Ch 19: Big Business Vocabulary

Across
4. a raw condition of something before it can be used
6. combine, larger companies bought up smaller ones or forced them out of business
7. a group of corporations run by a single board of directors.
8. money that companies need in order to buy raw materials , pay workers, and cover shipping and advertising costs.
10. enterprise system businesses that are owned by private citizens
11. Process enabled steel makers to produce strong steel at a lower cost; iron was heated until it was molten (liquid), then the natural impurities in the iron were blasted out with a burst of air.
12. the process of filling a want or need
13. integration having control of all steps required to change raw materials into finished products; Carnegie Steel
14. a good or service that is wanted or needed

Down
1. a person of great power and influence
2. factory that purifies raw materials such as oil
3. a company that controls all or nearly all the business of one industry - Rockefeller Oil
5. one who organizes the responsibilities and risks of a business
8. business owned by a single board of directors
9. one of gigantic power, size or achievement