passed graded A+
research - correct answer ✔✔quest for answers to a set of questions that evolved from curiosity
to a topic
basic research - correct answer ✔✔knowledge of humanity
applied research - correct answer ✔✔condition of humanity
financial 4 - correct answer ✔✔- profit, equity, & share value management
- debt management
- cash management
- asset management
SIC and NAICS - correct answer ✔✔- codes to identify industries
- analyzing the competitive environment
SIC - correct answer ✔✔standard industrial codes
NAICS - correct answer ✔✔north american industry classification system
real enforcement hammer - correct answer ✔✔the SEC
context data - correct answer ✔✔external environment = general + competitive
, SWOT analysis
general environment - correct answer ✔✔changes in:
- demographics
- social and cultural issues
- laws
- globalizations
- business cycle
competitive environment - correct answer ✔✔intensity of competition, etc.
data mining - correct answer ✔✔- gain information for external environment
- then internal environment
9 step system - correct answer ✔✔1. select target company
2. select benchmark company
3. determine primary business sectors which they compete in
4. gather informaton about competitve enviornment
5. gather info ab out general env
6. search for qualitative data
7. study reports
8. repeat steps 6 and 7
9. data organizer
helpful data sources for corporate research - correct answer ✔✔- standard & poor
s industry's surveys