The role of this glossary is to present brief definitions of most of the key concepts in corporate finance and management (in total 900 names-definitions) with aim the reader to be able to understand and become familiar with the terminology in the analyses that will present in the category Corporate & Business.
Additionally, we hope that the reader by acquiring intimacy with the specific terminology, he will also love the science of finance and management, giving to it a significant part of his personal time.
In the following glossary we tried to include the most well-known definitions and terms in the field of Corporate Finance & Management. If you still find that a term or definition is missing and you know that it can be included in this glossary, please do not hesitate to contact us via the contact form of our web-site (Contact Us) and the Liberal Globe will edit it and will include it.
Glossary Corporate Finance & Management
There are currently 7 names in this directory beginning with the letter J.
Job design the structuring of a job in terms of content, function and relationships. It may focus on individual positions or on work groups.
Job enrichment programs of building into jobs a high sense of meaning, challenge, and potential for accomplishment.
Joint production is the production using complementary inputs in which the output cannot be unambiguously attributed to any single input; and in which the output is greater than the sum of the inputs (i.e. synergy). Problems in assigning returns may arise if the inputs are not owned by the same entity.
Joint venture a combination of sets of assets contributed by two (or more) business entities for a specific business purpose and a limited duration. Each of the venture partners continues to exist as a separate firm, and the joint venture represents a new business enterprise.
Junior debt subordinate debt.
Junk bond (High yield bond) are high yield bonds which are below investment grade when issued (i.e. rated below BBB (S&P’s) or below Baa3 (Moody’s).
Just-in-time inventory system (JIT) the supplier delivers the components and parts to the production line “just-in-time” to be assembled. Other names for this or similar methods are “zero inventory” and “stockless production”.
