A2L Consulting, 367
ABC, 620
“Abenomics,” 541
Abercrombie & Fitch, 20
Absenteeism, 247
Absolute advantage, 120
ABS Visual Staff Scheduler Pro (VSS Pro), 221
Accommodative stance, 57
Accountability
Accounting, 480–508. See also Financial statements
Accounting Oversight Board, 486
Accounts payable (payables), 490
ACFE. See Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
ACH. See Automated clearing house network
Achievement-oriented leader behavior, 285
Ackerman, Sunny, 328
Ackman, Bill, 170
Active partner, 92–93. See also General partner; General partnership
Acton, Brian, 14
Adam Hat Company, 265
Adapting, leadership quality, 280
Administrative and general expenses, 492
Administrative law, 589
Adobe, 163
Advanced Nutriceuticals, 303
Adverse impact, 314
Affect, 253
Affirmative action, 314
executive orders for, 313
Affirmative action plan, 314
AFL. See American Federation of Labor
AFL-CIO, 609–611. See American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
Age, as demographic variable, 358
Agency law, 593
Agency shop, 609
Agent, 593
Aggregate output, 21
decrease during recession, 27
Aggressive growth funds, 551
Agreement in contract law, 591
AICPA. See American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Airline industry, 226
AIS. See Accounting information system
Aladdin, 531
Alcoa, 61
Algramo, 418
Allen, Stephanie, 215
Alternative evaluation, buying process, 364
Alternative workplaces, 267
Amazon, 10, 48, 76, 163, 178, 286, 289, 393, 398, 399, 421, 430, 437, 439, 455
American Bankers Association, 530
American Cancer Society, 9
American Eagle, 9
American Federation of Labor (AFL), 609
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), 330, 331, 609
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), 481, 483, 497–498
American International Group, 559
American Marketing Association, 346
American Red Cross, 68
American Society for Quality, 217
AMF, 352
Amoruso, Sophia, 260
Anderson, Chris, 439
Anderson, Ray, 50
Android, 143
Angel investors, 565
Anheuser-Busch, 49
Annual percentage rate (APR), 564
Anti-virus software, 466
Appalachian Heritage Museum, the, 9
Apparent authority, 593
Appellate court, 590
Apple, 53, 76, 144, 176, 303–304, 354–355, 367, 388, 399, 407–408, 417, 420, 421, 451, 487–493, 559
Application server, 455
Approach in personal selling process, 431
Aprovecho, 9
Arbitration, 332
Arby’s, 54
Arizona’s Arrowhead Health, 396
Arredondo, Fabian, 245
Aspen Skiing Company, 383
Asset
Asset-backed loan, 564
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), 479–480, 484–485
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), 115
ATM. See Automated teller machine
Audi, 394
Audit, 482
Auntie Anne’s Soft Pretzels, 88
Authenticated payments, 420
Authoritarianism, 252
Authority
Authorization, labor union, 616
Automated clearing house (ACH) network, 530
Automated inventory systems, 430
Automated teller machine (ATM), 521
Avis, 398
Avon Products, 421
Aylett, Matthew, 457