American Broadcasting Company, one of the three chief networks
keeping detailed records of all the money a company receives and spends; Enron and Andersen conducted what the media euphemistically called "creative accounting."
bring an accusation against; level a charge against; blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
available places for commercials in a television programming
schedule
the amount a broadcaster can take for sending
commercials. The amount depends on the broadcasting time (whether it is prime-time
or off-time) and on the programme (whether it is sports or a late-night movie
for instance).
the money that a broadcasting station receives from companies for sending their commercials
list of items to be discussed at a meeting; (here) list of
items to be accomplished
pact
Deutsch: das Abkommen, die Vereinbarung, der Vertrag
person in a central studio who introduces and coordinates the items on a news broadcast
an apparently solid company is revealed to be unethical
In this context: the program needed to exchange music files with other users.
(here:) course of training for young people entering the IT sector
fitting the parts of a product together
act of putting together parts
Deutsch: Zusammenbau
(here:) "politically correct" word for employees or
workers
falling stock market
proposed law
Deutsch: der Gesetzesentwurf
humorous website with faked news reports
Indian Hollywood
A brand-name product is one which is made by a well-known manufacturer and has the manufacturer´s label on it.
Bachelor of Science
rising stock market
(here:) visiting card used by businessmen
Chief Executive Officer. The CEO is responsible for managing the company. This is often an additional title held by the chairman or president.
a chairman is the head of a committee or a company
politically correct term for "chairman"
one of the stations along a chain of distribution from producer to consumer (e.g. the channel paticipants for marketing television sets are TV production & assembly plants, warehouses wholesalers, and retailers).
(here) combination of different branches of the same business field into one company.
ability to be a market player
Deutsch: Konkurrenzfähigkeit
rival companies in the same business sector
television advertisements
Often a company organizes an event to help a neighborhood or create good will in the local area.
national lawmaking body of the United States
consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives
Deutsch: das amerikanische Repräsentantenhaus + der Senat
meeting to trade information
Deutsch: die Beratung
buyer
Deutsch: der Verbraucher
participants in a game show
indirect way of advertising a product; for example the product occurs in a movie (somebody is working with a laptop and the trademark is facing the camera so that viewers can read it)
One division of RTL is Fremantle North America. The ownership of Fremantle North America belongs to Bertelsmann Verlag.
American broadcasting company
breaking of laws by companies
main base for a company
sum of money owed
amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small; excess of debts over income
process of removing something from government
control
Deutsch: die Entstaatlichung, Deregulierung
something presenting a false account or picture of something
area of economic activity within a country
electronic trading via internet
total of a nation's goods and services
Deutsch: Volkswirtschaft, Ökonomie
to express approval publicly of a product
products are not distributed to wholesalers and retailers, but the consumers are able to go directly to the place where a product is produced to buy it
free services like Morpheus, eDonkey, or Grokster, which enable users to locate and download files made available online by other users
financial year, usually July to June
license granted an individual to market a company's goods in a particular area
relatively heedless of formalities, rules, responsiblities, or consequences
television footage of a sports event
To gauge an amount or quantity means to measure or calculate it
set of subtle, inofficial factors which disadvantage women in receiving promotions to upper managerial positions, such as "female traits," exclusion from insider (male) knowledge, family responsibilities
goods sold to retailers
leader of a nation (President, dictator, Prime
Minister)
Deutsch: Staatsoberhaupt (Präsident, Premierminister, König)
well-known and firm important in its sector
When a company buys enough shares of another company to gain control of it, you describe this process as a takeover
people and their abilities as resources for a company
execution, performing, putting into effect
Deutsch: die Durchführung, die Ausführung
bringing in of goods from another country
Deutsch: der Import, die Einfuhr
Incorporated
investigations, official (legal) examination of an affair
a sharp conflict caused by contrasting cultural backgrounds
Web Browser developed by Microsoft Corporation.
dizzyingly complex, mind-numbingly complicated
An investment broker is a person whose job is to buy and sell shares.
Information Technology
expertise in scientific or technical methods for producing, distributing, or providing goods/services
the total of available labor force
Deutsch: Arbeitsmarkt
law or right concerning workers
Deutsch: Arbeitsgesetz; labor rights (pl.) = Arbeitsrecht
lawmaking body, the Congress
Deutsch: der Gesetzgeber
electronic video sequence, transmitted via internet
A lobbyist is someone who tries actively to persuade a governmnt or the public that a particular thing should be done
procurement, movement, and maintenance of material
relating to a small salary
Deutsch: Niedriglohn-...
