DECA General Vocabulary Flashcards
Absolute Advantage
The advantage achieved when a nation can produce a good or service for less than another nation
Accommodating
A negotiating style involving a person who agrees to a certain course of action that benefits someone else, even though he/she does not equally benefit from the transaction
Accountability
The condition of having to answer for or be liable for your actions
Accounting
The process of keeping and interpreting financial records
Accounts Payable
All monies owed by the business to others
Accounts Receivable
All monies owed to a business by its customers
Achievement Orientation
A drive to accomplish one’s goals and to meet or achieve a high standard of success
Acquisition of Funds
obtaining the necessary funding for a business, product or service
Administration of Assets
Finance activity involving making decisions about a firm’s investments
Advertising
The activity or profession of producing advertisements for products or services
Advertising media
Channels of communication used by businesses for delivering promotional messages to targeted groups of consumers- can be digital, print, out of home, or broadcast
Agents
Intermediaries who assist in the sale and or promotion of goods and services but do not take title to them
Agreement
A negotiation outcome
Alternative Planning
The process of anticipating others’ possible negotiation strategies and preparing appropriate responses
Ambush Marketing
A promotional technique whereby a non-sponsoring business tries to associate with an event in order to gain recognition as a sponsor
Amends
Restoration for damage or wrongdoing
Angel Investor
Someone who provides money for a startup business (typically a family or friend)
Antitrust Laws
also referred to as “competition laws” are statutes developed by the US Government to protect consumers from predatory business practices by ensuring that fair competition exists in an open market economy
Appreciative Inquiry
A problem-solving method that encourages us to look at problems in a different way; instead of focusing on what is broken, we focus on what is working and figure out how to expand on that success
Articles of Incorporation
A document outlining a corporations name, purpose, location, amount of stock to be issued, names of board of directors, and other information about the conditions the business must operate under. Required to obtain a charter
Asset
Anything of value that a business or individual owns (ie- equipement, furniture, car, bank accounts)
Autocratic Leadership
A dictatorial leadership style in which the leader determines all policies, maintains close control and lets employees know only what they need to know to do their job
Balance of payments
The difference between all monies coming into a country and going out of a country
Balance of Trade
The difference between the value of a nation’s exports and its imports
Balance Sheet
A financial statement that captures the financial condition of a business at that given moment- includes assets, liabilities and ownership equity.
Banking Services
a career area in which employees are primarily concerned with all banking functions
Banner Ads
promotional ads placed on websites, a form of advertising
Bargaining
A negotiating style that involves giving another party something he/she wants and receiving something desired in return
Barrier to market entry
Anything that blocks the way or makes it difficult to enter a particular market- i.e.- government regulations, economies of scale, not enough capital
BANTA
The best alternative to a negotiated agreement; determining which issues are non-negotiable and which issues are open to compromise before entering a negotiation
Beginning cash balance
The amount of money a business has available at the beginning of each month
Benefits
Advantages employees receive in addition to their wages- ie. Sick time, health insurance
Bond
A piece of paper (real or virtual) that says a governing body or corporation will borrow an investor’s money at a particular interest rate for a particular period of time
Bottom Line
Net Outcome
Brand
All combined impressions and experiences associated with a particular company, good or service
Brand Champion
The person in a business who is responsible for making the brand come alive and for sustaining it; usually the business owner, president or CEO
Brand Identity
Those elements that are instantly recognized as representing a particular business or product
Brand Name
the part of a brand identity which can be spoken, including words, phrases or letters
Brand Personality
The projection of a brand that encompasses its values and emotional connections with consumers
Brand Promise
A business’s agreement (spoken or unspoken) with customers that it will consistently meet their expectations and deliver on its brand characteristics and values
Brand Symbol/logo
A business’s distinctive logo, design or group of letters that cannot be spoken but are used to establish a brand identity, often in conjunction with the brand name (is. Nike swosh)
Break-Even Point
The level of sales at which revenues equal total costs
Broadcast Media
Category of advertising media that includes television and radio
Budget
An estimate of income and expenses for a given period
Business Information Technology
An umbrella term covering those careers that provide a bridge between business processes and IT
Business License
A document that grants permission to operate a business
Business Plan
A company’s blueprint for success; shows how the business works now and how it is intended to work in the future, also called business model
Business Policies
statements outlining practices the business follows, such as warranties and maintenance contracts
Business Productivity
The amount of goods and services produced by a business from a set amount of resources
Business Risk
The possibility of loss or gain inherent in conducting business
Buyer’s market
The best time for consumers to buy; characterized by large supply, small demand and low prices
Buying motives
The reasons or benefits that cause a consumer to make a purchase
Capital
Assets of a business
Capital Budgeting
A process in which a firm’s financial managers determine which projects it should invest in
