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Business management
General business management terms encompassing inventory management, security management, financial administration, business planning, and management services for all enterprise-wide information systems.
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blue chip
Business administration; Business management
(1) The term used to describe the ordinary shares of longestablished, large and reputable companies. Such shares are generally regarded as being a good long-term investment. (2) More generally, the ...
planning, programming and budgeting system
Business administration; Business management
A widely used technique of accounting which, like zero-based budgeting, originated in the United States. It usually follows five steps: (1) set overall objectives for the organization; (2) compare ...
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
Business administration; Business management
For many years this was widely considered to be the leading paper-and-pencil test of personality, though it is now somewhat out of fashion. It contains 550 statements which the subject responds to as ...
Differential Aptitude Test
Business administration; Business management
Actually a battery involving eight different tests of aptitudes, like verbal reasoning and spatial relations. The test is used to assess educational and vocational performance.
virtual reality
Business administration; Business management
Three-dimensional images created by a computer system which give the user the experience of reality. It can be used to let people ‘walk’ through an architect’s design of a building, for ...
own brand
Business administration; Business management
The practice of a retailer putting its own name on a product as opposed to that of the producer; for example, ‘Statt’s Baked Beans’ as opposed to ‘Heinz Baked Beans’. It has been standard practice ...
robot
Business administration; Business management
A machine which can be programmed and controlled by a computer to function like a person for certain jobs. The term is based on the Czech word for compulsory labour, from a 1920 play by Karel Capek.
