Attitude:
Manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regard to a person or thing;
tendency or orientation, especially of the mind. (Dictionary.com,
LLC) ,
a position assumed for specific purpose, a feeling or emotion toward a fact or
state; an organism state of readiness to respond in a characteristic way to a
stimulus. (2012 Merriam-Webster,
Incorporated) .
A way of thinking or acting, a complex mental state involving beliefs, feeling,
values, and dispositions to act in certain ways. (2012 Farlex,
Inc) .
Motivation: the
willingness to do something conditioned upon the action’s ability to satisfy
some need for the individual. (Robbins & DeCenzo, 2010) .
Plan:
a scheme, program, or method worked out beforehand for the accomplishment of an
objective. A proposed, tentative project, or course of action. (2012 Farlex,
Inc) .
Mission:
a specific task or duty assigned to a person or group of people; a body of
persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations. (2012 Farlex,
Inc) .
Defines the fundamental purpose of an organization or an enterprise, succinctly
describing why it exists and what it does to achieve its Vision. (Jimenez-Gomez,
2011) .
Productivity:
Output per labor hour, best expressed by the formula
Productivity
= Output/(Labor + Capital + Materials).
Productivity
measures can be applied to the individual, the group, and the total
organization. (Robbins & DeCenzo, 2010) .
Visionary: One who has visions, a seer. Characterized by
vision or foresight; having the nature of fantasies, or dreams; illusory. A
person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with
little regard for what is actually possible.
Communications:
The act or an instance of communicating; the imparting or exchange of
information, ideas, or feeling. Something communicated, such as a message,
letter, telephone call. A connecting route, passage, or link. (William Collins
Sons & Co. Ltd) .
Empowerment: to
give power or authority to; authorize, especially by legal or official means.
To enable or permit. (Dictionary.com, LLC) . An increase in the
decision-making discretion of workers. (Robbins & DeCenzo, 2010) . A management
practice of sharing information, rewards, and power with employees so that they
can take initiative and make decisions to solve problems and improve service
and performance. (2012 WebFinance, Inc.) .
Goal:
the purpose toward which an endeavor is directed, an objective, referring to
the place to which something moves. (2012 Farlex, Inc) .
Goodwill: an
attitude of kindness or friendliness, benevolence; cheerful acquiescence or
willingness; a good relationship, as of a business with its customers or a
nation with other nations. The positive reputation of the business viewed as an
asset, equal to the excess cost required to acquire the business over the fair
market value of all other asset. (2012 Farlex, Inc) .
Human relations:
a study of human problems arising from organizational and interpersonal
relations, a course, study, or program designed to develop better interpersonal
and intergroup adjustments.
Improvement:
the act of improving or the state of being improved (to raise to a more
desirable or more quality or condition; make better), something that improves,
especially an addition or alteration (2012 Farlex, Inc) . A person or thing
that represents an advance on another in excellence or achievement, a bringing
into a more valuable or desirable condition, increases its value. (Dictionary.com,
LLC) .
Ownership:
The state or fact of being an owner. Legal right of a possession of a thing. (2012 Farlex,
Inc) .
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