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100

This type of organization does most of the same activities as a business. It differs because it is focused on providing a social good, not on making a profit.

What is a non profit organization?

100
Usually you get a new job based on your technical skills. This "other" type of skill is required to move up in the company by collaborating well with others.

What is a soft or interpersonal skill?

100

This is an extra cost that restricts trade, acts as a tax levied on imports, and is usually passed on to the consumer. 

What is a tariff?

100

The US is a mixed economy that values capitalism. Since capitalism relies on competition, consumer ____ is extremely important in the United States.

What is choice?
100
This is a highly unified type of team that gets along, effectively accomplishes their tasks, and is a manageable size.

What is a cohesive team? 

200

This type of company operates on a worldwide scale without ties to any specific nation or region. It has a physical presence in multiple nations. It abides by the rules of its home country.

What is a multinational firm?

200
You will be expected to make ethical decisions at your workplace. Remember, not everything unethical is illegal. If you accept a large gift while making a big business decision, you could be guilty of accepting a ____. 

What is a bribe? 

200

This term refers to two consecutive three-month periods of decline in a country's GDP.

What is recession?

200
The factors of production (land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship) in a capitalist country are largely controlled by private citizens. Who controls the factors of production in a socialist country?

Who is the government, or the state?

200

If you are making sandwiches as a product, the bread, sauces, meat, cheese, and veggies are an example of _____ resources.

What are material resources?

300

If you are a low cost provider, you have to have the cheapest product. If you aren't the cheapest, you have to _____ your product for customers. This explains to them why your product is worth more money.

What is differentiate?

300

You have worked in your job for 10 years and just got a big promotion within the same company. Is this desirable or undesirable employee turnover?

What is desirable employee turnover?

300
This is indicator of how healthy an economy is and indicates a general increase in the level of prices. The US has been dealing with this heavily ever since COVID.

What is inflation?

300

Of all the things we sell and ship to other countries, the most common is mineral fuels, including crude oil, refined petroleum, and natural gas. That makes these our top ____.

What is exports?

300

When you hire a role on your team, you will share a job description, which explains the job. You will also share the job _____, which explain what qualifications the ideal candidate has.

What are the job specifications?
400

This is the organized effort of individuals to produce and sell, for a profit, the goods and services that satisfy a society's needs.

What is business?

400

If you start at your first company and you want to learn about the chain of command, reporting structures, and the span of control, this is a good place to start.

What is the organizational chart?

400

A local business is in the news because they have been polluting the river by dumping toxic waste into it. This is an example of bad ____ ____ for the company.

What is Public Relations?

400

This used to be a massive, profitable business in the US. However, public sentiment turned against this product due to unethical choices by leadership, health concerns over long-term use, and advertising to children. Now this product is in decline.

What are cigarettes / What is the tobacco industry?

400

Your manager is responsible for regularly meeting with you to review your progress towards objectives, and give you feedback about how you could be doing your job more effectively. What is this conversation called?

What is the performance review or performance appraisal?

500

Regulators, customers, employees, the media, the government, shareholders, and others who are impacted by the decisions your company make are referred to as ______.

What are stakeholders?
500

You are the best employee on your team because you can get more work done faster and with fewer resources than your peers. This means you are more ____ than the the rest of the team.

What is productive?

500

In the 1980s Coca Cola introduced "New Coke" - a new recipe that no one asked for and no one wanted. This is an example of a product failure. Most products fail because they are not ____ or ____ adequately. 

What are planned and tested?

500

The United States economy started with farming. During the Industrial Revolution we began an era of mass production, and our economy pivoted primarily to manufacturing. What kind of an economy do we have now?

A service economy. 
500

Management works often with this department, which is responsible for employee recruiting, selection, training, compensation, benefits, and employee relations.

Whats is Human Resources?

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