Finance

Acciones ordinarias
Acciones ordinarias

Acciones ordinarias

Acciones ordinarias - Shares in a company which entitle the holder to a share of the dividend declared and a share in net assets on closing down the business.

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Accionistas
Accionistas

Accionistas

Accionistas - Owners of a limited liability company.

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Acreedor
Acreedor

Acreedor

Acreedor - A person or firm that has lent your business money or to whom you owe money.

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Acreedores
Acreedores

Acreedores

Acreedores - Suppliers to whom we owe money.

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Acreedores comerciales
Acreedores comerciales

Acreedores comerciales

Acreedores comerciales - Persons or businesses who supply goods or services to a business in the normal course of trade and allow a period of credit before paym...

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Activo corriente
Activo corriente

Activo corriente

Activo corriente - An asset that is expected to be converted into cash within the trading cycle. Contrasting a Fixed asset that is held to use within the busine...

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Activo fijo
Activo fijo

Activo fijo

Activo fijo - An asset that is held by an enterprise for use in the production or supply of goods or services, for rental to others, or for administrative purpo...

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Activo fijo intangible
Activo fijo intangible

Activo fijo intangible

Activo fijo intangible - An asset, such as a right, that cannot be touched (e.g. a trademark or Goodwill).

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Activo líquido
Activo líquido

Activo líquido

Liquid asset - An asset that can be easily converted into cash.

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Activos fijos
Activos fijos

Activos fijos

Fixed assets - Assets that you intend to keep for longer than twelve months.

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Activos fijos tangibles
Activos fijos tangibles

Activos fijos tangibles

Activos fijos tangibles - A fixed asset (also called a non-current asset) which has a physical existence. Used to differentiate it from an Intangible fixed asse...

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Activos netos
Activos netos

Activos netos

Activos netos - Assets minus liabilities (equals ownership interest).

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Amortización
Amortización

Amortización

Amortización - Process similar to depreciation, usually applied to intangible fixed assets.

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Apalancamiento
Apalancamiento

Apalancamiento

Apalancamiento - The proportion of borrowings to total financing (i.e. shareholders' funds plus total borrowing).

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Arrendamiento
Arrendamiento

Arrendamiento

Arrendamiento - Acquiring the use of an asset through a rental agreement.

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Auditores
Auditores

Auditores

Auditores - Professional accountants who check the books of account, ask for explanations from the directors and examine the report and accounts, verifying that...

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Auditoría
Auditoría

Auditoría

Auditoría - An official inspection of a company's accounts.

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Base de empresa en funcionamiento
Base de empresa en funcionamiento

Base de empresa en funcionamiento

Base de empresa en funcionamiento - Financial statements are prepared on this basis assuming that the business will continue operating into the foreseeable futu...

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Beneficio
Beneficio

Beneficio

Beneficio - Calculated as revenue (income) minus expenses.

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Beneficio neto
Beneficio neto

Beneficio neto

Beneficio neto - Sales minus cost of sales minus all administrative and selling costs.

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Beneficio por acción (BPA)
Beneficio por acción (BPA)

Beneficio por acción (BPA)

Earnings per share (EPS) - A measure of how much profit a company is making for its shareholders.

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Bono
Bono

Bono

Bono - A form of IOU issued by the company, or a government or other institution, offering to pay interest in return for borrowing your money, or to pay you ...

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Bootstrapping
Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping - Building a company without external investment, often relying on personal savings and running with the lowest possible operating costs

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Bruto
Bruto

Bruto

Bruto - The total amount of money a company has earned in a period of time before deductions such as taxes.

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Capital
Capital

Capital

Capital - Anything invested into a company that has a tangible value or benefit to its own, such as a machinery, patents, or financial assets like cash.

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Capital de riesgo
Capital de riesgo

Capital de riesgo

Venture capital - Capital invested into projects with long term growth potential but also higher risks, such as start-up businesses.

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Capital empleado
Capital empleado

Capital empleado

Capital employed - Sometimes called total assets less current liabilities or total shareholders' funds plus long-term finance (the two calculations provide the ...

