icon:
... a graphic or
image. For example, the dot
network logo is a visual
indicator of The Network that maintain
this glossary online for your use. See graphical
user interface.
improvement / improvement strategy:
... a change
initiative as a commitment to achieve
a higher level of excellence; implementation
of a plan intended to bring about quality output (quality
systems). Maintaining a local environment that
encourages investment in improving the operations of enterprises as
opposed having it draw attention to the benefits of relocating
away from the community is
form of economic
development known as
business
retention.
incentives:
... motivational offers intended to persuade prospects see location
incentives.
incubate:
... to develop a product of academia for
practical application; i.e., to move through a process
of hatching
an idea, concept or laboratory product, for example, business
incubation as a process of enterprise
development. Incubation, as in
technical
development, is the process of moving from concept,
through the research stage, to the point of introducing
a practical TEC application
or engineered
product into commerce.
incubation center:
... a place designated for business
incubation; a
place that catalyzes enterprise
development; a place that has space and
resources for new ventures to
occupy and use before they are able to stand on their
own. Copy and paste the following question to the search
engine at the top of this page, keeping the quotation
marks intact, to Google
the Web for more information
about enterprise incubation centers: "What
is business incubation?"
indirect labor:
... workers who do not contribute directly to
the added-value of goods but whose work may be necessary
and included as a cost of producing them.
define industrial
define industrial
asset
define industrial bond:
... AKA industrial development bond (TIAA-CREF
Brokerage Services Investment Glossary offers a
definition). An IDB is is a
promissory note issued by government, often by a
development agency, to finance a project of a private
enterprise in return for the benefit of the tax revenues
it producessee
industrial revenue bonds.
The private enterprise pays the bondholders, not the
issuer. IDBs may also be issued for public
works projects which
are
deemed
to be important for local
or area
developmentsee
public
purpose bond defined by AllBusiness.com. Also,
see private
purpose bond for added information.
define industrial development
define industrial
developer ... an economic
developer focused industrial prospects.
define industrial doctrine:
...a statement, rule or principle set forth
as something to believe or follow as it relates to
the production and sale of goods. There are various doctrines,
for example, at a 2004 symposium hosted by the
Canadian Commission for UNESCO the following statement
was made: ... the Western industrial doctrine of materialism
is leading
to “inevitable
ecological and civilizational collapse.” (source).
One .network glossary definition under
the keyword labor indicates that ... reducing
the number of employee positions of any given enterprise
by introducing tools and technologies that can produce
more for less cost and improve quality output in the process
... is an industrial doctrine. (source).
For more information copy and paste "industrial
doctrine" in search
box at top
this page.
define industrial enterprise
define industrial location work ... site
selection done for an industrial
enterprise.
define industrial park
define industrial real estate
define industrial revenue bonds
... (IRB) AKA industrial
development bond. An
IRB is a tax-exempt bond issued by a government
to
fund private industrial or even commercial enterprise development
for public good. IRBs are used to finance fixed asset
acquisitions such as land, buildings
and equipment. They may be used for renovations as well
as new construction. The
ability and willingness to issue such bonds is considered
to be an economic development
incentive.
industrial revolution:
... a far-reaching, drastic change in the way
people produce goods and are compensated, thus causing
a culture to become different than beforeabout
the Industrial Revolution from Wikipedia. Search
the Web for definitions of industrial
development and you will
find many references to the Industrial Revolution. The
practice of industrial development as a pursuit of opportunities
for locations was
brought about as direct result of the Industrial Revolution.
When a local economy began to shift
from its industrial base the industrial developer became
an economic developer. Use of the term economic development
can be traced back to Joseph
Schumpeter (1883-1950)more
about his Theory of Economic Development.
industry classifications:
...a list of types of enterprise operations
created under the term industrial (industry).