Capital Investment
The amount of goods a business has invested in its goods and other property
Capital Structure
How a company pays for its operations
Capitalism
An economic system that depends on honest, healthy competition between businesses
Cash conversion cycle
Ratio that refers to the number of days between a company’s paying for raw materials and receiving cash for selling the products made from those raw materials
Cash Flow
The movement of funds into and out of a business, determines how much cash a business has to work with at any given time. Can be seen in a Cash Flow Statement
Cash Payments
The money a business spends- ie. Business expenses
Cash Receipts
The money that a business collects- ie. Business income
Cash shortage
Situation that occurs when more money flows out of a business than in
Cash surplus
Situation that occurs when more money flows into a business than out
Celler-Kefauver Antimerger Act (1950)
A federal regulation intended to protect competitors from takeovers that would limit competition
Channels of Distribution
Paths or routes that goods or services take from the producer to the ultimate consumer or industrial user
Clayton Act (1914)
a 4 part federal law that has been modified over time, most notable part is prevention of price discrimination
Close Corporation
A type of corporation owned by a few people that does not offer its shares for sale to the general public
Cold Calls
A type of marketing involving unannounced telephone calls or visits by a salesperson to prospects
Collaborative
A negotiating style in which two parties work together to reach a multually beneficial agreement
Collective Bargaining
The negotiating process in which union leaders and company representatives engage to determine the terms and working conditions that are to be provided to employees
Combative
A negotiating style in which one or both parties consider only their interests and fight to achieve a desired outcome at any cost
Communication Channel
A path or means used to provide information to others- ie. TV, radio, email
Comparative Advantage
The advantage achieved by a nation from specializing in and producing goods and services at which it’s relatively most efficient
Comparison Shop
The act of visiting other businesses to learn what competiting stores are selling and the prices they charge
Competitive
A negotiating style in which one or both parties view the megotiation as a game like challenge or rivalry
Competitive Advantage
The edge achieved by businesses that offer something better than their competitors
Competitive Analysis
The process of comparing a business’s income statement with that of its competitors to see how it is doing by industry standards
Competitive Bidding Process
A method of collecting price quotes from suppliers vying for an order or job
Complementary Goods
Products that are used together- ie. Ski boots and skis
Cost Estimate
ballpark figure on how much will be spent on a given activity
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
the amount of money a business pays to produce the product it will sell
Counteractive
A public relations strategy that involves a proactive response to unfavorable publicity messages in order to neutralize or reverse its effects
Couponing
A sales promotion activity that involve the use of printed certificates which entitle the holder to a reduced purchase price
Consumer Buying Power
Cash and credit a consumer has available to spend
Consumer Goods Pricing Act
A federal law that gives retailers the right to establish a product’s final price
Consumer Trends
Direction in which consumer purchasing is going, any significant following of one product versus another
Contingency plan
The specific guidelines that are used when responding to undesirable circumstances
Copyright
Legal protection of original works and intellectual properties granted by the government to give their creators sole rights to them
Core Values
Brand Values- beliefs or qualities that a brand stands for or is built around
Corporate Finance
A function in a company that manages policy and strategy for capital structure, budgeting, acquisition and investment, financial modeling, planning, funding, dividends and taxation
Corporate Sales
In sports, the marketing of private seats or luxury boxes
Corporation
A form of business ownership that is owned by stockholders who have purchased units or shares of the company
Credit
The arrangement by which businesses/individuals can buy now and pay later
Credit Rating
The score assigned to a borrower based on previous loans
Creditors
Individuals or businesses to whom businesses owe money or from which it wants to borrow
Crisis Management
A public relations strategy that involves ongoing managing, planning and coordinating of resources in the event that undesirable circumstances occur
Cultural Sensitivity
The willingness to adjust opinions and behaviors to value people and ideas from other cultures
Customer feedback
Evaluative or corrective information given by the customer to the salesperson
Customer Loyalty
The customer’s preference for a business or product
Customer satisfaction
The measure of how well a business has met its customer’s expectations
Debt
Money business or individuals owe to others
Decisive Personality
A basic type of customer personality characterized by the customer knowing exactly what they want to purchase
Demand
The quantity of a good or service that buyers are ready to buy at a given price at a particular time
Democratic Leadership
A leadership style built around mutual respect between leader and subordinates which allows workers to have a say in the operation of the organization
Direct Competition
Rivalry between or among businesses that offer similar types of goods or services
Direct Mail
Promotional medium that comes to consumers at their homes in the form of letters, catalogs, postcards, faxes and folders
Discount Store
A retail store competing on the basis of low prices and offering limited customer service
Displays
Visual, non-personal presentations of goods and services to prospective buyers, interior window displays
Distribution
A marketing function that is responsible for moving, storing, location and or transferring goods and services
Division of Labor
