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Business glossary

abnormal profits	abnormal_profits.html
above the line promotion	above_the_line_promotion.html
absolute poverty	absolute_poverty.html
absorption cost pricing	absorption_cost_pricing.html
absorption costing	absorption_costing.html
acid test ratio	acid_test_ratio.html
acquired advantages	acquired_advantages.html
activity rate	activity_rate.html
activity ratios	activity_ratios.html
ad valorem	ad_valorem.html
ad valorem tax	ad_valorem_tax.html
added value	added_value.html
advertising	advertising.html
aggregate demand	aggregate_demand.html
aggregate supply	aggregate_supply.html
alienation	alienation.html
amortisation	amortisation.html
ancillary firms	ancillary_firms.html
annual general meeting	annual_general_meeting.html
ansoff matrix	ansoff_matrix.html
appreciation	appreciation.html
appropriation account	appropriation_account.html
arbitration	arbitration.html
asset stripping	asset_stripping.html
assets	assets.html
auditing	auditing.html
autocratic leadership	autocratic_leadership.html
average cost	average_cost.html
average cost pricing	average_cost_pricing.html
average earnings	average_earnings.html
average rate of return	average_rate_of_return.html
average revenue	average_revenue.html
average revenue curve	average_revenue_curve.html
average total cost	average_total_cost.html
average variable cost	average_variable_cost.html
backward integration	backward_integration.html
balance of payments	balance_of_payments.html
balance sheet	balance_sheet.html
bank of england	bank_of_england.html
bankruptcy	bankruptcy.html
barriers	barriers.html
barriers to entry	barriers_to_entry.html
barter	barter.html
base rate	base_rate.html
base year	base_year.html
batch production	batch_production.html
belbin	belbin.html
below the line promotion	below_the_line_promotion.html
benchmarking	benchmarking.html
benefits	benefits.html
book value	book_value.html
book-keeping	book_keeping.html
boston matrix	boston_matrix.html
bottom line	bottom_line.html
brand	brand.html
brand building	brand_building.html
brand image	brand_image.html
brand loyalty	brand_loyalty.html
branding	branding.html
break-even	break_even.html
break-even charts	break_even_charts.html
break-even pricing	break_even_pricing.html
budget	budget.html
budget deficit	budget_deficit.html
budget surplus	budget_surplus.html
buffer stock	buffer_stock.html
building societies	building_societies.html
business cycle	business_cycle.html
buyer's market	buyer_s_market.html
buying economies of scale	buying_economies_of_scale.html
capacity	capacity.html
capital	capital.html
capital employed	capital_employed.html
capital expenditure	capital_expenditure.html
capital goods	capital_goods.html
capital intensive	capital_intensive.html
cartel	cartel.html
cash	cash.html
cash cows	cash_cows.html
cash flow	cash_flow.html
cash flow forecast	cash_flow_forecast.html
cell production	cell_production.html
chain of command	chain_of_command.html
chain of distribution	chain_of_distribution.html
chain of production	chain_of_production.html
chairman	chairman.html
channels of communication	channels_of_communication.html
channels of distribution	channels_of_distribution.html
circular flow	circular_flow.html
circular flow of income	circular_flow_of_income.html
closed shop	closed_shop.html
co-operative	co_operative.html
collusion	collusion.html
collusive oligopoly	collusive_oligopoly.html
command economy	command_economy.html
common market	common_market.html
competition based pricing	competition_based_pricing.html
competition policy	competition_policy.html
competitive advantage	competitive_advantage.html
competitive conditions	competitive_conditions.html
competitive markets	competitive_markets.html
complementary goods	complementary_goods.html
computer aided design	computer_aided_design.html
concentration ratios	concentration_ratios.html
conglomerate merger	conglomerate_merger.html
consumer expenditure	consumer_expenditure.html
consumer goods	consumer_goods.html
consumer loyalty	consumer_loyalty.html
consumer sovereignty	consumer_sovereignty.html
consumer taste	consumer_taste.html
