Business & Management

Accounting is the systematic recording, measurement, and reporting of financial information about economic entities, used by managers, owners, creditors, and regulators.

A balance sheet reports an entity’s assets, liabilities, and equity at a specified date, providing a snapshot of its financial position.

Data governance establishes the authority, responsibilities, policies, and controls through which organizations manage data throughout its lifecycle.

Depreciation measures the consumption or loss of value of long-lived assets and, in accounting, allocates their depreciable amount over their useful lives.

E-commerce is the buying and selling of goods and services through computer networks, encompassing online retail, business procurement, digital marketplaces, and other electronically ordered transactions.

American founder of Theranos, convicted in 2022 of defrauding investors in the blood-testing company.

South African–born entrepreneur associated with Tesla, SpaceX, X, and artificial-intelligence ventures.

Eric Xu (Xu Zhijun, born 1967) is a Chinese business executive who has been a deputy chairman of Huawei since 2018 and serves as rotating chairman for the October 2026 to March 2027 term.

The Hangzhou Six Little Dragons is a collective nickname for six technology companies associated with Hangzhou, spanning artificial intelligence, robotics, gaming, neurotechnology, and spatial design.

Chinese tea drink chain founded in 2012, known for cheese-foam tea and fruit tea, with stores in China and abroad.

Innovation is the implementation of significantly new or improved products or processes, shaping economic activity, organizational performance, and social change.

American entrepreneur who founded Amazon and Blue Origin, acquired The Washington Post, and established major philanthropic funds.

John D. Rockefeller was an American industrialist and philanthropist who co-founded Standard Oil and established major institutions supporting education, medical research, and public health.

American entrepreneur who founded Dell and led its expansion from personal computers into enterprise technology.

Chinese franchise chain of ice cream and tea drink stores, founded in Zhengzhou in 1997 and known for low prices and rapid franchise-led growth.

American media and entertainment corporation formed in 2025 and renamed Skydance Corporation after acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery in 2026.

The 2026 acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance, forming the combined company Skydance.

The pet economy is the set of markets for goods and services consumed by companion animals, chiefly food, healthcare, supplies and pet services.

Beijing-based Chinese designer-toy company known for blind-box figurines and the Labubu character; listed in Hong Kong since 2020.

Chinese engineer and entrepreneur who founded Huawei and became its chief executive.

Chinese property executive and public commentator sentenced in 2020 to eighteen years in prison for corruption-related offenses.

Research and development is systematic, creative activity that generates new knowledge and develops new applications, products, or processes.

Chinese technology executive (born 1969) who leads Huawei's consumer and terminal businesses and has been a senior figure in its smartphone and automotive ventures.

Australian-born American media proprietor who built an international business spanning newspapers, publishing, film, and television.

Walmart-owned American membership-only warehouse club chain, founded in 1983, with operations in Mexico, China and Brazil.

American entrepreneur who co-founded Apple, founded NeXT, and helped build Pixar into a major animation studio.

A network of organizations, resources, and activities connecting the sourcing of inputs with production, distribution, consumption, and returns.

American business executive who led Apple as CEO from 2011 to 2026 and subsequently became its executive chairman.

Chinese consumer-electronics company based in Shenzhen, known for the TECNO, itel and Infinix phone brands and its leading share of African smartphone sales.