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stakeholder
A person, group or organization that has interest or concern in an organization. Stakeholders can affect or be affected by the organization's actions, ...
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organizational structure
The typically hierarchical arrangement of lines of authority, communications, rights and duties of an organization. Organizational structure determines how the ...
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entrepreneurship
The capacity and willingness to develop, organize and manage a business venture along with any of its risks in order to make a profit. The most obvious example ...
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organizational culture
business
strategy
vision statement
budget
corporate social responsibility
strategic planning
conflict of interest
management information system (MIS)
matrix organization
competitive advantage
ethical standards
steering committee
internal control
action plan
equity
company
core competencies
marketing management
power
evaluation
coordination
case study
maintenance
employer
total quality management (TQM)
indirect competition
business function
laissez-faire leadership
operations management
line and staff management
utility
growth strategy
organizational behavior
guiding principles
scientific management
capacity
stretch goal
ABC analysis
hierarchical
management control
abuse of power
startup
administration
quality management
board of directors
sustainable competitive advantage
checks and balances
Ansoff matrix
business practice
work ethic
corporate values
executive director
validation
franchisor
principal
dynamic
formalization
agency
limited liability
QHSE
business resources
standing committee
integration
organizational capability
product orientation
organizing
sponsor
rule
integrity
coercive power
budgetary control
value chain
capability
capital budget
private company
time management
materials management
institutionalization
participative leadership
accounts payable (A/P)
strength
process management
performance management
ethical
owner
remuneration of directors
management system
business enterprise
backward integration
rationalization
performance analysis
strategic alliance
affiliate model
accounting policies
nominee director
key person
control system
credit control
minutes
accounting cost
budget estimate
unity of command
founder
front line management
obligation
waste
quality policy
environmental uncertainty
competitive benchmarking
carveout
enablers
environmental management
compression
office
social compliance
product concept
company law
limited partnership
policy statement
restructuring
member
accounts receivable (A/R) to sales ratio
business trust
budgeting
enterprise resource planning (ERP)
accounting information system (AIS)
strategic priorities
lockout
branch office
debt capacity
net accounts receivable
consortium
political forces
business opportunity
white paper
board of trustees
management audit
bureaucratization
matrix management
absorption costing
Belbin team roles
disaggregation
integrated planning
product management
special resolution
authorization
critical business function
minute book
privacy policy
technology driven
winding up
committee
reasonable assurance
time-based competition
proxy solicitation
scalar chain
preemption right
hybrid business
board committee
competitive structure
statutory duty
intratype competition
annual report
investing activities
business process improvement (BPI)
delayering
company orientation
staff manager
divestiture
executive information system (EIS)
collateral information
competitive risk
cultural audit
nominal
decision support system (DSS)
mutual agency
agile enterprise
vested interest
status
cash budget
cost budget
business entity concept
charitable trust
corporate purpose
quorum
joint stock company
open book management (OBM)
sensitivity
project manager
direct competition
critical process
cash control
cash cow
business format franchising
secretary
accounts payable (A/P) to sales ratio
developmental change
adaptation
adaptive organization
home office
business scenario
competitive analysis
eco-efficiency
firefighting
ABC inventory classification
agency by ratification
enterprise risk management (ERM)
junior partner
product assurance
balanced scorecard (BSC)
coercion
behavior-based appraisal
boss
service center
proprietorship
business impact analysis (BIA)
quasi partner
directors' report
technical management
straw man
staff function
nominal partner
strategic statement
strategic business plan
product franchising
active customers
transparent
product led
core capabilities
critical activities
authoritarianism
officials
technology assessment
division
acculturation
quantitative school of management
progressive
blue chip
general partner
upward communication
duties of employers
progress
accounting controls
strategic plan
competing
accounts receivable aging
mission
sector
entrepreneurial mode
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
strategic tradeoff
collapsible corporation
back office
abbreviated accounts
static
accounts payable (A/P) to total debt ratio
annual accounts
course of dealing
accounts receivable (A/R) turnover
account stated
executive succession plan
drag along right
covenant not to compete
supernormal growth
chairperson of the board
pooling of interests
notice of strike
ordinary resolution
strike ballot
hard benefit
effective competition
sympathy strike
walkout strike
administrative accounting
resolution to borrow
strike vote
resource dependence
resource driven
directors' dealings
dismissal of directors
disqualification of directors
interchannel competition
shared expectations
organizational meeting
efficiency dividend
pure competition
capability mapping
meta-craftsmanship
letter of delegation
dumbsizing
management self assessment
management succession plan
diversified firm
security policy
open organization
sigma
competitive space
cash merger
enterprise architecture
charitable corporation
cashout merger
mandatory bargaining issue
Better Business Bureau
conglomerate firm
charitable remainder trust
house rules
adventure capitalist
business critical point
closed corporation
doctrine of collective responsibility
ancillary
appointment of directors
secret partner
business judgment rule
duty to act honestly and in good faith
scalar
devolution
manufacturing execution system (MES)
business necessity
silent partner
accident management
accommodating response
assign employees
caucus
personnelist
activity attributes
insider lending
consolidated alliance
business resumption
stock policy
leadership
The individuals who are the leaders in an organization, regarded collectively. // The activity of leading a group of people or an organization or ...
