Globalization, Innovation and Sustainability
FIFTEENTH EDITION
Thomas L. Wheelen • J. David Hunger Alan N. Hoffman • Charles E. Bamford
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• �Pearson�eText—Keeps students engaged in learning on their own time, while helping them achieve greater conceptual understanding of course material. The MyLab with Pearson eText provides students with a complete digital learning experience—all in one place.
• Writing�Space—Better writers make great learners who perform better in their courses. Designed to help you develop and assess concept mastery and critical thinking, the Writing Space offers a single place to create, track, and grade writing assignments, provide resources, and exchange meaningful, personalized
feedback with students, quickly and easily. Thanks to assisted-graded and create-your-own assignments, you decide your level of involvement in evaluating students’ work. Because of integration with Turnitin®, Writing Space can check students’ work for improper citation or plagiarism.
• �Branching,�Decision-Making�Simulations—Put your students in the role of manager as they make a series of decisions based on a realistic business challenge. The simulations change and branch based on their decisions, creating various scenario paths. At the end of each simulation, students receive a grade and a detailed report of the choices they made with the associated consequences included.
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• �Learning�Catalytics™—Is an interactive, student response tool that uses students’ smartphones, tablets, or laptops to engage them in more sophisticated tasks and thinking. Now included with MyLab with eText, Learning Catalytics enables you to generate classroom discussion, guide your lecture, and promote peer-to-peer learning with real-time analytics.
• �Reporting�Dashboard—View, analyze, and report learning outcomes clearly and easily, and get the information you need to keep your students on track throughout the course with the new Reporting Dashboard. Available via the MyLab Gradebook and fully mobile-ready, the Reporting Dashboard presents student performance data at the class, section, and program levels in an accessible, visual manner.
• �Accessibility�(ADA)—Pearson works continuously to ensure our products are as accessible as possible to all students. The platform team for our Business MyLab products is working toward achieving WCAG 2.0 Level AA and Section 508 standards, as expressed in the Pearson�Guidelines�for�Accessible� Educational�Web�Media. Moreover, our products support customers in meeting their obligation to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by providing access to learning technology programs for users with disabilities.
The following information provides tips and answers to frequently asked questions for those using assistive technologies to access the Business MyLab products. As product accessibility evolves continuously, please email our Accessibility Team at [email protected] for the most up-to- date information.
• �LMS�Integration—You can now link from Blackboard Learn, Brightspace by D2L, Canvas, or Moodle to MyManagementLab. Access assignments, rosters, and resources, and synchronize grades with your LMS gradebook.
For students, single sign-on provides access to all the personalized learning resources that make studying more efficient and effective.
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FIFTEENTH EDITION GLOBAL EDITION
Alan N. Hoffman Bentley University
Strategic Management
and Business Policy
GLOBALIZATION, INNOVATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY
Thomas L. Wheelen Formerly with University of Virginia, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Charles E. Bamford University of Notre Dame
J. David Hunger Formerly with Iowa State University, St. John’s University
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