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Capital social
Capital social

Capital social

Capital social - Name given to the total amount of cash which the shareholders have contributed to the company.

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Capitalización de mercado
Capitalización de mercado

Capitalización de mercado

Capitalización de mercado - The stock-market value of a company. It is calculated by multiplying the total number of issued ordinary shares by today's price per...

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Certificado de acciones
Certificado de acciones

Certificado de acciones

Certificado de acciones - A document providing evidence of share ownership.

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Compra por parte de la gerencia (MBO)
Compra por parte de la gerencia (MBO)

Compra por parte de la gerencia (MBO)

Management buyout (MBO) - The management of a company buy that company, or part of it, from its owners.

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Consejo de administración
Consejo de administración

Consejo de administración

Board of directors - A group of people to whom the shareholders have delegated the task of running the day-to-day affairs of the company. They normally define t...

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Costo de producción
Costo de producción

Costo de producción

Cost of production - Similar to cost of goods sold and used mostly in academic accounts.

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Costo de ventas
Costo de ventas

Costo de ventas

Cost Of Sales - See 'cost of goods sold'.

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Costos fijos
Costos fijos

Costos fijos

Fixed costs - Costs that vary over time rather than in proportion to throughput, e.g. Rent of premises, salaries etc.

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Costos indirectos
Costos indirectos

Costos indirectos

Costos indirectos - Costs that do not change regardless of the level of production and are not typically involved with the cost of production, such as rent.

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Costos variables
Costos variables

Costos variables

Variable costs - Costs that vary in some kind of proportion to throughput (production), e.g. materials. Each same product takes the same amount of material, so ...

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Crédito (condiciones comerciales)
Crédito (condiciones comerciales)

Crédito (condiciones comerciales)

Credit (Terms Of Business) - The supplier agrees to allow the customer to make payment some time after the delivery of the goods or services. Typical trader cre...

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Cuenta de pérdidas y ganancias
Cuenta de pérdidas y ganancias

Cuenta de pérdidas y ganancias

Profit and loss account - A financial statement that shows the income and outgoings of a company over a certain period of time showing the net profit or loss fo...

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Cuentas
Cuentas

Cuentas

Cuentas - Financial statements prepared at the end of a period to reflect the profit of loss or the period and financial position at the end of the period.

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Cuentas anuales
Cuentas anuales

Cuentas anuales

Annual accounts - Also known as financial, company or statutory accounts. Businesses must produce an annual set of accounts detailing business finances.

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Cuentas por cobrar
Cuentas por cobrar

Cuentas por cobrar

Cuentas por cobrar - Amounts due from customers, also described as a trade debtors.

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Cuentas por pagar
Cuentas por pagar

Cuentas por pagar

Cuentas por pagar - Amounts due for payment to suppliers of goods or services, also described as trade creditors.

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Debe
Debe

Debe

Debe - Entries in the debit column of a ledger account representing increases in assets or expenses, or decreases in liabilities or income.

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Deuda incobrable
Deuda incobrable

Deuda incobrable

Bad debt - The amount owed by a customer who cannot, or will not, pay for goods or services they have had.

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Deudor
Deudor

Deudor

Deudor - A person or firm that owes money to your business.

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Deudores
Deudores

Deudores

Deudores - The amount outstanding on customers' accounts.

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Deudores comerciales
Deudores comerciales

Deudores comerciales

Deudores comerciales - Persons or businesses who buy goods or services from a business in the normal course of trade are allowed a period of credit before payme...

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Director
Director

Director

Director - A member of the board of directors who bears the responsibility of managing the company on behalf of the shareholders.

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Director(es)
Director(es)

Director(es)

Director(S) - Person(s) appointed by shareholders of a limited liability company to manage the affairs of the company.

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Dividendo
Dividendo

Dividendo

Dividendo - Money paid by a company from its profits to its shareholders.

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EBIT
EBIT

EBIT

PBIT - Profit before interest and tax.

