Chapter 6: The Changing World Flashcards
1
Q
What is The Digital Divide?
A
The techology gap that exists between social and economic classes.
2
Q
What is Whistleblowing?
A
The act of alerting the public about harmful activities that are being hidden by an organization.
3
Q
What is Telecommuting?
A
The process of working for a company without being physically present at the company’s office.
4
Q
What is Outsourcing?
A
An organization’s transfer of some aspect of its business to a third party.
5
Q
What is Offshoring?
A
A company’s outsourcing of certain business functions to another country.
6
Q
What is Biotechnology?
A
An application of biology that uses living organisms to manufacture new products or improve existing ones.
