Tag: management
Jack Welch
What is 'Jack Welch' The former chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE) from 1981 - 2001. Welch expanded the company and...
Pac-Man Defense
DefinitionThe Pac-Man defense is a defensive business strategy used to stave off a hostile takeover, in which a company that is threatened with a...
Macro Environment
What is a 'Macro Environment' A macro environment is the condition that exists in the economy as a whole, rather than in...
Vagit Y. Alekperov
What is 'Vagit Y. Alekperov' The founder of major Russian oil company Lukoik. Lukoil began as Langepas-Uray-Kogalymneft, a Russian state-owned energy company...
Haas School of Business
What is 'Haas School of Business' The business school at the University of Berkeley. It offers a wide variety of programs, including...
Kaizen
Definition
Kaizen, is the Japanese word for "improvement". In business, kaizen refers to activities that continuously improve all functions and involve all employees from the...
E-Meeting
What is 'E-Meeting' A meeting that takes place over an electronic medium rather than in the traditional face-to-face fashion. The most common...
Macro Risk
What is 'Macro Risk' A type of political risk in which political actions in a host country can adversely affect all foreign...
D-Mark
DefinitionMarcos Ligero, better known as D-Mark, is a Spanish Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and producer. Starting with the music as a hobby in...
Yale School of Management (Yale SOM)
What is 'Yale School of Management - Yale SOM' Yale University's graduate business school. The school offers both MBA and Ph.D. level...