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Personalism | bowne emphasized person fundamental category explaining reality asserted persons real.stood opposition certain forms materialism would describe persons mere particles matter.example argument persons insignificant specks dust vast universe bowne would say impossible entire universe exist apart person experience it.ontologically speaking person larger universe universe one small aspect person experiences it.personalism affirms existence soul. |
Personalism | personalists assert god real god person christian trinitarianism three persons although important note nonstandard meaning word person theological context significantly different bownes usage.bowne also held persons value see axiology value theory ethics.declaring absolute value personhood stood firmly certain forms philosophical naturalism including social darwinism sought reduce value persons.also stood certain forms positivism sought render ethical theological discourse meaningless dismiss talk god priori.georgia harkness major boston personalist theologian.francis john mcconnell major secondgeneration advocate boston personalism sought apply philosophy social problems time.california personalism george holmes howison taught metaphysical theory called personal idealism california personalism. |
Personalism | howison maintained impersonal monistic idealism materialism run contrary moral freedom experienced persons.deny freedom pursue ideals truth beauty benignant love undermine every profound human venture including science morality philosophy.thus even personalistic idealism borden parker bowne edgar s. brightman realistic personal theism thomas aquinas inadequate make finite persons dependent existence upon infinite person support view unintelligible doctrine creatio ex nihilo.the personal idealism howison explained book limits evolution essays illustrating metaphysical theory personal idealism.howison created radically democratic notion personal idealism extended way god ultimate monarch longer ruler creator universe ultimate democrat eternal relation eternal persons.howison found disciples among religious thought heretical nonreligious hand considered proposals religious j. m. e. mctaggarts idealist atheism thomas davidsons apeirotheism seem resemble howisons personal idealism. |
Personalism | critical personalism critical personalism german development.based humanistic considerations e.g.spaemann african theories personhood e.g.wiredu receptions communitarian theories e.g.taylor empirical findings developmental social personality psychology addresses issue development personhood community. |
Personalism | person reach certain position within community also forms individual personality life span.determine relationship selves people.development personality appears way take responsibility community.communities thought nature infinitely diverse associations characterised fixed values rather fact constantly communicate values constantly arise due actual praxis.basis discourse ethics habermans apel methodology critical mediation critical personalism given social contexts reflects communication practices societal conditions personality development. |
Personalism | antecedents influence philosopher immanuel kant though formally considered personalist made important contribution personalist cause declaring person valued merely means ends people possesses dignity absolute inner worth valued end himself.catholic philosopher theologian john henry newman posited main proponent personalism john crosby franciscan university book personalist papers.crosby notes newmans personal approach faith outlined grammar assent main source newmans personalism.martin luther king jr. greatly influenced personalism studies boston university.king came agree position personality real.solidified understanding god personal god.also gave metaphysical basis belief human personality dignity worth.paul ricœur explicitly sought support personalist movement developing theoretical foundation expanding new personalist social ethic. |
Personalism | however later significant disagreements mounier criticized personalist writers insufficient conceptual clarity.ricœur also disagreed personalists asserting significance justice value right gave primary public sphere whereas mounier characterized relationships including public political ones terms love friendship.pope john paul ii also influenced personalism advocated christian existentialist philosopher søren kierkegaard.election roman papacy wrote person act sometimes mistranslated acting person philosophical work suffused personalism.though remained well within traditional stream catholic social individual morality explanation origins moral norms expressed encyclicals economics sexual morality instance largely drawn personalist perspective. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | writings roman pontiff course influenced generation catholic theologians since taken personalist perspectives theology family social order.notable personalists see also personalist labor revolutionary party lao party south vietnamese party founded led ngô đình nhu use instrument control presidency brother ngô đình diệmcharles liebman jewish personalismexistential thomismfrancisco rolão pretojuan manuel burgoschristian atheistic existentialismspeculative theismthe personalist journal dedicated personalism pacific philosophical quarterlyindividualismcommunitarianism notes references reading external links personalism.internet encyclopedia philosophy.personalism critical introduction rufus burrowemmanuel mounier personalismpersonalism brief account.department philosophy university central florida includes link personalism bibliographypersonalism magazine lublin polandhistory personalism acton institute also articles economic personalisma presentation personalism bogumił gacka– b c e f g h j k l n p q r u v w x z see also acronyminternet slanglist file formatslist information technology initialismsprofessional certification references computing acronyms abbreviations.acronyms.retrieved .external links unix acronym listseries revival prime time television soap opera name created david jacobs aired cbs .series revolves around ewings affluent dallas family oil cattleranching industries.the series brought back several stars original series including patrick duffy bobby ewing linda gray sue ellen ewing larry hagman j.r. ewing major roles.stars original series made guest appearances including ken kercheval cliff barnes steve kanaly ray krebbs charlene tilton lucy ewing well ted shackelford gary ewing joan van ark valene ewing starred dallas spinoff series knots landing.joined next generation characters including josh henderson john ross ewing iii son j.r. sue ellen ewing jesse metcalfe christopher ewing adopted son bobby pamela barnes ewing julie gonzalo pamela rebecca barnes daughter cliff barnes afton cooper.the series made tnt sister company warner bros. television owned original series since purchase lorimar television original shows production company .july viewing completed pilot episode tnt gave green light series episode order premiered june . |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | june tnt renewed dallas second season consisting episodes premiered january .april tnt renewed dallas third season consisting episodes premiered monday february .october series cancelled tnt three seasons declining ratings.plot series revolves around ewings affluent dallas family oil cattleranching industries.focuses mainly christopher ewing jesse metcalfe adopted son bobby patrick duffy pamela barnes ewing victoria principal john ross ewing iii josh henderson son j.r. larry hagman sue ellen ewing linda gray. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | john ross christopher born original series run featured children although played different actors.grown john ross become almost carbon copy father bent oil money power.christopher meanwhile become lot like bobby interested upkeep southfork ranch.additional point contention christopher also becoming player alternative energy methane clathrate recovery thereby eschewing oil business.however john ross determined resurrect ewings former position oil industry. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | john ross states season j.r.s eldest child contradicts storyline original series j.r.s first born son james beaumont appeared seasons –.alongside john ross christopher original series characters bobby j.r. sue ellen return full cast members new series.additional familiar characters including j.r.s bobbys niece lucy ewing charlene tilton halfbrother ray krebbs steve kanaly ewing family rival cliff barnes ken kercheval appear occasionally guest stars.various actorscharacters original series also make appearances including audrey landers afton cooper cathy podewell cally harper ewing deborah shelton mandy winger.ted shackelford joan van ark first appeared dallas late joining spinoff series knots landing also return gary valene ewing.new main characters made appearances season included bobbys third wife ann brenda strong christophers new wife introduced rebecca sutter later revealed pamela rebecca barnes julie gonzalo daughter cliff barnes afton cooper elena ramos jordana brewster daughter ewing family cook carmen ramos marlene forte caught love triangle christopher john ross.harris ryland mitch pileggi plays anns villainous exhusband. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | new main characters made appearances season included ann harriss daughter emma ryland emma bell elena ramoss brother drew ramos kuno becker.season judith brown ryland judith light joined cast harris rylands controlling mother season nicolas treviño juan pablo di pace joined childhood friend elena drews returns help cliff barnes take ewing oil company.cast characters regular cast josh henderson john ross ewing iii son j.r. sue ellen.ambitious anxious prove following fathers footsteps determined start drilling oil southfork.episode love family marries pamela rebecca barnes.jesse metcalfe christopher ewing adopted son bobby exwife pamela barnes ewing biological son sue ellens younger sister kristin shepard. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | pilot spending years asia researching alternative energy christopher returns southfork get married.season finale apparently killed car bomb.jordana brewster elena ramos daughter ewing family cook childhood friend christopher john ross love her.masters degree energy resources.season finale revealed pregnant.escaping nicolas christopher filling station bathroom checking pregnancy test kit heard car exploding ran screaming christophers name.julie gonzalo pamela rebecca barnes alias rebecca sutter marries christopher pilot pregnant twins miscarried guilt innocence. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | revealed season finale cliff barness daughter afton cooper.episode love family marriage christopher finally annulled john ross get married end episode.catches john ross illicit affair emma ryland purposely overdoses sleeping pills.recovers informs marriage divorce prenuptial agreement allow take half shares company.pamela knowing father cliff barnes ordered explosion rig knew board caused lose babies got revenge visiting mexican prison giving title ewing land coveted pardon given release prison.brenda strong ann ewing bobbys third wife old friend sue ellen. