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ECO Topic 5 Lessons 1,2,3 & 7 Pearson Realize

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Sole Proprietorship   A business owned and managed by a single individual  
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Business Organization   The ownership structure of a company or firm  
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Business License   Authorization to operate a business issued by a local government  
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Zoning Laws   Laws in a city or two that designate certain areas, or zones, for residential and business use  
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Liability   The legal obligation to pay debts  
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Fringe Benefits   Payments to employees other than wages or salary  
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Partnership   A business organization owned by two or more persons who agree on a specific division of responsibilities and profits  
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General Partnership   A type of partnership in which all partners share equally in both responsibility and liability  
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Limited Partnership   A type of partnership in which all partners are limited partners  
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Articles of Partnership   A partnership agreement that spells out each partner's rights and responsibilities  
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Assets   The money and other valuables belonging to an individual or business  
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Business Franchise   A semi-independent business that pays fees to a parent company in return for the exclusive right to sell a certain product or service in a given area  
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Royalties   The share of earnings given by a franchisee as payment to the franchiser  
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Corporation   A legal entity, owned by individual stockholders, each of who has limited liability for the firm's debts  
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Stock   A certificate of ownership in a corporation  
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Closely Held Corporation   A type of corporation that issues stock to only a few people, who are often family members  
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Publicly Held Corporation   A type of corporation that sells stock on the open market  
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Bond   A formal contract issued by a corporation or other entity that includes a promise to repay borrowed money with interest at fixed intervals  
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Certificate of Incorporation   A license to form a corporation issued by a state government  
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Dividend   The portion of corporate profits paid out to stock holders  
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Limited Liability Corporation   A type of business with limited liability for the owners, with the advantage of not paying corporate income tax  
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Horizontal Merger   The combination of two or more firms competing in the same market with the same good or service  
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Vertical Mergers   Two or more firms involved in different stages of producing the same good or service  
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Conglomerate   A business combination merging more than three businesses that produce unrelated products or services  
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Multinational Corporation   A large corporation that produces and sells its goods and services in more than one country  
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Strike   An organized work stoppage intended to force an employer to address union demands  
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Right-to-Work Law   A measure that bans mandatory union membership  
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Blue-Collar Worker   Someone who performs manual labor, often in a manufacturing job, and who earns an hourly wage  
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White-Collar Worker   Someone who works in a professional or clerical job and who usually earns a weekly salary  
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Collective Bargaining   The process in which union and company management meet to negotiate a new labor contract  
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Mediation   A settlement technique in which a neutral person, the mediator, meets with each side to find a solution to both sides will accept  
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Arbitration   A settlement technique in which a neutral third party listens to both sides and then imposes a decision that is legally binding for both company and the union  
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