(けいえいじん)

けいえいじん
noun
management team; executive team; top management
1. management team; executive team; top management
The group of people who manage and run a company or organization at the highest level, including the CEO, directors, and other executives.
経営陣(けいえいじん)交代(こうたい)した。
The management team was replaced.
経営陣(けいえいじん)労働組合(ろうどうくみあい)交渉(こうしょう)(はじ)まった。
Negotiations between management and the labor union have begun.
(あたら)しい経営陣(けいえいじん)のもとで会社(かいしゃ)業績(ぎょうせき)回復(かいふく)した。
Under the new management team, the company's performance recovered.

Composed of 経営(けいえい) (management, running a business) and (じん) (group, camp). The suffix (じん) implies a cohesive group working together, often in a leadership or strategic capacity.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 経営陣(けいえいじん)刷新(さっしん): renewal of the management team
  • 経営陣(けいえいじん)責任(せきにん): management's responsibility
  • 経営陣(けいえいじん)退陣(たいじん)する: management steps down
  • 経営陣(けいえいじん)(くわ)わる: to join the management team

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 経営者(けいえいしゃ): manager, business owner — refers to an individual, not a group
  • 役員(やくいん): board member, officer — individual executive
  • 幹部(かんぶ): executive, leader — broader term for leadership in any organization