Chapter 1: The Dynamics of Business and Economics
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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Enter the World of Business: Inside the Zoom Boom s
Responding to Business Challenges: Taylor Swift Fights Scalpers s
Business Disruption: Competition Is Brewing in Kombucha Market
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Technology and the Economy: Up in the Air: Drones and Air Traffic Control o
So You Want a Job in the Business World n
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END OF CHAPTER TEACHING RESOURCES
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Build Your Skills: The Forces of Supply and Demand
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Solve the Dilemma: Mrs. Acres Homemade Pies s
Build Your Business Plan: The Dynamics of Business and Economics
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See for Yourself Case: Tesla: More Than a Car Company 3
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CONNECT ACTIVITIES
GrubHub Excels Amidst the Changing Business Environment
Uber and Its Effect on the Sharing Economy
iSeeIt! Video Case: Supply and Demand
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We begin our study of business in this chapter by examining the fundamentals of business and Fe
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economics. First, we introduce the nature of business, including its goals, activities, and
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participants. Next, we describe the basics of economics and apply them to the U.S. economy.
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LO 1-1 Define basic concepts such as business, product, profit, and economics. e
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LO 1-2 Identify the main participants and activities of business. s
LO 1-3 Explain why studying business is important.
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LO 1-4 Compare the four types of economic systems. o
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LO 1-5 Describe the role of supply, demand, and competition in a free enterprise system. d
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LO 1-6 Specify why and how the health of the economy is measured. t
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LO 1-7 Outline the evolution of the American economy. o
LO 1-8 Explain the role of the entrepreneur in the economy. n
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LO 1-9 Evaluate a small business owner’s situation and propose a course of action.
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big data Large volumes of structured and unstructured data that are Fe
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budget deficit The condition in which a nation spends more than it takes in from u
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business Individuals or organizations who try to earn a profit by providing n
products that satisfy people’s needs. e
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capitalism (free An economic system in which individuals own and operate the s
enterprise) majority of businesses that provide goods and services.
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communism First described by Karl Marx as a society in which the people,
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competition The rivalry among businesses for consumers’ dollars.
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demand The number of goods and services that consumers are willing to buyt
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depression A condition of the economy in which unemployment is very high, n
consumer spending is low, and business output is sharply reduced. s
drones unmanned aerial devices, can be programed with AI to perform 1
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economic contraction A slowdown of the economy characterized by a decline in spending
and during which businesses cut back on production and lay off
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economic expansion The situation that occurs when an economy is growing and people
are spending more money; their purchases stimulate the production
of goods and services, which in turn stimulates employment.
economic system A description of how a particular society distributes its resources to
produce goods and services.
economics The study of how resources are distributed for the production of
goods and services within a social system.
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