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SUBJECT INDEX I-7

corporate profits and, 23 in information systems, 609–610 Comparable worth, 202
entrepreneurship and, 148–149 international, 85–87 Comparative advantage theory, 59–60
explanation of, 117–118 in management, 187 Compatibility, 321
fee charges and, 334 in marketing, 302 Compensation. See also Employee benefits
identity theft and, 491–492 in motivation and leadership, 263–264 contingent, 202–203
investment services and, 460 in operations management, 583–584 explanation of, 201
pressures leading to questionable, 95–96 overview of, 39–40 wages and salary as, 201–202
sales and, 354 in promotion, 368–369 Competition
training in, 120 in small businesses, 154 barriers to, 15
universities and, 120 Carter, Jimmy, 177 degrees of, 13–15
Business governance Cash-and-carry wholesalers, 359 imperfect, 14
shareholder model of, 102–112 Cash flow, 527–528, 530 marketing intelligence programs and, 285
societal responsibility model of, 116–117 Cash flow budget, 527, 528 monopolistic, 15–16
stakeholder model of, 112–116 Cash management, 457–458 operations management and, 560–561
Business information management, 426 Cash managers, 469 pure, 14
Business judgment rule, 101 Casualty insurance, 536 time-based, 560–561
Business performance Catalog marketing, 361–362 Competitor intelligence (CI), 285
not-for-profit organizations and, 24–25 C corporations, 144 Compliance audit, 417
profit and shareholder wealth and, 21–22 Central banks Compound interest, 448
stakeholder wealth and, 22–24 explanation of, 54–55, 478 Computer-assisted sales programs (CASPs),
unemployment and income inequalities monetary policy and, 492–496, 500 353
and, 24 Centralized configuration strategy, 605 Computer contingency planning, 399–400
Business plans Centralized organization, 177 Computer crime, 379, 394
business ideas on, 140–141 Central processing unit (CPU), 593 Computers. See also Internet; Software;
essential components of, 139–140 Certificates of deposit (CDs), 519 Technology; Websites
Business processes, 616 Certified financial planners (CFPs), 527 accounting and, 396–400, 419–421
Business risk, 151–153 Certified public accountants (CPAs), 383, 400, hardware for, 593–594
Business structures 417, 526 monitoring use of, 608
characteristics of, 97 Chain of command, 173 speed of operation of, 594–595
corporations as, 98–102 Chancery Court, 99 types of, 594
partnerships as, 97–98 Chaos theory, 257 vulnerability of, 616
sole proprietorships as, 97 Character (data), 597 Concentration, 358
Business-to-business (B2B) e-business, 37, Charismatic leadership, 256 Concept testing, 319–320
38, 630 Chartered financial consultants (ChFCs), 527 Conceptual skills, 186
Business-to-business market, 281–282 Chase strategy, 573-574 Confidentiality agreements, 109–110
Business-to-consumer (B2C) e-business, 37, Checkbook management, 530–532 Configuration strategies, 605, 607
38, 629–630 Chief executive officers (CEOs) Conflicts of interest, 103–112
Bus network, 599 covenants not to compete and, 109–110 Conformance, quality of, 581
Bypassing, 628 explanation of, 101, 102 Consignment, 359
Byte, 593 focus and orientation of, 104, 105 Consolidation movement, 477, 485
information access and, 106 Consultants, 610
Cafeteria benefit plans, 205 Chief financial officers (CFOs), 102, 444 Consultative leadership, 260
Canada, 72–73, 213 Chief marketing executives (CMEs), 277, 302 Consumer Confidence Index, 25–26
Capacity China, 17–19, 50 Consumer market
design options for, 568–569 Circuit breakers, 510 explanation of, 277–278
explanation of, 567–568 Civil Rights Act of 1964, 215, 219 psychological aspects of, 279–280
Capital Clayton Act, 287 sociological aspects of, 280–281
forms of, 20 Client/server network, 618 statistics regarding, 278–279
net working, 457–458 Closely held firms, 456 Consumer Products Safety Act, 287
Capital budgeting Closing, 352 Consumers
explanation of, 445 Closing time, 344 confidence of, 25–26
for multiple-year investments, 452 Coaxial cable, 598 demographics of, 26–27
net present value and, 449–451 Coins, 488 psychographics of, 27
Capital gains, 144, 455 Collective bargaining, 210–212 Consumption, 446
Capital goods, 20 Command economic system, 17 Containerization, 367
Capitalism Commercial banks Contests, 346–347
competition in, 13–16 deregulation of, 503–504 Contingency approach to leadership,
demand, supply, and price in, 11–12 explanation of, 496, 503 256–257, 260–263
explanation of, 10, 21 list of largest, 502 Contingency planning, 170
private property and property rights in, 10, Commercialization, 324–325 Continuous process, 567
12–13 Commercial paper, 453 Control chart, 583
Capital market instruments, 479–481 Commission merchants, 360 Control decisions
Capital market line, 468 Committee authority, 179 quality and, 581–583
Capital risk, 511 Commodity money, 488 scheduling and, 580, 581
Careers Common carriers, 364 Controllers, 444, 469
in accounting, 400–401, 435 Common market, 68 Control unit, 593
in brand management, 335 Common stock Convenience stores, 360–361
in business, 39–40 explanation of, 100, 144, 543 Conversion, 605
in digital enterprise, 634–635 features of, 455–457 Cooperative advertising, 344
in distribution, 369–370 owners vs. managers and, 444 Core competencies, 295
in financial and investment management, Communicability, 321 Corporate bonds, 541
469 Communications channels, 598 Corporate veil, 100
in governance, ethics, and social responsi- Communications processors, 598 Corporations
bility, 120–121 Compact disks (CDs), 594 board of directors for, 101
in human resources management, 221 Company credo, 148 characteristics of, 97, 144

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