General Management Exam Review – NOCTI – Flashcards
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management
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the process used to accomplish organizational goals through planning, organizing, leading, and controlling people and other organizational resources
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planning
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a management function that includes anticipating trends and determining the best strategies and tactics to achieve organizational goals and objectives
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organizing
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a management function that includes designing the structure of the organization and creating conditions and systems in which everyone and everything work together to achieve the organizations goals and objectives
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leading
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creating a vision for the organization and guiding, training, coaching, and motivating others to work effectively to achieve the organizations goals and objectives
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controlling
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a management function that involves establishing clear standards to determine whether or not an organization is progressing toward its goals and objectives, rewarding people for doing a good job, and taking corrective action if they are not
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vision
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an encompassing explanation of why the organization exists and where it's trying to head
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mission statement
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an outline of the fundamental purpose of an organization
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goals
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the broad, long term accomplishments an organization wishes to attain
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objectives
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specific, short term statements detailing how to achieve the organizations goals
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SWOT analysis
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SWOT = Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats; a planning tool used to analyze an organizations strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats
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strategic planning
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the process of determining the major goals of the organization and the policies and strategies for obtaining and using resources to achieve those goals
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tactical planning
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the process of developing detailed, short term statements about what is to be done, who is to do it, and how it is to be done
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operational planning
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the process of setting work standards and schedules necessary to implement the company's tactical objectives
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contingency planning
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the process of preparing alternative courses of action that may be used if the primary plans don't achieve the organizations objectives
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decision making
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choosing among two or more alternatives
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problem solving
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the process of solving the everyday problems that occur. problem solving is less formal than decision making and usually calls for quicker action
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brainstorming
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coming up with as many solutions to a problem as possible in a short period of time with no censoring of ideas
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PMI
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PMI = Pluses, Minuses, Implications; listing all the pluses for a solution in one column, all the minuses in another, and the implications in a third column
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organization chart
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a visual device that shows relationships among people and divides the organizatins work; it shows who is accountable for the completion of specific work and who reports to whom
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top management
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highest level of management, consisting of the president and other key company executives who develop strategic plans
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middle management
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the level of management that includes general managers, dividsion managers, and branch and plant managers who are responsible for tactical planning and controlling
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supervisory management
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managers who are directly responsible for supervising workers and evaluating their daily performance
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technical skills
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skills that involve the ability to perform tasks in a specific discipline or department
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human relations skills
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skills that involve communication and motivation; they enable managers to work through and with people
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conceptual skills
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skills that involve the ability to picture the organization as a whole and the relationship among its various parts
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staffing
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a management function that includes hiring, motivating, and retaining the best people available to accomplish the company's objectives
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autocratic leadership
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leadership style that involves making managerial decisions without consulting others
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participative (democratic) leadership
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leadership style that consists of managers and employees working together to make decisions
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free-rein leadership
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leadership style that invovles managers setting objectives and employees being relatively free to do whatever it takes to accomplish those objectives
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knowledge management
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finding the right information, keeping the information in a readily accessible place, and making the information known to everyone in the firm
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external customers
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dealers, who buy products to sell to others, and ultimate customers (or end users), who buy products for their own personal use
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internal customers
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individuals and units within the firm that receive services from other individuals or units
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funds
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amounts of money
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profit
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the difference between revenue and expenses
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ledgers
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books in which financial records are written
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trial balance
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a summary of all the financial data in the account ledgers that ensures the figures are correct and balanced
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annual report
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a yearly statement of the financial condition, progress, and expectations of an organization.
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profit and loss account
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a financial statement showing revenue, expenditure and profit during a given period
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the P&L account begins with...
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total sales (=revenue) generated during a month, quarter or year
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the P&L account ends with...
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earnings (= profit / the bottom line)
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cost of goods sold (COGS)
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manufacturing costs, wages of blue-collar workers, transport costs etc.
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operating expenses
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salaries of sales and office staff, marketing costs, rent etc.= overheads
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non-operating income
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profits from investments in other companies
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EBITDA
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Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization
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depreciation
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the loss in value of a tangable asset (e.g. a vehicle)
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amortization
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the loss in value of an intangible asset (e.g. the purchase of a licence or trademark)
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balance sheet
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a financial statement that reports assets, liabilities, and owner's equity on a specific date
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the basic equation that has to balance is:
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Assets = Liabilities + Shareholders´ equity
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asset
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anything of value owned by a business
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liability
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any amount owed to a creditor
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shareholders´ equity
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the shareolder's claims on a company's assets after all of its creditors have been paid
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current assets or short-term assets
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items that can or will be converted into cash within one year; may also include marketable securities
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securities
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shares (stocks) and bonds
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fixed assets or long-term assets
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items that are relatively permanent, such as land, buildings, and equipment
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intangible assets
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long-term assets (e.g., patents, trademarks, copyrights) that have no real physical form but do have value
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goodwill
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customers´ approval and support of a business (reputation, contacts and expertise of companies that have been bought)
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current liabilities or short-term liabilities
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borrowed money (bank debt, money owed to suppliers, unpaid salaries and bills) that must be repaid within 12 months
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long-term liabilities
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financial obligations that will take the business more than one year to repay.
