Updated edition of this popular and well-esatblished business textbook, written in an easy to understand style and incorporating recent changes in business methods and administration. *Covered in this new edition: * Insolvency, NAMA, Public Service Reform and the Croke Park Agreement * Modern organisational systems and procedures, and organisational diversification for the changing global economic environment * The increasing importance of the role of quality systems and quality accreditation * The global recession and its impact on Irish banking and business * How to assess insurance requirements in the current economic environment * Updated Irish employment legislation * Employee procedures to include induction, health and safety at work, risk assessments and safe work methods * Examples and benefits of administrative hardware and software packages * The administrative functions that support effectiveimplementation of OMS (Organisational Management Systems) * The latest trends in retailing in Ireland. * Sample questionnaires are provided for assignments on'The Organisation' and include essential SWOT and PEST analysis to help with student research.
* Each chapter contains practice questions, sample assignment briefs for lecturers and students, and previousstudent projects for reference purposes. SUITABLE FOR: FETAC levels 5 and 6 modules in: * Business Administration * Business Management * Enterprise * HRM and Retail Administration * Business Studies * Business Administration * Retail Studies * Marketing * Information Processing. HETAC Business, Management, HRM and Office Information Courses, IATI, AAT, ICM, CIPD.