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Elasticidad precio de la demanda
Elasticidad precio de la demanda

Elasticidad precio de la demanda

Product elasticity of demand (PED) - The degree to which demand for products or services changes due to changes in price.

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Empresario individual
Empresario individual

Empresario individual

Empresario individual - An individual owning and operating a business alone.

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Entidad, entidades
Entidad, entidades

Entidad, entidades

Entidad, entidades - Something that exists independently, such as a business which exists independently of the owner.

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Estatutos sociales
Estatutos sociales

Estatutos sociales

Articles Of Association - Document setting out the relative rights of shareholders in a limited liability company.

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Exigido (capital social)
Exigido (capital social)

Exigido (capital social)

Exigido (capital social) - The company has called upon the shareholders who first bought the shares, to pay for their shares.

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Factoraje
Factoraje

Factoraje

Invoice factoring - When a business sells its invoices to a third party, which will then add their own fee to the charges and seek the money from the debtor.

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Factura
Factura

Factura

Factura - A document from supplier to buyer summarising goods or services supplied and the price payable.

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Ganancia
Ganancia

Ganancia

Ganancia - A phrase that is often interchangeable with profits.

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Garantía
Garantía

Garantía

Garantía - Security, usually for a loan. It is effected by enabling the giver of the loan the right to seize the asset that is being used as garantía and sell ....

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Gasto
Gasto

Gasto

Gasto - Generally the running costs of a business.

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Gasto de capital
Gasto de capital

Gasto de capital

Gasto de capital - Spending on non-current (fixed) assets of a business.

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Gastos de capital (CAPEX)
Gastos de capital (CAPEX)

Gastos de capital (CAPEX)

Capital expenditure (CAPEX) - Funds used by the company to buy, maintain or improve its fixed assets such as buildings, vehicles, equipment, or land.

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Gastos operativos (OPEX)
Gastos operativos (OPEX)

Gastos operativos (OPEX)

Operating expenditure (OPEX) - On-going costs for running a business, service or system that includes day-to-day expenditure.

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Gestión financiera
Gestión financiera

Gestión financiera

Financial management - Planning, analysing, monitoring, organising, reviewing, and controlling a company's finances.

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Gravamen sobre activos
Gravamen sobre activos

Gravamen sobre activos

Charge over assets - Used when all or some of the assets of an organisation have been used as collateral to secure a transaction of some kind (usually the borro...

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Impuesto sobre sociedades
Impuesto sobre sociedades

Impuesto sobre sociedades

Corporation tax - Paid by UK companies on their profits.

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Impuestos diferidos
Impuestos diferidos

Impuestos diferidos

Impuestos diferidos - Income & expenditure may be recognised at different time for accounting and tax purposes. Deferred tax is a way to balance this timing dif...

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Inflación
Inflación

Inflación

Inflación - A percentage figure that represents how much prices of goods and services increased over a specific period.

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Inflación de costos
Inflación de costos

Inflación de costos

Cost-push inflation - Cost-push inflation occurs when production input costs, such as wages and raw materials, rise and producers pass the increased costs on to...

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Inflación de demanda
Inflación de demanda

Inflación de demanda

Demand-pull inflation - Occurs when demand is high, and suppliers increase prices until demand reduces.

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Informe anual y cuentas
Informe anual y cuentas

Informe anual y cuentas

Annual report and accounts - Most organisations are required to produce an annual report on their activities and enclose the accounts of the company's performan...

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Ingresos diferidos
Ingresos diferidos

Ingresos diferidos

Ingresos diferidos - Income invoiced, or paid for, in advance of providing the service resulting in the income being deferred to a later accounting period, to w...

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Insolvencia
Insolvencia

Insolvencia

Insolvencia - When a company becomes unable to pay off its creditors, or its liabilities exceed its assets.

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Junta General de Accionistas
Junta General de Accionistas

Junta General de Accionistas

Annual general meeting (AGM) - A meeting of the members (shareholders) of a company at which the board of directors lay the company's accounts and report for sh...