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | assumed role matriarch southfork dealing ruthless brotherinlaw j.r. ewing exhusband harris ryland.season involved complicated relationship daughter former motherinlaw judith mixed feelings exhusband harris.patrick duffy bobby ewing youngest son jock miss ellie adoptive father christopher.family man heart owner southfork ranch bobby determined keep promise made nowdeceased mother never allow oil drilling southfork.linda gray sue ellen ewing mother john ross j.r.s exwife.since leaving j.r. sue ellen grown confident influential budding career politics ran governor.still harbors feelings guilt using john ross revenge j.r. childhood.larry hagman j.r. ewing seasons – eldest son jock miss ellie john rosss father. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | cunning ruthless oil baron j.r. spent recent years nursing home treated clinical depression.hagman died production season signalling onscreen death j.r. ewing.j.r. returned season using unused footage character.emma bell emma brown seasons – daughter ann ewing harris ryland.birth name revealed season emma judith ryland.starts romances john ross drew ramos.mitch pileggi harris ryland seasons – recurring previously head ryland transport anns exhusband. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | ruthless narcissistic always eager power shown enjoying tormenting former wife well trying blackmail sue ellen suing bobby.revealed season finale rylands transport company also front cocaine smuggling contraband pressure molded guise designer knockoff merchandise case womens shoes.season ryland revealed operative cia.note pileggi previously played minor character named evan scott morrisey conflict j.r. episode appearance see film bio actor sourcekuno becker drew ramos season recurring season main elenas troubled brother.witnessed fathers death turned angry juvenile delinquent. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | ended enlisting military tour iraq straightened found work oil rigs globe.run blowing ewing rig.episode denial anger acceptance revealed started southfork fire ied disguised air freshener served heat sensor using rocket fuel catalyst.acted anger learning j.r.s deception elena however must known drew thought one home set fire thought rig would unoccupied time bomb went off.first sue ellen thought started fire drunkenly setting fire john rosss wedding invitation initially took blame it. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | drew learned nicolas using sister means end nicolas truly wanted justice ramos family drew threatened expose executed luis one cartel enforcers.nicolas gave order right official news sue ellen started fire made drews execution looked like apparent suicide.juan pablo di pace nicolas treviño season born joaquin reyes childhood friend elena drew ramos becomes powerful selfmade billionaire businessman mexico.comes across good genuine guy even though darker parts personality hes hiding.episode denial anger acceptance reveals enforcer mendezochoa drug cartel initiated cartel leader el posolero recruited inner circle later sent europe finish education developed considerable math skills.intention use elena ramos way ewing global use front launder cartel profits. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | later taken custody u.s. marshals season finale initially agrees take mendezochoa cartel testifying members.however elena found brother drews st. christopher medal nicolas bag found cell phone knowing way could present brothers murder shoots nicolas browning hi power gun.recurring cast ken kercheval cliff barnes seasons – longtime rival j.r. well halfbrother christophers adoptive mother bobbys first wife pamela barnes ewing.end original series cliff managed gain control ewing oil – affluent ever – ongoing feud ewings general j.r. particular continues.shown season finale cliff behind rebeccas scheming rebeccas identity cliffs daughter revealed. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | main character original series appearing throughout run.arrested mexican federal police season finale part j.r.s masterpiece bum steals cliffs pistol uses kill j.r. dying cancer results barnes imprisonment.throughout season cohorting elena nicolas bring ewings.however backfires elena gives land deed receives bobby presumably land j.r. swindled father cliffs pardon pamela wants wash hands whole thing.pamela visits cliff jail gives land deed wanted however keeps pardon says goodbye justice role death unborn twins.judith light judith brownryland seasons – harris rylands mother authoritative controlling battleaxe fight death protect people loves. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | majority stockholder ryland transportation.season also runs upscale brothel.season finale twist – ends collaborating john ross emma released mendezochoa cartel become texas railroad commissioner bobby ewing step sue ellen regained shares ewing global.leonor varela veronica martinezmarta del sol season mentally unstable con artist pretends mexican heiress.involved j.r. john rosss plans take southfork turn murdered vicentes gang.callard harris tommy sutter season rebeccas supposed older brother involved plot extort money christopher.eventually revealed rebecca actually brother sister lovers. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | rebeccas feelings christopher grow stronger tommys relationship begins crack rebecca kills tommy selfdefense fight.marlene forte carmen ramos seasons – faithful southfork cook elena drews mother.leaves southfork drews funeral service presumably working omni hotel downtown dallas resident housekeeper.charlene tilton lucy ewing seasons – niece j.r. bobby older cousin john ross christopher.daughter gary valene ewing main character original series.steve kanaly ray krebbs seasons – jocks illegitimate son halfbrother j.r. bobby gary.main character original series ranch foreman southfork left europe season .kevin page steven bum jones seasons – j.r. ewings private investigator confidant friend righthand man later complicit j.r.s plot cliff barnes frame cliff death knowing cancer would eventually take life.bum later begins working john ross j.r.s death.lee majors ken richards season old admirer sue ellens commissioner t.e.s.h.a. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | state agency looking christophers rig explosion.steven weber governor sam mcconaughey seasons – joins forces cliff barnes harris ryland try take ewings.revealed barnes ryland joined forces mcconaugheys campaign governor aided greatly ryland.faran tahir frank ashkani seasons – cliffs menacing righthand man.born rahid durani islamabad taken streets cliff years ago.cliff gave proper education eventually hired private driver adopted son.marginalized betrayed cliff ashkani began colluding j.r. cliff learned defection set ashkani take rap tommys murder convinced make statement clearing rebecca afterwards commit suicide swallowing poison pill cliff gave him. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | ashkani made statement committed suicide arraigned tommy sutters murder.carlos bernard vicente cano seasons – venezuelan businessman finances j.r. john ross deal veronica.ewings fail hold end deal turns violent.eventually sentenced prison federal agents raid house.season escapes supervision venezuelan consul general awaiting extradition.holds ewings hostage southfork force christopher turn methane extraction technology attempt fails shot dead elenas brother drew.alex fernandez roy vickers season harris rylands righthand man connected mendezochoa drug cartel – also complicit bombing methane rig drew ramos plants bomb results pamelas miscarriage. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | later killed police custody presumably cliff barnes made phone call meeting harris ryland barnes threatened expose ryland sabotaging rig.annalynne mccord heather season one workers southfork ranchs cattle operations.donny boaz bo mccabe seasons – worker southfork ranchs cattle operations first seen episode call arms drug pusher emma ryland scoring painkillers.season exhusband heather child briefly married.former professional bull rider injured dark secret – prescription drug addiction painkillers dealing drugs john ross uncovers episode playing chicken.episode victims love hospitalized spinal cord injury southfork fire relents experimental spinal cord operation goes overseas tel aviv spinal cord rehab experimented.jude demorest candace shaw season john ross secretary also prostitute connected judith rylands prostitution ring.john ross later terminated unwanted sexual advances results firing harris ryland – later faces emma point familys illegal activities dads business ochoamendez drug cartel cia grandmothers prostitution ring part plot bring ewing global. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | episode victims love reveal murdered ochoamendez drug cartel dismembered hands later delivered rylands results ann emma kidnapped.fran kranz hunter mckay season grandson original character carter mckay.partying geek entrepreneur played basketball john ross ewing christopher ewing kid.founder get games video software company.purchased controlling interest ewing global went public .antonio jaramillo luis season mendezochoa cartel enforcer. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | episode denial anger acceptance mastermind executes drew ramos nicolas becomes complicit nicolas made drews execution committed suicide.also masterminds kidnapping ann emma held hostage tamaulipas el posolero nicolas arranged meeting went rogue – season finale john ross collaborates cia contractor take back ewing global cartel entire entourage taken custody mexican marines – executed prison el posolero righthand triggerman aligns nicolas orders hit.episodes first season premiered june introduces central characters show john ross ewing iii christopher ewing elena ramos rebecca sutter ann ewing bobby ewing sue ellen ewing j.r. ewing.main focus season discovery oil reserves southfork john ross attempts father j.r. wrest land bobby.storylines season include love triangle john ross christopher elena christophers marriage rebecca sue ellens plans run governor texas bobbys health problems. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | production prior dallas cidre best known producing writing episodes cane american television drama chronicled lives internal power struggles powerful affluent cubanamerican family running immensely successful rum sugar cane business south florida.tnt announced would order pilot continuation dallas series.pilot filmed around city dallas early .production began late august dallas remaining nine episodes first season order based studios constructed fox television series good guys.executive producer cynthia cidre wrote pilot script michael m. robin served director executive producer pilot.david jacobs reviewed cidres pilot script gave blessing new series though chosen participate production. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | dispute erupted opening credits originally planned read developed cynthia cidre based dallas created david jacobs.upon determination writers guild americas screenwriting credit system currently two separate credits one listing jacobs shows sole creator another listing cidre new shows developer.a sneak preview series including clips pilot episode aired july episode tnts rizzoli isles.patrick duffy stated new show exactly old show .consider year show.exactly viewers forgot channel on. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | continuity new series continuation old series following year break characters relationships continued unseen today new series begins.take events reunion tv movies dallas j.r. returns dallas war ewings account.instead find characters evolved last years.cynthia cidre show developer confirmed new series pick tv movies left movies tried resolve lingering plotlines less two hours.continues events th season development consequences extrapolated . |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | production crew cynthia cidre bruce rasmussen michael m. robin ken topolsky bryan j. raber served executive producers show.rasmussen previously worked supervising producer hit tv series roseanne awarded golden globe.in first two seasons jesse bochco michael m. robin prolific directors directing five episodes.filming unlike original series limited location shooting texas filmed primarily los angeles principal photography new series takes place around dallas.new series also location shooting actual southfork ranch northern dallas suburb parker.opening sequence opening sequence features shortened version original theme music echoes original series opening modernized shots dallas sliding panels. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | unlike original series actors listed alphabetically seasons images actors seen credits.josh henderson jesse metcalfe alternate top billing original stars credited end patrick duffy linda gray larry hagman j.r. ewing hagmans death season .dallas logo scrolls right left rather zooming upwards original series.sequence ends shot camera flying towards southfork similar shot original titles camera flies gate towards southfork.season titles feature return iconic threeway splitscreen opening similar used original series first years moving images actors. |
