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Business Definition for: Boot Camp

  • an induction or orientation program for new employees, designed to push recruits to their limits. Boot camps are modeled on the basic training of the U.S. Marine Corps and aim to immerse new employees in the corporate culture of the employer, as well as transferring knowledge about technical skills.

Wiktionary Definition for: Boot Camp

  • Indoctrination, physical fitness training and basic instruction in service-related subjects for recruits in the Navy and Marine Corps.
  • An short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term.
  • Any short, intensive course of training.
  • Ex: ''We will institute a '''boot camp''' for training the sales force in these new products.''

Additional Resources

FOX GOES TO BOOT CAMP.(Fox Broadcasting Co.)(Brief Article)
Up next from Fox's reality department: Boot Camp. The network is launching the eight-week series on Wednesday, March 28 at 9 p.m. ... Up next from Fox's reality department: Boot Camp. The network is launching the eight-week series on Wednesday, March 28 at 9...
Tags: Fox
Research articles 2001-02-26
META Group Grooms 700th Executive Through Intensive "CIO Boot Camp" Program; New CIO Boot Camp Format Running August 6-8
Business Editors
Tags: META Group Inc.
Research articles 2002-08-07
Winning the battle, losing the war? Judicial scrutiny of prisoners' statutory claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
INTRODUCTION When he was convicted in 1994 of drunken driving, escape, and resisting arrest, Ronald Yeskey was sentenced to serve 18 to 36 months in a Pennsylvania prison.(1) In addition, the judge recommended that Yeskey be sent to a motivational boot camp operated by...
Tags: Cir, disability, Turner, U.S. Congress
Research articles 1999-11-01
'Embedded,' but
'SO, are you going to boot camp?" one of my colleagues, a seasoned overseas correspondent, asked. No thanks, I responded. Been there, done that. My colleague was talking about the training camp that the Pentagon has set up to help prepare the more than...
Tags: journalist, MARKETING, Pentagon
Research articles 2003-03-13
No Ordinary Boot Camp
No Ordinary Boot Camp; Noel M. Tichy; Harvard Business Review, April 2001, pp. 63-70. Trilogy University is more than the traditional company orientation program--it's the primary R&D engine for its corporate sponsor, Austin, Texas-based Trilogy. That's the conclusion University of Michigan business professor Tichy came to after several months...
Tags: Harvard Business Review, Leadership, R&D, recruit
Research articles 2001-07-01
X-Win32 First PC X Server to Support Apple's Mac Boot Camp
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- StarNet Communications, a leading publisher of Windows-to-UNIX/Linux connectivity software, announced that X-Win32 has become the first PC X server to support Apple Computer's "Boot Camp" program. Boot Camp allows Macintosh users to install the Microsoft's Windows XP operating system as well as Windows-based applications on a separate...
Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, PC
Research articles 2006-04-26
SoftQuad Promotes XML Education Through Exclusive Sponsorship of SD 2000 XML Boot Camp.
TORONTO, Aug 09, 2000 SoftQuad Software, Ltd. (OTC BB: SXML), an internationally recognized developer of XML-enabling technologies and commerce solutions for e-business, today announced exclusive sponsorship of six XML Boot Camp training sessions in cities across the United States. XML Boot...
Tags: CMP Media, education, XML
Research articles 2000-08-11
Technology 'Boot Camp' Geared toward Entrepreneurs Is Slated at Norfolk, Va.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 14--Offering assistance with developing new technology and helping with business concerns to boot. Such are the goals of the TechStart Boot Camp scheduled later this month at Norfolk State University. ...
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Norfolk State University, technology, Virginia
Research articles 2003-04-14
Out of the box, into boot camp -- Univ. of MD entrepereneurial
Several hundred academics will enter boot camp next month, but they won't be crawling through underbrush or marching in formation. Instead, they'll receive rigorous training in how to start a company. Guided by successful entrepreneurs at the University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering, the recruits...
Tags: entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, University of Maryland
Research articles 2005-09-16
REPORTERS' BOOT CAMP PREPARES FOR WAR COVERAGE.
