Title on cover: Oxford dictionary of economics.

This wide-ranging and authoritative dictionary contains 7,000 entries covering all areas of business and management, including marketing, organizational behaviour, business strategy, law, and taxation. Written by a team of experts, it features the very latest terminology, for example, the recent vocabulary associated with structured finance and the associated subprime lending crisis, including collaterized debt obligation and special purpose vehicle. The new edition of this established bestseller dispels modern financial and management jargon, defining entries in a clear, concise, and accessible manner. It contains US business terms, general management concepts (e.g. competence, knowledge management), named theories (e.g. Tannenbaum and Schmidt, Blake and Mouton) as well as expanded coverage of the contemporary theory of the firm and human resources. New terms are included from the fast-moving areas of current affairs (e.g. MiFID), Internet business and information technology and there is full coverage of the new Companies Act. With recommended web links for many entries, accessible and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Business and Management companion website, this edition is more informative than ever. This A-Z reference work is essential for business students, teachers and professionals, and useful for anyone needing a guide to business terminology.

The aim of this volume is to make the vocabulary of commerce easy to use and understand. This dictionary is written especially for students who want to keep abreast in this subject. This volume includes all fields of commerce such as e-commerce, international commerce, maritime commerce, banking, finance, insurance and much more. The explanations of entries range from brief definitions of a few lines to discussions of various lengths. The reader who is a non specialist in commerce can also understand the meaning of different terms as they are presented in a clear and lucid manner.

Entries cover the vocabulary used in banking, money markets, foreign exchanges, public and government finance, and private investment and borrowing, and much more. Feature entries have been included in this edition for the fuller explanation of topical and complex areas. -- From publisher's description.

This book meets the requirements of the West African School Certificate (Ordinary Level), syllabus and similar exams. Students at the intermediate and undergraduate levels will also find it very useful. With thousands of entries, this book is rich in economic theory and history, statistics, diagrams and worked examples. It is intended to teach and enable the user to grapple with these subjects academically in a way that makes the subjects alive, and broadens and sharpens the outlook and worldview of the user. It is a handy resource material for the curious, intelligent reader - student, professional, executive, businessman etc. - and indeed anyone intent on making sense of the economic environment.

Small in size but packed with detailed information, Barron's Business Dictionaries are extremely useful and economical reference sources for business students, business managers, and general readers seeking advice and information on specific business subjects. Each pocket-size book defines thousands of authoritative yet specialized terms within its subject area and features an abundance of diagrams, charts, and line art. These are must-haves for students and professionals alike. This revised and expanded dictionary defines approximately 8,000 terms relating to accounting, taxation, advertising, business law, communications, transportation, computers and the Internet, insurance, international business, management, marketing, real estate, and statistics. This brand-new edition has been expanded to include more than 150 new terms specifically relating to finance and economics.