Dallas (2012 TV series) | addition dallas season logo zooms towards screen original series.reception advance screening reviews series generally positive critics metacritic.june tnt renewed dallas second season consisting episodes premiered january .second season received positive notice score reviews metacritic.ratings home releases awards nominations references external links dallas imdbdallas twitter dallas facebookofficial website southfork ranch |
The Conference Board | counts public private corporations organizations members encompassing countries.conference board convenes conferences peerlearning groups conducts economic business management research publishes several widely tracked economic indicators.history organization founded national industrial conference board nicb.time tensions labor management united states seen potentially explosive wake triangle shirtwaist factory fire ludlow massacre .presidents twelve major corporations united states six leading industry associations met yama new york formulate business communitys response continued labor unrest growing public criticism.after additional crisis meetings national industrial conference board officially founded may hotel gramatan bronxville new york. |
The Conference Board | although many organizations’ founders—including former att president frederick p. fish general electric executive magnus w. alexander first president—had supported openshop movement regarded national unions american federation labor permanent fixtures american economy urged negotiation concord.when united states entered world war national war labor board formed president woodrow wilson asked nicb formulate plans would keep war industries running strifefree.recommendations—based cooperation representatives employers employees government—were adopted full.war ncib conducted pioneering research workers compensation laws eighthour workday established u.s. cost living index.though often mistrusted early years “employers union” funding studies labor movement nonprofit nicb also seen “as spokesman socalled progressive wing business community produced hundreds research reports economic social issues facing united states.”the organization today remains funded contributions members often fortune companies.however already lost character industry lobby. |
The Conference Board | virgil jordan writer economist replaced alexander president latters death established bureau economic audit control offer members public independent source studies unemployment pensions healthcare related issues midst great depression many questioned credibility governments economic statistics.unions soon joined nicb alongside corporations access research conferences executive network.the organization considered unbiased “trusted source statistics trends second perhaps u.s. bureau labor statistics”.world war ii conference board—the shortened name adopted —expanded nonu.s.members first time.today offices brussels beijing mumbai hong kong singapore. |
The Conference Board | conference board canada spun independent nonprofit .in us department commerce selected conference board produce distribute us leading economic indicator series.first time us government agency entrusts major economic series private organization.today conference board produces indicators us euro area eleven countries.composite economic indexes designed signal peaks troughs business cycle.in epidemic business scandals conference board commission public trust private enterprise convened.composed blueribbon panel respected leaders private public sectors many commissions recommendations voluntarily adopted leading companies continue best practices corporate governance.in conference board established china center economic business beijing resource senior executives significant strategic interest chinas fastevolving economy events publications indicators peergroup ceo council sessions. |
The Conference Board | conference board likewise opened first indian office mumbai.in conference board took publication total economy database two years later began release annual global economic outlook series encompasses annual growth projections economies.the conference board assumed control international labor comparisons ilc program formerly division us bureau labor statistics due acrosstheboard federal spending cuts.ilc produces internationally comparative datasets labor conditions productivity income using concepts methodology previously used bls.in january committee economic development ced merged conference board us publicpolicy center headquartered washington dc.conference board celebrated years operation followed ceds th anniversary .in conference board expanded global footprint launching gulf center economics business research based kuwait.amid ongoing covid pandemic conference board launched dedicated online hub resource center helping businesses navigate unprecedented economic human capital esg public policy communications challenges.conference board likewise emerged national voice role american business advancing u.s. racial social economic equity. |
The Conference Board | since march building civil society series convened panels personal interviews threeday virtual conference intertwined challenges racism economic opportunity early childhood education healthcare access corporate governance equality workplace.series featured dozens fortune ceos executives including ken chenault ron williams julie sweet dan schulman michael j. dowling marc morial jo kirchner steve odland.in conference board launched ceo perspectives twicemonthly podcast hosted president ceo steve odland.conversations feature thought leaders discussing array topics relevant business executives.membership professional development conference boards membership network encompasses majority fortune .each year nearly senior executives participate conference board councils—small peerlearning groups bring together professionals exchange ideas discuss challenges advance fields intimate confidential meetings held around world.range networks organized particular csuite titles—including multiple councils chief financial officers chief human resources officers chief information officers chief legal officers corporate treasurers—to focused narrower areas expertise specific business challenges business continuity responsible sourcing advancing women leadership social media. |
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The Conference Board | united states currently operates five centers new york city washington dceconomy strategy finance including global economy innovation digital transformation labor markets consumer dynamicsmarketing communications corporate communications consumer dynamics marketingenvironmental social governance corporate governance sustainability corporate citizenship philanthropyhuman capital leadership learning development talent acquisition employee engagement experience diversity inclusion hr technology human capital analytics labor markets coaching mentoringcommittee economic development public policy regulation healthcare policy education infrastructure tax reform fiscal health immigrationin europe conference board also hosts five centers regional headquarters brusselscorporate governanceeconomy strategy financehuman capitalmarketing communicationssustainabilityin asiapacific region organization currently features three centerseconomy strategy financehuman capitalsustainabilityadditionally conference board operates dedicated china center beijing one first us business think tanks establish ontheground presence understanding rapid transformation chinese economy.founded based kuwait city conference board gulf center likewise serves business community across gulf region.economic indicators conference board publishes number regular indicators united states international economies widely tracked investors policy makers.includeu.s.consumer confidence index – begun conference board monthly survey households widely established leading measure american consumer confidence.results household survey tabulated provide barometer u.s. economy currently indexed year .global consumer confidence index – conference board expanded consumerdata footprint worldwide new quarterly index encompassing global economiesceo confidence survey – quarterly measure ceo confidence gauges outlook chief executives industries economy whole.leading economic indexes – u.s. department commerce began researching releasing business cycle indicators use composite data points including manufacturing construction stock market indicators time economic expansions recessions recoveries. |
The Conference Board | december conference board took business indicator program government continues publish leading coincident lagging indexes u.s. economy month.program also expanded economies beyond u.s. conference board currently publishes leading coincident trailing indexes australia brazil china euro area france germany india japan mexico south korea spain u.k.employment trends index – created employment trends index aggregates eight separate indicators “offers shortterm forward look employment gives economists investors new forecasting tool.also helps business executives sharpen short mediumterm hiring compensation planning.”help wanted online – help wanted online program uses crawler technology survey job openings posted approximately online job boards.monthly data series compares labor supply job vacancies demand unemployed workers determine tightness job market individual metro areas occupation categories.online program successor help wanted advertising index surveyed print newspaper ads.the organization also releases regular global regional growth outlooks commentaries economic news. |
