management

n 1: the act of managing something; "he was given overall

management of the program"; "is the direction of the

economy a function of government?" [syn: {direction}, {managing}]

2: those in charge of running a business

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)