Business administration

Business administration

Business management best practices including corporate strategy development, financial management, human resource management, information management, resource planning, marketing and sales.

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corporate plan

Business administration; Business management

A document that maps out the future work and development of an organization over a period of years in the light of its resources and the environment in which it operates. The plan ...

chairman’s brief

Business administration; Business management

A document usually written by the secretary of an organization or committee to prepare the chairman of the organization or committee for a forthcoming meeting.

downsizing

Business administration; Business management

The reduction of the workforce within a business or organization to gain operational efficiency.

screwdriver operation

Business administration; Business management

A factory where only the parts of a product are assembled as opposed to the production of the whole product. Usually applied to a subsidiary of a multinational company operating ...

two-career family

Business administration; Business management

A family in which both partners have full-time careers, and make whatever childcare arrangements may be necessary.

neurolinguistic programming (NLP)

Business administration; Business management

A fashionable technique for influencing interpersonal communication, aimed at changing someone’s behavior or beliefs, whose content and purpose are difficult to pin down despite ...