Smeal
Professional Development
Intro to Business
Business Buzz words
Companies
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These 10 majors make up The Smeal College of Business 

What is... 

  1. MGMT

  2. MKTG

  3. FIN

  4. ACCTG

  5. SCM

  6. CIENT

  7. MIS

  8. AG SCI 

  9. RISK MGMT

  10. REAL ESTATE 

100
At a career fair, recruiters typically look at your resume for this amount of time 

What is 6 secs ? 

100

These 3 factors make up the accounting equation 

What is Assets = Liability + Shareholders Equity ? 

100

This program has caused more business majors stress than any other software due to formulas, formatting errors, and group projects. This software is used for data analysis, charts, & complex calculations

What is excel ? 

100

This company began as an online bookstore in 1994 and has since grown into one of the most valuable companies in the world. Also this  company revolutionized fulfillment and distribution through advanced warehouse automation and same-day delivery systems.This multinational company is the world’s largest online retailer and a leader in e-commerce and cloud computing services.

What is Amazon ?

200

This person serves as the Dean of Smeal 

Who is Cory Phelps 
200

This 30–60 second summary introduces who you are, what you do, and what you’re seeking.

What is an elevator pitch? 

200

This four-part strategic analysis tool examines internal factors and external market conditions to guide business decisions.

What is a SWOT analysis? 

200

This technology is used by companies to automate processes, analyze large datasets, improve customer service, and support strategic decision-making.

What is AI? 
200

This global coffee chain built its brand around customer experience and the concept of a “third place” between home and work. This company successfully first expanded their business in the Asian market and later in the Mexican market . 

What is Starbucks?

300

These multicultural orgs are the active in Smeal 

what is MWA, BMLS, QBL, ALFA, & NABA

300

This workplace concept refers to building mutually beneficial professional relationships.

What is networking? 

300

This occurs when a company’s total revenues exceed its total expenses

what is profit? 

300

This business metric aligns performance measurement with organizational objectives and is often tracked through dashboards.

What is a "KPI" (key performance indicator) 

300

This company’s business model relies heavily on advertising revenue generated through its search engine dominance.

What is Google?

400

Smeal says itself on promoting and implementing what important value, this value is highlighted in the Smeal Honor Code. 

What is Academic Integrity ?

400

The STAR method acronym broken down stands for these 4 words. 

What is Situation,Task, Action, Result ?

400

This term refers to the total value of finished goods and services produced within a country in a given period.

What is gross domestic product (GDP)? 

400

This annual ranking of America’s largest corporations is often used as a benchmark of corporate size and influence. This list ranks companies strictly by total revenue, not profitability or market value.

What is the Fortune 500? 
400

This crisis management case involved a major pharmaceutical company recalling millions of product units after product tampering led to consumer deaths, ultimately reshaping product packaging and corporate transparency standards.

what pharmaceutical company?

What is Tylenol ? 

What is Johnson & Johnson ? 

500

Smeal was founded in this year

What is 1953? 

500

This common workplace skill refers to managing your emotions and understanding others’ emotions.

What is emotional intelligence? 

500

A quality improvement method that uses the DMAIC process to reduce defects, eliminate waste, and improve efficiency.

what is six sigma ? 

500

This term describes the highest level of management responsible for setting company strategy and making major corporate decisions. ( group of senior executives) 

What is the C-Suite ?

500

This early 2000s energy company collapsed after massive accounting fraud was uncovered, leading to one of the largest bankruptcies in U.S. history.

What is the Enron scandal?