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B 202 Glossary
Business Essentials
Term | Definition |
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alternative resource | a resource that can be used in place of another |
automation | a method of operating or controlling a process in which tasks are completed by automatic means, such as technology, reducing human effort and labor |
baby boomers | a term used to refer to individuals who were born between the years 1946 and 1964 |
capital goods | manufactured or constructed items that are used to produce goods and services |
conserve | to slow down the use of something to make its supply last longer than it would otherwise |
consumer goods and services | products produced for personal consumption |
demographics | information used to describe a population |
economic resources | the human and natural resources and capital goods used to produce goods and services |
employee assistance program | a project organized and sponsored by a company to help its employees |
entrepreneurs | people who assume the risks of starting and operating businesses |
entrepreneurship | starting and building a business |
factors of production | productive resources; human and natural resources and capital goods; also known as economical resources |
financial capital | money needed to operate a business |
flextime | a scheduling procedure in which employees select their own working hours as long as they work the required amount of hours |
fossil fuels | nonrenewable carbon-based energy sources formed underground from the fossil remains of plants and animals |
generation x | a term used to refer to individuals who were born between the years 1965 and 1980 |
generation y | a term used to refer to individuals who were born between the years 1981 and 1995 |
human resources | people who work to produce goods and services |
inventory | stock of goods |
just-in-time inventory | an inventory method in which goods are ordered so that they arrive when they are needed rather than being stockpiled |
natural resources | items that are found in nature nd used to produce goods and services |
nonrenewable resources | natural resources that may become completely depleted. natural resources that cant be replenished after use |
producers | the people who make or provide goods and services |
production | the economic process or activity of produces goods and services |
raw materials | items in their natural state or condition |
resource owners | those who provide human resources natural resources and capital goods in order for production to take place |
shared item | when two employees share the responsibility for one full time position |
stock piling | maintaining a large inventory |
technology | scientific applications to business objectives or the methods used to attain those objectives |