management

[man-ij-muh nt] /ˈmæn ɪdʒ mənt/
noun
1.
the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.
2.
skill in managing; executive ability:
great management and tact.
3.
the person or persons controlling and directing the affairs of a business, institution, etc.:
The store is under new management.
4.
executives collectively, considered as a class (distinguished from labor).
Origin
1590-1600; manage + -ment
Related forms
managemental
[man-ij-men-tl] /ˌmæn ɪdʒˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA), adjective
antimanagement, adjective, noun
nonmanagement, noun, adjective
promanagement, adjective
self-management, noun
Synonyms
1. regulation, administration; superintendence, care, charge, conduct, guidance, treatment.
Examples from the web for management
  • Recently one neighborhood association showed symptoms of bad management.
  • Emergency management has emerged as a formal career path.
  • Arbitrary top down management is always a bad idea.
  • That's definitely some bad management on their part.
  • By adopting a new management style, you can put to "death" the rigid work formats that have been holding back your creativity.
  • It has pioneered a host of innovative land management techniques.
  • Despite the strikes and near strikes, management and labor kept making progress toward understanding one another.
  • Customer relations management is a catchall term.
  • One of the points not mentioned is their particular way of talent management.
  • And there are places on the planet that show us that it is possible to have healthy ecosystems with the right kind of management.
British Dictionary definitions for management

management

/ˈmænɪdʒmənt/
noun
1.
the members of the executive or administration of an organization or business See also line management, middle management, top management
2.
managers or employers collectively
3.
the technique, practice, or science of managing, controlling or dealing with: anger management
4.
the skilful or resourceful use of materials, time, etc
5.
the specific treatment of a disease, disorder, etc
Word Origin and History for management
n.

1590s, "act of managing," from manage + -ment. Meaning "governing body" (originally of a theater) is from 1739.

management in Culture

management definition


The body of individuals who run major businesses, usually without owning them but often with the reward of stock options.

management in Technology


1. Corporate power elites distinguished primarily by their distance from actual productive work and their chronic failure to manage (see also suit). Spoken derisively, as in "*Management* decided that ...".
2. Mythically, a vast bureaucracy responsible for all the world's minor irritations. Hackers' satirical public notices are often signed "The Mgt"; this derives from the "Illuminatus!" novels.
[Jargon File]
(1995-02-28)