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Staff function — A staff function is a secondary business activity that supports the line functions of a business to achieve the objectives. In business management, staff functions are usually defined as all functions that are not line functions. The nature of… … Wikipedia
Staff (military) — Staff office redirects here. For the ceremonial weapon, see staff of office. Not to be confused with Staff Corps Officer. Warfare Military history Eras … Wikipedia
Staff (music) — In standard Western musical notation, the staff, or stave,[1] is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that each represent a different musical pitch or, in the case of a percussion staff, different percussion instruments. Appropriate… … Wikipedia
Function — Is one or more banking tasks performed by a single staff member in an automated system. One staff member may be involved in one or more function. A function can be performed by one or more staff members. An example of a function is data enter… … International financial encyclopaedia
function — ▪ I. function func‧tion 1 [ˈfʌŋkʆn] noun 1. [countable] the purpose for which something is made or used, or the job that someone does; =role: • The main function of a cash machine is to provide people with cash when the bank is shut. • He was… … Financial and business terms
Staff Sergeant — For the brush footed butterfly species, see Athyma selenophora.Staff Sergeant is a rank of non commissioned officer used in several countries.The origin of the name is that they were part of the staff of a British army regiment and paid at that… … Wikipedia
staff — I [[t]stæf, stɑf[/t]] n. pl. staffs; staves(stāvz) orstaffs 1) a group of people, esp. employees, who carry out the work of an establishment or perform a specific function 2) a group of assistants to a manager, superintendent, or executive 3) mil … From formal English to slang
staff officer — noun An officer that fulfills a non combat support function, often in a headquarters or planning office … Wiktionary
Line function — A line function is a primary business activity that negatively affects income or the customer experience if it is interrupted. Line functions vary between businesses. These functions are directly related with the objectives of the… … Wikipedia
line-and-staff — A classification of organizational functions and employees made by scientific management theorists. The line function refers to the main organizational pattern of hierarchical control and a unified chain of command; the staff function refers to… … Dictionary of sociology
