Chapter 1 Enterprise Organizations1
Text A The Organizational Structure of a Company2
Text B Why Is a Start-up Worth $1 Billion Called a Unicorn?10
Developing Skills15
Extended Information17
Chapter 2 Human Resources21
Text A Regular Employees’ Feedback on Replacing the Annual Review22
Text B The Role of HR in International Business Expansion 30
Developing Skills34
Extended Information35
Chapter 3 Product and Price39
Text A Marketing Mix—Price and Pricing Strategy40
Text B How to Price Your Product48
Developing Skills52
Extended Information54
Chapter 4 Financial Reports 57
Text A How to Decode Your Company’s Financial Statements58
Text B How to Quickly and Effectively Read an Annual Report 66
Developing Skills71
Extended Information72
Chapter 5 Auditing 75
Text A Audit76
Text B Accounting vs Auditing: What’s the Difference? 84
Developing Skills88
Extended Information 89
Chapter 6 Customer Value and Buying Behavior 93
Text A MexiCoke 94
Text B Nine Emotional Triggers to Influence Customer Buying Behavior 101
Developing Skills 105
Extended Information 107
Chapter 7 Market Research and Expansion 111
Text A Utilizing Market Research in Geographic Expansion 112
Text B Advantages and Disadvantages of Doing Market Research Before Starting a Business 120
Developing Skills 124
Extended Information 125
Chapter 8 Cooperation and Competition129
Text A Africa’s Beef with America 130
Text B More Than Just Tea, China Brews New Success Story137
Developing Skills 141
Extended Information 142
Chapter 9 Investment 147
Text A Liquidity in Bond Markets 148
Text B Start Investing in Your 20s 155
Developing Skills 159
Extended Information 161
Chapter 10 Money163
Text A What Is Money? Why Do We Use Money? 164
Text B China Creates Its Own Digital Currency, a First for Major Economy172
Developing Skills178
Extended Information 179
Chapter 11 Payment and Settlement 181
Text A Global Payment Regulations and How They Need to Change 182
Text B E-CNY Signals Digitalization to “Connect Everything” 190
Developing Skills 195
Extended Information 197Chapter 12 Business Ethics199
Text A Protect Your Company or Your Cousin? 200
Text B Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox207
Developing Skills 211
Extended Information 212