Loss Carryback – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Taxation

What is the Loss Carryback Rule? Loss carryback is a term used in the accounting industry at the time when a firm incurs a net operating loss, and opts for applying that loss on the tax return of a previous year. As a result, the tax liability for the year when this...

Present Value – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Finance, Personal Finance, and Valuation Principles

What is Present Value?In economics and finance, the present value refers to today’s value of future total cash flow. Present value tells you how much you will need today to achieve a certain amount in the future. On the other hand, future values give you an...

Price War – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Strategy, Entrepreneurship, & Innovation

Update Table of Contents What is a Price War?Why is Price War Common?How to Stop Price WarRevealing intention to competitors Competing strictly on non-price based measures Emphasize high quality Engaging in fight war Planning exit strategies Pros of Price WarCons of...

Price Earnings to Growth (PEG) Ratio – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Finance, Personal Finance, and Valuation Principles

What is the Price Earnings-to-Growth Ratio?The PEG ratio is a metric used to determine the trade-off between the stock’s price, the earnings it will generate, and the growth rate expected by the company. If a company has a high growth rate, then it is expected...

Pricing Power – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Economic Analysis & Monetary Policy

What is Pricing Power?In business and economics, pricing power refers to the rise in the price of a company’s products while maintaining its demand. If a company offers a unique product, then its pricing power will be strong. The demand for the product will not...

Personal Motivation & Careers – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Professionalism & Career Development

In this article, we discuss a specific benefit of understanding job duties, responsibilities, and career paths.What Career Path or Job to Pursue?In business, there are countless jobs in many diverse fields. Too often, I talk with business students who have a very poor...

Classes of Job – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Professionalism & Career Development

What are Classes of Jobs or Employment?First off, I do not want this material to come across as offensive, patronizing, or in any way insensitive. Because sometimes, individuals tend to associate their personal or self-worth with their job. Identifying classes of...

Opportunity Generation, Recognition, and Exploitation

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Professionalism & Career Development

How Do We Create Career Opportunities?Many would argue that what we do and what we become in life is pre-destined. Others might argue that it is a matter of luck. Still, others would argue that whatever you achieve in life is a product of hard work (and perhaps...

Experiential Learning in Business Schools – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Professionalism & Career Development

What is Experiential Learning in Business School?Today, there are countless sources of business information. Many would argue, however, that the only way to truly learn business is to practice it. As any educator will attest, it is not easy to employ experiential...

Learning from Fellow Students – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Professionalism & Career Development

How you Learn from Other Students An often overlooked benefit of a business degree is the person sitting next to you. Having spoken with hundreds (honestly, more like thousands) of recent business graduates, they frequently comment on the impact that other students...