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working capital
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the difference between current assets and current liabilities
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bank debt
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loan capital including also any overdraft (temporary negative balance)
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accounts payable
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money an organization owes to its vendors and suppliers.
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accrued taxes
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taxes built up over time, unpaid taxes
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accrued salaries
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salaries paid for after the service has been performed, typically includes future bonuses
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inventory
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the value of raw materials and stock
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fixtures
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part of a building that cannot be moved, such as lights; personal property so securely attached to real estate that it becomes part of the real estate
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mortgage
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a long-term bank loan to purchase a home or other real estate
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bond
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a loan for fixed period of time with fixed interest rate
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provisions
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amounts set aside for anticipated one-time payments that are not part of regular operations - perhaps a lawsuit, or a compensationpackage for employees being laid off
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retained profit
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reserves, the amount of profit which is kept back by a business for future investment
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cash flow statement
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a financial statement that shows the flow of money in and out of the business; it shows the real cash that is available to keep the business running
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causes of cash flow problems
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late payments and non-payments, unforeseen costs, unexpected changes in demand, over-borrowing from the bank to finance expansion plans
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solutions for managing cash flow
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credit control, stock control, expenditure control, marketing initiatives, using an outside company to recover a debt
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factoring
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using an outside company to recover debts, obtaining funding by selling account receivable
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debt financing
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funds raised through various forms of borrowing that must be repaid (e.g. trade credit, bank loan, issuing bonds)
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equity financing
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money raised from within the firm, from operations or through the sale of ownership in the firm (e.g. reinvested earnings, sale of assets, issue of new shares)
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issues in financial management
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cost centres, profit centres, variance analysis, costing methods (standard versus marginal costing), valuing assets
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liquidity ratios
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measure the ability to turn assets into cash to pay short-term depts
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profitability ratios
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measure the company's ability to generate profits
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leverage (debt) ratios
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measure the degree to which a firm relies on borrowed funds in its operations
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activity ratios
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measure the effectiveness of the use of resources from an operational point of view
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finance and organizational structure
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CFO (.........................................................) is on the Board. 3 senior managers below report to CFO: FC (...................................................), T (..........................) and CAO (...................................)
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financial controller (is responsible for)
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planning, monitoring (comparing planned spending with actual spending), producing financial data for the senior management team, analysing major financial decisions
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treasurer is (responsible for)
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managing cash flow and raising new funds
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chief accounting officer (is responsible for)
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keeping the company´s books, preparing financial statements, preparing tax returns, developing strategies to minimize taxes
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accounting
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the information system that identifies, records, and communicates the economic events of an organization to interested users (majandusarvestus)
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financial accounting
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the phase of accounting concerned with providing information to stockholders, creditors, and others outside the organization (finantsarvestus)
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bookkeeping
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the activity of recording business transactions (raamatupidamine)
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Marketing
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the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service
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retailers
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channel of distribution that buys goods from wholesalers or directly from manufacturers and resells them to the final consumer.
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wholesalers
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Obtain goods from manufacturers and resell them to industrial users, other wholesalers and retailers.
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buying
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pay for something
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selling
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the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
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transporting
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the marketing function of moving goods
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storing
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marketing function of holding goods so they're available when they're needed
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financing
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Budgeting for marketing activities,obtaining the necessary funds needed for operations,and providing financial assistance to customers so they can purchase the business products and service.
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researching
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Studying buyer interests and needs, testing products, and gathering facts needed to make good marketing decisions
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risk taking
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bearing the uncertainties that are part of the marketing process
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grading and valuing
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grouping goods according to size, quality, or other characteristics, and determining appropriate price for products and services
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product oriented
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An approach to business that centers on capturing business by focusing on creating and manufacturing better products at lower prices.
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sales oriented
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Companies emphasized widespread distribution and promotion in order to sell products and services
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customer oriented
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describes a firm in which all decisions are made with a conscious awareness of their effect on the consumer.
