As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Goizueta Business School, the business librarians thought it might be fun to explore the evolution of business terminology between 1919 and 2019. So each month we will post a blog identifying business words and concepts that were captured in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary for the decades that GBS has been in operation. Here is our sixth entry, business-speak from 1969-1978!
1969 Anti-consumerism/ Confidentiality agreement / Delete key / Down-market / Headhunt
1970 Beeper / Chapter 11 / Comparison shop
1971 800 number / Day job / Day one / Satellite television / Sell-by date
1972 Automated teller / CEO / Executive function / Universal Product Code
1973 Global positioning system / Inkjet / Quality assurance / Stressed
1974 Corporate-wide / Direct deposit / GPS / Individual retirement account / Internet / IRA / Junk bond / Keogh plan / Telecommute / Touch screen
1975 ATM / Debit card / Light-rail / Market capitalization / Misery index / Mobile phone / Variable rate mortgage
1976 Ethernet / Golden handcuffs / IPO / Sell off / Supply-side
1977 Fast fashion / Intranet / Reverse mortgage / Shopaholic / Strip mall / Text message
1978 Frequent-flier / Pay-per-view / Satellite dish