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Guru

Deemed to be a good person, a wise person and a teacher.

Glare

Any excessively bright source of light within the visual field that creates discomfort or loss in visibility.

Grapevine

An informal person-to-person method of transmitting information, gossip and rumors from person to person.

Globalization

The growing interconnectedness and interdependency of countries, people and organizations.

General contractor

The traditional builder who engages in the complete on-site management of the actual construction project. Performs the work by contracting on their […]

Groupthink

Behavior resulting from like-minded thinking and a reluctance to share unpopular or dissimilar ideas with others.

Grade

A method of classifying materials or deliverables that have the same functional use but differences in technical features or perceived value.

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

In the United States, rules, procedures, and conventions used to help govern an organization’s accounting operations and the preparation of financial statements.

Gap analysis

The difference between the current state and a desired state, or “the space between what is and what an organization hopes to […]

Glass line

A vertical plane indicating the location of the glass on a given wall of the building exterior used as a measurement point […]