Business (glossary)
A business is an
(Sullivan and Sheffrin 2003)
Source
Sullivan, A. and S.M. Sheffrin. 2003. Economics: Principles in Action. Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Discussion
A business may be a commercial company, a not-for-profit organization, or state-owned. Its consumers may be individuals,
There are many different legal forms of businesses, which vary across political entities. In the context of the SEBoK, the term business would include a government agency.
The word enterprise is sometimes used synonymously with "business". However in the SEBoK, a business is a specific type of enterprise, usually a legal entity with a form of centralized management. An
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