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European Particle Physics Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Employer/Employee Relations—
Laboratory, 199 Act, 169 Employees Lose Jobs and
European Union (EU), 14, 86, 666 Federal Old-Age and Survivors Retirement, 652
Exchange rates, 92–93 Insurance Trust Fund and Ethics—Cost Cutting at any
Excise tax, 177 Federal Disability Insurance Cost, 408
Executive information system Trust Fund (OASDI), 630 Ethics—Costs Versus Jobs, 307
(EIS), 202 Federal Reserve Board, 424 Ethics—Improved Credit Ratings
Executive summary, 279 Federal Reserve district banks, 450 Don’t Always Help, 488
Executive/entrepreneur Federal Reserve System (Fed), 450 Ethics—The Wage Issue, 43
occupations, 682 Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Global Innovation—Business Via
Executives, 273–274 164, 169, 173, 200, 550, 601 the Internet, 90
Exit interviews, 628 Federal Water Pollution Control Global Perspectives—India’s
Expense and return ratios, 145 Act, 39 Changing Economy, 68
Expenses, 404 Feedback, 240, 256 Global Quality—ISO standards,
Experian, 482, 488 File server, 197 523
Expert power, 300 Finance, 4–5 Global Sales—Chaebol—A South
Exporting, 88 Finance companies, 451–452 Korean E-commerce Club,
Extended coverage, 496 Financial consultant, 412 604
Extended product, 561 Financial firms, 437 Innovation—Ideas for Sale, 680
External environment, 668 Financial information, 409–413 Innovation—The Net’s Booster
External factors, 325 Financial institutions, 447, 450, 458 Rocket—The Web, 199
External motivation, 357 Financial ratios, 411–412 Internet Ethics—Internet
Extranets, 198 Financial records, 388–394 Advertising, 173
Exxon Valdez, 39 Financial reports Labeling Ethics—Communicating
balance sheet, 401–404 to Change Attitudes, 251
F income statement, 404–406 Management Innovation—
Factor, 433 Financial services, outsourcing, 389 Putting Employees First, 341
Factors of production, 54–55 Financial services companies, Management Innovation—Total
Fair competition, 163–165 452–453 Quality Management, 281
Fair Credit Billing Act, 228 Financial statements, 401, 416 Partnerships—Ben and Jerry’s
Fair Credit Reporting Act, 484 Financial transaction cards, 478–480 Homemade, Inc., 129
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Financing, 539 Retail Strategy—Retailers that
484 Fire insurance, 496 Changed Business, 552
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Firefox, 196 Social Responsibility—Increasing
630 Firewalls, 200 Employment Opportunities
False advertising, 164, 601 First-level managers, 284–287 through the ADA, 629
Family and Medical Leave Act Fixed assets, 391–392, 396 Tax Ethics—Tax Fairness and E-
(FMLA), 631 Flame, 244 Commerce, 221
Family businesses, 112 Flat tax, 175 Teamwork—Changing the Face
Family-friendly practices, 38 Flattened organization, 347 of Manufacturing, 367
Federal agencies, 164–165, 433 Flexible management, 308 Telemarketing—Doing It Right,
Federal and state credit laws, Flex-time, 649 570
483–484 Flood insurance, 498 Follow-up, 603, 605
Federal Aviation Administration, Flowcharts, 281, 332 Food and Drug Administration
165 Focus on (FDA), 165, 169, 251,
Federal Communications Business Innovation—Banks 524–525
Commission (FCC), 165, 601 Team with Telecoms, 460 Food and drugs regulations, 169
Federal Deposit Insurance Business Innovation—Dell Ford, Henry, 517
Corporation (FDIC), Direct, 13 Ford Motor Company, 118, 137,
450–451, 459 Business Innovation—Taking 150, 173, 255
Federal Environmental Pesticide UPS Public, 431 Foreign companies, 8, 98
Control Act, 39 Corporate Ethics—Trouble in the Foreign goods, 9
Federal Express, 13 Boardroom, 144 Foreign investment, 84
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