Corporate Culture (1)

The company celebrated because they have been in business for a century. A century is ..........
100 years
50 years
10 years
5 years

Large companies usually put a lot of money and time into ......... in order to gain an accurate understanding about the location, size and makeup of a particular market.
market research
buildings
charities
construction

The explanation that the managers gave for the loss was a complete fabrication. A fabrication is ..........
a piece of clothing
an honest story
a humorous story
a lie

The painting in my manager's office is priceless. If something is priceless, it ..........
is not valuable
in inexpensive
has immense value
is a very large item

The writer always ensures that all of his stories are authentic. If something is authentic, it is ..........
fake
real or genuine
ancient
new

......... refers to extensive staff cuts in order to reduce costs. In other words, when companies need or want to save money, they will lay off many employees to do so.
Firing practices
Downsizing
Cutting benefits
Market research

The ......... in any given company is derived from a profit-and-loss statement and refers to a bottom figure that measures profits.
bottom feeder
bottom line
bottom barrel
bottom pole

When a company tries to ......... its expenses, the company charges higher prices in an attempt to get back or recuperate its increased manufacturing or supplier costs.
patch
recover
misplace
drop

All of the employees began to disperse once the press conference came to a close. Disperse means to ..........
scatter
draw closer
approach
arrive

Prior to the Internet, large telephone companies had a competitive ......... over smaller communication companies because they owned most of the telephone line infrastructure. Now, Internet capabilities have changed all that.
empowerment
advantage
disadvantage
lawsuit