consumption	consumption.html
contract of employment	contract_of_employment.html
contribution	contribution.html
contribution pricing	contribution_pricing.html
copyright	copyright.html
core values	core_values.html
corporate culture	corporate_culture.html
corporation tax	corporation_tax.html
cost based pricing	cost_based_pricing.html
cost benefit analysis	cost_benefit_analysis.html
cost centres	cost_centres.html
cost curve	cost_curve.html
cost of living	cost_of_living.html
cost plus pricing	cost_plus_pricing.html
cost push inflation	cost_push_inflation.html
cost-plus pricing	cost_plus_pricing.html
costs of production	costs_of_production.html
credit control	credit_control.html
credit note	credit_note.html
critical mass	critical_mass.html
critical path analysis	critical_path_analysis.html
current account	current_account.html
current account balance	current_account_balance.html
current account deficit	current_account_deficit.html
current account surplus	current_account_surplus.html
current assets	current_assets.html
current liabilities	current_liabilities.html
current ratio	current_ratio.html
customer focus	customer_focus.html
customs union	customs_union.html
cutting edge	cutting_edge.html
cyclical unemployment	cyclical_unemployment.html
data protection act	data_protection_act.html
de-layering	de_layering.html
debentures	debentures.html
debt collection period	debt_collection_period.html
debt factoring	debt_factoring.html
debtors	debtors.html
decision tree	decision_tree.html
deed of partnership	deed_of_partnership.html
deflate	deflate.html
deflation	deflation.html
deflationary policies	deflationary_policies.html
deindustrialisation	deindustrialisation.html
delegation	delegation.html
demand based pricing	demand_based_pricing.html
demand curve	demand_curve.html
demand pull inflation	demand_pull_inflation.html
demarcation	demarcation.html
demerger	demerger.html
democratic leadership	democratic_leadership.html
demography	demography.html
depreciation	depreciation.html
depreciation of sterling	depreciation_of_sterling.html
deregulation	deregulation.html
desk research	desk_research.html
determinants of demand	determinants_of_demand.html
determinants of supply	determinants_of_supply.html
devaluation of sterling	devaluation_of_sterling.html
developed countries	developed_countries.html
developing countries	developing_countries.html
differentiated products	differentiated_products.html
differentiation	differentiation.html
diminishing returns	diminishing_returns.html
direct costs	direct_costs.html
direct mail	direct_mail.html
direct marketing	direct_marketing.html
direct taxes	direct_taxes.html
directors	directors.html
discounted cash flow	discounted_cash_flow.html
discounting	discounting.html
discrimination	discrimination.html
diseconomies of scale	diseconomies_of_scale.html
dismissal	dismissal.html
disposable income	disposable_income.html
distribution of income	distribution_of_income.html
diversification	diversification.html
dividend	dividend.html
dividend cover	dividend_cover.html
dividend yield ratio	dividend_yield_ratio.html
division of labour	division_of_labour.html
dog	dog.html
drucker	drucker.html
dumping	dumping.html
duopoly	duopoly.html
earliest starting time	earliest_starting_time.html
earnings per share	earnings_per_share.html
economic growth	economic_growth.html
economic order quantity	economic_order_quantity.html
economies of scale	economies_of_scale.html
education	education.html
effective exchange rate	effective_exchange_rate.html
elastic	elastic.html
elasticity	elasticity.html
elasticity of demand	elasticity_of_demand.html
elasticity of supply	elasticity_of_supply.html
employers' organisations	employers__organisations.html
empowerment	empowerment.html
entrepreneur	entrepreneur.html
entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship.html
environmental audit	environmental_audit.html
equilibrium	equilibrium.html
equilibrium price	equilibrium_price.html
equities	equities.html
ethics	ethics.html
euro	euro.html
european union	european_union.html
excess demand	excess_demand.html
excess supply	excess_supply.html
exchange rate	exchange_rate.html
