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3.02 Key Terms
Business Essientials
| 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 manager | Top level management. |
| Financial resources | All the resources of money available to a business. |
| First line management | Supervisors who work directly with the employees who carry out the business's routine work. |
| Goals | Objectives. |
| Human resources | People who work to produce goods and 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 organization's goals. |
| Management Function | Groups of activities related to management (i.e., planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling). |
| Manager | Individual whose job involves carrying out management functions. |
| Material resources | Equipment and supplies used by 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 in 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. |
| Resources | Items that can be used to produce goods and services . |
| Staffing | The management function of finding workers for the business. |
| Strategic planning | Long range planning (three to five 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 of the company or a business unit. |