Dahl, Richard, 139

damage control, 420

Damon, Matt, 64

Darby, Joseph, 75

data, 291

database management systems (DBMSs), 291

databases, 291

data breaches, 295–296

Data.com, 256

data marts, 291–292

data mining, 292

data warehouses, 291

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, 71

dealer brand, 395

debenture bonds, 513

debt, 471–472

debt financing, 468

debt-to-equity ratio, 483–484

decision-making skills, 203, 204–205

decision support system (DSS), 292

Deere and Company, 366

defensive stocks, 505

defined benefit plans, 265, 537

defined contribution plans, 265, 537–538

deflation, 42, 49

Delancey Street Foundation, 141

Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose (Hsieh), 238

Dell, Michael, 132

Dell Computer, 90, 102, 104, 298–299, 313, 323

DeLuca, Fred, 152–153, 155

demand, 32–35

demand-based pricing, 400, 401–402

demand curve, 32

demand deposit, 464

Deming, W. Edwards, 325

democratic leaders, 235–236

democratization, 92

demographic changes, 34

demographic segmentation, 368

departmentalization, 212

Department of Justice, 38, 183

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 295

depreciation, 480

depression, 46

deregulation, 127

design patents, 123

determinants of demand and supply, 33–35

devalue, 106

developing nations, 91, 108–109

DigiScents, 136

digital media, 398

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA) (1998), 124–125, 288

digital rights, 124–125

direct-mail advertising, 415

direct marketers, 432

direct sellers, 432

disability insurance, 535–536

discount rate, 50

discounts, 403

discrimination and hiring, 128

disinflation, 49

distribution, 357, 433–434

distribution channel, 357, 426, 428

distribution warehouses, 434

distributor brand, 395

distributors, 357

District 9, 285–286

diversity, 9, 270–272

dividends, 504

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010), 47, 476

domestic partner benefits, 266

Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Area (DR-CAFTA), 100

Donahoe, John, 140

Dos Equis, 361

double entry bookkeeping, 477

double taxation, 175

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), 310, 498, 510

Dropbox, 343

drop shippers, 429

Drucker, Peter, 137, 235

DSL, 37

due diligence, 147

Duke Energy, 504

dumping, 97

Dunkin’ Donuts, 36

Dunn, Patricia, 296

duopolies, 39

DuPont, 262

durable goods, 389

Dynamic Internet Technology (DIT), 78