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Business

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an organization that strives for a profit by providing goods and services desired by its customers

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Goods

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tangible items manufactured by businesses

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Services

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intangible offerings of businesses that can’t be held, touched, or stored

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Traditional Purpose of a Business

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to maximize the value of the firm to its owners

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Shareholder

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owns a share of a company’s stock

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Profit

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the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something

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Stakeholder

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Anyone involved with or affected by an organization

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Functional Areas of Business

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accounting, finance, management, mis, marketing, supply chain management

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Value Proposition

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the unique benefit a company provides customers who buy their products or services

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Corporate Culture

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an organization’s beliefs and behaviors, which affect how the managements, employees, and customers interact

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Cross-Functional Teams

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groups of people who belong to different functional/expertise domains

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Information Technology

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the equipment and techniques used to manage and process information

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Information Security

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the processes and tools designed and deployed to protect sensitive business information from modification, disruption, destruction, and inspection

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Data

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raw, unorganized facts that can be moved and stored

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Database

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an organized collection of data stored and accessed electronically

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Internet

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a large, usually public, network of interconnected computers

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Intranet

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an internal corporate-wide area network that uses internet technology to connect computers and link employees in many locations and with different types of computers

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Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

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a computerized resource-planning system that incorporates information about the firm’s suppliers and customers with its internally generated data

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Chief Information Officer/Chief Technology Officer

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an executive with responsibility for managing all information/technology resources in an organization

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Database Management Systems

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software that allows you to quickly and easily enter, store, organize, select, and retrieve data in a database

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Information Systems

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systems that allow users to leveraging technology, information, and people to further organizational goals

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Supply Chain

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the entire sequence of securing inputs, producing goods, and delivering goods to consumers

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Supply Chain Management

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the process of smoothing transitions along the supply chain so that the firm can satisfy its customers with quality products and services

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Procurement

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the action of obtaining equipment or supplies for a business

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Operations
the design, execution, and control of operations that convert resources into desired goods and services and implement a company's business strategy
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Logistics
the coordination of a complex operation involving a large amount of people, facilities, or supplies
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Inventory Management
the determination of how much of each type of inventory a firm will keep on hand and the ordering, receiving, storing, and tracking of inventory
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Inputs
natural resources, raw materials, human resources, and capital
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Outputs
products and services
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Production
the creation of products and services by turning inputs into outputs
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Supply Chain Sustainability
the management of environmental, social, and economic impacts, and the encouragement of good governance practices, throughout the lifecycles of goods and services
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Accounting
the process of collecting, recording, classifying, summarizing, reporting, and analyzing financial activities
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Financial Accounting
accounting that focuses on preparing external financial reports that are used by outsiders to asses the financial strength of a business
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Managerial Accounting
accounting that provides financial information that managers inside the organization can use to evaluate and make decisions about current and future operations
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Auditing
the process of reviewing the records used to prepare the financial statements and issuing a formal auditor's opinion indicating whether the statements have been prepared in accordance with accepted accounting rules
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Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
an accountant who has completed an approved bachelor's degree program, passed a test prepared by the American Institute of CPAs, and, met state requirements
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Balance Sheet
a financial statement that summarizes a firm's financial position at a specific point in time
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Assets
things of value owned by a firm
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Liabilities
what a firm owes to its creditors; also called debts
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Owner's equity
the total amount of investment in the firm minus any liabilities; also called net worth
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Accounting equation
assets = liabilities + owner's equity
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Income Statement
a financial statement that summarizes a firm's revenues and expenses and shows its total profit or loss over a period of time
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Revenues
the dollar amount of a firm's sales plus any other income it received from sources such as interest, dividends, and rent
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Expenses
the costs of generating revenues
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Cost of Goods Sold
the total expense of buying or producing a firm's goods/services
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Gross Profit
the amount a company earns after paying to product or buy its products but before deducting operating expenses
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Financial Management
the art and science of managing a firm's money so that it can meet its goals
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Financial Planning
preparing the financial plan, which projects revenues, expenditures, and financing needs over a given period
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Investment
investing the firm's funds in projects and securities that provide high return in relation to their risks
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Financing
obtaining funding for the firm's operations and investments and seeking the best balance between debt and equity
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Commercial Banks
profit-oriented financial institutions that accept deposits, make business and consumer loans, invest in government and corporate securities, and provide other financial services
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Investment Bankers
firms that act as intermediaries, buying securities from corporations and governments and reselling them to the public
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Stockbroker
a person who is licensed to buy and sell securities on behalf of clients
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Equity
a form of business financing consisting of funds raised through the sale of stock
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Initial Public Offering (IPO)
a company's first sale of stock to the public
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Common Stock
a security that represents an ownership interest in a corporation
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Dividends
payments to stockholders from a corporation's profits
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Debt
a form of business financing consisting of borrowed funds that must be repaid with interest over a stated time period
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Bonds
long-term debt obligations issued by corporations and governments
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Interest
a fixed amount of money paid by the borrower to the lender on a regular schedule
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Earnings Per Share (EPS)
the ratio of net profit to the number of shares of common stock outstanding; measures the number of dollars earned by each share of stock
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Public Company
a company with shares of sticks traded in the public, typically on a stock exchange
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Share Price
the price of a single share of a company's stock
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Ticker Symbol
a unique abbreviation used to identify the shares of a publicly traded company
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Marketing
the process of discovering the needs and wants of potential buyers and customers and then providing goods and services that meet or exceed their expectations
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5Ps
product, price, promotion, place, people
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Product
goods, services, ideas
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Price
something given in exchange for a product
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Place
some method of getting the product from the creator of the product to the customer
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Promotion
methods for informing and influencing customers to buy the product
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Marketing Segmentation
the process of separating, identifying, and evaluating the layers of a market in order to identify a target market
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Target Market
the specific group of consumers toward which a firm could direct its marketing efforts
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