MBO

ˌɛmˌbiːˈoʊ

Definition

Definition of MBO - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Management by Objectives

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business system where goals are set and tracked

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Our company uses MBO to measure progress.

acr: management by objective

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way to set and reach goals at work

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The company uses MBO to improve performance.

goal setting

Abbreviation

abr: Management Buyout

TECH.

purchase of a company by its managers

TECH.

The company went through an MBO last year.

management buyout

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Origin of MBO

Dutch MBO (middle-level applied education)

Examples of MBO in a sentence

We review our MBO targets every quarter.
MBO strategies were discussed in the meeting.
Our team adopted MBO for project planning.
The MBO was financed by private equity.
After the MBO, the management team owned 80%.

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French:management par objectifs, MBO, ...
German:MbO, MBO, ...
Italian:GPO, MBO, ...
Spanish:DPO, MBO, ...
Portuguese:GPO, compra por gestão, ...
Chinese:目标管理法, MBO, ...
Japanese:MBO, ...
Arabic:الإِدَارَة بِالأَهْدَاف, شراء الإدارة للشركة, ...
Hebrew:נִהוּל לְפִי מַטָּרוֹת, רְכִישַׁת נִהוּל, ...
Russian:Управление по целям, MBO, ...
Ukrainian:управління за цілями, MBO, ...
Hindi:एमबीओ, प्रबंधकीय खरीदारी, ...
Bengali:এমবিও, ম্যানেজমেন্ট বাইআউট, ...
Catalan:APO, MBO, ...
Czech:řízení podle cílů, manažerský odkup, ...
Danish:målstyret ledelse, ledelsesopkøb, ...
Dutch:MBO, management by objectives, ...
Greek:MBO, αγορά εταιρείας από τη διοίκηση, ...
Hungarian:célok szerinti vezetés, menedzsmentkivásárlás, ...
Khmer:ការគ្រប់គ្រងតាមគោលដៅ, ការទិញក្រុមហ៊ុនដោយអ្នកគ្រប់គ្រង, ...
Korean:목표관리, 경영진 인수, ...
Persian:مدیریت بر اساس اهداف, خرید مدیریتی, ...
Polish:ZPC, MBO, ...
Portuguese (BR):APO, MBO, ...
Romanian:MBO, cumpărare de către management, ...
Swedish:MBO, målstyrning, ...
Thai:การบริหารโดยยึดวัตถุประสงค์, MBO, ...
Turkish:Hedeflerle Yönetim, Yönetim Satın Alması, ...
Vietnamese:QLMT, MBO, ...

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