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ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING: The process of collecting information on various forces in the business environment that can impact the future of the company. These forces are: economic, legal/regulatory, sociocultural, technological, competitive and political. This is usually done as part of a regularly scheduled strategic planning session and is generally a necessary component in a marketing plan.
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SOCIAL REGULATION: Government regulation that addresses specific social problems, including pollution, product safety, worker safety, and discrimination. The late 1960s and early 1970s was a period of considerable social regulation. Within a 10-year period the government established several regulatory agencies, including Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and Consumer Product Safety Commission, to deal with social problems. See also | regulation | government | government functions | pollution | discrimination | second estate | third estate | Occupational Safety and Health Administration | Consumer Product Safety Commission | deregulation | Recommended Citation:SOCIAL REGULATION, AmosWEB GLOSS*arama, http://www.AmosWEB.com, AmosWEB LLC, 2000-2024. [Accessed: July 27, 2024].
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CORPORATE PROFITS DISTRIBUTION Corporate profits are the excess revenue received by corporations over their accounting costs of production. Total corporate profits are distributed in three ways. One portion is used to pay corporate profits taxes. A second is undistributed corporate profits retained by corporations to finance capital investment. And a third is then paid out as dividends to shareholders, or corporate owners.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time at a flea market seeking to buy either a wall poster commemorating Thor Heyerdahl's Pacific crossing aboard the Kon-Tiki or decorative garden figurines. Be on the lookout for neighborhood pets, especially belligerent parrots. Your Complete Scope
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The 22.6% decline in stock prices on October 19, 1987 was larger than the infamous 12.8% decline on October 29, 1929.
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"You miss 100% of the shots you never take. " -- Wayne Gretzky, hockey player
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CAP Common Agricultural Policy
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