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Midterm 3 Flashcards

1
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What is a sole proprietor?

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it is an easy way to start a business, easy and adaptable with full control

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What are the challenges to come with sole proprietorship?

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Risk personal exposure, credibility, and raising capital

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Who is responsible for debts in a sole proprietorship?

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owners of sole proprietors have unlimited liability and risk; they are legally responsible

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What type of business allows owners to combine talents and resources to gain access to more opportunities?

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Partnerships

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What is a state-charted legal entity that carries liability separate from owners?

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Corporations

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What is the main difference between a corporation and a partnership?

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A partnership has unlimited liability, limited life, single taxation
A corporation has limited liability, unlimited life, double taxation

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7
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When in a partnership, what gives all partners authority and risks dragging other partners into bad decisions?

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Mutual Agency

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What type of partnership has unlimited liability, mutual agency, and share risk/reward?

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General Partnerships

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What type of partnership has no mutual agency, limited liability, and does not share risk/reward?

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Limited Partnerships

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What combines the advantages of a corporation and partnership?

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Limited Liability Company (LLC)

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What does LLC offer and avoid?

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Offers: limited liability, flexibility, pass though taxation
Avoids: double taxation, unlimited liability, corporate structure

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12
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What are corporations legally required to do?

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Create wealth for owners

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13
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What are three types of corporations?

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Domestic, Foreign, Alien

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14
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Which corporations strive for a sustainable future objective?

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Benefit (B) Corps

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15
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People, Planet, and Profit refers to?

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Triple Bottom Line

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What type of stock gives voting rights and residual claim on assets?

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Common Stock

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17
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What type of stock gives no voting power but has first claim on assets?

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Preferred Stock

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18
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What type of firm is made up of the combination of two firms?

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Merger

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19
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What is it called when a firm buys another firm?

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Acquisition

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20
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What looks like a corporation but is taxed like a sole proprietorship?

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S Corporation

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21
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Who creates a new business in the face of risk and uncertainty to achieve profit and growth?

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Entreprenuers

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22
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What tool exploits change as an opportunity?

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Innovation

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23
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___________ is a part of the entrepreneurial process

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Failure

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24
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Who stimulates innovation and creativity within a large established organization?

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Intrapreneurs

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25
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What type of analysis determine how attractive an industry is for new businesses?

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Opportunity Analysis

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What type of analysis answers to question of whether a business idea should move forward?

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Feasibility Analysis

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What type of analysis determines the degree to which a product/service appeals to consumers?

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Product/Service Analysis

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What type of analysis looks at capital requirements, estimated earnings, and return on investments?

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Financial Analysis

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29
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What systematically evaluates the chances for a business’s success and serves as a “road map” for a business?

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Business Plan

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30
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What is the personal investment owners put in a firm?

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Equity Capital

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31
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What do investors assume when investing in a new company?

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The risk of losing money (Risk Capital)

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32
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What is often the most common first source of money for starting businesses?

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Personal Savings

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33
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Which type of investors are best when a company has outgrown the capacity of family and friends but comes at the exchange for stocks?

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Angel Investors

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34
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What is the first time a firm sells stock to the public?

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Initial public offering (IPO)

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35
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Who creates goals, maintains the status quo and directs employees?

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Managers

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36
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Who creates a vision, changes agents, take risks, and coaches employees?

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Leaders

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37
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What are the 4 functions of management?

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Planning, Leading, Organizing, and Controlling

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38
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Which function sets goals and standards, develops strategies, and determines resources?

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Planning

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39
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Which function guides and motivates employees, gives assignments, routines, policies, and feeback?

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Leading

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40
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Which function prepares a structure of authority, trains and recruits employees, and established procedures to establish goals?

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Organizing

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41
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Which function measures results, rewards performance, and takes corrective action?

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Controlling

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42
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What is the outline of a firms fundamental purpose?

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Mission Statement

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43
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What gives a firm a sense of purpose and a set of values?

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Vision

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44
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What type of analysis looks at internal strengths and weaknesses?

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SWOT anaylsis

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45
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What type of analysis looks at external opportunities and threats?

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SWOT Analysis

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46
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Which form of planning involves setting broad long-term goals?

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Strategic Planning

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47
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Which form of planning develops short-term objectives and answers what is to be done, who does it, and how it is done?

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Tactical Planning

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48
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Which form of planning sets standards and schedules necessary to implement firm’s objectives?

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Operational Planning

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49
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Which form of planning creates back up plans for when goals and objectives aren’t achieved?

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Contingency Planning

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50
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What is the free movement of people, goods, services, and capital across international borders?

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Globalization

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51
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Which organization polices the world trading system?

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World Trade Organization

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52
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What maintains order in the global money system?

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International Monetary Fund

53
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Buying from another country is an example of…

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Importing

54
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Selling to another country is an example of…

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Exporting

55
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What is the idealized movement of goods and services without economic or political barriers?

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Free Trade

56
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What process involves a firm obtainning goods and services from an outside or foreign supplier?

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Outsourcing

57
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What is the comparison of the value of exports to the value imports?

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Balance of Trade

58
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When the value of exports is greater than the value of imports…

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Trade Surplus (good)

59
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When the value of exports is less than the value of imports…

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Trade Deficit (bad)

60
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What forces can affect trade?

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Sociocultural, economic, legal, environmental

61
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Are there global regulations on trade?

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No, each country has its own laws and regulations

62
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What provides rights to manufacture a product to a foreign company for a fee?

