Introduction to Business covers the scope and sequence of most introductory business courses. The book provides detailed explanations in the context of core themes such as customer satisfaction, ethics, entrepreneurship, global business, and managing change. Introduction to Business includes hundreds of current business examples from a range of industries and geographic locations, which feature a variety of individuals. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of business concepts, with attention to the knowledge and skills necessary for student success in this course and beyond. This is an adaptation of Introduction to Business by OpenStax. You can access the textbook as pdf for free at openstax.org. Minor editorial changes were made to ensure a better ebook reading experience. Textbook content produced by OpenStax is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Over the past years, significant changes have occurred in the corporate sector arising from globalization, increasing international competitiveness, and intensive use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). These developments have led to new corporate and social behaviors that are affecting the entire corporate value chain. Thus, business organizations are focusing on technological innovation as a driving force of development. Emerging Tools and Strategies for Financial Management is a pivotal reference source that explores both practical and theoretical perspectives on how financial management is evolving and how future consequences of technological innovation will affect individuals, businesses, and society. While highlighting topics such as financial imbalance, venture capital, and shadow banking, this publication explores the relationship between companies and their customers and the methods of generating changes in today’s enterprises. This book is ideally designed for business managers, financial analysts, financial controllers, directors, finance officers, treasurers, entrepreneurs, CEOs, academicians, students, and research professionals.

The field of Financial Management & Economics (FME) is constantly adapting to the changing economic landscape, observing the ongoing developments in the global business environment. These shifting dynamics have introduced a variety of influences, both fleeting and enduring, that deeply affect the decision-making foundations within the business arena. Researchers are tasked with shedding light on the bigger picture, capturing the essence of both subtle and significant shifts. As they confront unprecedented challenges, the imperative to document and comprehend these transformations resonates more urgently than ever before. Recent Developments in Financial Management and Economics is a work that beckons academics, researchers, and industry professionals to engage in the exploration of these changes. This book has a singular objective: to provide professionals, academics, and researchers with new theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings. The book focuses on trust as a key driver, influencing different levels of Financial Management & Economics. It explores trust across the global economy and individual interactions in networked settings, offering guidance for navigating the complexities of today's interconnected financial and economic systems.

With advanced technologies altering our financial institutions more radically than ever before, it is essential that every financial manager become a master of these technologies - or risk being swallowed up by the competition. The New Technology of Financial Management is your complete, up-to-date guide to the technological and conceptual tools that are transforming the operations of today's financial corporations and trading firms, as well as treasury functions in any international business. In thorough, step-by-step detail, it shows you how to structure and manage an integrated financial operation - and control activities in foreign exchange, international trading, and risk management, using the most modern technologies and operating on a real-time basis. From a fresh global perspective, The New Technology of Financial Management reveals everything you need to know about the latest technological developments affecting forex, treasury, trading, and investment operations. And it offers complete coverage of the analytical and mathematical tools associated with contemporary finance, from the use of AI and "knowledge engineering" to intelligent networks in managing an international financial operation. An invaluable desktop reference for every financial manager, The New Technology of Financial Management will not only help you make better financial decisions, it is your key to survival in the new global technology of the 90s financial markets.

The first two decades of the twenty-first century have witnessed an influx of innovations and reforms in public financial management. The current wave of reforms is markedly different from those in the past, owing to the sheer number of innovations, their widespread adoption, and the sense that they add up to a fundamental change in the way governments manage public money. This book takes stock of the most important innovations that have emerged over the past two decades, including fiscal responsibility legislation, fiscal rules, medium-term budget frameworks, fiscal councils, fiscal risk management techniques, performance budgeting, and accrual reporting and accounting. Not merely a handbook or manual describing practices in the field, the volume instead poses critical questions about innovations; the issues and challenges that have appeared along the way, including those associated with the global economic crisis; and how the ground can be prepared for the next generation of public financial management reforms. Watch Video of Book Launch

This paper discusses the impact of the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the financial sector. It highlights the benefits these technologies bring in terms of financial deepening and efficiency, while raising concerns about its potential in widening the digital divide between advanced and developing economies. The paper advances the discussion on the impact of this technology by distilling and categorizing the unique risks that it could pose to the integrity and stability of the financial system, policy challenges, and potential regulatory approaches. The evolving nature of this technology and its application in finance means that the full extent of its strengths and weaknesses is yet to be fully understood. Given the risk of unexpected pitfalls, countries will need to strengthen prudential oversight.

This book gathers the proceedings of the ICAFFI International Conference on Accounting, Finance and Financial Institutions. The main topics addressed include: corporate finance, financial markets and asset pricing, empirical finance, taxation, financial risk management, international finance, financial econometrics, financial reporting and accounting standards, managerial accounting, measuring financial performance, accounting information systems, and current issues in accounting and finance in emerging and other markets. Presenting both cutting-edge research and a broad set of methods, and combining practical and theoretical perspectives, the book offers a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners and regulators alike.