Business method patentBusiness method patents are a class of patents which disclose and claim new methods of doing business. This includes new types of e-commerce, insurance, banking and tax compliance etc. Business method patents are a relatively new species of patent and there have been several reviews investigating the appropriateness of patenting business methods. Nonetheless, they have become important assets for both independent inventors and major corporations.
Sales promotionSales promotion is one of the elements of the promotional mix. The primary elements in the promotional mix are advertising, personal selling, direct marketing and publicity/public relations. Sales promotion uses both media and non-media marketing communications for a pre-determined, limited time to increase consumer demand, stimulate market demand or improve product availability. Examples include contests, coupons, freebies, loss leaders, point of purchase displays, premiums, prizes, product samples, and rebates.
Sales operationsSales operations is a set of business activities and processes that help a sales organization run effectively, efficiently and in support of business strategies and objectives. Sales operations may also be referred to as sales, sales support, or business operations.
HoldingUn groupe, une holding ou société faîtière en Suisse, également appelée société de portefeuille au Canada et en Belgique, est une société ayant pour vocation de regrouper des participations dans diverses sociétés et d'en assurer l'unité de direction. La création d’un groupe (ou holding en anglais) permet aux majoritaires d’accroître leur pouvoir dans les affaires gérées. Via des participations financières, le groupe (la holding) gère et contrôle des sociétés ayant des intérêts communs.
Sales managementSales management is a business discipline which is focused on the practical application of sales techniques and the management of a firm's sales operations. It is an important business function as net sales, through the sale of products and services and resulting profit, drive most commercial business. These are also typically the goals and performance indicators of sales management. Sales manager is the typical title of someone whose role is sales management. The role typically involves talent development.
Compagnie (entreprise)Une compagnie est une forme d'organisation d'entreprise. En droit canadien et québécois, le mot compagnie est synonyme de société par actions. Cependant, pour adopter une terminologie plus rigoureuse et afin de moderniser sa législation en matières de sociétés, le législateur québécois a abrogé la majeure partie de la Loi sur les compagnies et a adopté la Loi sur les sociétés par actions. C'est une association ou un groupement de personnes individuelles réelles et/ou d'autres sociétés, qui fournissent chacun une certaine forme de capital.
Hyperbolic discountingIn economics, hyperbolic discounting is a time-inconsistent model of delay discounting. It is one of the cornerstones of behavioral economics and its brain-basis is actively being studied by neuroeconomics researchers. According to the discounted utility approach, intertemporal choices are no different from other choices, except that some consequences are delayed and hence must be anticipated and discounted (i.e., reweighted to take into account the delay). Given two similar rewards, humans show a preference for one that arrives sooner rather than later.
Chiffre d'affairesLe chiffre d'affaires (couramment abrégé en CA) est la somme des ventes de biens ou de services d'une entreprise sur une période délimitée (exercice comptable). Il peut inclure ou non des achats pour la revente et des sous-traitances selon le mode de comptabilisation retenu. Seules les ventes de biens et services, ainsi que leurs avoirs, entrent dans le chiffre d'affaires. En comptabilité française, cela regroupe donc les seuls comptes allant de 701 à 709.
Workforce productivityWorkforce productivity is the amount of goods and services that a group of workers produce in a given amount of time. It is one of several types of productivity that economists measure. Workforce productivity, often referred to as labor productivity, is a measure for an organisation or company, a process, an industry, or a country.
Time preferenceIn economics, time preference (or time discounting, delay discounting, temporal discounting, long-term orientation) is the current relative valuation placed on receiving a good or some cash at an earlier date compared with receiving it at a later date. Time preferences are captured mathematically in the discount function. The higher the time preference, the higher the discount placed on returns receivable or costs payable in the future. One of the factors that may determine an individual's time preference is how long that individual has lived.
