Unit 24 - Corporate Social Responsibility Flashcards

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1
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a feature of a product that means it will not last for a long time

A

built-in obsolescene

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

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discrimination

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

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free enterprise system

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when a company steals secrets from another company with which it is competing

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industrial espionage

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the activity of trying to persuade someone in authority, to support laws or rules that give your organization or industry an advantage

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lobbying

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to make pofit as great as possible

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maximize profit

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damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste

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pollution

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something (esp. land/buildings) that belongs to a particular person or company, rather than to a government

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private property

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the profit from an activity for a particular period compared with the amount invested in it

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return on investement (ROI)

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sb who is involved in or buys from a business and has an interest in its success

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stakeholder

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to try to make someone do sth for you, often, sth. dishonest that sth illegal that is happening

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to bribe/bribery

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person, who tells someone in authority that sth. illegal that is happening

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whistle blowing / whistleblower

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the amount of time someone spend at work during a day

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working hours

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