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.
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Glossary Corporate Finance & Management
There are currently 6 names in this directory beginning with the letter Q.
q-ratio (Tobin’s q-ratio) the ratio of the market value of an asset to its replacement cost.
Quadratic programming variant of linear programming where the equations are quadratic rather than linear.
Quality control circles (quality circles)participation of workers in solving work-related problems. Often several people, usually rank and file workers are involved in solving the problems.
Quality of working life (QWL) programs representing a systems approach to job design and job enrichment which will make jobs more interesting and challenging. QWL programs are closely associated with the sociotechnical systems approach.
Quasi-rent the excess return to an asset above the return necessary to maintain its current service flow.
Quick ratio (acid test ratio) measure of liquidity = (current assets – inventory)/current liabilities.