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marketing concept
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the idea that the social and economic justification for an organization's existence is the satisfaction of customer wants and needs while meeting organizational objectives
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market
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the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
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market research
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research that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumer
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target markets
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Identified segments of the market that a business wants to have as their customers.
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marketing mix
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The blending of four marketing elements-product, distribution, price, and promotion
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product
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an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
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price
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the high value or worth of something
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distrubution
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Shipping and transportation, delivery to customers.
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promotion
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encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
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marketing plan
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A written document that acts as a guidebook of marketing activities for the marketing manager
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product life cycle
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Four stages that product goes through over its life: introduction, growth, maturity, and decline.
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introduction stage
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the product life-cycle stage in which the new product is first distributed and made available for purchase.
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growth stage
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The product life cycle stage in which sales rise rapidly
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maturity stage
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The product life cycle stage in which sales peak and then increase at a slower rate or start to decline
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decline stage
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The product life-cycle stage in which a product's sales decline
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industrial goods
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physical products purchased by companies to produce other products
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consumer goods
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goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption
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convenience goods
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Inexpensive products that are purchased regularly and require little time and effort for purchase decisions.
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shopping goods
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Items purchased after comparing prices and features.
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specialty goods
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goods that are not mass-produced but rather assembled individually or in small quantities
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unsought goods
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items that the consumer either does not know about or knows about but does not initially want
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Profit
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is money a business earns above and beyond the money that it spends for salaries and other expensses
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Risk
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Is the chance an entrepreneur takes of losig time and money on a business that may not prov profitable
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Stakeholders
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Customers, employees, stockholders, suppliers,dealers, bankers, media, people in the local community, enviromentalists, elected govt officials
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Advantages of Entrepreneuship
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Freedom to make their own decisions, more opportuinity, and possible wealth
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Disadvantages of Entreprenurship
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Entreprenurship risk time and money to start and manage a business. they lose benefits as to working for another company or person
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How govt. reduces risk for starting a business
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allow private ownership, pass laws that enable contracts and ability to enforece in court, establish a world wide trade currency, lessen coruption in business and govt. keep taxes and regulations to a min.
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Technology benefit workers, business, consumer
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workers to be more effective efficient and productive
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Economics
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study of how society chooses to employ resources, and distribute them for consumption among competeing groups and individuals
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2 branches of economics
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Macroeconomics micro economics
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Macroeconomics
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studies the operation of a nation's economy as a whole
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Microeconomics
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studies the behavior of people and organizations in a particular market
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Resource Development
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study of how to increase resources and create the conditions that will make better use of them
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how does capitalism create a climate for economic growt?
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business people dont often deliberately set out to help others; they mostly work for their own prosperity and growth
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Invisible Hand
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the economy grows and prosper through the efforts of improving their own sitiuation in life
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Capitalism
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is an economic system in which all or most of hte means of production and distribution are privately owned and operated for profit.
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Who decides to produce under capitalism
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business decide what to produce, how much to pay workers, how much to charge for goods and services
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basic rights under capitalism
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Right to Private Property, Right to own a business and to keep that business profit after taxes, freedom of competition, and right to freedom of choice
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How does the Free Market work?
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buyers and sellers negotiate prices for goods and services influence the decsions about what gets produced and in what quantities.
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Socialism
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is an economic system base on the premise that some business should be owned by the governemnt
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Advantages of Socialism
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creats more social equity. workers receive more education, health care, fewer work hours, longer vacations
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Disadvantage of Socialism
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lowers incentive to start a business or to work hard higher unemployment rate and slower growth rate
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Socialism differ from communism
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communism the government owns almost all major production facilities and dictates what gets produced and by whome
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Mixed economy
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is part capitalist and part socialist, business privately owned but taxes are high and income is redistributed
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Gross domestic product
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is the total value of final goods and services prodecud in a country in a given year
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unemployment rate
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refers to the % of civilians at least 16 years old who are unemployed and tried to find a job within 4 weeks
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consumer price index
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measures changes in the prices of about 400 goods and services that consumers buy
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what are the 4 phases of business cycles
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economic boom, recession, a depression, recovery
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recession
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when two or more quarters show declines in the GDP, prices fall, people purchase fewer products, businesses fail
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Keynesian economics
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increase government spending and cut taxes in order to stimulate the economy when the economy is in a recession.
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Fiscal policy
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consists of government efforts to keep economy stable by increasing or decreasing taxes or government spending
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monetary policy
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the management of the moey supply and interest rates
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importance of monetary policy
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when unemployment gets too high, the federal reserve bank may put more money into the economy and lower interest rates
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Why should nations trade with other nations?
