EconomicsCapital Growth Capital Growth is an economic concept and its approach aims to optimize the long-term capital appreciation of an investment portfolio through asset allocation targeting high-projected…
ChemistryWilkinson’s Catalyst Wilkinson’s Catalyst Wilkinson’s catalyst is a pre-catalyst that is converted to an active form by losing one triphenylphosphine ligand before entering the catalytic cycle. It…
ManagementConcept of Business Combination A business combination is a transaction in which the acquirer obtains control of another business (the acquiree). It is the process under which two or…
ChemistryCarbene (Definition, Structure, Uses) In chemistry, a carbene (H2C) any member of a class of highly reactive molecules containing divalent atoms of carbon is a carbon atom that uses…
GeographyJolo Island, Philippines Island and town of Jolo (Tausūg: Sūg) in the southwestern Philippines; it is a volcanic island and is the largest island in the province of…
EconomicsGovernment-granted Monopoly in economics In a government-granted monopoly, business decisions are made by a private firm. In a government monopoly, decisions are made by a government agency. In economics,…
ChemistryVanadium carbide – a hard refractory ceramic material Vanadium carbide is the inorganic compound with the formula VC. It is an extremely hard refractory ceramic material. With a hardness of 9-9.5 Mohs, it…
ChemistryYtterbium dirhodium disilicide – a heavy fermion solid state compound Ytterbium is a chemical element, a rare-earth metal of the lanthanide series of the periodic table. Ytterbium dirhodium disilicide (YbRh2Si2) is a heavy-fermion solid-state compound…
MarketingHorizontal Merger The process of a business raising the production of products or services in the same part of the supply chain is a horizontal merger, also…
ChemistryRhodium (III) Oxide – an inorganic compound Rhodium(III) oxide (or Rhodium sesquioxide) is the inorganic compound with the formula Rh2O3. It is a dark grey odorless powder, insoluble in water, with catalytic…
FinanceHorizontal Spread A horizontal spread (more commonly referred to as a calendar spread) is a form of spread of options involving the purchasing of the same underlying…
ManagementDisadvantages of Business Combination When a voluntary association of firms is formed to achieve common goals and to enjoy the monopoly advantages, that sort of initiative is called a…