What Is a Distinctive Competence

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Essay

What is a distinctive competence?

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Definitions:

Production Possibilities Frontier

A graph that shows the various combinations of outputs that an economy can possibly produce given the available factors of production and the available production technology.

Recession

A transient phase of declining economic performance, with diminished trade and industrial production, often determined by a sequential fall in GDP for two quarters.

Economic Growth

An increase in the productive capacity of an economy, often measured by the rise in real GDP over a period of time.

Decision-Making Processes

Processes through which individuals or organizations make choices among alternative courses of action to achieve their objectives.