Meaning of management In English

• 0 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

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

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

  • He assumed management of a large real-estate company.

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

• 2 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%.

• 3 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.

• 4 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.