Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
The Future of Business
Lawrence J. Gitman · 2008
60/100
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Gitman and McDaniel wrote an accessible, well-structured introductory business survey that instructors genuinely liked for its clear framing of business as a human-driven, evolving system. The problem is straightforward: the 2008 edition predates the 2008 financial crisis aftermath, the smartphone economy, social media marketing, and the gig economy — all foundational to how business works today. For a course requiring current examples and data, this edition can't carry the load on its own.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety95
Substance / usefulness62
Craft & writing72
Originality58
Evidence & accuracy55
Hype vs delivers65
Age-fit82
👁 Human-eye gut-check60
Penny’s verdict60
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