Being able to identify an industry to use for benchmarking yourfirm's results with similar companies is frequently
Question:
Being able to identify an industry to use for benchmarking yourfirm's results with similar companies is frequently not easy. Choose a type of business and go to
www.naics.com.
This Web site allows you to do a free search for the NAICS(North American Industry Classification System, pronounced Nakes) number for different types of businesses. Choose keywords"athletic shoes" and "auto dealers" to see the industry to which they have been assigned.
The "athletic shoes" has been assigned to the ___.
industry and the "auto dealers" has been assigned to the ___.
a. Retail Trade
b. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
c. Manufacturing
d. Wholesale Trade
e. Transportation and Warehousing industry.
Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management
ISBN: 978-0133767186
2nd edition
Authors: Steve Mariotti, Caroline Glackin