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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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motor skill

Business administration; Business management

Any skill that depends on muscular control and co-ordination.

network-building

Business administration; Business management

Any systematic attempt to link people and resources round a common goal or shared interests and values, like the old school tie and what it represents.

information system

Business administration; Business management

Any systematic way of organizing the handling of information, from information gathering to information retrieval and use.

psychodiagnostics

Business administration; Business management

Any technique applied to the interpretation of personality, whether projective technique or psychometrics.

quality control

Business administration; Business management

Any technique, like the quality circle, that helps to maintain a desired level of quality in the production of a product. Normally, this level will be as high as is feasible, but sometimes control ...

contingency theory of leadership

Business administration; Business management

Any theory of leadership which emphasizes the need for flexibility in dealing with a given situation. The complexity of the modern organization means that effective leadership is contingent upon a ...

overtime

Business administration; Business management

Any time worked outside normal working hours for which people may be paid at a higher rate than the basic level of pay, usually double time or timeand-A-half.

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