EconomicsMonopsony A monopsony is a business situation in economics in which there is only one purchaser, the monopsonist. That is the opposite of a retail situation…
EconomicsImperfect Competition Whenever a market, hypothetical or real, violates the abstract tenets of pure or ideal neoclassical competition, imperfect competition occurs in economics. Competitive markets, as the…
BusinessBusiness Incubator A business incubator is a workspace created to provide access to the services they need, all under one roof, to startups and new businesses. Business…
FinanceUnderwriter Underwriter Underwriting is a common practice used in the commercial, insurance, and investment banking industries. An underwriter is any party that evaluates and assumes another…
GeographyClosed Ecological Systems (CES) Closed ecological systems (CES) are ecosystems that do not rely on matter exchange with any part outside the system. The notion of CES came into…
GeographyGreat Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef, one of Australia’s most amazing natural gifts, is the largest coral reef system in the world, consisting of over 2,900 individual…
ChemistryZirconium – a chemical element Zirconium is a chemical element with the symbol Zr and atomic number 40. It is a very strong, malleable, ductile, lustrous silver-gray metal. It is…
AgricultureAerial Seeding Aerial seeding is a technique of plantation in which seed balls – seeds covered with a mixture of clay, compost, and other components – are…
BusinessBusiness Metrics Business metrics measure a business process or the efficiency characteristics of a business process. It is important to remember that market indicator, such as customers,…
AccountingNet Concept of Working Capital Net Concept of Working Capital Net working capital is the difference between a business’s current assets and its current liabilities. According to the net concept,…
BusinessBusiness Intelligence (BI) Business intelligence (BI) refers to the procedural and technological infrastructure that gathers, stores, and analyzes the information generated by the operations of an organization. Common…
ManagementCorporate Performance Management (CPM) Corporate performance management (CPM) is a concept used to describe the different practices and methodologies involved in aligning the goals and objectives of an organization…