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Licensing

63
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What sells rights for idea/name and to sell product in a given area?

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Franchising

64
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What is it called when a foreign company produces private label goods to which a domestic company attaches trademark?

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Contact Manufacturing (outsourcing)

65
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What is a partnership in which 2 or more firms join to undertake a major project?

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Joint Venture

66
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What is a partnership that helps each other build a competitive advantage?

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Strategic Alliance

67
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What is it called when permanent property is bought in a foreign nation?

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Foreign Direct Investment

68
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What is the tax on imported goods?

A

Tariffs

69
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What is one way governments can increase their revenue and protect domestic producers?

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Tariffs

70
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What is a government payment to domestic producers?

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Subsidies

71
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What is the direct restriction on quantity of imported goods?

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Import quota

72
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What is the interference of a foreign market by selling goods below fair market price?

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Dumping

73
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What is a regional group of countries with common external tariffs and coordinated laws?

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Common Market

74
Q

What are the 3 levels of ethical standards?

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Legal, Organizational Polices/Procedures, Moral Stance

75
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Where does ethics start?

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From the top

76
Q

The rights to safety, be informed, choose, be heard are …

A

Rights of Consumers

77
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What are some roots of unethical behavior?

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personal ethics code, culture, ignorance, unrealistic goals, unethical leadership

78
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What established new enhanced standards for US company boards, management, and accounting firms?

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Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002

79
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What established comprehensive regulation of financial markets, tighter regulation of credit rating agencies, and consumer protection reform?

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Dodd-Frank Act 2010

80
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What are the accepted principles of right or wrong in governing the conduct of business people?

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Business Ethics

81
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What governs product liability?

A

Tort Laws

82
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What governs contracts and breaches of contracts?

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Contract Laws

83
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What provides protection of ideas?

A

Intellectual Property Laws

84
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What governs competitive behavior?

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Antitrust Laws

85
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What governs the issuing and selling of securities?

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Securities Laws

86
Q

Embezzlement, information manipulation, anticompetitive behavior, environmental degradation are examples of …

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Ethical issues that prioritize the bottom line

87
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Which philosophy dictates the responsibility to profit lawfully?

A

Fredman Doctrine

88
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Which philosophy dictates that responsibility falls on those that are affected by company decisions?

A

Stakeholder Theory

89
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What is an externality?

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When other people pay bills for firm’s impact on society

90
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This ethic code prevents unlawful behavior through increasing control and penalizing…

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Compliance-Based

91
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This ethic code prevents unlawful behavior through guiding values, environment, and shared accountability…

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Integrity-Based

92
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What requires private property, freedom of choice, right to keep profits, and fair competition?

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Private Enterprise

93
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How does the government intervene to ensure a private enterprise?

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Through laws and industry regulations

94
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What is established by judges when setting disputes?

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Common Law

95
Q

What is enacted by federal and state legislature?

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Statuary Law

96
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What are regulations created by federal and state administrative agencies?

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Administrative Law

97
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Which branch of government enforces laws?

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Judiciary

98
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What law involves disputes between government and individuals and can result in fines or imprisonment?

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Criminal Law

99
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What law involves disputes between two individuals and results in fines?

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Civil Law

100
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Are the owners of a corporation affected when said corporation is taken to court?

A

No because corporations are their own single entity separate from owners

101
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Assault, slander, libel, fraud and product liability are examples of

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Torts

102
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False investments and hurting someone through deception and manipulation are examples of

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Fraud

103
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Which dispute resolutions involve binding or non-binding results?

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Arbitration

104
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Which dispute resolutions involves only non-binding results?

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Mediation

105
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What type of property includes real estate and permanently attached property?

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Real Property

106
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What type of property includes tangle and intangible items?

A

Personal Property

107
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What type of property includes items made by a person’s creative activity?

A

Intellectual Property

108
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What are the exclusive rights to an invention in exchange for public disclosure?

A

Patents

109
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How long do patents last?

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20 years

110
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What are the exclusive rights to symbols, name, sounds, and brand?

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Trademark

111
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What are the exclusive rights to documents?

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Copyright

112
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What is a legally enforceable agreement between 2 or more parties?

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Contract

113
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Legal purpose, consideration, and voluntary agreement make up…

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Elements of a Contract

114
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Minors, intoxicated, coerced, mentally unstable, and insane lack…

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Contractual Capacity

115
Q

What law gives debtor a fresh start by relieving debts?

A

Bankruptcy

116
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What seeks to harmonize commercial transactions across states?

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Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

117
Q

What describes the rationale for how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value?

A

Business Model

118
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Which segment includes needs, solutions, customer satisfaction, and value?

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Value Proposition

119
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Which segment includes who and why questions?

A

Consumer Segment

120
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Which segment includes the movement of product from company to consumer?

A

Channel

121
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Which segment includes how to get, grow, and keep customers?

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Customer Relationships

122
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Why is it most important to maintain current customers?

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Current customers are the best source of revenue, referrals, and new ideas

123
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Which segment includes strategies to make money from customers?

A

Revenue

124
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Which segment includes most important assets required to make a business work?

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Key Resources

125
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Which segment includes most important supplies and partners to make a business work?

A

Key Partnerships

126
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Which segment includes production, problem solving, and supply chain management?

A

Key Activities

127
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Which segment includes the cost to operate a business?

A

Cost Structure

128
Q

What is a tool for communication and growth?

A

Business Model Canvas

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