Many U.S. news organizations are ordering staffers to attend either private,week-long boot camps or one offered by the Pentagon, "USA Today"reported on 11 December in an article titled "Boot Camp PreparesJournalists for Iraq." The courMany U.S. news organizations are ordering staffers to attend either private,week-long boot camps or one offered...
Tags: Pentagon, staffer, USA Today
Research articles 2002-12-15
REPEAT/ The Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, Inc. Brings Results Accountants' Systems Boot Camp to Boston
BOSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--July 14, 1998-- Boston one of only 4 sites in North American to host the Boot Camp program which is now revolutionizing accounting practices around the world The Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, Inc. MSCPA brings the Results Accountants' Systems RAS Boot Camp founders Paul Dunn and...
Tags: accountant, Boston, Business Wire, E-mail, FINANCE, Government
Research articles 1998-07-14
Bentley College to Host 2005 Usability 'Boot Camp' March 14 - 18; Created for Software and Hardware Designers, Web Architects and Information Designers.
Byline: Bentley College WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 13 AScribe Newswire -- Online hotel reservation systems will be this year's "case study" when the Bentley College Information Design Certificate program presents its 5th Usability Boot Camp, March 14 - 18, 2005, on Bentley's campus minutes...
Tags: Bentley College, E-mail, hardware, software, Web
Research articles 2004-12-13
Johnson Controls managers attend 'Boot Camp'.(meetings & conventions)
Territory managers with Johnson Controls' Unitary Products group learned about the company's sales resources during Basic Boot Camp. Territory managers with Johnson Controls' Unitary Products group learned about the company's sales resources during Basic Boot Camp.
Tags: Johnson Controls Inc.
Research articles 2008-02-01
REALITY: CBS SUES FOX.(Brief Article)
CBS is suing Fox over Boot Camp, claiming the series is a rip-off of Survivor. The lawsuit, filed by CBS and Survivor Productions in Los Angeles U.S. District ... CBS is suing Fox over Boot Camp, claiming the series is a rip-off of Survivor....
Tags: Fox
Research articles 2001-04-16
Small Business Technology Boot Camp Debuts April 28th to Help Atlanta's Small Businesses Grow, Thrive
Atlanta's small businesses are invited to learn how they can incorporate smart technology and increase competitive advantage at the April 28th Small Business Technology Boot Camp. The one-day training event, presented by the non-profit Small Business Technology Institute and sponsored by Intel® Corporation, features five immersion seminars and hands-on technology...
Tags: Intel Corp., small business
Research articles 2006-04-25
IRAQ: REPORTERS' BOOT CAMP PREPARES FOR WAR COVERAGE.(Brief Article)
Many U.S. news organizations are ordering staffers to attend either private, week-long boot camps or one offered by the Pentagon, "USA Today" reported on 11 December in an article titled "Boot Camp Prepares Journalists for Iraq." Many U.S. news organizations are ordering staffers to attend...
Tags: Pentagon, staffer, USA Today
Research articles 2002-12-15
Small Business Technology Boot Camp Debuts March 31st to Help Bay Area Small Businesses Grow, Thrive
Small businesses throughout the greater Bay Area are invited to learn how they can incorporate smart technology and leap forward by attending the March 31st Small Business Technology Boot Camp in San Francisco. The one-day training event, presented by the non-profit Small Business Technology Institute and sponsored by Intel®...
Tags: Intel Corp., small business
Research articles 2006-03-20
"Boot camp" breakfast canned
JOHANNESBURG AFP ? A planned breakfast to show "reveal all" footage of a controversial Springbok miltary-style "boot camp" ahead of last year's World Cup has been cancelled, the event's sponsors said. "We wish to advise that the breakfast presentation planned for Wednesday, 25 February, has been cancelled," the insurance...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, breakfast, FINANCE, footage, Insurance, Van
Research articles 2004-02-17
Apple introduces public beta software version of Boot Camp
Worldwide Computer Products News-6 April 2006-Apple introduces public beta software version of Boot CampC1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
Tags: Apple Inc., public beta, software
Research articles 2006-04-06
Boot camp should not be proving ground for feminist theories
Despite a rash of sensational sex scandals at military training bases, some members of Congress are reluctant to take action. They don't even want to answer simple questions, such as should young women trainees at boot camp be sleeping side by side with young men? Should male drill...
Tags: theory, training, U.S. Congress, women
Research articles 1998-07-06
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