企业术语表：管理纠纷、子、营理念与解决方式.pdfVIP

GLOSSARY

managementdispute–adisagreementamongacompany’sleadersabouthow

thecompanyshouldberun

*Thecompanyishavingabigmanagementdisputeoverwhetheritshouldopen

officesinothercountries.

subsidiary–acompanythatisownedbyalargercompany

*DoesthatcompanyhaveanysubsidiariesintheSouthernUnitedStates?

businessphilosophy–abroadideaabouthowabusinessshouldberunand

howacompanyshouldbemanaged

*Andy’sbusinessphilosophyisbasedontheideathatemployeesshouldbe

activeparticipantsincorporatedecision-making.

tosettle–tosolve;toresolve;tobringanendtoaproblem;toreachagreement

onsomething

*Thetwodrunkmentriedtosettletheirargumentwithafight.

hostility–feelingsofanger,aggression,andunfriendliness

*Ileanashowssomuchhostilitytowardherson-in-lawthatheneverwantsto

comevisit.

departure–theactofleavingacompany,eitherbecauseonewasfiredor

becauseonenolongerwantstoworkthere

*Thevice-’sdeparturelefteveryonefeelingnervousabouthowthe

companywasgoingtocontinuewithouthim.

badpress–neivepublicity;neivestoriesaboutacompanyorin

themedia,suchasnewspapers,magazines,ortelevision

*Theshippingcompanyreceivedalotofbadpresswhenoilleakedfromitsship

intotheocean.

ityagreement–alegalcontract,usuallyweenanemployerand

anemployee,inwhichanindividualagreesnottosharesecretinformation

*Youhavetosignaityagreementbeforeyoucanbeginworkingata

nuclearpowernt.

disgruntled–upsetandunhappy;displeasedwithsomething

*Thestudentsaredisgruntledbecausetheprofessordidn’tgivethemany

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