managements
Those running organizations
Managements is the plural of management, used when referring to multiple management groups or bodies rather than management as an abstract concept.
A company's management is its leadership collectively; managements appears when discussing several such groups: The managements of both companies agreed to the merger terms.
The plural emphasizes distinct organizational units.
Senior corporate officers
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- directorsThose who lead organizations
- boardsPlanks or governing bodies
CEOs · hierarchy · supervisors · bosses · stakeholders · governance · decision-makers · C-suite
Overseeing people or processes
- controlAuthority to direct
- handlingTreatment or management
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
regulation · monitoring · accountability · compliance · auditing · reporting · operations · custodianship
Planned approaches to goals
- methodologiesSystematic ways of working
- approachesWays of doing something
- systemsOrganized sets of elements
- frameworksFoundational organizational systems
practices · processes · procedures · protocols · implementation · optimization · best practices · quality control
Combinations or confederations
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- disputesClashes over differing positions
strikes · relations · workforce · employees · arbitration · grievances · labor relations · industrial relations
executives
Senior corporate officers
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- directorsThose who lead organizations
boards · CEOs · hierarchy · supervisors · bosses · stakeholders · governance · decision-makers · C-suite · senior leadership
supervision
Overseeing people or processes
- controlAuthority to direct
- handlingTreatment or management
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
administration · regulation · monitoring · accountability · compliance · auditing · reporting · operations · custodianship · trusteeship
strategies
Planned approaches to goals
- methodologiesSystematic ways of working
- approachesWays of doing something
- systemsOrganized sets of elements
frameworks · practices · processes · procedures · protocols · implementation · optimization · best practices · quality control · performance metrics
unions
Combinations or confederations
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
disputes · strikes · relations · workforce · employees · arbitration · grievances · labor relations · industrial relations · workplace policies
managementslabor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
workers · employees · staff · rank and file · laborers
managementsself-governance
Independent management of affairs
worker cooperatives · autonomy · self-direction · anarchy · leaderlessness
managementsmismanagement
Incompetent handling of responsibilities
chaos · disorder · disorganization · anarchy · neglect
- time managementPlanning how hours are spent
- management trainingEducation for supervisors
- anger managementControlling hostile emotions
- hospital managementOverseeing medical facility operations
- money managementOverseeing personal funds
- long-term managementSustained guidance over duration