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“management” in English

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managementnoun

uk ​ /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt/ us ​ /ˈmæn.ədʒ.mənt/

B2 [ U ] the control and organization of something:

The company has suffered from several years of bad management.
There is a need for stricter financial management.
a management training programme

› [ C, + sing/pl verb ] the group of people responsible for controlling and organizing a company:

Management has/have offered staff a three percent pay increase.

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(Definition of “management” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“management” in American English

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managementnoun [ U ]

us ​ /ˈmæn·ɪdʒ·mənt/

› the control and organization of something, esp. a business and its employees:

He assumed management of a large real-estate company.

› Management is also the people in charge of a business organization:

Negotiators tried all weekend to get labor and management back to the bargaining table.

(Definition of “management” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

“management” in Business English

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managementnoun

uk ​ /ˈmænɪdʒmənt/ us ​

› [ U ] MANAGEMENT, WORKPLACE the activity or job of being in charge of a company, organization, department, or team of employees:

Environmental concerns are being integrated more and more into business management.
He leaves the day-to-day management of the company to his daughter.
corporate/centralized/strategic management
management style/technique/strategy A top-down management style can make decision-making slow and inflexible.
management framework/structure We shall be implementing a new management structure in order to deal with the changed sales environment.
good/bad/poor management Good management and creative advertising have seen profit margins double to 19%.

› [ S or U ] MANAGEMENT, WORKPLACE the group of people who control a company or organization:

An extraordinary general meeting has been called to try to force the company's management to reconsider the financial restructuring proposals.
Management is projecting earnings growth of at least 20% a year for the next three to five years.
Changes within society have further emphasized the idea of collaboration between management and employees.
Our management team prides itself on taking calculated, prudent risks.
The CEO will learn today whether he is to be sacked as part of a management shake-up.

› [ U ] the activity of controlling something, or of using or dealing with something in a way that is effective:

The management of our funds is entrusted to skilled professionals.
The choice and management of resources are essential to the success of any company.
They offered all their employees a course on stress management.

See also

asset management
assets under management
brand management
cash management
category management
change management
complaints management
crisis management
customer management
customer relationship management
database management
debt management
digital rights management
disaster management
event management
facilities management
fleet management
human resource management
information management
interim management
international management
investment management
issues management
junior management
key account management
knowledge management
line management
marketing resource management
middle management
money management
open book management
operations management
order management
participative management
performance management
portfolio management
product life cycle management
product management
project management
property management
quality management
real estate management
retail management
risk management
senior management
stock control management
strategic human resource management
supply chain management
supply chain event management
time management
top management
total quality management
treasury management
turnaround management
wealth management

(Definition of “management” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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