Thẻ ghi nhớ: Unit 24. CSR | Quizlet

Bribing -> bribery

trying to make sb do sth for u by giving them money, presents, or sth else that they want

Industrial espionage

an occasion when one company steals secrets from another company with which it is competing

Built-in obsolescence

the practice of making or designing sth (such as a car) in such a way that it will only be usable for a short time so that people will have to buy another one

Lobbying

the activity of trying to persuade sb in authority, usually an elected member of a government, to support laws or rules that give your organization or industry an advantage

Caveat emptor

used for saying that the person who buys sth must take responsibility for the quality of goods that he or she is buying./// the principle that it is the buyer's responsibility, not the seller's, to find out if there is anything wrong with that they are being sold

Whistle-blower

a person who tells someone in authority about sth illegal that is happening, especially in a government department or a company

Unbusinesslike

not showing the behaviour or qualities that are expected in business

Free enterprise = private enterprise

an economic system in which anyone can raise capital, form a business, and offer goods or services

Private property

something, especially land or buildings, that belongs to a particular person or company, rather than to a government

Corporate executive

employee of the owners of the business, has direct responsibility to his employers, responsibility (conduct the business in accordance with their desires, make as much money as possible while conforming to the basic rules of the society both of those embodied in law and those embodied in ethical custom)

Democratic & undemocratic

(of an organization, group, system) organized in a fair way in which everyone has the right to join in making decisions and have their opinions heard

Proponent

a person who speaks publicly in support of a particular idea or plan of action

Discrimination

treating some people in a worse way than you treat other people

Undermine

make sth weaker

Conform to

comply with or follow (rules, etc)

Embodied

expressed, given a material form

Ethical

according to generally accepted beliefs based on morals

Custom

a usual way of behaving

Insofar as

To the degree or extent that (trong chừng mực)

Harm

cause damage to

Holistic (approach)

relating to the whole of something or to the total system instead of just to its parts

stakeholder

any group of people with a stake in or an interest in or a claim on the business (have interest from the performance of the company)

shareholder, stockholder

a person who owns shares in a company and therefore gets part of the company's profits and the right to vote on how the company is controlled