Business 12th Edition by William M. Pride – test Bank

William Pride (Ph.D., Louisiana State University) is a professor of marketing in the Mays Business School, Texas A&M University. Alongside this manuscript, he is co-author of a leading compilation of marketing knowledge. Dr. Pride’s study interests span advertising, promotion, and distribution channels, and his research articles have been published in major professional periodicals, such as the Journal of Marketing, the Journal of Marketing Research, the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and the Journal of Advertising. Dr. Pride holds memberships with the American Marketing Association, Academy of Marketing Science, Society for Marketing Advances, and the Marketing Management Association. He has been bestowed the Marketing Fellow Award from the Society of Marketing Advances and the Marketing Innovation Award from the Marketing Management Association. Both distinctions represent lifetime accomplishment honors.

Robert J. Hughes (Ph.D., University of North Texas) specializes in business management and academic instruction. He has lectured in Introduction to Business for over 35 years both on-campus and online for Richland College, one of seven institutions affiliated with the Dallas County Community College District. In addition to BUSINESS and FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS, issued by Cengage Learning, he has penned university texts on personal finance and business mathematics and acted as a content advisor for two popular national television series, “It’s Strictly Business” and “Dollars & Sense: Personal Finance for the 21st Century.” He is also the co-writer of a new online Introduction to Business course for Dallas County Community Colleges that accompanies the FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS text. Furthermore, he is the primary author for a business math project utilizing artificial intelligence and computer-aided instruction financed by the ALEKS Company. He is actively engaged in numerous educational and professional affiliations and has served as a consultant and investment counselor to individuals, companies, and charitable organizations. Dr. Hughes has received three distinct Teaching Excellence Awards at Richland College. According to Dr. Hughes, after 35 years of teaching Introduction to Business, the course remains engaging: “There’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of witnessing students excel, particularly in a subject like Introduction to Business, which lays the groundwork for not only academic pursuits, but also real-world living.”

Jack R. Kapoor (Ed.D., Northern Illinois University) is a professor of commerce and economics in the Business and Technology Department at the College of DuPage, where he has conducted classes in Introduction to Business, Marketing, Management, Economics, and Personal Finance since 1969. Formerly a teacher at Illinois Institute of Technology’s Stuart School of Management, San Francisco State University’s College of International Business, and other institutions. Professor Kapoor was granted the Business and Services Department’s Outstanding Professor Award. He has also operated as an Assistant National Bank Examiner for the U.S. Treasury Department and as an international trade consultant to Bolting Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Mumbai, India. Dr. Kapoor is recognized globally as a coauthor of several textbooks, including FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS, 5E (Cengage Learning). He has worked as a content advisor for the esteemed national TV series “The Business File: An Introduction to Business” and has produced two full-length audio programs in business and personal finance. He has been cited in numerous national newspapers and magazines, including USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, the Chicago Sun-Times, Crain’s Small Business, the Chicago Tribune, and other publications. Dr. Kapoor has journeyed around the globe and has investigated business tactics in capitalist, socialist, and communist nations.