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Ley de Sociedades
Ley de Sociedades

Ley de Sociedades

Ley de Sociedades - Legislation to control the activities and administration of limited liability companies.

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Margen
Margen

Margen

Margen - The amount of money a company makes, expressed as a percentage. For example, a gross profit of £1m on sales of £10m is a 10% profit margen.

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Memorándum
Memorándum

Memorándum

Memorandum (For A Company) - Document setting out main objects of the company and its powers to act.

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Neto
Neto

Neto

Neto - The amount of profit left after deductions such as tax have been made.

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Nota de crédito
Nota de crédito

Nota de crédito

Nota de crédito - A document summarising the reduction in charge on an invoice (bill), usually because the customer has returned defective goods or has received...

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Pago anticipado
Pago anticipado

Pago anticipado

Pago anticipado - An amount paid for in advance for and benefit to the business, such as insurance premiums or rent in advance. Initially recognised as an asset...

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Partes interesadas
Partes interesadas

Partes interesadas

Partes interesadas - A general term devised to indicate all those who might have a legitimate interest in receiving financial information about a business becau...

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Pasivo corriente
Pasivo corriente

Pasivo corriente

Pasivo corriente - A liability which is expected to be settled in the entity's normal operating cycle, generally within 12 months after the balance sheet date.

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Patente
Patente

Patente

Patente - An official legal document stating that a company has the sole right to make, use, or sell a particular invention.

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Patrimonio negativo
Patrimonio negativo

Patrimonio negativo

Negative equity - When the value of an asset is less than what you initially paid.

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Patrimonio neto
Patrimonio neto

Patrimonio neto

Patrimonio neto - Used by analysts to determine the financial health of a company. It also represents what would be left if all of a businesses' assets were liq...

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PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)

PAYE (Pay As You Earn)

PAYE - Stands for Pay As You Earn. A method of collecting income tax on behalf of the Government by taking it directly from your employees' wages.

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Período contable
Período contable

Período contable

Accounting period - The time frame used for financial reporting, normally months, quarters or years.

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Préstamo garantizado
Préstamo garantizado

Préstamo garantizado

Préstamo garantizado - Loan where the lender has taken a special claim on particular assets or revenues of the company to give extra protection in the event of ...

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Prima de emisión
Prima de emisión

Prima de emisión

Prima de emisión - The price paid for shares in a company over and above their nominal value.

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Principio del devengo
Principio del devengo

Principio del devengo

Principio del devengo - The effects of transactions and other events are recognised when they occur (and not as cash or its equivalent is received or paid) and ...

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Productos en proceso
Productos en proceso

Productos en proceso

Work in progress - As its name implies, it is the value of the products on which work has been started but is not yet complete.

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Pronóstico
Pronóstico

Pronóstico

Pronóstico - Pronóstico estimate of future performance and position based on stated assumptions and usually including a quantified amount.

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Provisión
Provisión

Provisión

Provisión - A liability of uncertain timing or amount.

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Provisión para cuentas de cobro dudoso
Provisión para cuentas de cobro dudoso

Provisión para cuentas de cobro dudoso

Provision For Doubtful Debts - An estimate of the risk of not collecting full payment from credit customers, reported as a deduction from trade receivable (debt...

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Proyecciones de flujo de efectivo
Proyecciones de flujo de efectivo

Proyecciones de flujo de efectivo

Proyecciones de flujo de efectivo - Statements of cash expected to flow into and out of a business over a particular period.

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PYME
PYME

PYME

SME - Small or Medium Sized Enterprises. A business is deemed an SME if it meets two of three criteria: it has a turnover of £25m or less, it employs fewer ...

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Registro mercantil
Registro mercantil

Registro mercantil

Registrar Of Companies - An official authorised by the government to maintain a record of all annual reports and other documents issued by a company.

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Rentabilidad del capital empleado
Rentabilidad del capital empleado

Rentabilidad del capital empleado

Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) - This ratio is arguably the most vital for the control of performance in large, delegated, businesses. It is made up from the...

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