Unit 2: Business Ethics

loyalty

(n) A feeling of devotion, duty, or attachment to somebody or something (sự trung thành)

be opposed to

(adj) to be against something (phản đối)

dilemma

(n) a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options (tình trạng khó xử)

principle

(n) a law, a rule or a theory that something is based on (nguyên lý, nguyên tắc)

facilitate

(v) to make easier; to assist

(tạo điều kiện, làm cho thuận tiện)

prioritize

(v) To arrange items in order of importance (ưu tiên)

/praɪˈɔːr.ə.taɪz/

commitment

a promise or firm decision to do something (lời cam kết)

/kəˈmɪt.mənt/

consumption

(n.) the act of consuming; the amount used or eaten (sự tiêu dùng)

/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/

dedicated

believing that something is very important and giving a lot of time and energy to it (tận tụy)

/ˈded.ɪ.keɪ.tɪd/

Productivity

the rate at which a person, company, or country does useful work (hiệu suất)

/ˌproʊ.dəkˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/

turnover

(n) the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by new people (sự luân chuyển)

/ˈtɝːnˌoʊ.vɚ/

C1: doanh thu —the amount of business conducted in a period, often represented by sales or revenue.

reputation

(n) An idea held by the public about something or someone (danh tiếng)

/ˌrep.jəˈteɪ.ʃən/

ultimately

finally, after everything else has been done or considered

/ˈʌl.tə.mət.li/

staggering

(adj) very shocking and surprising (gây sửng sốt, làm kinh ngạc)

/ˈstæɡ.ɚ.ɪŋ/

regulatory

(adj) concerned with making rules or laws about what is acceptable in a business (quy định)

/ˈreɡ.jə.lə.tɔːr.i/

oversee

(v) watch over in order to be sure job rules are followed or a job is done correctly (giám sát)

enforcement

(n) a process of making sure people follow a rule or law (thực thi quy định hoặc quy luật)

/ɪnˈfɔːrs.mənt/

investigator

(n) someone who tries to solve crimes (điều tra viên)

/ɪnˈves.tə.ɡeɪ.t̬ɚ/

falsified/ falsify

(v) changed some information to make people believe something that isn't true (giả mạo-to make false)

/ˈfɑːl.sə.faɪ/

pled guilty

said by a speaker in a court of law that he or she is guilty (nhận tội)

conspiracy

(n) a secret plan by a group of people to do something illegal (âm mưu)

/kənˈspɪr.ə.si/

predatory

(adj) trying to use someone's weakness to get advantages for yourself (lợi dụng)

/ˈpred.ə.tɔːr.i/

Absenteeism

(n) the habit of being away from work or school (vắng mặt không lí do)

/ˌæb.sənˈtiː.ɪ.zəm/

through a lens

from a specific point of view

social consciousness

awareness of important social issues

(ý thức xã hội)

integrity

(n) having strong morals (tính chính trực/ liêm chính/trung thực)

/ɪnˈteɡ.rə.t̬i/

expectation

the belief that something will or should happen (sự kì vọng)

conduct

(n) behavior (cách cư xử)

buy into

accept or agree to follow, e.g. a set of rules (chấp nhận, chấp thuận)

motivate

(v) give someone a reason to do something (thúc đẩy)

disclose

(v) make something known (tiết lộ)~ reveal

/dɪˈskloʊz/

recognition

(n) special attention for someone's good work or actions (sự công nhận)

commendable

(adj) deserving praise (đáng khen ngợi)

/kəˈmen.də.bəl/

inclusive

(adj) open to everyone: bao gồm, kể cả

Initiative

(n) a plan or program designed to improve a situation or address a problem (sáng kiến)

/ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.t̬ɪv/

primary

(adj) most important (quan trọng nhất)

promote

help something develop or become more popular (thúc đẩy, đẩy mạnh)

single-minded

having one aim (Chuyên tâm; chỉ có một mục đích, chỉ theo đuổi một mục đích duy nhất …)

substantial

(adj) large (lớn lao, đáng kể)

/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/

supplier

(n) a person or company that provides goods or services (nhà cung cấp)

target

(n) make something have an effect on a limited group or area (mục tiêu)

bring about

to make something happen (gây ra, dẫn đến)

collapse

(n) a sudden failure of something, such as an institution, a business or a course of action (sụp đổ)

defect

(noun) a fault in something or in the way it has been made that means that it is not perfect (lỗi, khuyết điểm)

/ˈdiː.fekt/

executive

(n) a person who has an important job as a manager of a company or an organization (giám đốc)

/ɪɡˈzek.jə.t̬ɪv/

implication

(n) something that is suggested or indirectly stated (= something that is implied); the effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future (hàm ý, ngụ ý)

/ˌɪm.pləˈkeɪ.ʃən/

repercussion

(n) an indirect and usually bad result of an action or event that may happen some time afterwards (consequence) (hậu quả, hệ quả)

/ˌriː.pɚˈkʌʃ.ən/

retirement

(n) the fact of stopping work because you have reached a particular age; the time when you do this (nghỉ hưu)

/rɪˈtaɪr.mənt/

violation

(n) the act of going against or refusing to obey a law, an agreement, etc. (vi phạm)

/ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/

convict

(v) prove or officially announced that someone is guilty of a crime after a trial in a court of law (kết án)

/kənˈvɪkt/

fraudulent

(adj) ~ dishonest and illegal: intended to deceive people in an illegal way in order to gain money, power, etc. (thuộc lừa đảo)

/ˈfrɑː.dʒə.lənt/

bankruptcy

(n) the legal state of being unable to pay your debts (phá sản)

/ˈbæŋ.krəpt.si/

misleading

(adj) likely to make someone believe something that isn't true (sai lạc)

omissions

(n) things that are not included but should be included (sự bỏ sót/ bỏ quên)

/oʊˈmɪʃ.ən/

white-collar

(adj) relating to work done in offices ( liên quan đến công việc làm ở văn phòng)

/ˌwaɪtˈkɑː.lɚ/

liability

(n) legal responsibility for something (nghĩa vụ pháp lý)

/ˌlaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/