front offices
Administrative headquarters area
Front offices are the customer-facing or administrative areas of a business, as opposed to production or operational spaces.
In sports, the front office refers to team management and executives who make personnel decisions: The front office is looking to trade for a pitcher.
In corporate settings, front office often means revenue-generating departments like sales, contrasted with back-office support functions.
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- executivesSenior corporate officers
- power brokersHidden political influencers
- bureausAdministrative divisions or dressers
- planningArranging for future events
strategy · management · concierge services · coordination · administration · reception · hospitality · leadership · ticket sales · retail · general manager · trade deadline · salary cap · agencies · healthcare · real estate · personnel · clients
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Internal administrative divisions
warehouse · fulfillment center · stockroom · distribution center · support services
front officesback rooms
Private spaces behind storefronts
warehouse · stockroom · loading bay · service entrance · kitchen
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Game participants
roster · locker room · athletes · talent · performers
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