Business

Definition: The barter system is a system of exchange, which was prevalent in the world centuries ago, before the introduction of the monetary system. In this arrangement, goods and services are traded for goods and services. This means that the parties exchange each other's commodity directly without any mediation of money on the basis of equivalent estimates of price and … [Read more...] about Barter System

Definition: Goods and Services Tax (GST) is based on the phenomenon of 'one nation, one tax'. It is a single tax that is levied on the supply of goods and services. Also, for the imposition of taxes, no difference is made between goods and services. Further, it has been implemented to subsume various indirect taxes, on which tax is levied at different rates, by Central and … [Read more...] about Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Definition: Industrial Sickness, as the name suggests is the state of industrial weakness or illness, i.e. the company fails to earn a reasonable profit. It is the continuous disproportion in the debt-equity ratio and falsification of the financial status of the industrial unit. Industrial Sickness represents a stage wherein the firm is not in a position to generate a … [Read more...] about Industrial Sickness

Definition: Family business, as the name suggests, is the business which is actively owned, operated and managed by two or more members of the single-family. Here, members may be related by blood, marriage or adoption. Basically, in a family business: Single-family owns majority percentage of ownership Possess voting control, Has power over strategic decisions, … [Read more...] about Family Business

Definition: Social Entrepreneurship refers to a process of doing business with an aim of resolving the most serious and daunting, social, cultural and environmental issues and improve the lifestyle of the people living the community. It is an initiative by the individuals or companies, in which they set up, fund and come up with solutions to these problems. For this purpose, … [Read more...] about Social Entrepreneurship

Definition: Rural entrepreneurship refers to the development of a new enterprise which pioneers new products and services, creates a new market for its offerings or uses advanced technology, in the rural area. In simple terms, the entrepreneurship which springs up in non-urban areas is termed as rural entrepreneurship. This leads to the establishment of industrial units in … [Read more...] about Rural Entrepreneurship

Definition: Supervision implies one to one and prompt guidance provided to the employees, along with instructing, monitoring and controlling them when they carry out any task or job to check if they are working according to the organization's plans and policies, in a timely manner. Besides this, supervision also involves resolving the issues and work-related problems of the … [Read more...] about Supervision

Definition: Warehousing can be defined as the systematic process of storing and preserving goods on a large scale in a warehouse, godown and facility from the moment goods are produced, and making them available when they are demanded, i.e. for sale, distribution and consumption. Warehousing encompasses making proper arrangements so as to keep the goods safe, i.e. in an … [Read more...] about Warehousing

Definition: Management by Exception, shortly called as MBE is a management style or philosophy that empowers the manager to concentrate on the exceptionally important or critical matters and taking important decisions while facilitating the front line workers to complete the day to day activities. It aims at keeping the focus of the management on extremely important tasks … [Read more...] about Management By Exception (MBE)

Definition: Procurement refers to a business management process which is concerned with identification, sourcing, acquiring and management of the external resources, i.e. goods, works and services, required by a firm on a large scale to meet out its strategic objectives. The term 'procurement' not just covers purchasing of goods, but a combined set of events from recognizing … [Read more...] about Procurement