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Business Characteris
| Producers | businesses which develop products for distribution from raw goods |
| Raw Goods | materials derived from natural resources |
| Processors | businesses which change raw goods into a more finished form, known as processed goods |
| Manufacturers | businesses which change raw or processed goods into finished goods |
| Intermediaries | businesses which move finished goods from one business to another by buying, storing and reselling goods; often referred to as “middlemen” |
| Service Firms | businesses which provide services to consumers and other businesses |
| Non-profit Organizations | businesses which provide goods and services to businesses and individuals,but operate on donations, volunteers and philanthropists rather than profit |
| Human Resources | department responsible for maintaining the employment process, training and developing staff and following laws and proper procedures |
| Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs | pyramid expressing the needs of people in levels: basic needs, safety, belongingness, love, esteem and self-actualization |
| Cooperation | process of effectively working together in group settings |
| Management | process of reaching a company’s goals and objectives by utilizing its resources; department responsible for the management process |
| Accounting | process of recording, classifying, summarizing and reporting the financial position of a business |
| Assets | items of value owned by a business |
| Liabilities | debts or obligations of a business |
| Accounting Equation | Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity |
| Balance Sheet | financial statement which reports totals in asset, liability and owner’s equity accounts |
| Income Statement | financial statement which reports net income or net loss of a company |
| Finance | department responsible for managing the use of company funds, obtaining needed funds and creating a financial plan |
| Marketing | department responsible for creating products which meet consumer wants and needs, guiding products through the product life cycle and understanding consumers through marketing research |
| Marketing Mix | four interrelated marketing strategies used to meet consumer needs; consist of product, price, promotion and place |
| Product Life Cycle | marketing theory stating the stages experienced by products and services from their introduction to their decline; consists of four stages: introduction, growth, maturity, decline |
| Production | department responsible for producing goods and services in the most efficient and cost-effective manner |
| Distribution | department responsible for distributing goods and services in the most efficient and cost-effective manner |