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no country is self-sufficient, other countries need products that propersous countries can provide, natural resources and technological skills are not distributed evenly around the world
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theory of comparative advantage?
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contends that a country should make and then sell those products it produces most efficiently but buy those it cannot producs as efficiently
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Absolute advantage
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that a country has a monopoly on a certain product or can produce the product more efficiently than any other country. there are few examples of absolute advantage
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what kind of products can be imported and exported?
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any kind of product
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Exporting
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selling products to other countries
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Importing
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buying products from other countries
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Balance of trade
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is the relationship of exports to imports
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Balance of payments
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is the balance of trade plus other money flows such as tourism and foreign aid
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Dumping
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selling products for less ina foreign country than in your own country
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Ways a company can engage in global business
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licensing, exporting, franchising, contract maufacturing, joint ventures, strategiv alliances, direct foreign investment
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multinational corporations differ from other cmompanies that particiapte in global business
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M.C's have manufacturing facilities or other physical presence abroad
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Forces that can discourage particiaption in global business
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sociocultural forces economic and financial force, legal refulatory forces, physical and enviromental forces
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Trade Protectionism
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use of goverment regulations to limit the import of goods and services
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Tarrifs
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taxes on foreign products
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Embargo
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Prohibits the importing or exporting of certain products
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Off shore outsourcing?
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is the purchase of goods and services from outside a firm rather than progiding them inside the company
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Why major conern?
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many jobs int he US will be lost due to offshore outsourving and that the quality of products produced could be inferior
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Legality
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refers only to laws written to protect people from fraud, theft, and violence
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Ethics
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abiding by the moral standards accepted by society. reflects people's proper relationships with one another
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How to tell if business decisions are ethical?
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is it legal? it is balanced? how will it make me feel?
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Managements role in setting ehtical standards?
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management tolerance of intolerance of eithical misconduct influences employees more than any written ethics coes
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Complaince based eithcs
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concerned with avoiding legal pinsihsment,
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Integrity based codes
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define the organiations guiding values
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Corporate social respobsibility
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the concern business have for society
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How do businesses demonstrate corporate responsibility
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staisfy customers with goods and services, make money for its investors, creat jobs for employees, mus create new wealth for society
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companys social respobsibility measuerd
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add together the ogranizations positive actions and then subtract the negative effects to get a net social benefit
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Ethical Behavior in global marks
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making sure suppliers do not violate Human rights and envirolmental standards
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Marketing
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A philosophy, an attitude, a perspective, or a management orientation that stresses customer satisfaction, An organizational activity, set of institutions, and processes.
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Exchange
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people giving up something in order to receive something they would rather have.
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conditions for an exchange
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1. at least two parties, 2. each party has something of value to the other party,3. each part is capable of communication and delivery, 4. each party is free to accept or reject, 5.
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customer satisfaction
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customers' evaluation of a good or service in terms of whether it has met their needs and expectations
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customer value
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The relationship between benefits and the sacrifice necessary to obtain those benefits
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empowerment
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the delegation of power and authority to subordinates
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market orientation
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a philosophy that assumes that a sale does not depend on an aggressive sales force but rather on a customer's decision to purchase product; it is synonymous with the marketing concept
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Marketing Concept
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the idea that the social and economic justification for an organization's existence is the satisfaction of customer wants and needs while meeting organizational objectives
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production orientation
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a philosophy that focuses on the internal capabilities of the firm rather than on the desires and needs of the marketplace
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relationship marketing
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a strategy that focuses on keeping and improving relationships with current customers
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sales orientation
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the ideas that people will buy more goods and services if aggressive sales techniques are used and that high sales result in high profits
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social marketing orientation
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the idea that an organization exists not only to satisfy customer wants and needs and to meet organizational objectives but also to preserve or enhance individuals' and society's long-term best interests
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cash cow
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in the portfolio matrix, a business unit that generates more cash than it needs to maintain its market share
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competitive advantage
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A set of unique features of a company and its products that are perceived by the target market as significant and superior to the competition
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cost competitive advantage
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being the low-cost competitor in an industry while maintaining satisfactory profit margins
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diversification
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A strategy of increasing sales by introducing new products into new markets
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environmental scanning
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searching the environment for important events or issues that might affect an organization
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experience curves
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curves that show costs declining at a predictable rate as experience with a product increases
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implementation
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the process that turns a marketing plan into action assignments and ensures that these assignments are executed in a way that accomplishes the plan's objectives
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market development
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a marketing strategy that entails attracting new customers to existing products
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market opportunity analysis
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The description and estimation of the size and sales potential of market segments that are of interest to the firm and the assessment of key competitors in these market segments.
