management
See also: Management
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmænɪdʒmənt/
- (General American, UK) IPA(key): /ˈmænədʒmənt/
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (US) (file)
Noun
management (usually uncountable, plural managements)
- (uncountable, management) Administration; The use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.
- (management) The executives of an organisation, especially senior executives.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 4, in The Celebrity:
- Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.
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- (uncountable) Judicious use of means to accomplish an end.
- Excellent time management helped her succeed in all facets of her life.
Hyponyms
- advanced traffic management
- anger management
- change management
- cross-platform application management
- data management
- disease management
- human resource management
- inventory management
- knowledge management
- master data management
- micromanagement
- middle management
- project management
- risk management
- soil management
- strategic management
- time management
Derived terms
- micromanagement
- project-management
- servlet-management
Related terms
Translations
administration; the process or practice of managing
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the executives of an organisation
judicious use of means
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Further reading
- "management" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 189.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English management.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ma‧nage‧ment
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English management.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.na(d)ʒ.mɑ̃/, /ma.nadʒ.mɛnt/
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English management.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English management.
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