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Business Essentials Ch. 1 Vocabulary
Chapter 1 Vocabulary for Business Essentials, 6th Edition, by Ebert and Griffin
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08/11/2011

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business
Definition
An organization the provides goods or services to earn profits (5)
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profits
Definition
The difference between a business's revenues and its expenses (5)
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external environment
Definition
Everything outside an organization's boundaries that might affect it (6)
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domestic business environment
Definition
The environment in which a firm conducts its operations and derives its revenues (7)
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global business environment
Definition
The international forces that affect a business (7)
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technological environment
Definition
All the ways by which firms create value for their constituents (7)
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political-legal environment
Definition
The relationship between business and government (7)
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sociocultural environment
Definition
The customs, mores, values and demographic characteristics of the society in which an organization functions (8)
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economic system
Definition
A nation's system for allocating its resources among its citizens (8)
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factors of production
Definition
Resources used in the production of goods and services - labor, capital, entrepreneurs, physical resources and information resources (8)
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labor (human resources)
Definition
Physical and mental capabilities of people as they contribute to economic production (8)
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capital
Definition
Funds needed to create and operate a business enterprise (8)
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entrepreneur
Definition
Individual who accepts the risks and opportunities involved in creating and operating a new business venture (9)
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physical resources
Definition
Tangible items organizations use in the conduct of their businesses (10)
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information resources
Definition
Data and other information used by businesses (10)
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planned economy
Definition
Economy that relies on a centralized government to control all or most factors of production and to make all or most production and allocation decisions. (11)
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planned economy
Definition
Economy that relies on a centralized government to control all or most factors of production and to make all or most production and allocation decisions. (11)
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market economy
Definition
Economy in which individuals control production and allocation decisions through supply and demand (11)
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communism
Definition
Political system in which the government owns and operates all factors of production (11)
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market
Definition
Mechanism for exchange between buyers and sellers of a particular good or service (11)
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capitalism
Definition
System that sanctions the private ownership of the factors of production and encourages entrepreneurship by offering profits as an incentive (12)
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mixed market economy
Definition
Economic system featuring characteristics of both planned and market economies (12)
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privatization
Definition
Process of converting government enterprises into privately own companies (12)
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socialism
Definition
Planned economic system in which the government owns and operates only selected major sources of production (12)
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demand
Definition
willingness and ability of buyers to purchase a good or service (13)
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supply
Definition
The willingness and ability of producers to offer a good or service for sale (14)
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law of demand
Definition
Principle that buyers will purchase (demand) more of a product as its price drops and less as its price increases (14)
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law of supply
Definition
Principle that producers will offer (supply) more of a product for sale as its price rises and less as its price drops (14)
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demand curve
Definition
Graph showing how many units of a product will be demanded (bought) at different prices (14)
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supply curve
Definition
Graph showing how many units of a product will be supplied (offered for sale) at different prices (14)
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surplus
Definition
situation in which quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded (14)
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shortage
Definition
Situation in which quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied (14)
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private enterprise
Definition
Economic system that allows individuals to pursue their own interests without undue government restriction (15)
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competition
Definition
Vying among businesses for the same resources or customers (16)
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perfect competition
Definition
Market or industry characterized by numerous small firms producing an identical product (16)
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monopolistic competition
Definition
Market or industry characterized by numerous buyers and relatively numerous sellers trying to differentiate their products from those of competitors (17)
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oligopoly
Definition
Market or industry characterized by a handful of (generally large) sellers with the power to influence the price of their products (17)
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monopoly
Definition
Market or industry in which there is only one producer that can therefore set the prices of its products (17)
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economic indicator
Definition
A statistic that helps assess the performance of an economy (18)
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business cycle
Definition
Short-term pattern of economic expansions and contractions (19)
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aggregate output
Definition
The total quantity of goods and services produced by an economic system during a given period (19)
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standard of living
Definition
The total quantity and quality of goods and services people can purchase with the currency used in their economic system (19)
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gross domestic product (GDP)
Definition
Total value of all goods and service produced within a given period by a national economy through domestic factors of production (20)
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gross national product (GNP)
Definition
Total value of all goods and services produced by a national economy within a given period regardless of where the factors of production are located (20)
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real GDP
Definition
Gross domestic product adjusted to account for changes in currency values and price changes (20)
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real GDP
Definition
Gross domestic product adjusted to account for changes in currency values and price changes (20)
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nominal GDP
Definition
Gross domestic product measured in current dollars or with a components valued at current prices (20)
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purchasing power parity
Definition
The principle that exchange rates are set so that the prices of similar products in different countries are about the same (20)
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productivity
Definition
A measure of economic growth that compares how much a system produces with the resources needed the produce it (21)
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balance of trade
Definition
The economic value of all the products that a country exports minus the value of all the products it imports (22)
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national debt
Definition
The amount of money the government owes its creditors (23)
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stability
Definition
Condition in which the amount of money available in an economic system and the quantity of goods and services produced in it are growing at about the same rate (24)
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inflation
Definition
Occurs when widespread price increases occur throughout an economic system (24)
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consumer price index (CPI)
Definition
A measure of the prices of typical products purchased by consumers living in urban areas (24)
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unemployment
Definition
The level of joblessness among people actively seeking work in an economic system (25)
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recession
Definition
A period during which aggregate output, as measured by GDP, declines (26)
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depression
Definition
A prolonged and deep recession (26)
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fiscal policies
Definition
Policies used by a government regarding how it collects and spends revenue (26)
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monetary policies
Definition
Policies used by a government to control the size of its money supply (26)
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stabilization policy
Definition
Government economic policy intended to smooth out fluctuations in output and unemployment and to stabilize prices (27)
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