Industrial classification is the act of organizing a list
as describeda
grouping of types of enterprises, for example, the North
American Industry Classification System. The general
classifications are manufacturers and
commercial distributors of manufactured products.
information highway:
...
information crossover:
define information gathering ... collecting
knowledge or intelligence from various sources
...
information resource online ... see online
information service.
information technology:
... IT; Information Age term
that covers the use of computer
hardware and software everywhere. Wikipedia
offers more details and quotes
from the Information Technology Association of America
(ITAA) definition. Wikipedia also
explains the term Information and Computing Technology
(ICT) and its relationship to IT also. IT is defined here
to emphasize that sound business decision making begins
with having information. Enterprise and economic development
are both processes of that require input from the business
decision maker.
infrastructure:
... everything considered together as
elements that make up an underlying foundation or basic
framework, for example, the infrastructure that a location needs
to have in place for economic
development prospects. Infrastructure
may show up
as category
of location
data when a location promotes what it has in place.
Corporate
infrastructure defines a system
for operating. Community infrastructure
is everything that exists in support of its vitality. Use
the search
engine at the top of this page to Google
the Web for more
information about community infrastructure. Copy and paste
the following suggested text line, keeping quotation marks
intact: what is a "community infrastructure"
in-house:
... activities inside, for example, it can be
said that the work is done in-house when employees themselves
do everything to make their organization function.
in-migration:
... the movement of people into an area to reside
theresee demographics.
institutionalized economic development:
... economic
development as part of a highly
structured system; a condition of a state-owned
and/or
controlled economy that
is manifested by a lack of freedom for entrepreneurship.
institution of higher education or of higher learning:
... a structured organization
of higher
education; a highly structured organization of
academicians engaged with students who want to learn beyond
the secondary level
(secondary
school). Institutions of higher education or
institutions of higher learning are categories
of location
data.
As such, the information provided is typically a listing
of universities, colleges, institutes of technology
and other collegiate
level institutions
in a location.
Institutions of higher education with outreach
programs for enterprises and communities are
suggested as
location
data supplier contacts.
intellectual property rights:
... lawful recognition of entitlement to information
(intellectual
property) created by its its originator as
reflected in patents, copyrights, and other proprietaries;
legal administration of proprietary information during
the process of its exchange for acknowledgement
or compensation. As an online
information service,
The Network collects and publishes resources for
use by those who are interested in
its
mission. Free access is provided to all users of The
Network,
which publishes
contributions of resource papers
articles, comments, and critiques without cost or obligation.
No claim is made on ownership of resources accepted and
made available through the The Network. Acknowledgement
is offered in exchange. In other words, The
Network does
not encroach on intellectual property rights.
international community:
... (1) people as
a single group within a global community ... the
concept of community no longer has geographical limitations,
as
people can now virtually gather (online)
and share common interests regardless of physical location (quote
from Wikipedia provided in response to a question
put to Answers.com: What
is a community?). The international community is made
up of independent governments and
social
units
of people working
and living
together, accepting responsibilities and
obligations in common to have respect for one another while
giving aid to the less fortunate in order to strive for
equality. (3) The term may also be a reference
to a consensus among the more-powerful allied governments
as
well as religious
or
social groups about of how they are to be viewed, thus
giving them ostensive rights
to
speak
for
others as well as to force a professed authority as deemed
necessary. Search the web for ... the
will of the international community ... or
see Wikipedia.
The
Network uses the term global
community, with special inference, in answering
the question: What
is the relationship between
between
economic
development
and location?
intervening employment opportunities:
... acceptable employment opportunities available
that shorten commute-time.
investment:
... something deemed to be of value that is purchased
for capital appreciation
or income production; the announcement at the end of an economic
development project that indicates its value to
the community;
that which an economic
development organization seeks to
bring in from the outside to place(s) it
representssee reverse
investment.
investment capital:
... money (investment)
that goes into the startup of
an enterprise or venture.
investor:
... an individual or group that bankrolls or
backs a venture or operation with capital or something
of value in exchange for a share of ownership or other
form of return. A value investor is someone who seeks an
increase in value over a period of time. A speculative
investor is someone who takes a higher risk than most.
All investors expect an ROI (return-on-investment).
ISO:
... an organization that strives to establish/control
standards around the globe (International Standards Organization).
An ISO network is an exchange that exists to communicate
standardization data, for example, one that exists to help
assure standards for containers that move throughout the
world via ships, railroads and trucks. An example of a
type of ISO that is more of an advocate than regulator
is the International
Economic Development Council which urges its members
and others to use standards set forth by a development
alliance.
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