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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Use economic-oriented subjects in this section for works discussing economics from a theoretical or historical viewpoint.  For works discussing economic policy, use economic-oriented subjects in the POLITICAL SCIENCE section.

Use "BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management" for works on the principles of management and use "BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science" for works on the application of systemic, logical, and mathematical methods to solve managerial problems.

Use subjects beginning with "BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / E-Commerce" for works discussing the business aspects of electronic commerce and use "COMPUTERS / Electronic Commerce" for works on the computer skills and technology needed to facilitate electronic commerce.

BUS000000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General

BUS001000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Accounting / General

BUS001010   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Accounting / Financial

BUS001020   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Accounting / Governmental

                              BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Accounting / International see International / Accounting

BUS001040   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Accounting / Managerial

BUS001050   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Accounting / Standards (GAAP, IFRS, etc.)

BUS002000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Advertising & Promotion

BUS003000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Auditing

BUS004000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Banks & Banking

BUS114000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies

BUS005000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Bookkeeping

BUS006000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Budgeting

BUS007000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Communication / General

BUS007010   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Communication / Meetings & Presentations

BUS008000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics

BUS009000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Etiquette

BUS010000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Law

BUS091000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Mathematics

                             BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Travel see TRAVEL / Special Interest / Business

BUS011000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Writing

BUS012000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / General

BUS012030   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / Career Advancement & Professional Development *

BUS012010   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / Internships

BUS012020   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / Interviewing

BUS037020   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / Job Hunting

BUS056030   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / Resumes

                                  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Charities see headings under Nonprofit Organizations & Charities

BUS073000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Commerce

BUS013000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Commercial Policy

BUS110000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Conflict Resolution & Mediation

                                 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Consolidation & Merger see Mergers & Acquisitions

BUS075000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Consulting

BUS016000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Consumer Behavior

BUS077000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History

BUS017000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate Finance / General

BUS017010   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate Finance / Private Equity

BUS017020   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate Finance / Valuation

BUS017030   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate Finance / Venture Capital

BUS104000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate Governance

BUS111000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Crowdfunding

BUS018000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Customer Relations

BUS019000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving

BUS092000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General

BUS020000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Business Development

BUS068000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development

BUS072000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development

BUS078000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Distribution

BUS118000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Diversity & Inclusion

BUS090000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / E-Commerce / General (see also COMPUTERS / Electronic Commerce)

BUS090010   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / E-Commerce / Digital Marketing

BUS090030   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / E-Commerce / Online Trading

BUS090050   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / E-Commerce / Search Engine Optimization

BUS090040   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / E-Commerce / Small Business

BUS021000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Econometrics

BUS022000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic Conditions

                                  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic Development see Development / Economic Development

BUS023000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History

BUS069000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General

BUS069010   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Comparative

                                  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / International see International / Economics & Trade

BUS039000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics

BUS044000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Microeconomics

BUS069040   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Social & Behavioral

BUS069030   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory

BUS024000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Education

BUS025000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship

BUS099000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics

                               BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Etailing see headings under E-Commerce

BUS026000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Exports & Imports

BUS093000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Facility Management

BUS027000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General

BUS027010   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / Financial Engineering

BUS027020   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / Financial Risk Management

BUS027030   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / Wealth Management

BUS086000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Forecasting

BUS028000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Foreign Exchange

BUS105000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Franchises

BUS029000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Free Enterprise & Capitalism

BUS115000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Freelance & Self-Employment

BUS113000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Globalization

BUS079000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Government & Business

BUS094000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Green Business

BUS080000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Home-Based Businesses

                               BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism see Industries / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism

BUS030000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Human Resources & Personnel Management

                                  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Humor see HUMOR / Topic / Business & Professional

                                 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Imports see Exports & Imports

BUS119000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Indigenous Economies *

BUS082000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industrial Management

BUS070000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General

BUS070010   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness

BUS070020   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Automobile Industry

BUS070030   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Computers & Information Technology

BUS070160   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Construction

BUS070040   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy

BUS070110   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Entertainment

BUS070090   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Fashion & Textile Industry

BUS070140   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Financial Services

BUS070120   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Food Industry

BUS070170   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Healthcare

BUS081000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism

BUS070050   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing

BUS070060   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications

BUS070150   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Natural Resource Extraction

BUS070070   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Park & Recreation Management

BUS070130   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology

BUS057000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Retailing

BUS070080   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Service

BUS070100   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Transportation

BUS031000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Inflation

BUS083000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Information Management

BUS032000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure

BUS033000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Insurance / General