Master of Arts
connections among (male) managers, usually involving leisure-time activities during which business matters are discussed (fitness studio visits, golfing) and even college experiences (college fraternities), which exclude women
The term entered the feminist vocabulary in 1977 and originally referred to typically female jobs. Jobs in the pink collar ghetto are usually low paying and non-union, and offer few or no benefits and no chance of advancement.
chief advisor to the President of the United States on national security issues Secretary of Statetop representative of the government on foreign affairs ("Außenminister/in")
a relatively small, private college in Wellesley/ Massachusetts (close to Boston), whose mission it is "to provide an excellent liberal arts education for women who will make a difference in the world"
part of Yale University (the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1701, member of the Ivy League); Yale Law School admits only about 6 % of its 4000 applicants
wife of the current president of the United States
member of the US Senate, in which each state is equally represented by two senators. The US Senate is the one of the two chambers of Congress (the other is the House of Representatives).
small groups within the Senate assigned to review bills and make recommendations on certain topics (e.g. arms committee)
one of two major political parties in the United States (the other being the Republican Party), quite liberal, the oldest political party in the world. Currently, the Democratic Party is the minority party in the USA.
One of the two major political parties in the United States; currently the Republican Party is the majority party.
legal combination of two companies into one firm
fusion of two identically strong companies rather than a takeover of a weak firm by a stronger one.
Artists, song-writers, composers sell licenses to (e.g.) music companies who want to distribute their copyrighted work.
debate between two parties for the purpose of
reaching an agreement
Deutsch: die Verhandlung
The world's premier browser. Based on open standards such as HTTP and HTML, it is the cornerstone of Communicator's ability to access the wealth of information and network applications available on intranets, extranets, and the Internet.
deliberately making official investigations difficult
at the time planned
number of times an internet site has been called up by users
is responsible for organizing and supervising the personnel, i.e. the people who work for a company
Doctor of Philosophy
a person who freely gives money to those in need, often setting up a foundation to invest large sums of money to be given for charitable purposes
contamination of the environment through man-made waste
the official currency in Great Britain
the sum of money that needs to be spent for
the processing of goods
Deutsch: Produktionskosten, Herstellungskosten
spectrum of items sold by a company
bring a criminal action against someone (in a trial) / group of lawyers representing the case against Bill Gates, for example.
well-developing
(here:) a certain amount of the company revenue is given to the managers
amount won by the contestant during a game show - note the spelling of prize, not to be confused with "price," which is the amount an item costs
condition, stipulation
Deutsch: Bedingung, Vorkehrung, Vorschrift
the part of a company´s or an organization´s work that is concerned with obtaining the public´s approval for what it does or sells
strategy to shape public opinion
published lists of which television programs are preferred by the viewers
leisure-time pursuits
decide firmly, determine, make a decision by a formal vote
person or business that sells good to the public
the account containing securities (i.e. money) for an employee's retirement
approving of
professions which are typically practiced by either men or women, respectively; only 8% of women hold traditionally masculine jobs such as "welder," whereas 75% of health care jobs are held by women
the ownership value of one single share of a company
Post-production is the part of filmmaking which comes after the actual shooting of a script; in this process, the film material is edited, special and audio effects are added and the colors are graded. Specialized post-production companies exist, such as George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic. The post-production also includes recording a movie's soundtrack.
in film business means taking care of all the marketing (advertisements in print, audio and visual media) as well as the sale of videos, laserdiscs, and other media versions of movies. It is the connection between a film maker / film production company and an exhibitioner, notably the movie theatres. Well-known distribution corporations are Columbia Pictures, Fox Film, Tobis Forenfilms and Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer.
can also be called stockholders and are individuals or companies who hold shares (dt.: Aktien) of a joint stock company (dt.: Aktiengesellschaft). In this way, they own the initial capital (dt.: Grundkapital) in the form of shares. They therefore have special privileges such as electing the board of directors of a company and taking part in the Annual General Meeting, where important decisions about a company's future are made.
