Emma L. L. Murray & Heidi M. M. Neck 
Introduction to Business [EPUB ebook] 

BUSINESS IN AN ENTREPRENEURIAL WORLD
Chapter 1 The Business of Business
Chapter 2 Business Without Borders
Chapter 3 The Entrepreneurial Mindset
BLOCK 1 THE OFFERING
Chapter 4 Business Creation
Chapter 5 Business Models
Chapter 6 Business Strategy for Competitive Advantage
BLOCK 2 MARKETS AND CUSTOMERS
Chapter 7 Marketing & Sales
Chapter 8 Customers and Market Segments
BLOCK 3 STRUCTURE AND PURPOSE
Chapter 9 Organizational Structure and Design
Chapter 10 Organizational Mission and Culture
BLOCK 4 PEOPLE INSIDE THE BUSINESS
Chapter 11 Management and Leadership
Chapter 12 Human Resource Management
Chapter 13 Motivation and Empowerment
Chapter 14 Communication in Business
BLOCK 5 PERFORMANCE
Chapter 15 Operations and Quality Management
Chapter 16 Data Management and Analytics
Chapter 17 Accounting and Financial Statements
Chapter 18 Financial Management
Appendix A: Legal Issues (Online Only Chapter)
Appendix B: Putting It All Together: The Business Impact Deck

Dr. Christopher P. Neck is currently a Professor of Management at Arizona State University, where he held the title “University Master Teacher.” From 1994 to 2009, he was part of the Pamplin College of Business faculty at Virginia Tech. He received his Ph.D. in Management from Arizona State University and his M.B.A. from Louisiana State University. Neck is author and/or coauthor of thirty books including Self-Leadership: The Definitive Guide to Personal Excellence (1st Edition, 2017, Sage Publishers; 2nd Edition, 2019); Get a Kick Out of Life: Expect the Best of Your Body, Mind, and Soul at Any Age (2017, Clovercroft Publishing); Fit To Lead: The Proven 8-week Solution for Shaping Up Your Body, Your Mind, and Your Career (2004, St. Martin′s Press; 2012, Carpenter’s Sons Publishing); Mastering Self-Leadership: Empowering Yourself for Personal Excellence, 6th edition (2013, Pearson); The Wisdom of Solomon at Work (2001, Berrett-Koehler); For Team Members Only: Making Your Workplace Team Productive and Hassle-Free (1997, Amacom Books); and Medicine for the Mind: Healing Words to Help You Soar, 4th Edition (Wiley, 2012).  Neck is also the coauthor of the principles of management textbook, Management: A Balanced Approach to the 21st Century (Wiley: 2013, Wiley: 2017-2nd Edition, Sage: 2021-3rd Edition); an introductory to entrepreneurship textbook, Entrepreneurship, (Sage, 2017; 2nd edition, 2020; 3rd edition, 2023); an introductory to organizational behavior textbook, Organizational Behavior (1st Edition-Sage, 2017; 2nd Edition-Sage, 2019; 3rd Edition-Sage, 2023), and an Introduction to Business textbook (Introduction to Business, Sage, 2022).  In total, his textbooks have been adopted by 800 colleges/universities and used by over 120, 000 students. Dr. Neck’s research specialties include employee/executive fitness, self-leadership, leadership, group decision-making processes, and self-managing teams. He has over 150 publications in the form of books, chapters, and articles in various journals. Some of the outlets in which Neck’s work has appeared include The Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, The Journal of Organizational Behavior, The Academy of Management Executive, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, The Journal of Managerial Psychology, Executive Excellence, Human Relations, Human Resource Development Quarterly, Journal of Leadership Studies, Educational Leadership, and The Commercial Law Journal. Dr. Neck is the Deputy Editor of the journal, the Journal of Leadership and Management. Due to Neck’s expertise in management, he has been cited in numerous national publications including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Houston Chronicle, and the Chicago Tribune. Dr. Neck was recently voted as a semi-finalist (out of 140 nominations) for the prestigious international 2020 Baylor University Cherry Award for Great Teaching.   He finished in the top six of all nominations.  Neck was also the recipient of the 2007 Business Week Favorite Professor Award”. He is featured on www.businessweek.com as one of the approximately twenty professors from across the world receiving this award.  Dr. Neck has taught over 80, 000 students during his career in higher education. Neck currently teaches a mega section of Management Principles to approximately 900 students at Arizona State Univer