Management , Eighth Edition
Ricky W. Griffin, Texas A&M University
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Chapter 3: The Environment and Culture of Organizations
See the U.S. Department of State releases background notes [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/] on the external environments in countries around the world. The extensive information given at this site includes data about the geography, people, history, government, economy, politics, and foreign relations of each country.
The current state of the U.S. economy is described in detail on the Web site of the Economics and Statistics Administration [http://www.economicindicators.gov/], presented through the cooperation of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Census Bureau. The quantity and variety of measures are amazing!