The Conference Board | notable research conference boards research reports experts often featured wide range global business media—from specialist trade publications financial times wall street journal cnbc bloomberg news forbes fortune.notable examples includecsuite challenge – recurring survey pressing challenges responses facing ceos top executives across industries regions.annual benchmarking reports data dashboards reveal emerging trends areas including ceo succession executive compensation corporate board practices shareholder voting.annual survey us salary increase budgets across industries seniority.annual job satisfaction survey u.s. workers.annual survey corporate communications practices trends.the economic impact child care industry.the management leadership preferences millennials.policy solutions making capitalism sustainable.see also us corporate lawthe conference board canadatotal economy database notes external links conference boards board trusteesthe conference board inc. websitethe conference board canada websiteworks national industrial conference board project gutenbergworks conference board internet archiveindustrial conference board records..items.labor archives washington university washington libraries special collections.online books national industrial conference board upenn librarypublications national industrial conference board hathi trust digital librarypublications conference board hathi trust digital librarymises institute american affairs |
List of company name etymologies | origins disputed.– entertainment – talent company founded simon fuller named paul hardcastles single first no.fuller hand according tv guide selling entertainment ckx inc fuller founded xix entertainment roman numerals.th century fox – film studio formed merger william foxs fox film twentieth century pictures.st century fox – media company formed spinning news corporations tv movie properties .owned th century fox fox broadcasting company fox news star tv others bought disney .andme – using pairs chromosomes make persons genome company helps individuals make sense genome.industries – halo game developer founded microsoft departing bungie named character guilty spark.signals – web development company named radiotelescope signals identified astronomer paul horowitz potential messages extraterrestrial intelligence. |
List of company name etymologies | company renamed basecamp main product.com – network technology producer three coms computer communication compatibility.dfx interactive – fx standing threedimensional effects.m – companys original name minnesota mining manufacturing company.eleven – convenience stores renamed totem reflect newly extended hours pm.records – named founders herb alpert jerry mossap – atlantic pacific great atlantic pacific tea company u.s.based supermarket chainaw root beer – named founders roy allen frank wrighta.le coq – named founder albert von le coq.abba seafood – aktiebolaget bröderna ameln meaning ameln brothers limited company.abc – american broadcasting companyabloy – derived aktiebolag låsfabrikenlukkotehdas osakeyhtiö means lock factory limited company swedish finnishabn amro – nederlandsche handelmaatschappij dutch trading society de twentsche bank merged form algemene bank nederland abn general bank netherlands amsterdamsche bank rotterdamsche bank merged form amro bank abn amro bank merged form abn amro.accenture – accent future.name accenture proposed company employee norway part internal name finding process brandstorming.january company called andersen consulting.acer – born multitech international company changed name acer latin word sharp acute able facileacorn computers – name acorn chosen companys first microcomputer system acorn system expandable growthoriented. |
List of company name etymologies | also attraction appearing apple computer telephone directory.adecco – named merger swiss staffing company adia french staffing company eccoadidas – name founder adolf adi dassler.adolf brother rudolf dassler split original company gebrüder dassler schuhfabrik dassler brothers shoe factory rudolf founding puma.adobe systems – adobe creek ran behind house cofounder john warnockadyen – sranan tongo word adyen meaning start reference second project founders bibitaflac – initialism companys previous name american family life assurance company columbus remains legal name aflacs underwriting subsidiary.ahlstrom – named founder antti ahlströmahold – holding company albert heijn supermarkets.th anniversary ahold granted title koninklijke royal dutch monarchy netherlands changing name koninklijke ahold royal ahold.akai – named founder masukichi akaiakamai – hawaiian word akamai meaning smart clever company defines intelligent clever coolakg acoustics – companys original name akustische und kinogeräte acoustic cinema equipmentakzo – named merger algemene kunstzijde unie aku koninklijke zout organon kzoalcatellucent – alcatel named alsacienne de constructions atomiques de télécommunications et délectronique.took lucent technologies .alcoa – aluminum company americaaldi – portmanteau albrecht name founders discountalepa – alennushalli pajunen pajunens discount hall named founder.pajunen family sold chain hokelanto .alfa romeo – company originally known alfa acronym anonima lombarda fabbrica automobili anonymous lombard automobile factory. |
List of company name etymologies | nicola romeo bought alfa surname appended.alibaba group – character ali baba middle eastern folktale collection one thousand one nights universal appeal.alltel – original company name allied telephone companyalps electricalpine electronics – katsutaro kataoka founded kataoka electronics suburb tokyo .subsidiary established province tohoku also known tohoku alps tohoku alps co. ltd. kataoka seeking investment found foreigners difficulty pronouncing kataoka renamed firm alps electric.alpine electronics originally named alpsmotorola joint venture japanese car audio market alpine name adopted motorola divested stake .alstom – set alsthom société alsacienne de constructions mécaniques compagnie française thomsonhouston changed spelling alstom .altavista – spanish high viewaltec lansing – audio equipment company formed altec service company whose name abbreviation technical promised never make sell audio equipment acquired lansing manufacturing company named james bullough lansing also later namesake jbl founded compete altec lansing soon contract expiredalza – name founder alex zaffaroniamazon.com – founder jeff bezos renamed company amazon earlier name cadabra.com worlds voluminous river amazon.saw potential larger volume sales online opposed bricks mortar bookstore.alternative amazon chosen cash popularity yahoo listed entries alphabetically.ambev – american beverage company largest brazilian beverage company fourth world. |
List of company name etymologies | merged interbrew create inbev turn purchased anheuserbusch form anheuserbusch inbev.amc theatres – american multicinema company pioneered multiscreen cinemasamd – advanced micro devicesamdahl corporation – american mainframe computer company named founder dr. gene amdahl formerly ibm.taken fujitsu .amiga corporation – original developers bit amiga computer chose name means female friend spanish portuguese sounded friendly came rivals apple inc. atari alphabetically.amkor – american koreaamoco – american oil company part bpamstrad – amstrad consumer electronics plc founded lord alan michael sugar uk.name contraction alan michael sugar trading.anheuserbusch inbev – formed purchase anheuserbusch inbev.anheuserbusch named companys original founder eberhard anheuser later partner soninlaw adolphus busch.aol – america online.company founded quantum computer services.apache – cofounder brian behlendorf first came name “apache” server. |
List of company name etymologies | name “apache” chosen reverence appreciation people tribes refer “apache”.apple – favorite fruit cofounder steve jobs andor time worked apple orchard distance cold unapproachable complicated imagery created computer companies time – names ibm dec cincomapricot computers – early ukbased microcomputer company founded act applied computer techniques business software services supplier.company wanted fruity name apple acorn popular brands included letters c t. apricot fit bill.arbys – enunciation initials founders raffel brothers.partners wanted use name big tex unsuccessful negotiating akron businessman already using name.forrest said came arbys stands r.b.initials raffel brothers although guess customers might think initials stand roast beef.arcelor – created merger arbed aciéries réunies de burbacheichdudelange united steelworks burbacheichdudelange luxembourg aceralia spain usinor union sidérurgique du nord northern steel union france ambition becoming major player steel industry.arcor – arroyito córdoba city founded.areva – named region ávila northern spain location arevalo abbey. |
List of company name etymologies | arevalo shorted areva.aricent – communications software company name created combining two words arise ascent.arm hammer – based arm hammer vulcan roman god fire metalworking.previously logo vulcan spice mills brooklyn.james church son church dwight founder austin church came church dwight vulcan spice mills brought logo him.arm limited – named microprocessor developed small uk company acorn successor used bbc microcomputer.arm originally stood acorn risc machine.company spun backing apple vti changed advanced risc machines.arp – company made analog synthesizers named founder alan robert pearlmanartis – zoo amsterdam named latin phrase natura artis magistra nature arts teacherasda – asda stores limited founded associated dairies farm stores ltd . |
List of company name etymologies | however formation asda name occurred merger asquith chain three supermarkets associated dairies abbreviation asquith dairies.asics – acronym anima sana corpore sano translated latin means healthy soul healthy body.originally citation mens sana corpore sano msics sound good.ask.com – search engine formerly named jeeves gentlemans gentleman valet butler p. g. wodehouses series books.ask jeeves shortened ask .aston martin – lionel martin robert bamford cofounded company sell singer cars london martin developed first car take part races aston hill near aston clinton.bamford martin ltd ran financial difficulties martin forced sell company bamford already left.new owners renamed aston martin motors started production entirely new range cars new factory feltham london.asus – named pegasus winged horse greek mythology. |
List of company name etymologies | first three letters word dropped get high position alphabetical listings.asus company named pegatron using spare letters spun .att – american telephone telegraph corporation officially changed name att s.atari – named board game go.atari japanese word describe position opponents stones danger captured.similar though identical check chess.original games company american wanted japanesesounding name.ati technologies – founded canada array technology inc. taken amd .atresmedia – spanish media company owns tv network antena tres media spanish media antena .ats – auto technik spezialerzeugnisse german company producing light alloy wheels motor parts ran formula racing team late early s.audi – latin translation german name horch. |
List of company name etymologies | founder august horch left company five years still wanted manufacture cars.since original horch company still called new company audi latin form last name.english hark.b bh photo video – named blimie schreiber husband company founder herman schreiberbq – initials founders richard block david quaylebabolat – racquet sports tennis badminton squash equipment company named founder pierre babolatbahco – name b.a.hjort company. |
