter to consolidate learning and diverse range of exercises given at the end to test the learning outcome of the concept.
Features
Simply the Best Thinking..and Nothing But the Truth
• Its important to be a Y-Negotiator and not an X-Negotiator.
• You may want to make the first offer.
• Excellent negotiators expand the pie.
• Cooperation will get you more than competition.
About the Authors

Saundra K. Ciccarelli is a professor at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Florida. She received her doctorate in development psychology from the George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, Nashville Tennessee. She is a member of Division 2 of the American Psychological Association. Ciccarelli was originally interested in a career as a researcher in language and intelligence development in developmentally delayed children and adolescents, and had publications in the American Journal of Mental Deficiency while still at Peabody. However, she discovered a love of teaching early on in her career. This led Ciccarelli to the position at Gulf Coast Community College, where she has been teaching introductory psychology for over 20 years. Her students love her enthusiasm for the field of psychology and the many anecdotes and examples she uses to bring psychology to life for them. While this is her first textbook, she has authored numerous ancillary materials for several different introductory psychology texts. Glenn E. Meyer is a professor at Trinity University. He received his doctorate in cognitive psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He has been teaching introductory psychology for over 20 years. His research interests include physiological and cognitive approaches to perception, color vision, human computer interaction, social cognition of aggression and cognitive neuroscience. He has numerous academic publications in journals such as Science, Nature, Perception, Perception and Psychophyics, Vision Research, The Journal of Experimental Psychology, and Child Development, and has authored several ancillary materials for undergraduate psychology textbooks. He is the supplements coordinator for the Ciccarelli text, authoring much of the ancillary content and overseeing the development of the materials to ensure consistency in content and quality.Features

• Increasing specialization and technicalities of modern software development to examine the core process
• It covers topics ranging from personal responsibility and career development to architectural techniques for keeping your code flexible and easy
About the Authors
Andy Hunt is an avid woodworker and musician, but, curiously, he is more in demand as a consultant. He has worked in telecommunications, banking, financial services, and utilities, as well as in more exotic fields, such as medical imaging, graphic arts, and Internet services. Andy specializes in blending tried-and-true techniques with leading-edge technologies, creating novel--but practical--solutions. Andy owns his own consulting business in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Dave Thomas likes to fly single-engine airplanes and pays for his habit by finding elegant solutions to difficult problems, consulting in areas as diverse as aerospace, banking, financial services, telecommunications, travel and transport, and the Internet. Before moving to the United States in 1994, Dave founded an ISO9001-certified English software company that delivered sophisticated, custom software projects throughout the world. Dave is now an independent consultant based in Dallas, Texas.Features

• Solved problems in each chapter incorporate vivid details to guide the student through the subject
• Replete with exercises and multiple-choice questions, the chapter-end pedagogy provides enhanced and discerning inputs to a streamlined and systematic learning approach
Features

• Three new chapters—‘Financial Environment in India’, ‘Emerging Methods of Financing’, and ‘Corporate Governance and Sustainability’
• Several new case studies from companies like Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Hero Honda Motors, Apollo Tyres and Reliance Power
• Extensive coverage of relevant topics such as efficient markets, share repurchase, empirical evidence, annuity, electronic funds transfers and loan pricing.
• Expanded coverage of topics like time value of money, methods of capital budgeting, leverage-financial and operating, inventory management and receivables management
Features


·         Business Insight boxes at the beginning and end of chapters for better understanding of concepts

·         Boxed items featuring interesting themes focusing on entrepreneurial challenges, global business implications, ethical and social considerations

·         A case study in each of the thirty six chapters

·         Large number of case examples from Indian companies such as Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, Genpact, ICICI Bank, Infosys, State Bank of India, Hero Honda, Tata Steel, etc.



Table of Contents:

Part I – Understanding the Environment of Business
1: Introducing Business and Economy
2: Dynamics of Business Environment -Globalization, Liberalization and Privatization
3: Global Business and Multinational Corporations - Rise of Multinational Corporations from Emerging Markets
4: The Business, Society and Ethics
 
Part II – Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Business
 5: Entrepreneurship and Innovation
 6: Small Business and Franchising
 7: Outsourcing: BPO and KPO
 8: Information Revolution: Emergence of e-Commerce and e-Business
 
Part III – Setting Up Operations
9: Setting up and Managing Business
10: Deciding Business Ownership Pattern, Size and Location
11: Operations: Designing and Producing Quality Products and Services
 
Part IV – Marketing
12: Understanding Consumer and Building Relationship
13: Creating and Pricing Products
14: Promotion of products and Services
15: Physical Distribution, Wholesaling, and Retailing 
 
Part V – Money, Finance and Investment
16: Money, Finance and Financial Institutions
17: Financial Management
18: Securities Markets, Personal Finance and Investing Opportunities
19: Risk and Insurance
 
Part VI – Human Resources
20: Human Resource Management and Labour Relations
21: Talent Management- Attracting and Retaining Human Resources
 
Part VII – Management Process, Planning and Organizing
22: Understanding Management Process
23: Evolution of Management Thinking
24: Planning
25: Strategic Management: Planning and Growth Strategies
26: Decision Making Process and Creative Problem Solving
27: Organization Structure and Design: Creating Flexible Organization
 
Part VIII – Directing and Controlling
28: Motivating Employees
29: Leadership: Vision to Transformation
30: Communications and Negotiation
31: Managerial Control and Techniques
 
Part IX – Managing For Future
32: Contemporary Management Thinking
33: Strategic Change-Managing Change and Renewal
34: Knowledge Management and Learning Organizations
35: Managing Diversity and Culture
36: Corporate Governance