Enum: BusinessActivityTypeEnum

Types of primary business activities

URI: valuesets:BusinessActivityTypeEnum

Permissible Values

Value	Title	Meaning	Description	Assets	Capital	Channels	Characteristics	Customer Interaction	Customization	Discretionary	Efficiency	Essential	Examples	Experience Based	Expertise	Focus	Function	Innovation	Intellectual Property	Output	Process	Public Private	Regulation	Social Impact	Technology Dependent	Value Added
PRODUCTION	Production/Manufacturing		Creating or manufacturing physical goods	physical assets and equipment intensive									factories, farms, mines							physical products and goods	transformation of materials
DISTRIBUTION	Distribution/Trade		Moving goods from producers to consumers								improves market efficiency		wholesalers, retailers, logistics companies				intermediary between producers and consumers									place and time utility
SERVICES	Service Provision		Providing intangible services to customers				labor intensive, customized	high customer interaction					consulting, healthcare, hospitality							intangible services
TECHNOLOGY	Technology/Innovation		Developing and applying technology solutions										software companies, biotech, engineering			technology development and application		research and development intensive	high intellectual property content
FINANCE	Financial Services		Providing financial and investment services		capital intensive								banks, insurance, investment firms				financial intermediation and services						highly regulated
INFORMATION	Information/Media		Creating, processing, and distributing information			various distribution channels							media companies, publishers, data processors							information and content					technology platform dependent
EDUCATION	Education/Training		Providing educational and training services										schools, universities, training companies				knowledge and skill development					public and private providers		high social impact
HEALTHCARE	Healthcare/Medical		Providing health and medical services									essential service	hospitals, clinics, pharmaceutical companies				health and medical care						highly regulated
ENTERTAINMENT	Entertainment/Recreation		Providing entertainment and recreational services							discretionary consumer spending			media, sports, tourism, gaming	experience and emotion based						entertainment and leisure experiences
PROFESSIONAL_SERVICES	Professional Services		Providing specialized professional expertise				high skill and knowledge requirements		highly customized services				law firms, consulting, accounting		specialized professional expertise

Slots

Name	Description
business_activity_type	Type of primary business activity

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: BusinessActivityTypeEnum
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Types of primary business activities
title: Business Activity Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  PRODUCTION:
    text: PRODUCTION
    description: Creating or manufacturing physical goods
    annotations:
      output:
        tag: output
        value: physical products and goods
      process:
        tag: process
        value: transformation of materials
      assets:
        tag: assets
        value: physical assets and equipment intensive
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: factories, farms, mines
    title: Production/Manufacturing
  DISTRIBUTION:
    text: DISTRIBUTION
    description: Moving goods from producers to consumers
    annotations:
      function:
        tag: function
        value: intermediary between producers and consumers
      value_added:
        tag: value_added
        value: place and time utility
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: wholesalers, retailers, logistics companies
      efficiency:
        tag: efficiency
        value: improves market efficiency
    title: Distribution/Trade
  SERVICES:
    text: SERVICES
    description: Providing intangible services to customers
    annotations:
      output:
        tag: output
        value: intangible services
      characteristics:
        tag: characteristics
        value: labor intensive, customized
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: consulting, healthcare, hospitality
      customer_interaction:
        tag: customer_interaction
        value: high customer interaction
    title: Service Provision
  TECHNOLOGY:
    text: TECHNOLOGY
    description: Developing and applying technology solutions
    annotations:
      focus:
        tag: focus
        value: technology development and application
      innovation:
        tag: innovation
        value: research and development intensive
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: software companies, biotech, engineering
      intellectual_property:
        tag: intellectual_property
        value: high intellectual property content
    title: Technology/Innovation
  FINANCE:
    text: FINANCE
    description: Providing financial and investment services
    annotations:
      function:
        tag: function
        value: financial intermediation and services
      regulation:
        tag: regulation
        value: highly regulated
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: banks, insurance, investment firms
      capital:
        tag: capital
        value: capital intensive
    title: Financial Services
  INFORMATION:
    text: INFORMATION
    description: Creating, processing, and distributing information
    annotations:
      output:
        tag: output
        value: information and content
      channels:
        tag: channels
        value: various distribution channels
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: media companies, publishers, data processors
      technology_dependent:
        tag: technology_dependent
        value: technology platform dependent
    title: Information/Media
  EDUCATION:
    text: EDUCATION
    description: Providing educational and training services
    annotations:
      function:
        tag: function
        value: knowledge and skill development
      public_private:
        tag: public_private
        value: public and private providers
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: schools, universities, training companies
      social_impact:
        tag: social_impact
        value: high social impact
    title: Education/Training
  HEALTHCARE:
    text: HEALTHCARE
    description: Providing health and medical services
    annotations:
      function:
        tag: function
        value: health and medical care
      regulation:
        tag: regulation
        value: highly regulated
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: hospitals, clinics, pharmaceutical companies
      essential:
        tag: essential
        value: essential service
    title: Healthcare/Medical
  ENTERTAINMENT:
    text: ENTERTAINMENT
    description: Providing entertainment and recreational services
    annotations:
      output:
        tag: output
        value: entertainment and leisure experiences
      discretionary:
        tag: discretionary
        value: discretionary consumer spending
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: media, sports, tourism, gaming
      experience_based:
        tag: experience_based
        value: experience and emotion based
    title: Entertainment/Recreation
  PROFESSIONAL_SERVICES:
    text: PROFESSIONAL_SERVICES
    description: Providing specialized professional expertise
    annotations:
      characteristics:
        tag: characteristics
        value: high skill and knowledge requirements
      customization:
        tag: customization
        value: highly customized services
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: law firms, consulting, accounting
      expertise:
        tag: expertise
        value: specialized professional expertise
    title: Professional Services