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Market Penetration
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a marketing strategy that tries to increase market share among existing customers
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Marketing Audit
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a thorough, systematic, periodic evaluation of the objectives, strategies, structure, and performance of the marketing organization
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Marketing Mix
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Product, Price, Place, Promotion
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Marketing Myopia
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the mistake of paying more attention to the specific products a company offers than to the benefits and experiences produced by these products
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Marketing Objective
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a statement of what is to be accomplished through marketing activities
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Marketing plan
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a written document that acts as a guidebook of marketing activities for the marketing manager
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Marketing Strategy
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a company's plan that identifies how it will use marketing to achieve its goals
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Niche Competitive Advantage
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the advantage achieved when a firm seeks to target and effectively serve a small segment of the market
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Portfolio Matrix
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a tool for allocating resources among products or strategic business units on the basis of relative market share and market growth rate
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problem child
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in the portfolio matrix, a business unit that shows rapid growth but poor profit margins
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product development
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a marketing strategy that entails the creation of new products for present markets
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strategic business unit
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strategic business unit, a subgroup of a single business or collection of related businesses within the larger organization
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strategic planning
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The process of developing and maintaining a strategic fit between the organization's goals and capabilities and its changing marketing opportunities
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sustainable competitive advantage
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an advantage that cannot be copied by the competition
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SWOT analysis
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A comparison of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that helps executives formulate strategy.
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code of ethics
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Principles of conduct within an organization that guide decision making and behavior.
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corporate social responsibility
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business's concern for society's welfare
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foreign corrupt practices act
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U.S. law regulating behavior regarding the conduct of international business in the taking of bribes and other unethical actions.
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green marketing
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marketing efforts to produce, promote, and reclaim environmentally sensitive products
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pyramid of corporate social responsibility
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a model that suggests corporate social responsibility is composed of economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic responsibilities and that the firm's economic performance supports the entire structure
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cause related marketing
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Commercial activity in which businesses and charities form a partnership to market an image, a product, or a service for their mutual benefit; a type of promotional campaign
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applied research
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scientific study that aims to solve practical problems
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basic research
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Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base
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component lifestyle
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the practice of choosing goods and services that meet one's diverse needs and interests rather than conforming to a single, traditional lifestyle
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consumer product safety
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) researches product safety, maintains a clearinghouse of information on the risks associated with various products, sets standards for product safety, and may ban the manufacture and sale of products it deems to be unduly hazardous to consumers
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marketing demography
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the use of demographic information to help a company properly segment and target the market for products.
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environmental management
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When a company implements strategies that attempt to shape the external environment within which it operates
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generation x
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the generation following the baby boom (especially Americans and Canadians born in the 1960s and 1970s)
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generation y
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People born between 1979 and 1994
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inflation
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an increase in the overall level of prices in the economy
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purchasing power
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the ability to purchase goods and services, a comparison of income versus the relative cost of a set standard of goods and services in different geographic areas
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recession
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An economic slowdown of the economy which results in rising unemployment, increased business failures, declining economic growth and higher personal bankruptcies.
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target market
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a specific group of consumers that have similar wants and needs
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buyer for export
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An intermediary in the global market that assumes all ownership risks and sells globally for its own account
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capital intensive
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using more capital than labor in the production process
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CAFTA
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Central American Free Trade Agreement
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contract manufacturing
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private-label manufacturing by a foreign company
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countertrade
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the practice of using barter rather than money for making global sales
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direct foreign investment
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a method of investment in which a company builds a new business or buys an existing business in a foreign country
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dumping
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Selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market
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export agent
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An intermediary that acts like a manufacturer's agent for the exporter; the export agent lives in the foreign market
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export broker
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An intermediary who plays the traditional broker's role by bringing buyer and seller together
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GATT
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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global marketing standardization
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Production of uniform products that can be sold the same way all over the world
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global marketing
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Marketing that targets markets throughout the world
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group of twenty
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a forum for international economic development that promotes discussion between industrial and emerging-market countries on key issues related to global economic stability
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international monetary fund
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a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies
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job outsourcing
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sending U.S. jobs abroad
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joint venture
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an agreement between two or more companies to share a business project
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mercosur
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The largest latin american trade agreement; includes Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay
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multinational corporation
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An organization that manufactures and markets products in many different countries and has multinational stock ownership and multinational management
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NAFTA
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North American Free Trade Agreement
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uruguay round
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an agreement to dramatically lower trade barriers worldwide; created the World Trade Organization
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world bank
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a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments
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WTO
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World Trade Organization