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Business management
General business management terms encompassing inventory management, security management, financial administration, business planning, and management services for all enterprise-wide information systems.
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greenwash
Business administration; Business management
Similar to ‘whitewash’ when applied to a company’s public relations efforts to obtain credit for ethical or environmentally friendly policies when in fact it is conducting business as usual.
consumer satisfaction/dissatisfaction
Business administration; Business management
Since the 1970s, the study of what makes consumers satisfied or dissatisfied with the products they have bought has become a major focus of research. The key seems to lie in the comparison we make ...
manual worker
Business administration; Business management
Someone employed on the shop floor of an organization doing physical rather than mental work, whether the work is skilled or unskilled.
underachiever
Business administration; Business management
Someone who fails to meet the level of achievement expected of him or her. This term is sometimes used in the field of education to describe people who don’t try hard enough; that is, people whose ...
supernumerary
Business administration; Business management
Someone who is surplus to requirements for an organization at a given time and place; for example, as a result of overmanning.
management consultant
Business administration; Business management
Someone who offers a consultancy service in any area of management or the running of an organization.
workaholic
Business administration; Business management
Someone who uses work the way an alcoholic uses alcohol, as a way of trying to escape from his or her personal problems.
