Fundamentals of Business

A Concise and Practical Approach For Beginners

Tom Elsworth

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31 December 2025

Business strategy; Management: leadership & motivation; Personnel & human resources management; Production & quality control management; Organisational theory & behaviour

Fundamentals of Business is a practical guide to the everyday aspects of being a manager, covering all the key organisational functions and offering straightforward tools and techniques, supported by detailed illustrative examples.

The book is very challenge-oriented, dealing with likely real-world scenarios. It tours all the areas of management work to be found in any business large or small, and places these in the context of the whole business. Chapters cover each of the main functional areas such as HR, line management practice, operations, finance, change, and organisational culture. The book also explores relationships with stakeholders and society more generally and deals with key concerns in contemporary business such as sustainability, social responsibility, diversity and inclusion, as well as, most importantly, ethics. Each chapter includes various pedagogical features such as key terms and concepts, learning outcomes, case studies, discussion questions, and chapter summaries, which will effectively support the use of this book by students and instructors alike.

This is an essential approachable book for students studying business and management for the first time in foundation, apprentice, and first year undergraduate studies.

Online supplementary resources include an instructor’s manual, PowerPoint lecture slides for each chapter, and a test bank.

By: Tom Elsworth
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032947662
ISBN 10: 1032947667
Pages: 292
Publication Date: 31 December 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1. General Introduction 2. Business, Society, and Stakeholders 3. Key Concepts in Management 4. Marketing Management 5. Operations Management 6. Finance and Accounts Management 7. Human Resources Management 8. Line Management Practice 9. Organisational Culture and Structure 10. The Internal, Competitive and Macro Environment of the Organisation 11. Business Strategy 12. The Manager as Leader 13. The Leader of Change 14. The Entrepreneur and Planning a New Business Venture 15. Leading the Organisation

Tom Elsworth is Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes Business School in Oxford, UK.