Encyclopedia of Business

Description of publication

 

This two-volume set of relatively recent vintage (five years as of this writing) does an excellent job of bringing most of what one considers "business" within the covers of two big books (approximately 1,700 pages total). The books are done in black and white, two columns per page, and almost entirely without pictures or graphs. The writing is clear and easy to read. Each topic is completed with a "Further Reading" section and signed by its author. Average entry length is about 2,500 words. At the back of the second volume are two important features: the "Discipline Index" and the "General Index." If you're in business school, you better memorize where these volumes sit on the shelf, so you can get a solid answer to most of your questions quickly.

According to the editors, the Encyclopedia of Business's (EOB) combined practical and theoretical approach offers readers a solid explanation of relevant concepts, issues, and terms, covering both current and classical areas of interest and concern. The creators of EOB have tried to identify at least four issues that promise to remain very important as we enter the 21st century: entrepreneurship/small business, the globalization of business, quality, and diversity. The editors have delineated three objectives of EOB:

  1. To create a fundamental and comprehensive reference book on business.
  2. To provide current and authoritative information on business terms, ideas, issues, concepts, theories, models, and techniques of importance.
  3. To present the information in a clear and concise fashion to the readers.

Something to Think About

EOB defines discriminant analysis as a statistical method that is used by researchers to help them understand the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. A dependent varible is the variable that a researcher is trying to explain or predict from the values of the independent variables. Discriminant analysis is similar to regression analysis and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The principle difference between discriminant analysis and the other two methods is with regard to the nature of the dependent variable. What is regression analysis?

Note: The Table of Contents of the Encyclopedia of Business is too brief to be included as a sample




Encyclopedia of Business
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