Business Management Vocabulary D-F Flashcards

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a program such as Access includes both the database information and the tools to use it

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Database management system

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2
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Brainstorming of ideas

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Decision-making process

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3
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An established amount of money paid by a policyholder before an insurance provider will pay expenses

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Deductible

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4
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Takeaways from mandatory contributions

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Deductions

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5
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Sighting of a failing or deficiency, an imperfection

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Defect Detection

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6
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Keeping a deficiency, an imperfection from occurring

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Defect Prevention

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7
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Lowering of costs in economic hardship

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Deflation

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8
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Manager shares the decision making with the employees

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Democratic style

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9
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Free and equal participation in the decision making processes of a group or organization

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Democratic

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10
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Breaks people into groups based on measurable statistics such as age or gender

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Demographic segmentation

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11
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Any individual other than the taxpayer or spouse who a taxpayer may receive a dependency exemption for

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Dependent

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12
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Add money into an account

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Deposit

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13
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A severe downturn in the economy that is especially prolonged

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Depression

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14
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The electronic transfer of a payment directly from the account of the employer to that of the employee

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Direct Deposit

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15
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A type of insurance providing income protection to a beneficiary should the individual become unable to work due to illness or injury

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Disability Insurance

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16
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Denial of opportunities to individuals on the basis of some characteristic

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Discrimination

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17
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The act of consciously or unconsciously altering a fact or message

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Distortion

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18
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Interferences with the message on both ends. These could be ringing phones, poor grammar and spelling, interruptions, etc.

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Distraction

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19
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The action or process of physically moving and storing goods to reach end customers

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Distribution

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20
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Amount of money being paid for the automobile at time of purchase

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Down Payment

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21
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Goods that last for a relatively long period of time and are not for immediate consumption

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Durable goods

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22
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messages sent using an electronic means from an author to one or more recipients

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Email

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23
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A valued good or service in the economy

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Economic goods

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24
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A sustained increase in the number of goods and services produced in an economy

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Economic growth

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25
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Enticing behaviors to act on certain wants

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Economic incentives

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26
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Labor provided in the economy

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Economic services

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27
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The study of supply and demand, production and distribution

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Economics

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28
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Reductions in unit cost that can be achieved through a higher volume of activity, such as; fixed costs that are spread out over a higher volume of sales

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Economics of scale

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Producing and purchasing good and services

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Economy

30
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The act or process of educating or being educated. The knowledge or skill obtained or developed by a learning process

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Education

31
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Enable individuals to prepare for future success in the workplace

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Education goals

32
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Facial expressions created

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Emoticons

33
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How-to guide for conduct and responsibilities

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Employee manual

34
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Activity that introduces employees to the organization

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Employee Orientation

35
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Protocols workers of organizations should follow

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Employee Procedures

36
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An individual’s entitlements within an organization

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Employee rights

37
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Customers that are able to get more information and make better decisions about purchases and service

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Empowered Consumer

38
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To engage a person or audience by providing amusing or interesting material

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Entertain

39
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Owning a business or organization that you created/ built

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Entrepreneurship

40
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Protecting the environment from damage

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Environmental Protection

41
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The science of designing environments and products to match the individuals who use them

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Ergonomics

42
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When an individual or group is committed to a course of action despite negative outcomes that indicate altering course would be the best decision

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Escalation of Commitment

43
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Behavioral conduct that displays professionalism and moral righteousness

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Ethical behavior

44
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The phase of the business cycle when the economy grows and there is an increase in the number of goods and services available

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Expansion

45
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A fiscal policy used to encourage economic growth, often through increase spending or tax cuts

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Expansionary policy

46
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All costs incurred in operating the business, such as the cost of materials used to manufacture the company’s products; the amount of money spent in order to buy or pay for goods or services

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Expenses

47
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A look on somebody’s face, conveying a thought or feeling

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Expression

48
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An applicant who does not already work within the organization

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External candidate

49
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Market outside of the company

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External markets

50
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Land, Labor, Production, entrepreneurship. Items used to create goods and services

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Factors of production

51
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Facsimile machine: document sent over a telephone line

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Fax

52
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Government insurance protection for deposits

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FDIC

53
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A receiver’s response to a sender’s message

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Feedback

54
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First in Last Out, what came in first will be the last to leave

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First in Last Out, what came in first will be the last to leave

55
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Opportunities to purchase or sell

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Finance options

56
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Objectives related to financial planning that are tied to specific goals

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Financial goals

57
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Illustrates the trade-offs between risk and return for a number of saving and investing tools

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Financial Risk Pyramid

58
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Private and public markets, item of value that is interchangeable that can improve an organization’s bottom line

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Financial security

59
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Getting the money that is necessary to pay for the operation of a business and it also involves decisions about whether to offer credit to customers

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Getting the money that is necessary to pay for the operation of a business and it also involves decisions about whether to offer credit to customers

60
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Introduction of a relationship (customer/ business) (business/ investor) (applicant/ employer)

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First impression

61
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The use of federal government’s power to tax and spend to regulate the economic activity

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Fiscal Policy

62
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A cost that remains unchanged such as; rent, salaries, insurance

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Fixed costs

63
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An electronic message containing angry, abusive, threatening, or offensive content

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Flame

64
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An organizational structure characterized by few or no levels of management

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An organizational structure characterized by few or no levels of management

65
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Employment Eligibility Verification form. This form is for employers to verify the employee is able to work in the United States

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Form I-9

66
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Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate. This form determines the percentage of gross pay to be withheld for taxes

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Form W-4

67
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Standardized learning that is formalized through a diploma, certification or degree

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Formal education

68
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An organization with structured rules and procedures described in writing

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Formal organization

69
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A set of activities completed by a department within a larger organization, often characterized by specialty (e.g., finance, marketing, and engineering)

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Function