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Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition
Language: English
ISBN: 0415253241
Paperback: 288 pages
Data: January 15, 2002
Format: PDF
Description: Routledge's "Key Concepts" series aims to provide basic definitions to undergraduates and the informed public. In this entry, approximately 230 terms in management, economics, marketing, organizational behavior, and operations are each given a one-sentence definition followed by a longer, more detailed description, up to two pages in length, explaining the idea in context. Each entry ends with See also references and further reading suggestions tied to a long, up-to-date bibliography. One might quibble about some of the titles in the bibliography (e.g., only one book by Peter Drucker and none by Alfred Sloan), but it's excellent for a title of this size. Although Routledge is a British publisher and there are some British spellings, most examples feature U.S. companies. Ultimately, this book is suitable for any library that carries the "Key Concepts" series. But it is closer to "Cliffs Notes" or the old "College Outline" series than a true dictionary, and it may be better placed in circulation than in reference. The cloth edition is overpriced, and libraries with a moderately good collection of business dictionaries will have everything offered in this volume. Small libraries might find Jack Friedman's Dictionary of Business Terms (Barron's, 2000. 3d ed.) or P.H. Collin's Dictionary of Business (Peter Collin, 2001. 3d ed.) better values.