exchange rate mechanism (erm)	exchange_rate_mechanism_erm.html
excise duties	excise_duties.html
exports	exports.html
extension strategies	extension_strategies.html
external diseconomies of scale	external_diseconomies_of_scale.html
external growth	external_growth.html
external recruitment	external_recruitment.html
external shock	external_shock.html
factoring	factoring.html
factors of production	factors_of_production.html
fayol	fayol.html
field research	field_research.html
field trials	field_trials.html
financial economies of scale	financial_economies_of_scale.html
financial institutions	financial_institutions.html
fiscal policy	fiscal_policy.html
fixed assets	fixed_assets.html
fixed costs	fixed_costs.html
fixed exchange rates	fixed_exchange_rates.html
flatter organisations	flatter_organisations.html
flexibility	flexibility.html
floating exchange rates	floating_exchange_rates.html
flow production	flow_production.html
focus groups	focus_groups.html
footloose industry	footloose_industry.html
forecasting	forecasting.html
foreign exchange market	foreign_exchange_market.html
formal groups	formal_groups.html
forward integration	forward_integration.html
four p's	four_p_s.html
franchise	franchise.html
franchising	franchising.html
free float	free_float.html
free market economy	free_market_economy.html
frictional unemployment	frictional_unemployment.html
fringe benefits	fringe_benefits.html
full capacity	full_capacity.html
full cost pricing	full_cost_pricing.html
gearing ratio	gearing_ratio.html
globalisation	globalisation.html
going concern	going_concern.html
goodwill	goodwill.html
government expenditure	government_expenditure.html
government intervention	government_intervention.html
government policies	government_policies.html
gross domestic product (gdp)	gross_domestic_product_gdp.html
gross profit margin	gross_profit_margin.html
group decision making	group_decision_making.html
handy	handy.html
hawthorne effect	hawthorne_effect.html
headline rate of inflation	headline_rate_of_inflation.html
health and safety	health_and_safety.html
hedging	hedging.html
herzberg	herzberg.html
hierarchy	hierarchy.html
holding company	holding_company.html
horizontal communication	horizontal_communication.html
horizontal integration	horizontal_integration.html
horizontal merger	horizontal_merger.html
human capital	human_capital.html
human resource management	human_resource_management.html
hygiene factors	hygiene_factors.html
import controls	import_controls.html
import prices	import_prices.html
import restrictions	import_restrictions.html
imports	imports.html
income elasticity of demand	income_elasticity_of_demand.html
income tax	income_tax.html
index numbers	index_numbers.html
indirect taxation	indirect_taxation.html
induction	induction.html
industrial action	industrial_action.html
industrial inertia	industrial_inertia.html
industrial location	industrial_location.html
industrial relations	industrial_relations.html
industrial tribunal	industrial_tribunal.html
inelastic	inelastic.html
inflation	inflation.html
informal groups	informal_groups.html
informative advertising	informative_advertising.html
infrastructure	infrastructure.html
innovation	innovation.html
inorganic growth	inorganic_growth.html
insolvency	insolvency.html
intangible assets	intangible_assets.html
integration	integration.html
intellectual assets	intellectual_assets.html
interest	interest.html
interest cover	interest_cover.html
interest rates	interest_rates.html
internal constraints	internal_constraints.html
internal growth	internal_growth.html
internal rate of return	internal_rate_of_return.html
internal recruitment	internal_recruitment.html
international marketing	international_marketing.html
international trade	international_trade.html
intervention	intervention.html
investment	investment.html
investment appraisal	investment_appraisal.html
inward investment	inward_investment.html
job description	job_description.html
job enlargement	job_enlargement.html
job enrichment	job_enrichment.html
job production	job_production.html
job rotation	job_rotation.html
job specification	job_specification.html
joint demand	joint_demand.html
