Key Terms
- access economy
- a nontraditional business model in which consumers participate on both sides of a transaction, sometimes facilitated by a third party
- artificial intelligence (AI)
- the branch of science that uses computer algorithms to replicate human intelligent behavior by machines with minimal human intervention
- flextime
- a work schedule in which employees can select their own start and finish time
- gig economy
- an environment in which individuals and businesses contract with independent workers for the completion of short-term assignments, engagements, or projects, offering few or no benefits beyond compensation
- job sharing
- the use of two or more employees to perform the work of one full-time position
- robotics
- a field of research that includes computer science, mechanical and electronics engineering, and science process with the objective to produce robots, or related forms of automation, to replicate human tasks
- telecommuting
- working from a remote location (home or other space) by means of electronic connections
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- Book title: Business Ethics
- Publication date: Sep 24, 2018
- Location: Houston, Texas
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