takeovers, meetings, mergers and acquisitions,

communication breakdowns

misunderstandings

overruns

failing to finish on time (kiedy zostało mało czasu)

point-scoring

competition between colleagues

group think

the need to agree at all costs

hidden agendas

secret intentions or objectives

pulling rank

using your status to get what you want

communication barriers

things which make people reluctant(niechętny) to talk

the non-stop meeting

teachers rooms(everybody talk about work)

the mobile meeting

on the phone or online

the recreational meeting

weekend, meeting is small part of the weekend

the democratic meeting

everyone has the same right to speak, no leaders

the virtual meeting

video meeting similar to mobile meeting

consensus

compromise, agreement

pension fund

sum of money reserved to pay a company's retired employees

subsidiaries (oddział)

companies that are owned by a larger parent company

market capitalization

the total value of a company on the stock exchange

synergy

the combined power or value of a group of things working together which is greater than the total power or value achieved when each is working separately

conglomerates

companies that own or control several smaller business selling very different products or services

fees

amounts of money paid for services

listed companies

public companies whose stocks are traded on a stock exchange

controling interest

a sufficient number of stocks in a company to be able to decide what to do

retail outlets

places where goods are sold(shops, stores)

diversify

to become more varied or different

extensive growth

means to merge with or to acquire other companies, in either vertical or horizontal diversification, or diversification into an unrelated field

intensive growth

means expanding current operations by way of market penetration, market development or product development

market development

means finding or developing new markets or market segments for existing products

a raid

involves buying another company's shares on the stock exchange, hoping to persuade enough other shareholders to sell to take control of the company

a hostile takeover

unlike a friendly takeover, is a raid or a bid that does not have the consent of the directors of the company whose shares are being acquired

a leveraged buyout

is a takeover of another company using a large proportion of borrowed money; parts of the taken-over company are often then resold by the buyer in order to pay the debt

a merger

involves amalgamating or joining together with another company

a takeover bid

is a public offer to a company's shareholders to buy their shares, at a particular price during a particular period

horizontal integration

means mergers or takeovers among companies producing the same type of goods or services

market penetration

means gaining more market share with existing products in current markets by increasing the amount purchased or purchasing frequency, or by attracting customers from competitors

product development

involves developing new products, or merely new product features or qualities or sizes or models

vertical integration

involves a merger with or the acquisition of either a company's suppliers (backward integration) or its marketing outlets (forward integration)

antitrust laws

laws designed to prevent monopolistic practices

watchdogs (regulatory bodies)

controlling body, people observing some illegal activity

gets clearance

receive official approval

make concessions

you agree to something you not agreed ealier