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Unit 1:AR Management
Business and Its Environment
Question | Answer |
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BUSINESS | an organization that produces or distributes a good or service for a profit. |
BUSINESS ETHICS | a collection of principles & rules of conduct based on what is right and wrong for an organization. |
CAPITAL GOODS | buildings, tools, machines, and other equipment that are used to produce other goods but do not directly satisfy human wants. |
CAPITALISM | an economic political system in which private citizens are free to go into business for themselves to produce whatever they choose to produce and to distribute what they produce as they please. |
COMMAND ECONOMY | an economic system in which the method for determining what, how, and for whom goods and services are produced is decided by a central planning authority. |
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS | firms engaged in marketing in finance & in furnishing services. |
COMPARABLE WORTH | paying workers equally for jobs with similar but not identical job requirements. |
COMPETITION | rivalry among sellers for consumers' dollars. |
CONSUMER GOODS | products produced for sale to individuals & families for personal use. |
DEMAND | refers to the number of similar products |
DOWNSIZE | cutting back on the goods and services provided and, thereby, shrinking the size of a firm and the number of employees. |
ECONOMIC SYSTEM | an organized way for a country to decide how to use its productive resources. |
ECONOMIC WANT | the desire for scarce material goods and services. |
ECONOMICS | the body of knowledge that relates to producing and using goods and services that satisfy human wants. |
EFFECTIVENESS | occurs when an organization makes the right decisions in deciding what products or services quickly at low cost. |
EFFICIENCY | occurs when an organization produces needed goods or services quickly at low cost. |
ENTREPRENEUR | a person who starts, manages, and owns a business. |
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION | land, labor, capital goods, and management: the four basic resources that are combined to create useful goods and services. |
FINANCE | deals with all money matters related to running a business |