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teamwork
The process of working collaboratively with a group of people in order to achieve a goal. Teamwork is often a crucial part of a business, as it is often ...
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mission statement
A written declaration of an organization's core purpose and focus that normally remains unchanged over time. Properly crafted mission statements (1) serve as ...
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organization
empowerment
accountability
governance
corporate governance
private limited company
planning
corporate strategy
policy
business management
franchising
efficiency
corporation
liquidity
working capital
financial management
strategic management
differentiation strategy
chain of command
environmental factors
public limited company
microenvironment
strategic business unit (SBU)
enterprise
managing partner
management by objectives (MBO)
threshold
span of control
cost accounting
memorandum of association
functional area
line manager
transparency
regulation
best practice
monitoring
marketing information system
concept
supply chain management (SCM)
corporate identity
corporate image
division of labor
program
organizational design
structure
discrimination
bias for action
flat organization
franchisee
perfect competition
institution
ad hoc committee
authoritarian leadership
sales management
financial controls
assurance
controlling
synchronization
ex officio
general environment
centralization
top down
business process reengineering (BPR)
competitiveness
pricing policy
organization theory
functional organization
business process
reengineering
business model
bootstrapping
organizational planning
absenteeism
executive committee
business system
participative management
value system
initiatives
business structure
plan
non-price competition
business risk
corporate citizenship
strike
sustainability
annual general meeting (AGM)
arm's-length transaction
agency by estoppel
value stream
charter
articles of association
striking off
line organization
business needs
champion
partnership agreement
core activities
risk analysis
business incubator
competitive forces
funding
selling concept
control
best management practice (BMP)
alliance
Peter principle
endowment
company secretary
company limited by guarantee
conglomerate diversification
delegative leadership
business climate
strengths and weaknesses
accounts payable aging
client
subordinate
management development
management company
capitalization (cap)
middle management
hierarchical organization
strategic
core process
company name
shadow director
unlimited liability company
discontinuous change
resolution
cutthroat competition
shared values
classified
employer's liability
non-executive director
operations metrics
strategic decision
cost management
red tape
support process
business intelligence (BI)
business portfolio analysis
advantage
acquired knowledge
director
management support system (MSS)
directive
manpower planning
comfort letter
business performance management (BPM)
concentrated marketing
scenario planning
enabling technology
abridged accounts
core rigidities
administrative control system
undertaking
generic competition
register of members
achievement oriented leadership
charitable organization
change management
reorganization
management fee
political business cycle
expenditure-based budget
conciliation
environmental policy
spinoff
machine bureaucracy
Berle-Means thesis
associate company
marketing controls
founded
effectiveness evaluation
chairman of the board
business services
commercialization
transition management
activity based management (ABM)
business continuity plan
sensitive information
line position
operating leverage
company policy
panel
administer
creative accounting
fund
administrative office
business failure
administrative dissolution
franchise
hostile takeover
sales control
environmental reporting
statutory books
support infrastructure
chief operating officer (COO)
administrative record
share exchange
maladministration
chamber of commerce (COC)
loss control
director at large
strategic driver
structural change
business design
control cycle
delegatus non potest delegare
structural alteration
mission critical
enterprise applications
imperfect competition
performance audit
course of business
credentialing
surveillance
long term plan
business liability
distinctive competency
buyout
registered office
amalgamation
competitive intelligence
agile manufacturing
bottom line
STEEP
business interruption
turnaround
management rights
qualifications of directors
bylaw
activity accounting
proxy
chief information officer (CIO)
political control
shareholder value approach
management science
acting
regulatory force
advice
concentrated growth
knowledge base management system
accounts receivable financing
strategic variables
duties of directors
structured
corporate culture
Cadbury rules
operational performance management (OPM)
controller
ancillary benefit
management buy in
downside
incremental budget
agent for service of process
risk limit
line
collateral damage
backup
supply system
age restriction on directors
long range plan
annual meeting
above market cost
chain-style business
notice of lockout
adjusted net income approach
agile product
change agent
line of command
competency convergence
administered price
change in control
working control
OPEX
home business
not invented here
deintegration
clean
administrative hierarchy
absorption pricing
middle-market company
de jure director
dual capacity
survivor principle
proceedings
responsibilities of directors
efficient frontier
quality of life management
incidental authority
structural variation
structural management
contingency school of management
total quality environmental management (TQEM)
restrictive business practices (RBP)
elective resolution
clerical mistake
restrictive trade practices
enterprise application hosting
contingent management style
open shop
congeneric merger
charitable lead trust
business combination statute
enterprise relationship management
business continuity
leadership grid
across the board
DMAIC methodology
risks, constraints, and assumptions
wrongful trading
activate
consent resolution
staggered board
duty to act
proxy statement
board of directors setup
continuum of planning
partnership limited by shares
cost management system
active measure
occupational accident
small business loan
business process logic
environmental effect
business purpose rule
business recovery planning (BRP)
rollback
dictum
extended enterprise
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management
The organization and coordination of the activities of a business in order to achieve defined objectives. Management is often included as a factor of ...