BUS033010   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Insurance / Automobile

BUS033020   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Insurance / Casualty

BUS033040   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Insurance / Health

BUS033050   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Insurance / Liability

BUS033060   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Insurance / Life

BUS033080   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Insurance / Property

BUS033070   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Insurance / Risk Assessment & Management

BUS034000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Interest

BUS035000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General

BUS001030   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Accounting

BUS069020   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Economics & Trade

BUS043030   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Marketing

BUS064020   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Taxation

BUS036000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / General

BUS036070   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / Analysis & Trading Strategies

BUS036010   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / Bonds

BUS014000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / Commodities / General

BUS014010   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / Commodities / Energy

BUS014020   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / Commodities / Metals

BUS036080   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / Derivatives

BUS036020   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / Futures

BUS036030   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / Mutual Funds

BUS036040   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / Options

BUS036090   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / Portfolio Management

BUS036050   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / Real Estate

BUS036060   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / Stocks

BUS112000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Islamic Banking & Finance

                                  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Job Hunting see Careers / Job Hunting

BUS098000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Knowledge Capital

BUS038000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General

BUS038010   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / Unions

BUS038020   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / Wages & Compensation

BUS071000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership

BUS116000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Logistics & Supply Chain

                                  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Macroeconomics see Economics / Macroeconomics

BUS040000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Mail Order

BUS041000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management

BUS042000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science

BUS043000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Marketing / General

BUS043010   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Marketing / Direct

BUS043020   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Marketing / Industrial

                                   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Marketing / International see International / Marketing

                               BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Marketing / Internet see E-Commerce / Digital Marketing

BUS043040   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Marketing / Multilevel

BUS043060   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Marketing / Research

BUS043050   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Marketing / Telemarketing

BUS106000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Mentoring & Coaching

BUS015000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Mergers & Acquisitions

                                  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Microeconomics see Economics / Microeconomics

BUS045000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Money & Monetary Policy

                                   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Money Management see Personal Finance / Money Management

BUS046000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Motivational

BUS100000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Museum Administration & Museology

BUS047000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Negotiating

BUS048000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / New Business Enterprises

BUS074000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities / General

BUS074010   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities / Finance & Accounting

BUS074020   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities / Fundraising & Grants

BUS074030   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities / Management & Leadership

BUS074040   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities / Marketing & Communications

BUS084000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Office Automation

BUS095000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Office Equipment & Supplies

BUS096000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Office Management

                                  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Operations Management see Production & Operations Management

BUS049000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Operations Research

BUS085000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior

BUS103000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Development

BUS102000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Outsourcing

BUS050000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / General

BUS050010   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / Budgeting

BUS050020   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / Investing

BUS050030   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / Money Management

BUS050040   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / Retirement Planning

BUS050050   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / Taxation

BUS107000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Success

                                 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personnel Management see Human Resources & Personnel Management

                                 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Planning see Strategic Planning

BUS087000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Production & Operations Management

BUS101000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Project Management

                                  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Promotion see Advertising & Promotion

BUS051000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance

BUS052000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Relations

BUS076000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Purchasing & Buying

BUS053000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Quality Control

BUS054000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General

BUS054010   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / Buying & Selling Homes

BUS054020   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / Commercial

BUS054030   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / Mortgages

BUS055000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Reference

BUS108000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Research & Development

                                   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Resumes see Careers / Resumes

                                    BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Retailing see Industries / Retailing

                                   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Risk Assessment & Management see Insurance / Risk Assessment & Management

BUS058000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Sales & Selling / General

BUS058010   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Sales & Selling / Management

BUS089000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Secretarial Aids & Training

                                  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Securities see headings under Investments & Securities

BUS059000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Skills

BUS060000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Small Business

BUS061000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Statistics

BUS063000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning

BUS062000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Structural Adjustment

                                   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Sustainable Development see Development / Sustainable Development

BUS064000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Taxation / General

BUS064010   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Taxation / Corporate

                                  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Taxation / International see International / Taxation

                                  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Taxation / Personal see Personal Finance / Taxation

BUS064030   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Taxation / Small Business

BUS088000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Time Management

BUS065000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Total Quality Management

BUS066000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Training

                                  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Travel & Tourism see Industries / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism

BUS067000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Urban & Regional

BUS109000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Women in Business

BUS097000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture

BUS117000   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Harassment & Discrimination

If your title does not have subject content, i.e. a blank book, please use the Non-Classifiable term below. Otherwise, use the Subject/General term in the closest descriptive area. NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE

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