List of company name etymologies | founder berndt august hjort signed deal distribute tools inventor johan petter johansson.bakkavör – street reykjavík suburb founders grew upbally – originally lion manufacturing company changed name bally success first popular pinball machine ballyhoo.banesto – banco español de crédito spanish credit bankbang olufsen – names founders peter bang svend olufsen met school engineering denmark.bape – bathing ape cult clothing company founded tomoaki nigo nagao .name derived japanese saying bathing ape lukewarm water nigo says reference young generation spoiled pampered complacent.basf – badische anilin und soda fabriken baden aniline soda factory first two productsbauhaus – european chain diy stores founded heinzgeorg baus named german words bauen build haus house.reference classic bauhaus art school allusion.bauknecht – founded electrotechnical workshop gottlob bauknecht whirlpool brandbayer – named friedrich bayer founded company bbc – british broadcasting corporation originally british broadcasting companybbva – banco bilbao vizcaya argentaria spanish banking group formed merger banco bilbao vizcaya argentariabea systems – first initial companys three founders bill coleman ed scott alfred chuangbeko – turkish consumer electronics company named founders bejerano koçben jerrys – named ben cohen jerry greenfield founded ice cream parlor completing correspondence course ice cream making pennsylvania state university.company ben jerrys homemade holdings inc. later taken unilever.benq – bringing enjoyment quality lifeberkshire hathaway – originally textile company formed merger berkshire fine spinning associates hathaway manufacturing company.declining company taken one investors warren buffett converted conglomerate holding company.bhp – broken hill proprietary named town broken hill bhp foundedbic corporation – pen company named one founders marcel bich. |
List of company name etymologies | dropped final h avoid potentially inappropriate english pronunciation name.black decker – named founders s. duncan black alonzo g. decker.blackberry – first device produced company originally known research motion twoway pager blackberry name chosen resemblance keyboard buttons drupelets form blackberry fruit.company rebranded blackberry .blaupunkt – blaupunkt blue dot founded name ideal.core business manufacturing headphones.headphones came quality tests company would give headphones blue dot.headphones quickly became known blue dots blaue punkte. |
List of company name etymologies | quality symbol would become trademark trademark would become company name .blizzard entertainment – videogame company founded silicon synapse briefly changed name chaos studios – discovering already company using chaos name.picked blizzard dictionary.bmw – bayerische motoren werke bavarian motor works.bodyn bobsled project – geoff bodine chassis dynamics bobsled maker nascar driver teamed with.company name pronounced bodine .boeing – named founder william e. boeing.originally called pacific aero products co.bosch – named founder robert bosch.robert bosch gmbh full company name german diversified technologybased corporation.bose corporation – named founder amar bosebp – formerly british petroleum bp slogan beyond petroleum incorrectly taken refer companys new name following rebranding effort .brac – bangladesh rural advancement committee worlds largest ngo nongovernmental organizationbridgestone – named founder shojiro ishibashi. |
List of company name etymologies | surname ishibashi 石橋 means stone bridge bridge stone.brine corp. – sporting goods company named founder w.h.brine.taken new balance .brooks sports – anglicized version bruchs maiden name wife founder morris goldenberg.brunswick corporation – founded j.m.brunswick manufacturing company cincinnati ohio john moses brunswick immigrant bremgarten switzerlandbsa – birmingham small arms company started making guns later became best known motorcycles.bt – formerly british telecom bt group formerly british telecommunications plc.buick – named founder david dunbar buick.company original focal point general motors established holding company buick plus companies acquired william c. durant. |
List of company name etymologies | buick survives day gm brand.bull – compagnie des machines bull founded paris exploit patents punched card machines taken norwegian engineer fredrik rosing bull.bullfrog productions – named ornament bullfrog located office asked joystick name bullfrog chosen founder peter molyneux stated wanted idiotic name without find one happened sculpture colourful frog pedestal labelled bull frog leonardo table.burroughs corporation – founded american arithmometer company later renamed adding machine invented william seward burroughs.company took sperry corporation became unisys.bultaco – spanish company motorcycles disappeared s. name based name founder paco bultó.bywater solutions – library software company named village j. r. r. tolkiens lord rings c ca – named brothers clemens august brenninkmeijer founded textile company called ca netherlands ca – computer associates founded computer associates international inc. charles wang russell artzt.cadillac – car company founded named thcentury french explorer antoine laumet de la mothe sieur de cadillac.cadillac small town south france.company taken general motors survives gm brand.cae – originally canadian aviation electronicscampagnolo – name founder tullio campagnolocanon – originally precision optical instruments laboratory new name derived name companys first camera kwanon turn named japanese name buddhist bodhisattva mercy.capcom – capsule computers former name company described arcade machines manufactured timecaprabo – catalan supermarkets founded pere carbó jaume prats josep bonetcarrefour – chain supermarkets hypermarkets started store near crossroads carrefour french annecycasio – name founder kashio tadao set company kashio seisakujo subcontractor factorycaterpillar – originally holt tractor co merged best tractor co. .company photographer exclaimed aloud holt tractor tracks movement resembled caterpillar moving along ground. |
List of company name etymologies | name stuck.cathay pacific airways limited – airline founded september american roy c. farrell australian sydney h. de kantzow man putting hk register airline.named cathay pacific cathay ancient name given china pacific farrell speculated would one day fly across pacific.cbs – columbia broadcasting systemcelera – inspired celerity swiftness decoding human genome era cell secondary meaningcemex – portmanteau companys former name cementos mexicanos spanish mexican cementcerner – latin cerner meaning discerncgi group – first letters information management consultant french conseillers en gestion et informatiquechello – dutch internet service provider name originally pronounced say hello dutch letter c beginning word pronounced say.catch pronounced cello stringed instrument.chevrolet – named company cofounder louis chevrolet swissborn auto racer.company merged general motors survives brand name.chickfila – american restaurant brand focuses chicken sandwiches pun term chick filet supposedly representing gradea quality chicken.chrysler – named company founder walter p. chrysler.company merged fiat create fiat chrysler automobiles fca merged psa group form stellantis. |
List of company name etymologies | chrysler corporate entity become stellantis north america chrysler name survives brand stellantis.ciba geigy – ciba named chemical industry basel basel switzerland merged company named founder johann rudolf geigymerian.became novartis merger sandoz.cicis pizza – first letters last names founders franchise joe croce mike colecigna – cigna formed combination insurance company north america ina connecticut general cg.name combination letters predecessor companies cg ina.cincom – originally called united computer systems similar several software services companies day.two three founders visited philco philadelphia company inspired create new company name derived cincinnati based computer business.cisco – short san francisco.citroën – named andré citroën – french entrepreneur dutch descent.fifth last child dutch jewish diamond merchant levie citroen mazra kleinmann warsaw poland. |
List of company name etymologies | citroen family moved paris amsterdam name changed citroën.ckx inc. – named content king x founder robert f.x.sillerman.sillerman companies include sfx entertainment fxm asset management.clarion – named buglelike wind instrument used ancient greece says company wanted name english speakers would find easy remember.founded japan hakusan wireless electric company making radios became teikoku dempa merging takizawa wireless electric industries .cnn – cable news networkcocacola – derived coca leaves kola nuts used flavoring.cocacola creator john s. pemberton changed k kola c make name look better.coleco – began connecticut leather companycolgatepalmolive – formed merger soap manufacturers colgate company palmolivepeet. |
List of company name etymologies | peet dropped .colgate named william colgate english immigrant set starch soap candle business new york city .palmolive named two oils palm olive used manufacture.colt – city london telecomcomcast – communications broadcastcommodore international – supposedly named opel commodore companys founder jack tramiel unsuccessfully tried name company first general admiral.however opel commodore debuted years companys founding.compaq – computer sensational spelling word pack denote small integral object compatibility quality companys first product compact compaq portablecomsat – contraction communications satellites.american digital telecommunications satellite company founded era u.s. president john f. kennedy era develop technology.comverse – combining words communication versatilityconocophillips – formed merger conoco continental oil company phillips petroleum company named brothers founded lee eldas l.e. |
List of company name etymologies | frank phillips.copersucar – brazilian production cooperative sugar alcohol name contraction cooperativa de açucar e álcoolcorel – canadian software company cowpland research laboratory name companys founder michael cowplandcosworth – automotive engineering company named company founders mike costin keith duckworth.cpfl – companhia paulista de força e luz são paulo company light power one largest brazil based campinascrabtree evelyn – toiletry company named gardener john evelyn tree bears crabapplescray – supercomputer company named founder seymour craycrc press – originally chemical rubber companycromemco – early microcomputer company silicon valley circa – founded two phd students lived stanford universitys crothers memorial hall dormitorycutco – cooking utensils companycvs – originally consumer value stores.ceo tom ryan said considers cvs stand customer value service.daewoo – company founder kim woo chong called daewoo means great house great universe koreandaf trucks – companys name van doornes aanhangwagen fabriek van doornes trailer factory.company started making trucks trailers buses changed name van doornes automobiel fabriek van doornes automobile factory.daihatsu – first kanji osaka 大坂 kanji pronounced dai engine 発動機 first kanji hatsu.engine manufacturers listed tokyo osaka stock exchanges names shortened first kanji. |
List of company name etymologies | company listed tokyo exchange tohatsu.danone dannon u.s. – isaac carasso barcelona made first yogurts nickname first son daniel danonedassault aviation – origins company go back saamb société des avions marcel bloch named founder marcel bloch –.bloch changed name marcel dassault .dassault derived char dassaut french assault wagon battle tank codename brother used french resistance.datsun – first called dat initials financiers den aoyama takeuchi.soon changed datson imply smaller version original car son mean loss japanese datsun acquired nissan.dec – digital equipment corporation pioneering american minicomputer manufacturer founded ken olsen taken compaq compaq merged hewlettpackard hp.generally called dec deck later tried rebrand digital.deka – named founder dean kamen developer segway ibot homechoice dialysis products.delhaize – named founders jules delhaize brothers originated charleroi belgium. |