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ethical issue
A problem or situation that requires a person or organization to choose between alternatives that must be evaluated as right (ethical) or wrong (unethical).
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objective
A specific result that a person or system aims to achieve within a time frame and with available resources. In general, objectives are more specific and ...
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entrepreneur
environment
benchmarking
policies and procedures
macro environment
risk management
manager
productivity
partnership
company profile
leader
code of ethics
employee
capital
due diligence
business unit
marketing concept
effectiveness
operations
personnel management
resource management
risk assessment
vertical integration
core values
social responsibility
accounts receivable (A/R)
chief executive officer (CEO)
decentralization
bureaucracy
cooperative
purchasing
code of practice
competition
body corporate
law
role model
affiliate
executive
delegation
administrative cost
managing director
company director
organization chart
authority
organizational development (OD)
back end
business plan
freelance
strategic direction
cost control
driving forces
executive power
board meeting
top management
diversification
merger
consulting
holding company
economic institutions
critical success factors (CSF)
SWOT analysis
backward linkages
deployment
business partner
factor
public corporation
disposition
corrective action
production management
consultant
competitive position
subsidiary
succession planning
administrative
satisficing
self-assessment
unlimited liability
aggregate demand
development strategy
philanthropy
business activity
monopolistic competition
marketing manager
directing
tactical planning
environmental analysis
legitimate power
protocol
volunteer
business drivers
ad hoc
redundancy
realization
availability
mechanistic organization
stakeholder value approach
Parkinson's Law
corporate policy
book of business
cost center
department
code of conduct
policy makers
long term objectives
strategic partner
departmentalization
centralized management
chief financial officer (CFO)
production concept
bureaucratic leadership
conglomerate
long term planning
structural analysis
motion
task force
organizational learning
corporate strategic planning
sycophant
organic organization
officer
cost advantage
horizontal diversification
professional services
non-core activities
management by exception (MBE)
best interests
limitation of liability
systems approach
membership
strategic capability
management by walking around (MBWA)
concentric diversification
public company
sales orientation
activity analysis
top management commitment
corporate venturing
lifestyle entrepreneur
public accountability
political action committee (PAC)
collective responsibility
paternalism
scalar principle
policy framework
businessman
control environment
ancillary activity
business management system
trading partner
downsizing
takeover
representation
management consulting
senior partner
triple bottom line
activity report
preventive controls
summary of significant accounting policies (SSAP)
open door policy
complementary relationships
classical school of management
control procedure
support system
separation of duties
intertype competition
fair competition
Organization and Methods (O&M;)
authoritarian personality
strategic window
govern
general partnership
responsibility accounting
ethical auditing
adhocism
pipeline management
adhocracy
limited liability company (LLC)
solvent
social orientation
profit motive
absorption
crisis management
organizational citizenship
objects clause
behavioral school of management
market driven
receiver
geographic organization
de facto director
flexible specialization
inflation accounting
corporate entity
business analysis
competency modeling
scoping
accounting control system
value chain analysis
voluntary winding up
acceptance theory of authority
level of service
wildcat strike
functional management
control theory
dominant firm
technical evaluation
management prerogative
regulatory controls
structural transformation
customer advocate
return
change advocate
budget cycle
upstream merger
powers of directors
line function
segmentation
control activities
tall organization
Vice President
combination strategy
competitive equilibrium
written resolution
ethical investment
dominant leadership
accounting ratios
value management
sweat equity
organizational memory
value added work
accounting model
lending policy
syndicate
management by fact
borrowing powers
extraordinary general meeting
benchmark measures
business continuity planning (BCP)
communications architecture
transitional change
environmental forecasting
branch
accountable
smoothing demand
pyramiding
environmental approach
leadership system
budget elements
franchiser
partner
BIMBO
limited partner
fixed budget
management buy out (MBO)
time value
unlimited company
downstream merger
internal recovery
executive champion
supply support
strategy risk
chaebol
derivative products company (DPC)
above ground risk
carte blanche
directive interview
distributed network model
five forces
benefit analysis
change control
cost account
seven S model
competent
seven wastes
management inventory
interest of director
administrative budget
directors and officers (D&O;) insurance
investment center
administrative expenses
full and open competition
administrative lag
accumulated profits tax
liabilities of directors
passive management
credibility gap
resignation of directors
haircut
structural imperative
structural system
structural uncertainty
competitive criteria
best current practice
bureaucratic balance of power principle
piercing the corporate veil
value based management
shareholders' agreement
K-commerce
asset management
enterprise application integration
mezzanine level
charitable foundation
enterprise model
business combination
charitable purposes
business continuation insurance
field office
business continuity program
electronic collaboration
peremptory
manpower scheduling and loading
master limited partnership
micromanagement
proxy fight
critical mass
board of advisors
duty to bargain
board of governors
discontinuity
active investor
interlocking directorate
sleeping partner
active partner
operational lag
operational meeting
Branch Office Manager (BOM)
materials planning
dicta
approval authority
third stage
planning mode