Director (business), the Glossary
The term director is a title given to the senior management staff of businesses and other large organizations.[1]
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13 relations: American English, British English, Chief executive officer, Chief operating officer, Corporation, Director, Director general, Human resources, Institute of Directors, Management, Non-executive director, President (corporate title), Vice president.
American English
American English (AmE), sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States.
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British English
British English is the set of varieties of the English language native to the island of Great Britain.
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Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer (CEO) (chief executive (CE), or managing director (MD) in the UK) is the highest officer charged with the management of an organization especially a company or nonprofit institution. Director (business) and chief executive officer are management occupations.
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Chief operating officer
A chief operating officer (COO) (or chief operations officer) is an executive in charge of the daily operations of an organization (i.e. personnel, resources, and logistics). Director (business) and chief operating officer are business occupations, business terms and management occupations.
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Corporation
A corporation is an organization—usually a group of people or a company—authorized by the state to act as a single entity (a legal entity recognized by private and public law as "born out of statute"; a legal person in a legal context) and recognized as such in law for certain purposes.
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Director
Director may refer to.
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Director general
A director general or director-general (plural: directors general, directors-general, director generals or director-generals) is a senior executive officer, often the chief executive officer, within a governmental, statutory, NGO, third sector or not-for-profit institution. Director (business) and director general are management occupations.
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Human resources
Human resources (HR) is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, industry, or economy.
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Institute of Directors
The Institute of Directors (IoD) is a British professional organisation for company directors, senior business leaders and entrepreneurs.
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Management
Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether they are a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body through business administration, nonprofit management, or the political science sub-field of public administration respectively. Director (business) and management are management occupations.
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Non-executive director
A non-executive director (abbreviated to non-exec, NED or NXD), independent director or external director is a member of the board of directors of a corporation, such as a company, cooperative or non-government organization, but not a member of the executive management team. Director (business) and non-executive director are business occupations.
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President (corporate title)
A president is a leader of an organization, company, community, club, trade union, university or other group. Director (business) and president (corporate title) are business occupations and management occupations.
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Vice president
A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. Director (business) and vice president are management occupations.
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