joint supply	joint_supply.html
joint venture	joint_venture.html
just-in-time	just_in_time.html
kanban	kanban.html
known price item	known_price_item.html
labour force	labour_force.html
labour intensive	labour_intensive.html
labour market	labour_market.html
labour turnover	labour_turnover.html
laissez faire	laissez_faire.html
laissez faire leadership	laissez_faire_leadership.html
lateral integration	lateral_integration.html
latest finishing time	latest_finishing_time.html
lead time	lead_time.html
leading edge	leading_edge.html
lean production	lean_production.html
leasing	leasing.html
liabilities	liabilities.html
limit pricing	limit_pricing.html
limited companies	limited_companies.html
limited company	limited_company.html
limited liability	limited_liability.html
linked processes	linked_processes.html
liquid assets	liquid_assets.html
liquidation	liquidation.html
liquidity	liquidity.html
living standards	living_standards.html
loan capital	loan_capital.html
lobbying	lobbying.html
local authorities	local_authorities.html
location	location.html
logo	logo.html
long run	long_run.html
long run average cost curve	long_run_average_cost_curve.html
long term liabilities	long_term_liabilities.html
long term liquidity ratios	long_term_liquidity_ratios.html
loss leader	loss_leader.html
macroeconomic policies	macroeconomic_policies.html
macroeconomics	macroeconomics.html
major player	major_player.html
management	management.html
management accounting	management_accounting.html
management buy-out	management_buy_out.html
margin of safety	margin_of_safety.html
marginal cost	marginal_cost.html
marginal cost curve	marginal_cost_curve.html
marginal cost pricing	marginal_cost_pricing.html
marginal rate of tax	marginal_rate_of_tax.html
mark up	mark_up.html
mark up pricing	mark_up_pricing.html
market concentration	market_concentration.html
market economy	market_economy.html
market leadership	market_leadership.html
market orientated	market_orientated.html
market orientation	market_orientation.html
market penetration	market_penetration.html
market research	market_research.html
market segment	market_segment.html
market segmentation	market_segmentation.html
market share	market_share.html
market stagnation	market_stagnation.html
market structure	market_structure.html
marketing economies of scale	marketing_economies_of_scale.html
marketing mix	marketing_mix.html
maslow	maslow.html
matrix structure	matrix_structure.html
maximum price	maximum_price.html
mcclelland	mcclelland.html
mcgregor	mcgregor.html
means tested	means_tested.html
memorandum of association	memorandum_of_association.html
mergers	mergers.html
micro-environment	micro_environment.html
microeconomic policies	microeconomic_policies.html
microeconomics	microeconomics.html
minimum efficient scale	minimum_efficient_scale.html
minimum price	minimum_price.html
minimum wage	minimum_wage.html
mintzberg	mintzberg.html
mission statement	mission_statement.html
mixed economy	mixed_economy.html
monetary policy	monetary_policy.html
monetary policy committee (mpc)	monetary_policy_committee_mpc.html
money national income	money_national_income.html
monopolistic competition	monopolistic_competition.html
monopoly	monopoly.html
monopoly profits	monopoly_profits.html
multi-skilling	multi_skilling.html
multinational	multinational.html
multinational corporation (mnc)	multinational_corporation_mnc.html
national income	national_income.html
natural advantages	natural_advantages.html
natural resources	natural_resources.html
negotiation	negotiation.html
net assets	net_assets.html
net current assets	net_current_assets.html
net present value	net_present_value.html
net profit margin	net_profit_margin.html
network analysis	network_analysis.html
niche market	niche_market.html
niche marketing	niche_marketing.html
nodes	nodes.html
nominal national income	nominal_national_income.html
nominal rate of interest	nominal_rate_of_interest.html
non-price competition	non_price_competition.html
non-renewable resources	non_renewable_resources.html
non-wage benefits	non_wage_benefits.html
normal profits	normal_profits.html
not for profit	not_for_profit.html