Dividing a large job into units or job tasks and assigning them to individuals
Domestic Goods
Tangible objects manufactured or produced for resale within the “home” country
Domestic Trade
The buying and selling of goods and services within a country
Dominate Buying Motive
The reason for making a purchase that has the greatest influence on a customer’s buying decision
E-Commerce
Buying and selling of goods online
Economic Flow
The moving of resources from resource owners to producers and producers to consumers
Economic Resources
The human and natural resources and capital goods used to produce goods and services
Economic Risk
Chances of loss due to changes in the market that force prices to be raised or lowered, products to chance or businesses to succeed or fail
Economic Sanctions
Trade restrictions placed by one country against another
Elastic Demand
A form of demand for products in which changes in price correspond to changes in demand
Emotional Conflict
A disagreement that is based on differences regarding a persons beliefs, values or experiences
Emotional Motives
Reasons for buying that appeal to a person’s emotions or feelings
Ending Cash Balance
The amount of money a business has on hand at the end of the month
Entrepreneur
And individual who invents, develops and distributes a good or provides a service; assumes all of the risk of starting and building a business and receives all financial rewards
Environmental Scanning
Collecting information about the environment surrounding your business
Equilibrium
The point at which the quantity supplied is equal to the quantity demanded
Equity
Assets minus liabilities, net worth
Event Marketing
The process of planning and executing the conception and promotion of gatherings or activities that satisfy individual organizational objectives
Executive Summary
The most important part of a company’s business plan because it gives an overview of the entire document, used to determine if it’s worthwhile to read further
Exporting
The process of selling goods and services to other countries
Fact-finder Personality
A basic type of customer personality characterized by the customer’s challenging a salesperson to know the products, doing comparison shopping, wanting to know the facts before making a purchase
Federal Trade Commission
A government regulatory agency that administers and enforces antitrust laws to prevent price fixing and to prohibit unfair competitive practices
Fidelity Bond
Insurance coverage to protect a business from losses due to employee theft
Financial Analysis
The process of planning, maintaining, monitoring, controlling and reporting the use of financial resources
Financial Plan
The part of a company’s business plan that show’s how they have performed financially
Financing
Funding a business activity or project through debt, equity or capital
Fiscal Year
The 12 month period chosen by a business as its operating year, may or may not coincide with the calendar year
Fixed Asset
Item of value a business owns that is not expected to change- i.e. a building
Fixed Costs
Business costs not affected by changes in sales volume, i.e. Rent
For-profit Business
A business whose overall purpose is to earn a profit
Foreign Aid
The money that developed countries give to less developed countries to help with their economic development
Foreign Goods
Tangible items that are manufactured or produced for resale outside of the “home” country
Utility Marketing: Time
Ensuring a product is available when the customer wants it, based around demand. Examples include increased demand for warm coats in the winter, holiday decorations as the corresponding holiday approaches.
Utility Marketing: Place
The value consumers place on where they purchase products. Provides convenience, less driving or hunting for a product
Utility Marketing: Possession
The value customers place on purchasing a product and having the freedom to use the product as it was intended or finding a new use for it. Example- flower pot as a planting vessel or as a storage vessel
Utility Marketing: Form
The value a customer sees in a finished product. Purchase items already assembled versus needing to possess the knowledge to put something together
Free Enterprise
An economic system in which individuals and groups, rather than the government, own or control the means of production
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting used in any given jurisdiction. Include standards, conventions and rules that accountants follow in recording and summarizing and in preparation of financial statements
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
An agreement among many nations to encourage economic cooperation and liberalization of international trade
General Partnership
A type of partnership agreement in which all partners are liable for a business’s losses
Globalization
The rapid and unimpeded flow of capital, labor and ideas across national borders
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
The final market value of the total outputs of all goods and services produced within a country’s geographic boundaries during a year time period
Gross Profit
Money left over after the Cost of Goods Sold is subtracted from total income
Guarantee
A promise made to the consumer that a product’s purchase price will be refunded if the product itself is not satisfactory
Hospitality
In event marketing, an activity that involves welcoming special guests and arranging for travel, accommodations, meals and entertainment
Human Resources Management
A career area in which employees focus on the staffing activities that involve planning, recruitment, benefits, training, orientation, compensation and safety of employees
Hybrid
a form of business ownership that combines elements of corporations and either sole proprietorships or partnerships
Imports
Goods or Services bought from other nations
Impulsive Personality
A basic type of customer personality characterized by the customer’s asking few questions, selecting items quickly. Candy at the registers in grocery stores is often an impulse buy
Income Statement (also called Profit and Loss Statement or Earnings Statement)
A financial summary that shows how much money a business has made or lost- revenues and expenses through operating and non-operating expenses