List of company name etymologies | opened first european selfservice supermarket ixelleselsene brussels borough.dell – named founder michael dell.company changed name dell computer .delta air lines named mississippi delta region.denning fourcade inc. – interior designer company named founders robert denning vincent fourcade .dfi – diamond flower inc. industrial computer company.dhl – named founders adrian dalsey larry hillblom robert lynn.dhl taken german post office operate group name deutsche post dhl.diageo – name created branding consultancy wolff olins .based latin word diēs meaning day greek root geo meaning world.refers company slogan celebrating life every day everywhere.dicks sporting goods – named founder dick stack opened bait tackle shop gift grandmotherdigg inc. – kevin roses friend david prager screen savers week tech originally wanted call site diggnation kevin wanted simpler name. |
List of company name etymologies | chose name digg users able dig stories submitted front page.site called digg instead dig domain name dig.com previously registered walt disney internet group.diggnation would eventually used title kevin rose alex albrechts weekly podcast discussing popular stories digg.digikey – electronic component distributor whose name derived founder dr. ronald stordahls amateur radio telegraphic keyer ic keyer kit utilized digital integrated circuitsdillards – named william t. dillard founded arkansasbased department store dixons – commonly used abbreviation dsg international plc dixons stores group ukbased retailer.company founded charles kalms michael mindel.opening first photographic shop southend room six letters fascia chose name dixons phone book.dkny – donna karan new yorkdomark – first names founders dominic marius dennis anthony wheatley mark douglas ashley strachan.dominos pizza – variation dominicks named company founder dominick divarti divarti forbade companys new owner tom monaghan using original name.double fine productions – named sign upon golden gate bridge warned patrons double fine zone referring fact speeders would charged twice.dow – named founder herbert henry dowdsm – established exploit dutch coal mines name meaning dutch state mines. |
List of company name etymologies | last mine closed company switched chemicals.duane reade – named duane reade streets lower manhattan chains first warehouse located.chain purchased walgreens still operates separately.dupont – short name e. i. du pont de nemours company.american chemical company founded gunpowder mill eleuthère irénée du pont left france escape french revolution.dynegy – natural gas clearinghouse changed name reflect selfdescribed traits dynamic energy company.dynergy already taken german health foods company.e e. j. korvette – named founder eugene ferkauf associate joe swillenberg intentional misspelling corvette. |
List of company name etymologies | common urban legend misstates origin eight jewish korean war veterans.ea – electronic arts.company founded may amazin software rebranded electronic arts october year.ebay – pierre omidyar created auction web trading website formed web consulting concern called echo bay technology group.echo bay refer town nevada sounded cool omidyar reportedly said.echo bay mines limited gold mining company already taken echobay.com omidyar registered time thought second best name ebay.com.eds – electronic data systems founded former ibm salesman ross perot.according company history chose electronic data systems potential names scribbled pledge envelope service highland park presbyterian church dallas.el al – hebrew אל על skies skywards arabic إلعالeidos – named greek word meaning species.eletropaulo – one largest brazilian companies electricity generation distribution name derives companhia de electricidade de são paulo.elron – estonian elektrirong electrical train.embraer – brazilian aircraft manufacturer name abbreviation empresa brasileira de aeronáutica brazilian aeronautics company.embrapa – brazilian state agricultural research development company name abbreviation empresa brasileira de pesquisa agropecuária brazilian agriculture research company.embratel – abbreviation empresa brasileira de telecomunicações brazilian telecommunications company. |
List of company name etymologies | brazils largest telecommunications company state monopoly privatized sold mci later resold telmex.emc corporation – named initials founders richard egan roger marino.long rumor another partner provided third letter c. reports indicate c stands company.emc adopted emc² notation refer einsteins famous equation e mc².emi – formerly electric musical industries ltd.emporis – empor comes german means aloft rising one worlds largest providers data concerning buildingsepson – epson seiko corporation japanese printer peripheral manufacturer named son electronic printer highly successful model ep.equifax – equitable factualequinix – companys focus equality neutrality internet exchange.ericsson – telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson named founder lars magnus ericsson opened telegraph equipment repair shop stockholm sweden ernst young – named companys founders a.c. ernst arthur youngespn – entertainment sports programming networkesri – environmental systems research institute first geographic information system gis software company founded jack laura dangermond redlands california esso – enunciation initials s.o.standard oil new jerseyetsy – founder rob kalin said named site etsy wanted nonsense word wanted build brand scratch.watching fellinis ½ writing hearing. |
List of company name etymologies | italian say etsi lot.means oh yes actually eh si.latin french means if.euronext – abbreviation european new exchange technologyevernote – combination words forever note indicate core service app providesexidy – derived excellence dynamicsexxon – name contrived esso standard oil new jersey early create neutral distinctive label company.within days exxon called double cross company eventually subsided.esso trademark exxonmobil. |
List of company name etymologies | esso could use name parts u.s. restrictions dating standard oil antitrust decision.f f networks – originally f labs – taken fujita scale ratings tornado intensity f intense used normal practice even though scale physically describe f corresponds wind velocities mach ..facebook – name stems colloquial name books given newly enrolled students start academic year university administrations us intention helping students get know better.fair isaac corporation – named founders bill fair earl isaacfanta – german word fantasie meaning imagination.fas – abbreviation foras áiseanna saothair labour facilities foundation.fás means grow irish.fazer – finnish food company named founder karl fazerfcuk – french connection united kingdomfedex – abbreviation federal express corporation companys original namefegime – abbreviation fédération européenne des grossistes indépendants en matériel électrique european federation independent electrical wholesalersferodo – anagram name founder herbert froodeferrari – name founder enzo ferrarifevertree – name chosen colloquial name cinchona tree bark produces quinine.fiat – acronym fabbrica italiana automobili torino italian automobile factory turinfinnair – finland air.originally called aero osakeyhtiö led international flight code ay.firestone – named founder harvey firestonefisherprice – toy company named two three founders herman fisher irving price helen schelle.became mattel subsidiary .fiskars – town fiskars company founded.five guys – american restaurant chain founded five guys – jerry murrell four sons. |
List of company name etymologies | five guys would later become murrell sons jerry wife janie fifth son two years opening first restaurant.fluke – named founder john fluke sr.fonterra – glosses name spring land.would match fauxlatin combination fons stem font conveying idea fountain spring terra meaning earth land ground.ford motor company – named founder henry ford introduced automobile mass production .forrester research – family name mother founder george forrester colony.franklincovey – named benjamin franklin stephen covey.company formed merger franklinquest covey leadership center.fuji – named mount fuji highest mountain japanfujitsu – originally data division fuji electric joint venture furukawa electric siemens.tsu comes tsūshinki meaning data equipment.g gallup – polling company named founder george gallup. |
List of company name etymologies | death company sold selection research incorporated sri.garmin – named founders gary burrell dr. min kaogartner – named founder gideon gartner left firm start giga named gideon gartnergaruda indonesia named garuda bird like creature hindu folklore country indonesia airline company flies from.gattis pizza – gatti maiden name pat eure wife company founder jim eure.gcap media – named merger gwr group capital radio group may .gwr launched merger radio west wiltshire radio.geico – government employees insurance companygenentech – genetic engineering technologygerdau – largest producer long steel americas named surname founder johannes heinrich kaspar gerdaugilead sciences – pharmaceutical company named gilead biblical place nameglaxo – driedmilk company set bunnythorpe new zealand joseph edward nathan.company wanted use name lacto similar already use.company says adding changing letters name glaxo evolved registered october .glaxosmithkline merger glaxo wellcome smithkline beecham.glock ges.m.b.h. |
List of company name etymologies | – named founder gaston glockgoodyear – named founder vulcanization charles goodyear goodyear tire rubber company founded frank seiberling google – originally accidental misspelling word googol settled upon google.com unregistered.googol proposed reflect companys mission organize immense amount information available online.grey global group – advertising marketing agency supposed derived name colour walls first officegroupon – chief executive andrew mason used derivation fiveword acceptance speech webby awards ceremony short group coupon.grundig – named founder radio dealerturnedmanufacturer max grundig gucci – named founder guccio gucci became familiar high class luggage working lift boy savoy hotel london.returned florence started making travel bags accessories founding house gucci .gulfstream aerospace – named gulf stream current starts gulf mexico crosses atlantic.company traces origins grumman aircraft engineering corporation sold renamed .guylian – portmanteau first names company founder guy foubert wife liliane foubert.h hm – named hennes mauritz. |
List of company name etymologies | swedish businessman erling persson established hennes ladies clothing store västerås sweden.hennes swedish hers.persson bought stockholm premises inventory hunting equipment store called mauritz widforss.inventory included collection mens clothing prompted persson expand menswear.hr block – founders brothers henry w. richard bloch bloch changed block avoid mispronunciationhäagendazs – name invented icecream makers reuben rose mattus bronx convey aura oldworld traditions craftsmanship name meaning.haier – chinese 海 sea 尔 transliteration character also means literary chinese.portion transliteration german liebherr 利勃海尔.hal laboratory video game developer name hal chosen letter put one step ahead ibm.hanko sushi – hanko meaning japanese hanko stamp city hanko restaurant chain founded sushi.harris corporation – defense contractor technology company founded harris automatic press company alfred s. harris. |
