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

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John Maynard Keynes

Business administration; Business management

A highly influential British economist, (1883–1946), who believed that an economy could not regulate itself in the interests of the society as a whole via the free market. He ...

adrenalin

Business administration; Business management

A hormone secreted by the adrenal glands (which are situated on top of the kidneys) in times of excitement or stress. It increases the heart rate, the blood supply, and the sugar ...

group mind

Business administration; Business management

A hypothetical entity (see hypothesis), sometimes given mystical qualities, which has been suggested as the agency for crowds acting in unison. It is a way of saying we don’t ...

staff inspection

Business administration; Business management

A job analysis of all staff positions in an organization as the first step in a process of rationalization.

product champion

Business administration; Business management

A key member of an organization who gives devoted support to an innovative idea or product.

job analysis

Business administration; Business management

A key role for practitioners of industrial psychology, where the elements making up a job are studied in an attempt to match the tasks and skills necessary for successful ...

decision tree

Business administration; Business management

A kind of flow chart used to summarize a possible sequence of decisions in which alternative choices are open at each stage and where each alternative is dependent on choices ...