VOCABULARY UNITS ENGLISH TRADE
UNIT 9: RESCUING A MERGER THAT’S GOING WRONG
Mishandled integration Verkeerde integratie
Merger Fusie
Acquisition Overname
Cross-border Grensoverschrijdend, …
Head-on Frontaal
Cultural sensitivity Culturele gevoeligheid
Vital = essential Essentieel
Transferred Overdragen
Shared-services team Shared-services-team
To depend (on each other) Om (van elkaar) afhankelijk te zijn
Competitive advantage Concurrentievoordeel
Allies Bondgenoten
(old) factions (oude) facties
Inevitably Onvermijdelijk
Incentive Stimulans
Turnaround Een ommekeer
Lifeblood of change Levensader van verandering
Articulate Verwoorden
Consistently Consequent
Common Gemeenschappelijke
UNIT 10: INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS
… does battle with elementary Mandarin… Finds Mandarin a difficult language to learn
… to have mastered the basics of the Have a good basic knowledge
language …
… be firmly plugged into the fabric of the Have a good network of contacts
world’s next economic superpower
… criss-crossing the world… Travelling frequently from one country to
another
But persuading people to uproot Move to another country
themselves…
To cap an executive’s progress through the Prevent their career advancing
business
… suffered attrition rates approaching 40 Had large numbers of people who left the
per cent company
Returnees find coming home a big anti- Are disappointed at the lack of new
climax. challenges
The kudos of their international The benefit to their reputation and CV
experience…
,/ Requirements Vereisten
, Arranging for an Secondment
employee to work for
another organisation
for a period of time
/ Firmly plugged (stevig aangesloten)
Criss-cross the world Criss-crossing Kriskras
= to got to many
different countries
Emerge = when Emerging markets Opkomende markten
something begins to
be known or noticed
/ Mature – developing Volwassen – ontwikkeleconomie
economies
/ Flow of skills Stroom van vaardigheden
/ Hemisphere Halfrond
/ Continuing to build Blijven groeien
Promising = Showing Promising employees Veelbelovende werknemers
signs of being
succesful or good in
the fututre
/ Strategic necessity Strategische toegang
/ Persuading people Mensen overtuigen
Force someone to To uproot Om te ontwortelen
leave the place where
they live
A problem or difficulty Hurdle Hindernis
that you must deal
with before you can
achieve something
/ To contribute Bijdragen
Domestic = relating to Domestic responsibilities Binnenlandse
the country you live verantwoordelijkheden
in, rather than abroad
/ Professional and personal Professionele en persoonlijke
considerations overwegingen
To develop additional Diversified Gediversifieerd
products or
activities / the fact
that very different
people or things exist
within a group or
place
Someone in a A high-flyer Een hoogvlieger
company who is
talented and who will
be promoted quickly
through the
UNIT 9: RESCUING A MERGER THAT’S GOING WRONG
Mishandled integration Verkeerde integratie
Merger Fusie
Acquisition Overname
Cross-border Grensoverschrijdend, …
Head-on Frontaal
Cultural sensitivity Culturele gevoeligheid
Vital = essential Essentieel
Transferred Overdragen
Shared-services team Shared-services-team
To depend (on each other) Om (van elkaar) afhankelijk te zijn
Competitive advantage Concurrentievoordeel
Allies Bondgenoten
(old) factions (oude) facties
Inevitably Onvermijdelijk
Incentive Stimulans
Turnaround Een ommekeer
Lifeblood of change Levensader van verandering
Articulate Verwoorden
Consistently Consequent
Common Gemeenschappelijke
UNIT 10: INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS
… does battle with elementary Mandarin… Finds Mandarin a difficult language to learn
… to have mastered the basics of the Have a good basic knowledge
language …
… be firmly plugged into the fabric of the Have a good network of contacts
world’s next economic superpower
… criss-crossing the world… Travelling frequently from one country to
another
But persuading people to uproot Move to another country
themselves…
To cap an executive’s progress through the Prevent their career advancing
business
… suffered attrition rates approaching 40 Had large numbers of people who left the
per cent company
Returnees find coming home a big anti- Are disappointed at the lack of new
climax. challenges
The kudos of their international The benefit to their reputation and CV
experience…
,/ Requirements Vereisten
, Arranging for an Secondment
employee to work for
another organisation
for a period of time
/ Firmly plugged (stevig aangesloten)
Criss-cross the world Criss-crossing Kriskras
= to got to many
different countries
Emerge = when Emerging markets Opkomende markten
something begins to
be known or noticed
/ Mature – developing Volwassen – ontwikkeleconomie
economies
/ Flow of skills Stroom van vaardigheden
/ Hemisphere Halfrond
/ Continuing to build Blijven groeien
Promising = Showing Promising employees Veelbelovende werknemers
signs of being
succesful or good in
the fututre
/ Strategic necessity Strategische toegang
/ Persuading people Mensen overtuigen
Force someone to To uproot Om te ontwortelen
leave the place where
they live
A problem or difficulty Hurdle Hindernis
that you must deal
with before you can
achieve something
/ To contribute Bijdragen
Domestic = relating to Domestic responsibilities Binnenlandse
the country you live verantwoordelijkheden
in, rather than abroad
/ Professional and personal Professionele en persoonlijke
considerations overwegingen
To develop additional Diversified Gediversifieerd
products or
activities / the fact
that very different
people or things exist
within a group or
place
Someone in a A high-flyer Een hoogvlieger
company who is
talented and who will
be promoted quickly
through the
