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U Violence, 37 Wholly owned subsidiary, 88
Virtual communities, 227 Wide area network (WAN), 198
Underground economy, 14 Virtual corporations, 150–151 Wind power, 45
Underwriters, 438, 452 Visa, 474, 478 Win/lose strategy, 254
Unemployment insurance, 631, 648 Vision, 326 Winning Edge Event Prep
Unethical behavior, 41 Voice over Internet Protocol Desktop Publishing Event, 509
Uniform Commercial Code, 483 (VoIP), 216 E-Commerce Management Team
Uniform Commercial Credit Code, Voice-recognition systems, 191 Decision-Making Event, 267
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Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Volkswagen, 84 Emerging Business Issues Team
Vonage, 222
Event, 109
126
Unilever, 129 Voting rights, 141–142 Human Resources Management
United Parcel Service (UPS), 13, W Event, 695
431, 573 Marketing Management Series
United States, 58 W-4 form, 392 Event, 385
balance-of-payment deficit, 96–97 Wages, 66–67, 617–618, 641 Presentation Management
capitalism, 60 Wal-Mart, 137, 222–223, 552, Individual Event, 187
economic, technical, and political 562, 566 Retail Merchandising Series
power, 29 Walt Disney Productions, 118, Event, 613
foreign investment, 84 170–171 Wireless communications, 190,
gross domestic product (GDP), 14 Walton, Sam, 552 245
Hispanic purchasing power, 30 Warehouses, 375, 575 Wireless Zone, 17
North American Free Trade Warranty, 561 Women, 32–34, 36, 308
Agreement (NAFTA), 86 Warranty Act, 170 Work coach, 280
obesity epidemic, 37 Water, 520 Work environment, 672–674
population, 29–34 Water transportation, 574 Work processes, 667
poverty, 16 Web. See World Wide Web Work rules, 313–314, 330
United Way, 153 Web addresses, 195 Work schedules, 277–278
Unity of command, 339 Web application developer, 222 Work teams, 325, 357–358, 619,
University of Phoenix Online, 222 Web design companies, 220 673
Unlimited financial liability, 125 Web pages, 194–195, 205 Workers’ compensation, 631, 648
Unsecured bonds, 435 Web security businesses, 220 Workforce, 30–31, 304
Unsecured loan, 456 Web sites, 170, 195, 219–220, 228 Working capital, 410
Unsolicited applications, 624 cookies, 200 Working conditions, 313
Unsought goods, 550 designing, 228 World Bank, 86
Upward communication, 247, promotion, 229 World economic difficulties, 70
257–258 prospective customers, 217 World Trade Center and Pentagon
U.S. Census Bureau Web site, 29 purpose of, 226 terrorist attacks, 496
Utilities software, 193 résumés, 624 World Trade Organization (WTO),
Utility, 53–54 registered, 214 85, 98
sales copy, 225 World Wide Web (WWW), 190,
V studying customers, 227 194–195, 199–200

Vacations, 618, 648 Webby Awards, 225 World Wide Web Consortium
Values, 36–37, 545 Web-hosting service, 228 (W3C), 199–200
Valuing, 539 Weblog, 667 Written communication, 242–243,
Variable interest rate, 457 Webmaster, 205, 222 258–259
Variance, 371 Wellness and fitness programs, 37 Y
Vehicle insurance, 497 Wells Fargo, 499
Vehicle liability insurance, 497 What-if decisions, 201, 282 Yahoo!, 229
Vendors, 587 Wheeler-Lea Act (1938), 164 Z
Venture capital, 437, 439 Wholesalers, 5, 538–539, 566, 568
Videophones, 216 cost of goods sold, 590 Zoning regulations, 172
Vietnam, 43, 57 manufacturers selling to, 571

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