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Flexible benefit plans, 205 Government, 86, 134–135. See also Regulation Identity theft, 491–492
Flextime programs, 250 Governmental Auditing Standards, 429 Immigrant-owned businesses, 138–139
Floating exchange rate system, 656 Government expenditure, 53 Imperfect competition, 14
Forced evaluation methods, 207 Government market, 282–283 Implicit warranties, 313
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 118, 119, Gratz v. Bollinger, 220 Imports, 56. See also Trade
397–398 Great Britain, 6, 213, 252 Incentives, 347, 354
Foreign currency translation, 422–424 Great Depression Income
Foreign direct investment (FDI), 61 financial system and, 477, 486 disposable, 54
Foreign exchange markets, 65 labor-management relations and, 209 management of personal, 527–536
Former Soviet Union countries, 18–19 manufacturing during, 7 minimization of inequalities in, 24
For-profit businesses, 4–5 Gross domestic product (GDP) in United States, 279
Fortune 500 companies, 40 economic policies and, 53–55 in various countries, 284
401(k) plans, 546 explanation of, 31, 286 Incomes policies, 55
Fourth-generation languages, 596–597 nominal, 31, 32 Income statements, 409–411
France, 18 real, 31, 32, 52 Income stocks, 542
Franchises small business shares of, 130 In-control production system, 583
advantages and disadvantages of, 146 Gross national income (GNI) Independent accountants, 383
examples of, 146–147 explanation of, 30–31 Independently wealthy, 522
explanation of, 78–79, 143, 145–146, 607 nominal, 31 Independent outside directors, 101
Free enterprise system. See Capitalism real, 31 India, 18, 36–37
Free market system, 10. See also Capitalism in world economies, 33, 34 Individual retirement accounts (IRAs), 508,
Free-rein leadership style, 260–262 Gross national product (GNP), 30–31 509, 546
Free trade area, 68 Group insurance plans, 507 Industrial distributors, 359
Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), 75 Growth stage, product, 325 Industrial Revolution, 6, 561
Free trade regime, 58 Growth stocks, 542 Inelastic demand, 11, 332
Freight forwarder, 367–368 Grutter v. Bollinger, 220 Inflation
Full-service brokerage firms, 459 explanation of, 52, 286, 446
Functional currency (FC), 422 monetary policy and, 498–500
Functional departmentalization, 174 Hard disks, 593–594 rate of, 446–447
Functional organizational structure, 180 Hawthorne effect, 235–236 retirees and, 508
Funded pension plans, 508 Hawthorne studies, 232–233, 235–236, Information fragmentation, 618
Future value, 448, 449 563 Information managers, 185
Health insurance, 153, 203–204, 507, 535 Information requirements, 604
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs), Information security, 426
Gainsharing plans, 203 535 Information systems. See also Management
Gantt chart, 562, 580-581 Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory, information systems
Gap risk, 511 232–233, 237–238 careers in, 609–610
Garlic production, 50 Hierarchy of needs, 232–233, 236–237 classification of, 600–604
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade High-level languages, 596 controls for, 608–609
(GATT), 8, 66–67. See also World Trade Holding cost, 577–578 development of, 604–605
Organization (WTO) Home businesses, 132, 137 explanation of, 593
Generally accepted accounting principles Home ownership, 543–545 global, 605, 607
(GAAP), 381, 383, 388 Homeowner’s insurance, 545 Information technology (IT). See also
General managers, 185 Hong Kong, 17–18 Technology
General partners, 98 Human relations skills, 186 accounting and, 423–427
General-purpose software, 596 Human resources information systems, careers in, 634
Generic brands, 312 604 developments in, 4, 20, 35
Geographic departmentalization, 176 Human resources management. See also digital enterprise and, 617–618
Germany, 54, 76, 213 Labor-management relations dotcoms collapse and, 3, 6, 38
Gigabyte, 593, 594 careers in, 221 e-business and, 35–38
Globalization demand forecasts and, 197–198 entrepreneurs in, 3
adaptation and, 29 employee benefits and, 203–205 globalization and, 38–39
effects on workers of, 56 employee selection and, 200–201 knowledge workers and, 8–9
explanation of, 8, 66 employment-at-will and, 213–214 privacy and, 427, 608, 633
impact of information technology on, 38–39 equal employment opportunity and affir- small businesses and, 133
managerial skills and, 186 mative action and, 219–220 Initial public offering (IPO), 150, 456
post–World War II, 7–8 federal legislation impacting, 214–217 Innovation, in small business, 130–131
rise of, 66–67 feedback and performance appraisal and Innovation planning, 169–170
small business and, 132, 133 evaluation and, 206–208 Innovators, 325
Global Market Series Export Certificate job analysis and, 197 In-pack incentives, 347
Program, 77 needs analysis and, 205 Input devices, 594
Global Technology Network, 77 orientation and, 201 Inputs, 19, 558
Goals recruiting and, 199 Inside directors, 101
on business plans, 139 state regulation impacting, 217–218 Inside information, 503
impact of leadership and motivation on, supply forecasts and, 198 Insider trading, 111
228–229 technology and, 196–197 Institutional investors
strategic, 165 trends in, 195–196 explanation of, 460–461, 510
Goal-seeking analysis, 602 wages and salary and, 201–203 shareholder proposals and, 109
Golden parachute agreements, 110 workforce development and, 205–206 Instructional-based programs, 206
Gold standard, 488–489 workplace diversity and, 218–220 Insurance
Good faith bargaining, 210–211 Human resources managers, 184–185 automobile, 536
Goods Hybrid strategies, 573 casualty, 536
demand for, 25–27 Hygiene factors, 237 deposit, 484
operations management and, 559–560 Hypertext transport protocol, 617 disability, 153, 535
production of, 19–20 Hypotheses, 290 explanation of, 534–535

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