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3.02A Key Terms
Term | Definition |
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benefits | Advantages or payments employees receive in addition to their wages (e.g., sick time, holiday pay, health insurance). |
compliance | Fulfilling the requirements of the law. |
conceptual skills | The ability to see the “big picture” and think about how things will work together. |
controlling | The management function that monitors the work effort. |
data processing | Converting facts and figures into useful information. |
directing | The management function of providing guidance to workers and work projects. |
first line management | Supervisors who work directly with the employees who carry out the business’s routine work. |
human resources | People who work to produce goods or services. |
information management | The process of accessing, processing, maintaining, evaluating, and disseminating knowledge, facts, or data for the purpose of assisting business decision-making. |
information | Knowledge, facts, or data presented in a useful form. |
interpersonal skills | The ability to communicate, interact, and build relationships with others. |
management skills | Groups of activities related to management (i.e., planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling). |
management information system | An integrated technology that assists with an organization’s information management needs. |
material resources | Equipment and supplies used by businesses in their operation. |
med level management | Managers who report to top-level management and who have supervisors who report to them. |
organizing | The management function of setting up the way the business’s work will be done. |
planning | The management function of deciding what will be done and how it will be accomplished. |
professional development | Steps that an individual takes to enhance or improve skills or traits that are needed to excel in her/his career/profession. |
proprietary information | Private information that belongs to an organization and cannot be released to the public. |
staffing | A human resources management activity that involves recruiting, interviewing, hiring, orienting, and dealing with job changes for a company’s employees. |
strategic planning | Long-range planning (three to five years) for the company as a whole. |
tactical planning | Short-range planning (one year) of specific actions the business will take. |
technical skills | Ability to understand the specialized aspects of jobs. |
top level management | All managers who are responsible for the operation of the company or a business unit. |
trade secret | Undisclosed information within a particular business or industry. |