Governance — relates to decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance.It consists either of a separate process or of a specific part of management or leadership processes. Sometimes people set up a government to administer these… … Wikipedia
Governance — (von frz. gouverner, „verwalten, leiten, erziehen“, aus lat. gubernare; gleichbedeutend griech. κυβερνάω /kybernáo: das Steuerruder führen; vgl. Kybernetik) – oft übersetzt als Regierungs , Amts bzw. Unternehmensführung –, auch… … Deutsch Wikipedia
governance — gov‧er‧nance [ˈgʌvənəns ǁ vər ] noun [uncountable] also corporate governance COMMERCE the way a company is managed at the highest level: • There is growing interest by institutional investors in the governance of companies in which they own stock … Financial and business terms
governance — I noun administration, agency, authority, bureaucracy, control, dictation, dominance, domination, dominion, executive power, government, hegemony, influence, jurisdiction, management, mightiness, power, regime, reins of government, rule,… … Law dictionary
Governance — Gov ern*ance, n. [F. gouvernance.] Exercise of authority; control; government; arrangement. Chaucer. J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
governance — late 14c., act or manner of governing, from O.Fr. gouvernance government, rule, administration; (rule of) conduct, from governer (see GOVERN (Cf. govern)). Fowler writes that the word has now the dignity of incipient archaism, but it might… … Etymology dictionary
governance — ► NOUN ▪ the action or manner of governing … English terms dictionary
governance — [guv′ər nəns] n. [ME < OFr gouvernance < ML gubernantia < prp. of L gubernare: see GOVERN] the action, manner, function, or power of government … English World dictionary
GOVERNANCE — Ottoman and Mandatory Periods (1880–1948) CENTRAL GOVERNMENT Ottoman Rule At the beginning of the period the Land of Israel was not a political or administrative unit; officially, there was no such entity as Palestine. The Ottoman Empire (see… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
governance — [[t]gʌ̱və(r)nəns[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT The governance of a country is the way in which it is governed. [FORMAL] They believe that a fundamental change in the governance of Britain is the key to all other necessary changes. 2) N UNCOUNT The governance … English dictionary
Governance — Regierungshandeln im weitesten Sinn. Vgl. auch ⇡ Good Governance, ⇡ Global Governance. Literatursuche zu Governance auf www.gabler.de … Lexikon der Economics
