business acumen

  • 1Business acumen — is a concept pertaining to a person s knowledge and ability to make profitable business decisions. Originating within corporate learning and development circles, Charan, Ram. [http://www.strategy business.com/press/freearticle/06106?pg=7… …

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  • 2acumen — UK US /ˈækjʊmən/ noun [U] ► skill in making correct decisions and judgments in business or in a particular area of business: »He is an astute man with sound business acumen. »commercial/financial/legal acumen …

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  • 3Business simulation — is simulation used for business training or analysis. It can be scenario based or numeric based. Most business simulations are used for business acumen training and development. Learning objectives include: strategic thinking, financial analysis …

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  • 4acumen — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great ▪ business, commercial (BrE), financial, legal, political, technical VERB + ACUMEN …

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  • 5acumen — a|cu|men [ ə kjumən, ækjəmən ] noun uncount the ability to make good quick decisions and judgments: business/financial/political acumen: We are looking for someone with both business acumen and technical expertise …

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  • 6acumen — noun (U) the ability to think quickly and make good judgements: business/political/financial etc acumen: The firm s success is due to the director s ingenuity and business acumen …

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  • 7acumen — UK [ˈækjʊmən] / US [əˈkjumən] / US [ˈækjəmən] noun [uncountable] the ability to make good quick decisions and judgments business/financial/political acumen: We are looking for someone with both business acumen and technical expertise …

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  • 8Business — For other uses, see Business (disambiguation). Firm redirects here. For other uses, see The Firm …

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  • 9acumen — [[t]æ̱kjʊmen, AM əkju͟ːmən[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu supp N Acumen is the ability to make good judgements and quick decisions. His sharp business acumen meant he quickly rose to the top …

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  • 10acumen — a•cu•men [[t]əˈkyu mən, ˈæk yə [/t]] n. keen insight; shrewdness: business acumen[/ex] • Etymology: 1525–35; < L acūmen sharpness =acū , s. of acuere to sharpen (see acute) + men n. suffix a•cu′mi•nous, adj …

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