the action or process of keeping financial accounts.
"an investigation into suspected false accounting"
Example: This is precisely an example of using ACCOUNTING as a form of control.
fr: comptabilité
Chief Executive Officer
Noun
The highest-ranking executive in a company or organization.; This person is responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president).
Example: Since the long-term direction is only dependent on the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER and a few of the high-ranking managers, the business becomes more susceptible to errors in judgment.
fr: président-directeur général
Funding
Noun
money provided, especially by an organization or government, for a particular purpose.
Example: One of the main donors for educational projects, the World Bank, has been currently FUNDING 157 projects on education, in 83 countries, committing US$33 billion in loans and credits for education.
fr: Financement
Joint-Venture
noun
a cooperative business agreement or partnership between two or more parties that is usually limited to a single enterprise and that involves the sharing of resources, control, profits, and losses
Example: The UK, one of Europe's leading businesses, contrasts with Pakistan which is considered a low-income nation which may discourage capital foreign investment; yet this may be solved though franchise or JOINT-VENTURE agreements (Lee et al. , 2005).
fr: Coentreprise
Limited liability company
Noun
A company managed by members or elected managers, like a partnership, but with the liability of the members limited to the amount of capital they have invested in the business.
Example: The LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY has become the flagship of most capitalist economies since its inauguration in the 19 th century.
fr: société à responsabilité limitée
Loan
Noun
a thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest.
Example: As lenders' expected benefits are positively related to the probability of repayment (i.e. ) and the probability of repayment is negatively related to the amount and interest rate of the LOAN
fr: prêt
Management
Noun
the collective body of those who manage or direct an enterprise
Example: ommunication allows MANAGEMENT to be able to operate in a more efficient method as they can receive feedback and ideas from members of staff and also customers where relevant.
fr: Management
Publicity
noun
the giving out of information about a product, person, or company for advertising or promotional purposes.
Example: Yet while PUBLICITY and marketing may construct the author as a false god-like figure, the commercialisation of the industry is not always antagonistic to Post-Structuralism.
fr: Publicité
Stock market
Noun
The market in which stocks are bought and sold, usually including the organized exchanges and over-the-counter markets in a particular country or economic region.
Example: Only after the STOCK MARKET crash in 1929, finance suddenly became an important issue for academic research and was no longer considered a subject "not (...) fit for academic inquiry".
fr: marché boursier
Trademark
Noun
A logo, insignia, or other distinctive sign identifying a company, product, or anything else. It may be registered with a country's patent office and is protected from duplication. An example of one is the unique check mark seen on Nike products. They are intangible assets because they can help build brand recognition and as such have value.
Example: It may also need to TRADEMARK a slogan that describes the new formulated toothpaste; to describe it is the best toothpaste.
