Going Concern

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Strategy

Foundational Lexiconstaying in business
Executive Parlanceoperational continuity
Scholarly Discourseperpetual enterprise assumption
Babel ZenithGoing Concern Opinion
Origin: Accounting

Etymology & Meaning

The assumption that a company will continue operating indefinitely.

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