oligopoly	oligopoly.html
operating profit	operating_profit.html
opportunity cost	opportunity_cost.html
ordinary share	ordinary_share.html
organic growth	organic_growth.html
organisational culture	organisational_culture.html
output	output.html
output per worker	output_per_worker.html
overheads	overheads.html
overmanning	overmanning.html
overproduction	overproduction.html
overseas investment	overseas_investment.html
overtime	overtime.html
overtrading	overtrading.html
ownership	ownership.html
packaging	packaging.html
participation	participation.html
participation rate	participation_rate.html
partnership	partnership.html
patent	patent.html
payback period	payback_period.html
penetration pricing	penetration_pricing.html
perfect competition	perfect_competition.html
performance ratios	performance_ratios.html
performance related pay	performance_related_pay.html
person specification	person_specification.html
persuasive advertising	persuasive_advertising.html
pest analysis	pest_analysis.html
pestle analysis	pestle_analysis.html
piece rate	piece_rate.html
place	place.html
point of sale promotion	point_of_sale_promotion.html
policy	policy.html
policy instruments	policy_instruments.html
population	population.html
potential output	potential_output.html
predatory pricing	predatory_pricing.html
preference share	preference_share.html
present value	present_value.html
pressure groups	pressure_groups.html
prestige pricing	prestige_pricing.html
price	price.html
price competition	price_competition.html
price discrimination	price_discrimination.html
price earnings ratio	price_earnings_ratio.html
price elasticity of demand	price_elasticity_of_demand.html
price elasticity of supply	price_elasticity_of_supply.html
price index	price_index.html
price maker	price_maker.html
price taker	price_taker.html
pricing policies	pricing_policies.html
primary data	primary_data.html
primary sector	primary_sector.html
prioritising	prioritising.html
private sector	private_sector.html
privatisation	privatisation.html
problem child	problem_child.html
process innovation	process_innovation.html
product life cycle	product_life_cycle.html
product orientation	product_orientation.html
product portfolio	product_portfolio.html
production	production.html
productive capacity	productive_capacity.html
productivity	productivity.html
profit	profit.html
profit and loss account	profit_and_loss_account.html
profit margin	profit_margin.html
profit maximisation	profit_maximisation.html
profitability ratios	profitability_ratios.html
progressive tax	progressive_tax.html
promotion campaigns	promotion_campaigns.html
public corporations	public_corporations.html
public expenditure	public_expenditure.html
public interest	public_interest.html
public limited company	public_limited_company.html
public relations	public_relations.html
public sector	public_sector.html
published accounts	published_accounts.html
purchasing	purchasing.html
qualitative research	qualitative_research.html
quality assurance	quality_assurance.html
quality circles	quality_circles.html
quantitative research	quantitative_research.html
quick ratio	quick_ratio.html
quotas	quotas.html
rate of interest	rate_of_interest.html
rate of return	rate_of_return.html
ratio analysis	ratio_analysis.html
re-order level	re_order_level.html
real income	real_income.html
real rate of interest	real_rate_of_interest.html
real terms	real_terms.html
real wage	real_wage.html
receivership	receivership.html
redundancy	redundancy.html
reflate	reflate.html
reflationary policies	reflationary_policies.html
regional policy	regional_policy.html
regional problem	regional_problem.html
regional unemployment	regional_unemployment.html
regressive taxes	regressive_taxes.html
regulation	regulation.html
regulatory bodies	regulatory_bodies.html
repositioning	repositioning.html
research and development	research_and_development.html
resources	resources.html
restrictive practices	restrictive_practices.html
retail price index	retail_price_index.html
retained profit	retained_profit.html
return on capital employed (roce)	return_on_capital_employed_roce.html
