Solvency Ratios
Key idea – Solvency ratios measure a firm’s long-term ability to meet its obligations. They compare a company’s earnings, equity, assets, or cash flows…
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Key takeaways – SaaS (Software as a Service) is a subscription licensing model that delivers software over the Internet from provider-hosted servers rather than…
Soft Skills
Soft skills are the personal attributes, interpersonal behaviors, and emotional capacities that determine how effectively someone interacts with others and handles work situations. They…
Socialism
Key Takeaways – Socialism is an economic and political framework that emphasizes collective ownership or social control of the means of production to meet…
Social Security
Overview – Social Security (officially the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance — OASDI — program) is a federal insurance program administered by the Social…
Social Security number
• A Social Security number (SSN) is a unique nine‑digit identifier issued by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to U.S. citizens, permanent residents and…
Social Science
Key takeaways – Social science studies human behavior, relationships, institutions, and societies. It helps explain why people and groups behave the way they do…
Social Responsibility
Social responsibility is the ethical principle that individuals and organizations ought to act in ways that benefit society and the environment, not only their…
Social Media
Key takeaways – Social media = online platforms/apps that let people form networks and share user-created content (text, photo, video, audio, links). (Investopedia) –…
Social justice
• Social justice is the principle that social goods (wealth, opportunities, rights, services) and burdens should be distributed fairly and equitably across society. [Investopedia]…