Business management

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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Business administration; Business management

The use of computer databases by marketers to generate lists of individuals in their target market segment and send them personalised communications based on who they are, where they live, what they ...

Journeyman

Business administration; Business management

The traditional term for a skilled worker who has completed a craft or trade apprenticeship but is not yet a master craftsman in self-employment. In previous times, such a worker would need to ...

Personnel economics

Business administration; Business management

The use of financial incentives and disincentives in the recruitment, selection and management of staff. Economists often call this 'motivation' but most psychologists would regard it as only a part ...

In-service training (INSET)

Business administration; Business management

The training of staff, as a normal part of their job, by the organisation they work for in order to enhance their value to the organization.

Time management

Business administration; Business management

The treatment of time as a resource to be managed like any other. This can only be meaningful to people whose time orientation is that of linear time.