201320_20325: LSC 2163 - English for Business Studies eGlossary Week 10

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1. Unit 3

1.1. 1- autonomous : self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only.

1.2. 2- budget : an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.

1.3. 3- collaborating : to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work: They collaborated on a novel.

1.4. 4- conflicts : to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash: The account of one eyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert.

1.5. 5- delegate : a person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention.

1.6. 6- factory : a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.

1.7. 7- merger : a statutory combination of two or more corporations by the transfer of the properties to one surviving corporation.

1.8. 8- human resources: people, especially the personnel employed by a given company, institution, or the like.

1.9. 9- independence : freedom from the control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others.

1.10. 10- tasks : a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.

2. Unit 4

2.1. 1- authority : the power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues or disputes; jurisdiction; the right to control, command, or determine.

2.2. 2- characteristics : Also, char·ac·ter·is·ti·cal. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.

2.3. 3- diversity : the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness: diversity of opinion.

2.4. 4- logical : according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.

2.5. 5- multinational : a large corporation with operations and subsidiaries in several countries.

2.6. 6- stereotype : a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.

2.6.1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0q9hn8hebw

2.7. 7- individualist : a person who shows great independence or individuality in thought or action.

2.8. 8- localization : to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.

2.9. 9- globalization : the act of globalizing, or extending to other or all parts of the world: the globalization of manufacturing.

2.9.1. http://topics.time.com/Globalization

2.10. 10 - particularist : exclusive attention or devotion to one's own particular interests, party, etc.

3. Unit 5

3.1. 1- candidate : a person who seeks an office, honor, etc.: a candidate for governor.

3.2. 2- headhunters : a personnel recruiter for a corporation or executive recruitment agency.

3.3. 3- weaknesses : the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.

3.4. 4- vacancy : the state of being vacant; emptiness.

3.5. 5- shortlist : a list of those people or items preferred or most likely to be chosen, as winnowed from a longer list of possibilities.

3.6. 6- senior : of higher or the highest rank or standing.

3.7. 7- resume : to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue: to resume a journey.

3.8. 8- referee : one to whom something is referred, especially for decision or settlement; arbitrator.

3.9. 9- quit : to depart from; leave (a place or person): They quit the city for the seashore every summer.

3.10. 10- psychology: the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.

4. applied math

5. software applicitons

6. Unit 1

6.1. 1-crisis : a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.

6.2. 2-director : one of a group of persons chosen to control or govern the affairs of a company or corporation: a board of directors.

6.3. 3-communication : The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium

6.4. 4-colleague : A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate. See Synonyms at partner.

6.5. 5-company : a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.

6.6. 6- goal : the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.

6.7. 7- innovation : something new or different introduced: numerous innovations in the high-school curriculum.

6.7.1. http://www.innovationmanagement.se/

6.8. 8- management : the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.

6.9. 9-manager : a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.

6.10. 10 -modify : to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.

7. Unit 2

7.1. 1- achievement : something accomplished, especially by superior ability, special effort, great courage, etc.; a great or heroic deed: his remarkable achievements in art.

7.1.1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8u743GbfXM

7.2. 2-ambitious: having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.

7.3. 3-bonuses: something given or paid over and above what is due.

7.4. 4-creative: having the quality or power of creating.

7.5. 5- esteem : to regard highly or favorably; regard with respect or admiration: I esteem him for his honesty.

7.6. 6- fear : a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm. Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.

7.7. 7- incentives : something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.

7.8. 8-motivation: the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.

7.9. 9- Perks : to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, as after depression or sickness (usually followed by up ): The patients all perked up when we played the piano for them.

7.10. 10- pessimistic : pertaining to or characterized by pessimism; gloomy: a pessimistic outlook.

8. Unit 6

8.1. 1- appointed : by, through, or as a result of an appointment (often in contrast with elected ): an appointed official.

8.2. 2- apprentice: a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.

8.3. 3 -consumer : a person or thing that consumes.

8.4. 4- quota : the share or proportional part of a total that is required from, or is due or belongs to, a particular district, state, person, group, etc.

8.5. 5- Sacked : a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.

8.6. 6- sexist : pertaining to, involving, or fostering sexism: a sexist remark; sexist advertising.

8.7. 7- strategic : pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.

8.8. 8- masculine : pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.

8.9. 9- prejudice : an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.

8.10. 10- discrimination : an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.

9. econimecs

10. management and laedrship