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Business Essentials
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Directing: | The management function of providing guidance to workers and work projects |
| Executive management: | Top-level management |
| Financial resources: | All the sources of money available to a business |
| First-line business: | Supervisors who work directly with their employees |
| Goals: | Objectives |
| Human resources: | People who work to produce goods or services |
| Information: | Knowledge, facts, or data |
| Interpersonal skills: | The ability to communicate, interact, and build relationships with others |
| Management: | The process of coordinating resources to accomplish an organizations goals |
| Management function: | Groups activities related to management (planning, organizing) |
| Manager: | Individual whose job involves carrying out management functions |
| Material resources: | Equipment and supplies used by a business in their operation |
| Mid-Level management: | Managers who report to top level management and who have supervisors who report to them |
| Middle management: | Mid-level management |
| Organizing: | The management function of setting up the way the business work will be done |
| Planning: | The management function of deciding what will be done and how it will be accomplish |
| Resources: | Items that can be used to produce goods and service |
| Staffing: | The management function of finding workers for the business |
| Strategic planning: | Long-range planning ( 3-5 years) for the company as a whole |
| Strategies: | Plans of action for achieving goals and objectives |
| Supervisory management: | First-line management |
| 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 for the company or a business unit |