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:
... an initiative for change for
the better; a plan for moving towards a higher level of excellence within
an enterprise. Most change
initiative strategies are intended to bring about
quality output (quality
systems). In the final analysis the value of improving
is measured in terms of the willingness of customers
to accept an organization's products or services.
incentive:
... a motivational offer intended to persuade
a prospect see taxes
and incentives. Incentives is a location
data category. A consultant's
survey indicates that ... information
on available incentives ... is
a worthwhile feature for places seeking economic
development to include at their websites. Incentive offers are at the
heart the competition between locations.
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 based on the analogy
of ...
sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on,
or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life within, by
any process (source
of quote). Business
incubation, is a phase of an enterprise development project. 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.
industrial asset:
... that which is owned and convertible
to capital by
an enterprise engaged in manufacturing or
processing or the distribution of manufactured productssee
the definition of industry.
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.
industrial development:
... enterprise development
in the areas of manufacturing, distribution and production
using assembly and technical skill applications; the focus
on finding and serving the type of economic
development prospect that can create jobs for
production workers or hourly workers as opposed to professional
workers or salaried workers; economic
development exclusive of tourism,
commercial, entrepreneurial, small
business and community
development.
industrial developer:
... a location
development representative focused on industrial
development.
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.
industrial enterprise:
... a manufacturing, distribution, or warehousing operation
as an entity that accommodates the direct or indirect exchange
of goodssee
the definition of enterprise.
industrial location work:
... site
selection done for an industrial
enterprisemore. Industrial
location is an expression sometimes used to describe
the event of an announcement at the end of a site selection
project. It's the occurrence of industrial development
in a location.
industrial park:
... A real estate site having a designation
and development plan specifically for the clustering of
manufacturers, distributors and suppliers
or service providers on leased or purchased parcels of
land or in available
buildings. Industrial parks is
a location
data element.
industrial real estate:
... industrial property; a site that
produces income through the manufacturing or distribution
operations located on itsee
real
estate. A zoning classification. Real estate zoned
for or used by a industrial enterprise.
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:
... expression of the information
age as
an analogous comparison between being online
and traveling a road crowded with vehicles all around that
are zipping by. In
the 1990s traffic began to pick
up substantially on the Internet as
an an information highway. So much so that it was dubbed
the
Information Superhighwaysee
The
Information Highway: History, Vision and Issues, by Andy
Carvin to learn more. The
Network provides
resources to a target
audience through the Information
Superhighway, carrying
out its mission in the thick
of traffic.
information crossover:
... a virtual point of interchange between two
online references having an equivalence of information
in terms of correspondence and application. For example
the hyperlink in
the definition
of site selection that, in effect, switches
to the definition of location work or, conversely, the
link in the definition
of location work that switches to a site selection
page in Site Location Assistance.comthe
SLA website is one of three hubs in
a network. Because The
Network operates with a mission that is the same
for three websites, links work
as crossovers. In other words The Network is on
the Information Highway with
three parallel lanes (websites).
Users switch back and forth between them as needed. Crossovers
are facilitators for information
resources online that serve the movement of their
content.
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 in an environment with educational facilities
serving students who want to learn beyond the secondary
level
(secondary
school). Institutions of higher education or
institutions of higher learning may show up
as categories of location
data found in, for example, community
profile. As such, they are typically headings
for lists of universities, colleges,,
institutes of technology and other collegiate level institutions
in a location.
Also, listing institutions is taken to mean that they
are in the service of community, enterprise and economic
development of the are covered by the profileadditional
comments about these services.
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.
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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