Question | Answer |
What activity lies at the heart of every business endeavor? | An exchange between a buyer and a seller. |
What are the primary objectivies of a not-for-profit organization? | Place public service above profits, although they need to raise money in order to operate and achieve their social goals. |
What are the four basic factors of productions? | Natural Resources, Captial, Human Resources, and Entrepreneurship. |
What input of production includes all productive inputs that are useful in their Natural States? | Natural Resources |
What input of production includes technology, tools, information, and physical facilities? | Capital |
What input of production includes anyone who works for the firm? | Human Resources |
What input of production includes anyone who has the willingness to take risks to create and operate a business? | Entrepreneurship |
What are the four types of Capital? | Technology, Tools, information, and Physical Facilities |
What term is used to describe a system that rewards firms for their ability to perceive and serve the needs and demands of consumers? | The Private enterprise system |
What is the alternative term for private enterprise system? | Capitalism |
What is the most basic freedom under the private enterprise system? | The most basic freedom is the right to private property |
What is an entrepreneur? | A risk taker who is willing to start, own, and operate a business. |
What Era in Business History was primarily aguicultural? | Colonial (Prior to 1776) |
What Era in Business History introduced Mass production by Semiskilled workers, aided by machines? | Industrial Revolution (1760-1850) |
What Era in Business History made advances in technology and increased demand for manufactured goods, leading to enormous entrepreneurial opportunities? | Industrial entrepreneurs (Late 1880s) |
What Era in Business History put a emphasis on producing more goods faster, leading to production innovations such as assembly lines? | Production (Through the 1920s) |
What Era in Business History introduced Consumer orientation, seeking to understand and satisfy needs and preferences of customer groups. | Marketing (Since 1950s) |
What Era in Business History began understanding that benefits derived from deep, ongoing links with individual customers, employees, suppliers, and other businesses | Relationship (Began in the 1990s) |
What is the difference between transcaction management and relationship management? | Transaction management focues on building, promoting and selling enough products to cover costs. Relationship management depends on ties with customers and other parties. |
Is the labor pool shrinking or growing? | Shrinking |
What do Managers of the 21st century need to be successful? | Vision and the ability to perceive changes in the marketplace |
Why is vision so important in a manager's position? | So, they can help companies to adapt to changes in the marketplaces. |
What term describes the ability to analyze and assess information to pinpoint problems or opportunities? | Critical thinking |
What term describes the capacity to develop novel solutions to perceived organizational problems? | Creativity |
What kind of company has the attributes of being Socially responsible and profitable, with stable growth, safe work environment and provide high quality goods and services? | Admirable Companies |