(in this context): make available for download by others. Usually, a special folder is created, the contents of which can then be accessed by other registered users via internet.
an amount which people pay as an investment for an equal part into which the ownership of a company is divided
equal parts into which the ownership of a company is divided
place (here: electronic) consumers to to buy goods
destroying files
using the newest and most recently developed methods
In order to use the service, people have to pay a certain amount of money per month.
giant store which offers services as well as goods
serving as an addition, extra
Deutsch: zusätzlich, ergänzend, supplementär
sudden rise (especially in electrical voltage)
Deutsch: der Anstieg
do or be better than somebody/something, exceed somebody/something
capable of being kept alive or in existence
amount left over after one has used all that one needs, amount by which money received is greater than money spent
(here:) protective tax on imports
Deutsch: der Zolltarif
television broadcast
statistics which show how popular each television programme is
(in this context): unauthorized use and/or distribution of copyrighted works such as songs, lyrics
public announcement of one's inability to pay bills; usually connected to the financial ruin of a company.
(here) to select someone within the company for a new position
to fuse; two companies combining to become one
to manage to sell one's goods in a place or sector in which
that brand is new
send, dispatch, transport by ship (or airplane,
truck, etc.)
Deutsch: senden; verschicken; verschiffen
to complain officially; (here) to bring a lawsuit against a company
importing more than exporting
Exporting more than importing
confederation of people of a particular profession
Deutsch: die Gewerkschaft
place/system (here: electronic) for buying and selling
formal agreement between two states
Deutsch: der Vertrag, der Staatsvertrag
having three sides (here:) involving three countries
Deutsch: dreiseitig
one followed by 12 zeros (e.g. in the U.S. and
France); one followed by 18 zeros (e.g. in Great Britain and Germany)
Deutsch: die Billion, 1.000.000.000.000
salary, payment, earnings
Deutsch: Lohn, Verdienst, Entgelt
monitoring of the tasks to be accomplished
here: all the people who are employed in a wage-earning occupation in the U.S.
standard for making a critical judgment; (here:) a company introducing a new, successful concept, which others will follow and measure themselves against
see the article about Andersen
Born in 1926, Greenspan has carried out many important positions in the economy. Since 1987 he has been the President of the Federal Reserve Board.
born in Seattle, Washington (1955 ), American business executive, who serves as chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the leading computer software company in the United States
Non-public stock corporation which produces media, serves the media and markets media. Areas of production include television programs (RTL), books (Random House), magazines (Gruner + Jahr), and music (BMG).
The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the
United States and was founded in 1913 to provide the nation with a safer, more
flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system. Today the Federal Reserve's
duties can be divided into four general areas:
(1) conducting the nation's monetary policy; (2) supervising and regulating
banking institutions and protecting the credit rights of consumers; (3) maintaining
the stability of the financial system; (4) providing certain financial services
to the U.S. government, the public, financial institutions, and foreign official
institutions.
Enron was created in 1985 by the combination of Houston Natural Gas and a gas-pipeline company. A big accounting scandal, involving Enron's accounting firm Arthur Andersen and Enron executives, meant the fall of the energy firm.
The Recording Industry Association of America is the trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry. The association's several hundred-member companies are responsible for creating, manufacturing, and/or distributing 90 percent of all sound recordings sold in the United States. The RIAA works to protect intellectual property rights worldwide and the First Amendment rights of artists; conduct consumer industry and technical research; and monitor and review state and federal laws, regulations and policies.
what company shares are worth monetarily
the standard diagnostic tool of psychiatrists and psychologists
chief executive officer (the person with the highest rank in a business company)
involving the use of natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment
link between the seller and the buyer
a company's branch office institutions.
It is the symbolic embodiment of all the information connected with a company, product or service and includes a name, logo, and other visual elements such as images, fonts, colour schemes, or symbols.
A distributor is the middleman between the manufacturer, who manufactures a product before storing it in a distribution company's warehouse, and the retailer, who sells the good. Consequently, distribution deals with logistics or the question, how to get the product or service to the customer.
End-user or consumer
Focussing on the buyer’s needs and desires; “caressing” means “showing affection physically.”
Market participants like retailers, department or warehouses that sell a company’s product to the ultimate buyer
Action or steps of fulfilling people’s expectations associated with a product or service, so that the brand’s image is always present in people’s minds.
Famous people who support a sales increase.
A contract dealing with a statement made in an advertisement by famous or important people, saying that they use and like a particular product.