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Informal communications, Interest-bearing checking accounts, International trade, 74, 83, 95–96,
247–248, 356 461–462 98
Informal reviews, 655 Intermittent processing, 517–518 International transactions, 96
Informal training, 655–656 Internal environment, 668 Internet, 7, 32, 44–45, 190, 194,
Information, 190, 197–198, 241 Internal factors, 325 199, 205–206, 214, 682
Information liability, 170 Internal motivation, 357 activities, 218
Information management, 197 Internal Revenue Service (IRS), advertising, 173, 222–223, 595
Information overload, 200 152, 179, 392, 457 blogs, 667
Information security, 198, 200, 492 International Academy of Digital business use, 90, 195, 214,
Information systems, 200–202, 371 Arts and Sciences, 225 216–218
Information technology, 684 International business car buyers, 591
ING, 453 balance of trade, 96–98 career planning resources, 685
Initial public offering (IPO), 431, buying U.S. businesses, 92 communicating with businesses,
438 career opportunities, 98–100 216
Initiative, 298 communication and communication, 216, 223
Innovation, 7 transportation, 86–87 competitive information, 217
Dell Direct, 13 cultural differences, 42, 93 connections to, 214
efficiency, 10–11 currency values, 92–93 direct distribution, 567–568
Installment credit, 476 domestic market changes, 85 domains, 214
Insurable interest, 492 exporting, 88 dot-com business, 219
Insurance, 489, 496–498, 618, 647 factors related to, 83 electronic banking, 458
basic concepts, 491–493 forms, 88–89 e-mail, 667
bonding, 499 government policies, 91–93 ethics, 173
business operations, 499 importing, 88 group-purchasing program, 604
cancellation, 492 international licensing, 88 growth, 214–216
cost, 619 International Monetary Fund human resources, 650
deductibles, 492–493 (IMF), 86 India, 68
insurable interest, 492 joint ventures, 88 information security, 492
international operations, 499–500 multinational firms, 89 international employment, 96
liability insurance, 499 profit, 85 leading businesses, 222, 223
life insurance, 498–499 reasons for growth, 84–87 manufacturing, 524–525
malpractice insurance, 499 rules of business, 82 newsgroups, 667
medical payments insurance, 497 scope, 82–84 pricing, 593
need for, 489 strategic alliances, 89 recruiting personnel, 625
premiums, 491 subsidiaries, 88–89 research, 217, 223
property insurance, 495–496 trading blocs, 85–86 sales to consumers, 215–216
rates, 491–492 World Bank, 86 service businesses challenges,
reasonably predictable losses, 491 World Trade Organization 528–529
reducing risk, 489–490 (WTO), 85 social networking sites, 227
selecting and buying, 495–497 International business careers, specialty goods, 549
Insurance agents, 495 682–683 training programs, 678
Insurance companies, 433, 437, International competition, U.S. sales, 214
452, 491–492, 496 665–666 usage, 196
Intangible, 526, 528 International employment, 96 World Wide Web (WWW),
Integrated marketing channels, International financial data, 424 194–195
568–569 International licensing, 88 Internet Advertising Bureau, 222,
Intel Corporation, 192 International managers, 99–100 595
Intellectual property, 167–169, 214 International Monetary Fund Internet banks, 458
Interest rates, 456–457, 462–463 (IMF), 86, 97–98 Internet business addresses, 228
capital, 435–436 International operations, 499–500 Internet commerce, 552
economic growth, 73 International Organization for Internet companies, 665
“Rule of 78,” 456 Standardization (ISO), 517, 523 Internet Explorer, 164
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