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Real Life: Business Jargon (2)
1.Empirical research indicates that businesses with a
focus on and have "gone green" are currently
outperforming competitors from a financial standpoint —
that do not have this focus.

agreeability
perpetuity
sustainability
recyclability
2.One way for businesses to promote sustainable is
by building LEEDS certified green buildings when
expanding.

mindsets
governance
development
citizenship
3.To eliminate non-value-added activities, managers
evaluate each activity up and down the firm's chain
to determine whether justifiable value to the customer is
added after each activity is completed.

commercial
management
marketing
value
4.A common tool to improve performance within an
organization is . This is about comparing a
company's performance in a specific category against the

leader in that category.

bookmarking
earmarking
marketing
benchmarking
5.People with narrow viewpoints can be very useful within
an organization. However, when choosing a top manager
or a chief executive officer, a company would be better
served if it chose someone who could see the big .

diagram
picture
statement
interaction
6.During strategic planning, companies should their
strategic goals to check for relevance. Things change so
quickly in today's environment that goals can become
obsolete quickly.

reintegrate
disenfranchise
revisit
market
7.Bringing about a major change within an organization is
a difficult and daunting task. To ensure the success of a
change, businesses look for someone to act as a change
. This person acts as a champion of the proposed
change who will motivate others to accept the new way of
doing things.

associate
member
soldier
agent
8.It is best to do a lot of research when presenting
important information to high-ranking members of an
organization. Once one presents faulty information, they
lose in the eyes of their superiors and it is often
difficult to regain.

credibility
empathy
authority
synergy
9.The use of -functional teams to accomplish
complex tasks is still very prevalent in the business world
today because individuals in different departments can
work together to solve problems and complete
complicated projects.

multi
tri
one
cross
10.Our manager wants us to come to work in a suit and tie
tomorrow. I haven't worn my suit in three years. I have to
wear it for the and pony show tomorrow. Apparently,
our boss thinks he'll look good in front of the CEO if we are
all dressed in suits.

cat
bird
turtle
dog