Synonyms and antonyms of Relating to management and running a business in British Thesaurus

admin (noun)

informal the administration of a company, organization etc

admin (adjective)

informal administrative

administer (verb)

to be responsible for managing a company, organization, or institution

administration (noun)

the activities involved in managing a business, organization, or institution

administration (noun)

the process of being responsible for managing a business, organization, or institution

administrative (adjective)

relating to the management of a company, organization, or institution

adventurism (noun)

a way of managing a business, government, or the armed forces that is considered dangerous and might have negative results

agile project management (noun)

a way of managing projects based on dividing the work into a series of small tasks and using regular feedback at each stage to make changes to how work in later stages is done. Agile project management is sometimes simply called Agile.

chairmanship (noun)

the position of being a chairman, or the time during which someone is a chairman

crisis management (noun)

a method of working in which a manager only makes decisions when there is a crisis

critical-path method (noun)

a method used in project management that shows which activities must be carried out so that the project can be completed in the shortest time and at the lowest cost

CSR (noun)

corporate social responsibility: the belief that a company should consider the social and environmental effects of its activities on its employees and the community around it

delayering (noun)

British a reduction in the number of levels of management within an organization

direction (noun)

leadership or management

directorship (noun)

the job of being a director of a company

directorship (noun)

the period of time during which someone is a director

downsize (verb)

to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number of workers

ecosystem (noun)

businesscomputing all the different activities, companies, systems etc that are involved in a particular area of business, especially new technology

executive (adjective)

intended for the most senior people in an organization

headship (noun)

British the position of being in charge of an organization, especially a school or college

key performance indicator (noun)

a way of measuring the effectiveness of an organization and its progress towards achieving its goals

knowledge management (noun)

a policy within an organization of keeping information about everyone’s knowledge and training

KPI (noun)

key performance indicator: a way of measuring the effectiveness of an organization and its progress towards achieving its goals

lead (noun)

mainly American the management or leadership of an organization or company

line management (noun)

a management system in which instructions are passed from a manager or worker to the person at the next higher or lower level

line management (noun)

the managers in a company who are responsible for producing and selling the company’s products

maladministration (noun)

formal bad or dishonest management

manage (verb)

to organize and control the work of a company, organization, or group of people

manage down (business)

business to focus on being an effective manager for the people you are responsible for in an organization, more than on satisfying the people who are above you

management (noun)

the control and operation of a business or organization

management (noun)

the process of controlling or managing something

management consultant (noun)

someone whose job is to advise managers on how to control and operate their companies more effectively

managerial (adjective)

relating to the job of a manager, especially in a company

manage up (business)

business to focus on satisfying the people who are above you in an organization, more than on the people you are responsible for

micromanage (verb)

showing disapproval to control every part of a business or system in a way that is not necessary or useful

mismanage (verb)

to manage something badly

mismanagement (noun)

the process of managing something badly

poison pill (noun)

an action taken by a company in order to make someone less likely to want to start a takeover bid for it

project management (noun)

the planning and organization of the work that a project involves, including deciding how much money and time and how many people are needed

race to the bottom (noun)

a situation in which companies compete with each other to pay workers as little as possible and produce goods and services as cheaply as possible

restraint of trade (noun)

the act of preventing free competition in business, in a way that is unfair

rightsize (verb)

if a company rightsizes, it gets rid of some workers in order to save money or become more effective. This word is often used to avoid saying that people will lose their jobs.

risk assessment (noun)

the process of calculating how much risk is involved in a particular action

risk management (noun)

a method of controlling losses or damage to a business

running (noun)

the management or organization of a business, home, or service

shake up ()

to make changes in the way that a company is organized so that it is more effective or successful

strategic planning (noun)

the process of planning the activities of a business so that it competes well with other businesses and makes a profit

suggestion scheme (noun)

British a system in which people who work for an organization suggest ways in which it could be improved, and are given rewards for useful suggestions

SWOT analysis (noun)

an examination of an organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, used as a way of measuring how successful it can be and as a way of planning for the future

total quality management (noun)

a style of management based on the belief that everyone in an organization is responsible for the quality of the goods or services sold to the customer

TQM (abbreviation)

total quality management

value chain (noun)

the series of activities that a company carries out as it designs, makes, sells, and delivers a product or service, with each activity adding value

worker participation (noun)

the idea of involving ordinary employees in making decisions at all levels in a business