WORKPLACEwords andexpressionsthat are used bymanagersand inmanagementtheory, but may not beunderstoodbyordinarypeople:"Relationshipmarketing" ismanagementspeakforsellingproductsbyofferingdiscountsandbenefitstoexistingcustomers.(Definition ofmanagement speakfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmanagement speak
management speakHorizon players andmanagementspeakto the area's youth on the importance of education and self-worth, blending the message of life skills with the sport of basketball.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There is a horrible jargon word inmanagementspeak—to "own".From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0We even heard somemanagementspeakduring the debate.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0He was a bright young thing who had just come out of a refresher course at the police college and was buzzing withmanagementspeakabout productivity.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0The next day the new management spoke to the workers and said that the firm had a rosy future and bright prospects.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0When management speaks to the trade unions about productivity, the trade unions say that this is the responsibility of management.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/management-speak##