List of company name etymologies | stayed printing industry diversified various defenserelated industries including radio communications avionics semiconductors.happy madison productions – film tv production company founded adam sandler name taken films happy gilmore billy madison two box office successes.haribo – name founder german home town company hans riegel bonnharman kardon – named founders dr. sidney harman bernard kardonharpo productions – production company founded oprah winfrey oprah spelled backwards.hartwall – named companys founder victor hartwall.harvey norman – named founders gerry harvey ian normanhasbro – founded herman hillel henry hassenfeld hassenfeld brothershbos – ukbased banking company formed merger halifax bank scotlandhdfc – housing development finance corporation indian mortgage company.hesburger – hese nickname companys founder heikki salmela hamburgerhess corporation – named founder leon hesshispanosuiza – former spanish luxury automotive engineering firm name – literally meaning spanishswiss – refers spanish origin company swiss origin head engineer marc birkigthitachi – old place name literally sunrisehmv – masters voice appeared title painting nipper jack russell terrier listening gramophonehoechst – name district frankfurthonda – name founder soichiro hondahoneywell – name mark honeywell founder honeywell heating specialty co. later merged minneapolis heat regulator company finally called honeywell inc. .hospira – name selected companys employees derived words hospital spirit inspire latin word spero means hope.expresses hope optimism critical healthcare industry.hotmail – founder jack smith got idea accessing email via web computer anywhere world.sabeer bhatia came business plan mail service tried kinds names ending mail finally settled hotmail included letters html – markup language used write web pages.initially referred hotmail selective upper casing.one time clicked hotmails mail tab would seen hotmail url. |
List of company name etymologies | hotmail addresses use microsofts outlook.com service.hp – cofounders bill hewlett dave packard tossed coin decide whether company would called hewlettpackard packardhewlett.sources say hewlett toss others say packard let hewletts name first.november hewlettpackard split two listed companies hp inc hewlett packard enterprise co.hsbc – hongkong shanghai banking corporation.htc – contraction original corporate name high tech computer corporation.huawei – chinese 华 hua means splendid literally flowery beauty china 为 wei means action achievement.huawei whole may translated splendid act china able.hudsons bay company – royal charter granted lands hudson bay watershed governor company adventurers england trading hudson bay.company ceded territory canada .hyundai – connotes sense present age modernity korean iberia airlines named iberian peninsula.ibm – named tom thomas john watson sr exemployee national cash register ncr corporation. |
List of company name etymologies | oneup respects called company international business machines.icl – abbreviation international computers limited uks largest computer company service arm fujitsu japan.ig farben – interessengemeinschaft farbenindustrie ag named constituent german companies produced dyestuffs among many chemical compounds.consortium known today central participation world war ii holocaust made zyklon b gas used gas chambers.ign entertainment – ign entertainment online entertainment media outlet.name comes origin spinoff imagine media used stand imagine games network.iiyama – manufacturer monitors tvs named japanese city iiyamaikea – composite first letters swedish founder ingvar kamprads name addition first letters names property village grew ingvar kamprad elmtaryd agunnaryd.imi – imperial metal industries split imperial chemical industriesinbev – name created merger belgian company interbrew brazilian ambevinditex – spanish group named industria de diseño textil textile design industry.infineon technologies – derived infinity aeon.name given siemenss semiconductor branch called siemens hl siemens scssc spun off.ingenico – electronic payment device manufacturer based paris named french ingenieux compagnie ingenious companyinktomi – internet search engine acquired yahoo named iktomi spidertrickster spirit lakota indian legendsintel – robert noyce gordon moore initially incorporated company n electronics.someone suggested moore noyce electronics sounded close noise. |
List of company name etymologies | later integrated electronics proposed already taken used initial syllables integrated electronics.avoid potential conflicts companies similar names intel purchased name rights company called intelco.source intel years corporate anniversary brochureitc – established imperial tobacco company.j j. c. penney – james cash penney founder department store chain.jtv – television film production company formed malcolm middle actor justin berfield producer jason feltsjal – japan airlinesjat airways – founded aeroput airway serbian.known jat jugoslovenski aero transport. |
List of company name etymologies | breakup former yugoslavia federal republic yugoslavia changed name serbia montenegro company kept name jat abbreviation.renamed air serbia.jawa motors – janeček owner wanderer motorcycle productjbl – james bullough lansing electronics designer.left altec lansing also part named founded lansing sound compete former employer.altec lansing complained similarity name changed james b. lansing sound later jbl.johnson johnson – originally partnership brothers james wood johnson edward mead johnson addition brother robert wood johnson led formal incorporation johnson johnson .jordache – first names nakash brothers founded company joe ralph david ralphs first son avi plus che second syllable nakashjvc – japan victor company victor company japan ltd founded us subsidiary victor talking machine company japan limited.jvc developed vhs video cassette format. |
List of company name etymologies | k kalev – kalev character estonian mythology father protagonist national epic kalevipoeg son kalev.kamaz – kama river long form kamskiy avtomobilny zavod kama automobile plantkawasaki – name founder shozo kawasakikfc – short kentucky fried chickenkenvelo – clothing retailer founded czech republic israelborn owner dany himi.various names proposed managers said yes no.david dahan came yesandno ken yes lo hebrew כן ולא.kenwood electronics – bill kasuga partner firm imported japanesemade audio products trio corporation united states.kasuga wanted create trustworthy westernsounding name products sold importing company confident quality trios products period japanesemade goods considered inferior.came kenwood combining ken – name common japan north america proven acceptable american consumers name kenmore appliances – wood referring durable substance well suggesting relation hollywood. |
List of company name etymologies | trio corporation renamed kenwood .kenwood limited – named kenneth ken wood founded kitchenware company uk wartime colleague roger laurence woodlau industries related kenwood electronics started kasuga radio co japan became trio corporation .kenworth truck company – named two principal stockholders harry kent edgar worthingtonkesko – chosen primarily name mean anything generally known.keurig – dutch word keurig.company cofounder john sylvan said coffee pod system worked looked word excellence dutch – everyone likes dutch.kia motors – kia 起亞 roughly translates rising asia hanjakinkos – college nickname founder paul orfalea.called kinko curly red hair.company bought fedex .billion .kmart – named sebastian s. kresge opened first kmart division s. s. kresge company. |
List of company name etymologies | company became kmart corporation .purchasing sears roebuck company merged company became sears holdings corporation kmart continuing discount store chain within new structure.kodak – kodak camera name invention founder george eastman.letter k favorite eastman felt strong incisive letter.tried various combinations words starting ending k. saw three advantages name.merits trademark word would mispronounced name resemble anything art. |
List of company name etymologies | misconception name chosen similarity sound produced shutter camera.koei japanese honor 光栄 kōeikomatsu – japanese construction vehicle manufacturer named city komatsu ishikawa founded kone – means machine device finnish.konica – earlier known konishiroku kogaku.konishiroku turn short konishiya rokubeiten first name company established rokusaburo sugiura s.korg – named surnames founders tsutomu katoh tadashi osanai combined letters rg word organkpmg – last names founders firms combined form cooperative piet klijnveld william barclay peat james marwick reinhard goerdelerkroger – american supermarket chain named founder barney krogerkuka – founded augsburg germany keller und knappich augsburg shortened name kuka.today manufacturer industrial robots automation systems.kyocera – kyoto ceramics kyoto japan l l technologies – founded l communications derived initials founders frank lanza robert lapenta partner lehman brothers.loral sold system integration defense electronics businesses lockheed martin spun next year become l communications loral lockheed among ls.lharris technologies – merger l technologies harris corporation abovelacie – french phrase la cie meaning companylada – name slavic goddess used trading name russian automobile manufacturer avtovaz автоваз russian.vaz derived volzhsky automobilny zavod.lancôme – began founder armand petitjean exploring ruins castle le chateau de lancôme loiretcher vacationing french countryside. |
List of company name etymologies | petitjeans inspiration companys symbol rose many wild roses growing around castle.lcl – le crédit lyonnaislego – combination danish leg godt means play well.lego also means put together latin lego group claims coincidence etymology word entirely danish.years little plastic brick invented lego manufactured wooden toys.lenovo group – portmanteau le former name legend novo pseudolatin new.chinese company took ibms pc division.lesney products – named founders leslie smith rodney smith school friends related.british company made matchbox series diecast toys similar dinky toys.level communications – level reference network layer osi model.lexmark – ibm wanted spin printer typewriter businesses. |
List of company name etymologies | main production facility business segment lexington kentucky code name spinoff lexington marketing.lg – combination two popular korean brands lucky goldstar.mexico publicists explained name change abbreviation linea goldstar spanish goldstar linelidl – named painter retired schoolteacher ludwig lidl dieter schwarz son company founder josef schwarz bought rights name german marks.schwarz originally wanted use name fathers former business partner a. lidl legal reasons prevented it.schwarz want name company schwarzmarkt means black market german.lionbridge – localisation service company offers often shortened ln.first letter word last letter word letters missing hence l n looks like lion. |
List of company name etymologies | bridge second part word translation bridges gap people markets common language.lionhead studios – games studio named mark webleys pet hamster died week company founded webley worked bullfrog cofounded lionhead peter molyneux tim rance steve jackson july .microsoft bought company april .loblaws – canadian supermarket chain named founder theodore loblawlockheed martin – aerospace defense company combination lockheed corporation named cofounder allan lockheed martin marietta formed merger glenn l. martin company americanmarietta corporation named marietta ohio.lojack – lojack stolenvehicle recovery system pun word hijack steal vehicle.longines – new company ancienne maison auguste agassiz ernest francillon successeur born.time watchmaking area used skills people working outside comptoir détablissage often home.ernest francillon bought two plots land right bank river suze place called les longines brought watchmaking skills one roof.first longines factory.lonsdale – boxing equipment manufacturer named lonsdale belt boxing trophy donated english lord lonsdale.loral – beginnings surnames cofounders william lorenz leon alpertloréal – eugène schueller young french chemist developed innovative haircolor formula. |
