Office Administration..Chapter 1 Vocab
Terms
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- focus
- put attention on
- specialization
- concentration in a particular field
- hierarchical
- in order of rank or authority
- technical
- having to do with special facts or knowledge
- mission
- an overall goal
- categories
- classifications, types
- virtual office
- the capability to perform work activities away from the traditional office setting
- delegated
- assigned to another person
- aquisitions
- that which is purchased
- dividends
- payments made to stockholders
- enlighting
- informative
- turnaround
- processing time
- upgrading
- improving by introducing changes
- confidentiality
- private or secret nature, discretion in keeping secret information
- isolation
- being apart from others
- emerging
- being developed
- objectivity
- state or quality of considering the facts
- aspirations
- strong desires to achieve something
- state-of-the-art
- using the latest technology
- deliberate
- carefully thought out
- charters
- written grants from authorities
- intranet
- a communication network within an organization
- flatter
- fewer layers of employees
- traditional
- that which has been in vogue for a long time
- "hot"
- brand new and getting much attention
- office
- a place of work for many categories of workers, a job in an organization
- independent
- acting on one's own
- potential
- capable of development
- nonterritorial
- not assigned to a specific person or task
- monitoring
- keeping track of
- multiple
- consisting of more than one part
- vendor
- a seller of goods and services
- infirm
- in poor health
- businesses
- profit-seeking entities
- judgement
- using one's own thinking for coming to a conclusion
- formal
- according to established rules
- nonconventional
- not according to how things were done in the past
- corporation
- a business organized under the laws of a particular state for which a charter was secured
- freelancers
- people who work at home (self-employed)
- single proprietorship
- a business owned by one person
- jurisdiction
- extent of authority
- partnership
- a business that is not incorporated and has two or more owners
- giant
- among the largest
- home office
- a space within a person's home that is organized for the efficient performance of office tasks on a full or part-time basis
- transformation
- a major change in character or condition
- reengineered
- organized in a new way