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...oject''' is an one-time effort limited by time (it has a starting date and a fixed end date), characterized by specific goals and conditions, with defin Project [[Management]] Institute (PMI) defines a Project as:

...h the staff reduction means lowering costs of an [[enterprise]] as well as a scale of its [[action]]. This type of reorganization has recently taken pla ...literature downsizing means reducing the number of people who [[work]] in a [[company]]. In practice downsizing may refer to such areas as: [[organizat

...f the amount of [[business activity]] in a given period but are subject to a change in longer time frame (e.g. due to macroeconomic changes, [[investmen Fixed costs are an inherent part of expenses for a number of businesses, especially in the field of services, including restau

...o attract foreign [[investment]] and promote economic growth. The goals of a SEZ can vary depending on the specific policies and regulations established * Attracting foreign investment: One of the main goals of a SEZ is to attract foreign companies to invest in the zone, through the prov

...ed merchant banks in the United Kingdom, until its collapse in 1995 due to a loss of over £800 million. ...on the emerging markets. Its brokerage, Barings Securities Limited, played a crucial role in Asia and Latin America.

...d with [[investment]] in its issued securities. A credit rating aggregates a number of scores from risk [[evaluation]] of given economic, social and [[P ...bjectivity. The fact that the data is analysed on an ongoing basis is also a considerable advantage of credit reports.

...result is an increase in costs and often a bankruptcy of the employer and a subsequent increase in [[unemployment]]. ...re not limited to: moon-shining, manufacture and sale of narcotics etc. As a rule illegal market activities are highly profitable.

'''Business angel''' is a private investor, usually former [[entrepreneur]], who is investing his own ...ally. The informal nature of the relationship between a business angel and a financed company can result in varying [[investment]] periods and condition

...curitization of assets''' is a [[process]] through which an issuer creates a [[financial instrument]] by transforming an illiquid asset such as receivab Securitization is a common form of [[financing]] an operational business especially among banks

...can execute other applications (e.g. [[Management information system]]) in a comfortable and efficient manner. ** there is a noticeable delay after a task has been fed in and executed

...l Reserve Banks expand and contract the monetary supply, provide credit as a lender of last resort, clear checks during times of insolvency. While natio The [[Board]] of Governors, consisting of 7 member called for a 14-year term, is the governing body of the FED count rate in addition to in

'''Deming wheel''' is also known as '''PDCA cycle'''. It is a basic tool that helps to [[continuous improvement|continuously improve]] th ...ult in effective [[action]], and must move on again to careful planning in a continuous cycle.

...he waste created by actions that don't add value to the customer. There is a list of 7 wastes in production and another list for services. ...hole enterprise can require sub-optimization of its parts. It shouldn't be a surprise.

...h new, yet unknown. Sometimes investment is necessary, but it shouldn't be a first solution to choose. The Kaizen means: ...for uncovering improvement opportunities and making small changes. This is a low [[cost]] approach, that uses simple [[quality control]] tools: Pareto,

...in connection with [[Kaizen]], [[Lean manufacturing]]. However, 5S can be a stand-alone program. The 5S stand for the five first letters of the Japanes ...Seiso, Seiketsu. Later, a fifth rule was added - Shitsuke (discipline) (T. A. Fabrizio, D. Tapping 2006, p. 2). As the popularity of 5S [[System]] has g

...called ''"Pareto Optimum"'', which explains allocation of the resources of a society.'' ...title of engineer, he was employed by a large ironworks and also worked as a director of an Italian railway. In later years Vilfredo studied Walras's wo

...th years the "social ecology" was started, including natural population as a whole in studies. ...pollution, deforestation, and climate change. Additionally, ecology plays a crucial role in conservation efforts by providing the knowledge needed to p

...as legally introduced as a state policy. Apartheid collapsed in 1994 after a long time of struggles of the opposition with Nelson Mandela at the vanguar ...[workplace]], disable whites received annually more than disable blacks in a lump sum payment. Apart of the huge earning gap, which for example in 1969

...The money reform usually lowers denomination of existing currency which is a result of high [[inflation]] which result in emission notes about high deno ...e stabilization of currency, liquidation of excessive quantity of money as a result of high inflation,

...claiming false deductions, or using other illegal methods. Tax evasion is a criminal offense and can result in fines, penalties, and even imprisonment. ...s an illegal practice opposing a tax law. Its is defined as a crime and as a result it is punishable in accordance with the law of the given country. Ta