List of company name etymologies | called improved hair dye auréole.lot – lot polish airlines.lot polish means flight.lotus software – mitch kapor named company lotus position padmasana.kapor used teacher transcendental meditation technique taught maharishi mahesh yogi.ltv – initialism lingtemcovought.james ling founded ling electric company .merged temco aircraft acquired chance vought become lingtemcovought. |
List of company name etymologies | became holding company subsidiaries ltv aerospace ltv ling altec aka altec lansing ltv electrosystems.part antitrust settlement name holding company changed ltv corporation.company primarily involved steel production changed name ltv steel name continued went business .ltx – semiconductor test equipment company formed people left teradyne said stand leave teradyne xmas possibly left teradyne xmas christmas.ltx merged credence systems corporation part xcerra corporation.lucent technologies – spinoff att named lucent meaning luminous glowing light light metaphor visionary thinking reflected companys operating guiding business philosophy according landor associates staff chose name.taken alcatel form alcatellucent .ludicorp – named latin lūdere play intention develop online game though cofounders stewart butterfield caterina fake developed successful photosharing website. |
List of company name etymologies | wanted call flicker fake dropped e owner flicker.com wouldnt sell domain name.ludicorp sold flickr yahoo .oath division verizon sold flickr smugmug .lufthansa – founded deutsche luft hansa deutsche luft means german air hansa refers hanseatic league medieval guilds.renamed lufthansa .lukoil – first letters three companies merged form russian oil giant langepasneftegaz uraineftegaz kogalymneftegaz plus english word oillvmh – initials merger louis vuitton moët hennessy.former named louis vuitton latter created merger two earlier companies moët chandon champagne hennessy cognac.lycos – web search engine company founded named lycosidae family wolf spiders maggi – food company named founder julius maggi. |
List of company name etymologies | taken nestlé survives brand name.mailchimp – email marketing company originally going called chimpmail domain taken cofounder ben chestnut switched around.told inc magazine parents pet monkey thailand.always warned never pet monkey.mischievous monkey brain.malév – hungarys national airline carrier.name comes magyar légiközlekedési vállalat – meaning hungarian airtraffic company.man – abbreviation maschinenfabrik augsburgnürnberg augsburgnuremberg machine company. |
List of company name etymologies | man company german engineering works truck manufacturer.mandriva – new company formed merger mandrake linux connectiva linuxmanulife financial – founded manufacturing life insurance companymarimekko – cofounders middle name maria mekko finnish word dressmars – named frank c. mars wife ethel started making candy .son forrest e. mars joined bruce murrie son hershey executive form mm ltd mars murrie.forrest took family business fathers death merged two companies .retiring mars inc. forrest founded ethel m. chocolates named mother.masco corporation – names founder alex manoogian screw company.masco screw products co. founded .mastjägermeister ag – named founder wilhelm mast main product jägermeister german hunt master liqueurmatra – french acronym mécanique aviation traction aviation traction mechanicsmattel – portmanteau founders names harold matt matson elliot handlermaybachmotorenbau gmbh – german maybach engine construction company – named wilhelm maybach son karl maybach founded . |
List of company name etymologies | maybach name continued brand daimler ag end .mazda motor corporation – company founded toyo kogyo started manufacturing mazda brand cars changed name mazda .cars supposedly named ahura mazda chief deity zoroastrians though many think explanation created fact cover simply poor anglicized version founders name jujiro matsuda.mbna – originally subsidiary maryland national corporation mbna stood maryland bank na na standing national association federal designation representing banks charter.mcdonalds – name brothers dick mcdonald mac mcdonald founded first mcdonalds restaurant .mci communications – microwave communications inc. company later merged worldcom create mci worldcom.mci dropped acquiring company changed name mci emerged bankruptcy .mcsweeneys – dave eggers publishing ventures started timothy mcsweeneys quarterly concern.named mysterious letters collected child written man named timothy mcsweeney thought related mother.mcsweeney mothers maiden name.mea middle east airlines airline operating beirut lebanon.mercedesbenz – formed first name mercédès jellinek daughter emil jellinek distributed cars early daimler company around last name karl benz one owners daimlerbenz company daimler company merged .merillat industries – named orville d. merillat founded company .metrogoldwynmayer mgm – film studio formed merger three companies metro picture corporation goldwyn pictures corporation louis b. mayer pictures. |
List of company name etymologies | goldwyn picture corporation turn named last names samuel goldfish edgar archibald selwyn.metromedia – spun dumont laboratories dumont broadcasting corporation changed name metropolitan broadcasting corporation distance dumont.later changed metromedia.mfi – mullard furniture industries.original company named founders wife whose maiden name mullard.mg cars – morris garages cofounder william morris.chinese ownership company says want chinese consumers know brand modern gentleman.microlins – microcomputers lins brazilian city company founded josé carlos semenzatomicron technology – computer memory producer named microscopic parts products.better known consumer brand name crucial.microsoft – coined bill gates represent company devoted microcomputer software. |
List of company name etymologies | originally christened microsoft disappeared february introduction new corporate identity logo.slash microsoft logo emphasizes soft part name conveys motion speed.midway games – derived name airport southwestern part chicago.miele – german based manufacturer highend domestic appliances founded carl miele reinhard zinkann.mikkeller – names founders mikkel borg bjergsø kristian klarup keller.mincom limited – company initially created software specifically assist mining companies name mining computing.minolta – founded osaka japan nichidoku shashinki shōten 日独写真機商店 literally japangermany camera shop.name minolta first appeared camera minolta vest.name given founder kazuo tajima due similarity japanese term minoru ta 稔る田 meaning growing rice fields came ancient japanese proverb favorite tajimas mother meaning ripest ears rice bow heads lowest desire tajima run innovative yet humble business.mipro – stands microphone professionals.mipro manufacturer wireless microphones.mips – originally stood microprocessor without interlocking pipeline stages. |
List of company name etymologies | interlocks added later implementation name redefined acronym name.name also connotes computer speed association acronym millions instructions per second.mitie – acronym management incentive investment equitymitel – mike terrys lawnmowers founders michael cowpland see also corel terry matthews companys original business planmitre – massachusetts institute technology research establishment however mitre corporation asserts name acronymmitsubishi – name mitsubishi 三菱 two parts mitsu means three hishi changing bishi middle word means diamond shape.hence three diamond logo.note diamond context refers rhombus shape precious gem.mondelez international – american multinational snacks company spun kraft foods inc. kraft foods said monde derives latin word world delez fanciful expression delicious.addition international captures global nature business.moneris solutions – latin singular protectedmorningstar inc. – name taken last sentence walden book henry david thoreau sun morning starmotorola – founded galvin manufacturing company two brothers paul v. joseph e. galvin. |
List of company name etymologies | renamed motorola car radios became widely known.ola ending already use famously victrola phonograph made victor talking machine company.mozilla foundation – name web browser preceded netscape navigator.marc andreesen cofounder netscape created browser replace mosaic browser internally named mozilla mosaickiller godzilla jamie zawinski.mozy – words zetabytes mom.initially named breakaway data services mom bdsym.mrf – madras rubber factory founded k mammen mappillai .started toyballoon manufacturing unit tiruvottiyur chennai called madras. |
List of company name etymologies | began manufacturing treadrubber tyres.msi – microstar international commonly referred msimtm enterprises – initials cofounder actress mary tyler mooremusco lighting – companys original location muscatine county iowa still operates large manufacturing facilitymustek – taiwanese electronics manufacturer name derived unique scanner technologymvc – music video club name ukbased entertainment chain n nabisco – national biscuit company changed name nabisco .nad electronics – audio equipment manufacturer named new acoustic dimensionnapster – original musicsharing service named cofounder shawn fannings hairstylebased nicknamencc – nordic construction companyncr corporation – national cash registernec – nippon electric companynero – nero burning rom named nero burning rome rom german spelling rome.nestlé – named founder henri nestlé born germany name nestle german actually swabian diminutive birds nest.company logo birds nest mother bird two chicks.netscape – originally product name companys web browser mosaic communications netscape web navigator.company adopted product name university illinois threatened sue trademark infringement use mosaic name.netscape combination network landscape.nike – named greek goddess victorynikon – original name nippon kogaku meaning japanese opticalnintendo – nintendo transliteration companys japanese name nintendou 任天堂.first nin translated entrusted tendou means heaven.nissan – earlier known name nippon sangyo means japan industriesnokia – started woodpulp mill company expanded producing rubber products finnish town nokia. |
List of company name etymologies | company later adopted towns name.nortel networks – named nortel northern telecom bay networks.company originally spun bell telephone company canada ltd northern electric manufacturing traded northern electric .northrop grumman – merger northrop corporation third company named jack northrop grumman aerospace corporation named leroy grumman.novartis – latin expression novae artes means something like new skillsnovell – novell inc. earlier novell data systems cofounded george canova.name suggested georges wife mistakenly thought novell meant new french.nouvelle feminine form french adjective nouveau.nouvelle noun french news.nucor portmanteau prior name nuclear corporation america inc.nvidia stylized nvidia – comes invidia roman mythology latin word envy. |
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