Chapter 1 Enterprise Organizations....................1
Text A The Organizational Structure of a Company.........2
Text B Why Is a Start-up Worth $1 Billion Called a Unicorn?.........10
Developing Skills.............................................15
Extended Information..........................................17
Chapter 2 Human Resources.............................21
Text A Regular Employees¡¯ Feedback on Replacing the Annual Review.....22
Text B The Role of HR in International Business Expansion.......... 30
Developing Skills............................................34
Extended Information.........................................35
Chapter 3 Product and Price.............................39
Text A Marketing Mix¡ªPrice and Pricing Strategy.......40
Text B How to Price Your Product..................................48
Developing Skills...............................................52
Extended Information..............................................54
Chapter 4 Financial Reports............................. 57
Text A How to Decode Your Company¡¯s Financial Statements.............58
Text B How to Quickly and Effectively Read an Annual Report.......... 66
Developing Skills...........................................71
Extended Information.....................................72
Chapter 5 Auditing.......................................... 75
Text A Audit..................................................76
Text B Accounting vs. Auditing: What¡¯s the Difference?...... 84
Developing Skills............................................88
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 Competition.........129
Text A Africa¡¯s Beef with America................................. 130
Text B More Than Just Tea, China Brews New Success Story..........137
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 Money............................................163
Text A What Is Money? Why Do We Use Money?........ 164
Text B China Creates Its Own Digital Currency, a First for Major Economy..............................................172
Developing Skills..............................................178
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 Ethics................................199
Text A Protect Your Company or Your Cousin?............ 200
Text B Amazon¡¯s Antitrust Paradox...............................207
Developing Skills................................................. 211
Extended Information......................................... 212