management

management (ˈmænɪdʒmənt)
—n
1.	line management middle management See also top management the members of the executive or administration of an organization or business
2.	managers or employers collectively
3.	the technique, practice, or science of managing, controlling or dealing with: anger management
4.	the skilful or resourceful use of materials, time, etc
5.	the specific treatment of a disease, disorder, etc

management

management definition

The body of individuals who run major businesses, usually without owning them but often with the reward of stock options.

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).

management definition

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)