Management : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Management	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Management
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
management n the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?" Synonym(s): management, direction those in charge of running a business
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Management \Man"agement\, n. [From {Manage}, v.] 1. The act or art of managing; the manner of treating, directing, carrying on, or using, for a purpose; conduct; administration; guidance; control; as, the management* of a family or of a farm; the management of state affairs. [bd]The management of the voice.[b8] --E. Porter. 2. Business dealing; negotiation; arrangement. He had great managements with ecclesiastics. --Addison. 3. Judicious use of means to accomplish an end; conduct directed by art or address; skillful treatment; cunning practice; -- often in a bad sense. Mark with what management their tribes divide Some stick to you, and some to t'other side. --Dryden. 4. The collective body of those who manage or direct any enterprise or interest; the board of managers. Syn: Conduct; administration; government; direction; guidance; care; charge; contrivance; intrigue.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
management n. 1. Corporate power elites distinguished primarily by their distance from actual productive work and their chronic failure to manage (see also {suit}). Spoken derisively, as in "_Management_ decided that ...". 2. Mythically, a vast bureaucracy responsible for all the world's minor irritations. Hackers' satirical public notices are often signed `The Mgt'; this derives from the "Illuminatus" novels (see the {Bibliography} in Appendix C).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
management 1. Corporate power elites distinguished primarily by their distance from actual productive work and their chronic failure to manage (see also {suit}). Spoken derisively, as in "Management decided that ...". 2. Mythically, a vast bureaucracy responsible for all the world's minor irritations. Hackers' satirical public notices are often signed "The Mgt"; this derives from the "Illuminatus!" novels. [{Jargon File}] (1995-02-28)