return on net assets (rona)	return_on_net_assets_rona.html
returns to scale	returns_to_scale.html
revaluation of sterling	revaluation_of_sterling.html
revenue	revenue.html
right first time	right_first_time.html
rising star	rising_star.html
risk-bearing economies of scale	risk_bearing_economies_of_scale.html
role-based	role_based.html
sale and leaseback	sale_and_leaseback.html
sales	sales.html
savings	savings.html
scarcity	scarcity.html
secondary data	secondary_data.html
secondary sector	secondary_sector.html
self employment	self_employment.html
seller's market	seller_s_market.html
share capital	share_capital.html
share issue	share_issue.html
share premium	share_premium.html
shareholders	shareholders.html
shareholders' funds	shareholders__funds.html
shares	shares.html
shock	shock.html
short run	short_run.html
short term liquidity ratios	short_term_liquidity_ratios.html
single currency	single_currency.html
skimming	skimming.html
skimming pricing	skimming_pricing.html
slumpflation	slumpflation.html
small firms	small_firms.html
social audit	social_audit.html
social marketing	social_marketing.html
social security payments	social_security_payments.html
sole trader	sole_trader.html
span of control	span_of_control.html
spare capacity	spare_capacity.html
specialisation	specialisation.html
specific tax	specific_tax.html
stagnation	stagnation.html
stakeholders	stakeholders.html
standards of living	standards_of_living.html
star	star.html
stock exchange	stock_exchange.html
stock turnover	stock_turnover.html
stockpiling	stockpiling.html
stocks	stocks.html
straight line depreciation	straight_line_depreciation.html
strike	strike.html
structural unemployment	structural_unemployment.html
subsidiary	subsidiary.html
subsidies	subsidies.html
subsidy	subsidy.html
substitutes	substitutes.html
supply	supply.html
supply chains	supply_chains.html
supply curve	supply_curve.html
supply side	supply_side.html
supply side economics	supply_side_economics.html
supply side policy	supply_side_policy.html
swot analysis	swot_analysis.html
synergy	synergy.html
takeover	takeover.html
tangible assets	tangible_assets.html
target market	target_market.html
target rate of profit	target_rate_of_profit.html
tariffs	tariffs.html
tax threshold	tax_threshold.html
taylor	taylor.html
teams	teams.html
technical economies of scale	technical_economies_of_scale.html
telemarketing	telemarketing.html
tender	tender.html
tertiary sector	tertiary_sector.html
the budget	the_budget.html
theory x	theory_x.html
theory y	theory_y.html
total costs	total_costs.html
total quality management	total_quality_management.html
total revenue	total_revenue.html
trade cycle	trade_cycle.html
trade mark	trade_mark.html
trade union	trade_union.html
trade war	trade_war.html
trade-off	trade_off.html
trading account	trading_account.html
transfer pricing	transfer_pricing.html
underlying rate of inflation	underlying_rate_of_inflation.html
unemployment	unemployment.html
unemployment rate	unemployment_rate.html
unfair dismissal	unfair_dismissal.html
unique selling point	unique_selling_point.html
unit cost	unit_cost.html
unlimited liability	unlimited_liability.html
vacancies	vacancies.html
value added	value_added.html
values	values.html
variable costs	variable_costs.html
variable pricing	variable_pricing.html
variance	variance.html
variance analysis	variance_analysis.html
vat	vat.html
vertical integration	vertical_integration.html
vertical merger	vertical_merger.html
voluntary export agreements	voluntary_export_agreements.html
wage differentials	wage_differentials.html
wage drift	wage_drift.html
wage rate	wage_rate.html
wage-price spiral	wage_price_spiral.html
wage-wage spiral	wage_wage_spiral.html
wages	wages.html
wants	wants.html
weight-gaining industries	weight_gaining_industries.html
weight-losing industries	weight_losing_industries.html
wild cards	wild_cards.html
work	work.html
work study	work_study.html
workforce	workforce.html
working capital	working_capital.html
working capital cycle	working_capital_cycle.html
working population	working_population.html
works' councils	works__councils.html
yield	yield.html
zero-based budgeting	zero_based_budgeting.html