A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
Ex:''There is a group of houses behind the hill.''
Ex:''A group of people gathered in front of the Parliament to demonstrate against the Prime Minister's proposals.''
Ex:''He left town to join a Communist group''
# grouptheory A set ''G'' together with a binary operation * such that * is associative for elements of ''G''; there is an identity element in ''G''; every element of ''G'' has an inverse in ''G'' under the operation; and for all elements ''a'' and ''b'' in ''G'', ''a'' * ''b'' is in ''G''.
#A (usually small) group of people who perform music together.
Ex:''Did you see the new jazz group?''
# astronomy A small number (up to about fifty) of galaxy galaxies that are near each other.
# chemistry A column in the periodic table of chemical elements.
# chemistry A functional entity consisting of certain atoms whose presence provides a certain property to a molecule, such as the methyl group.
#(''sociology'') A subset of a culture or of a society.
# military An air force formation.
# geology A collection of formations or rock strata.
# computing In the Unix operating system, a number of users with same rights with respect to accession, modification, and execution of files, computers and peripherals.
In the contemporary business era, a Core Group comprising of privileged people influences decision-making in an organization. The functions of the Core Group vary from workplace to workplace. The Core Group does not follow any formal policy because it does not fall under any formal authority. Researches indicate that the...
A work group consists of two or more people who interact regularly to achieve a common objective or goal. Different group members have different roles to play within the group. There are five stages in a group development process viz. forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. The group becomes a...
MINNEAPOLIS -- UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) today announced that Gail K. Boudreaux will join the Company as executive vice president of UnitedHealth Group and president of the Commercial Markets Group, effective May 5, 2008. She will be replacing Dave Wichmann, who has assumed the position of executive vice president of UnitedHealth...
The function I manage at Weyerhaeuser is called the Marketing and Economic Research group or M&ER. The group has been operational at the company for nearly thirty years. The composition, size and emphasis of the group have changed dramatically during that period. At one point the group was made up...
A focus group, also known as a marketing focus group, is a group brainstorming session run by a moderator. The goal of a focus group is to get a rough indication of desire - what people want a product to do for them. The marketing person works to get the...
NetIQ Corp. (NASDAQ: NTIQ), a leading provider of integrated systems and security management solutions, today announced the availability of NetIQ Group Policy GuardianTM 2.0, a solution which helps companies minimize the risk associated with Group Policy Object GPO changes and comply with regulations through closed-loop change monitoring of Group Policy...
NEW YORK -- Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group UIG today announced it has entered into an alliance with Group O, Inc. Group O. Through this agreement, Group O and UIG will work together to identify and assess potential acquisition opportunities in the range of US $50MM to $300M in the...
SEABURY GROUP--announces it served as financial advisor to US Airways Group, Inc. in its proposed ... SEABURY GROUP--announces it served as financial advisor to US Airways Group, Inc. in its proposed merger with America West Holdings Corporation. In its role, Seabury arranged $350 million...
Burton Group, Inc . today announced the launch of Burton Group Institute , a series of full- and half-day tutorials available at Catalyst Conference North America to be held in San Francisco, June 12-13.
Facilitation can be both a thankless task and an exceptionally rewarding one. Through a well-timed intervention, one can help a group get to grips with a thorny issue and move on to a productive solution and a creative, collaborative space. On another day, a person may be challenged and sometimes...
TORONTO -- Strategy International Insurance Group, Inc. (OTCBB:SGYI) and RS Group of Companies, Inc. (OTCBB:RSGC) announced today that they intend to enter into an agreement that will result in RS Group to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Strategy International.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 18, 1996--The Ultimate Software Group Inc. US Group Tuesday announced it has obtained $10 million in equity financing from an investor group that includes J.P. Morgan, one of the largest global banking firms with assets of $185 billion.
OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has commented that the financial strength rating of A Excellent and the issuer credit ratings of "a" of Argonaut Insurance Group Argonaut (San Antonio, TX), Colony Insurance Group (Richmond, VA) and their subsidiaries along with the various debt ratings of Argonaut Group, Incorporated (Argonaut...
Decision making is tricky business, especially when it comes to large groups. This paper goes with advantages and disadvantages of group decisions... There are several instances in professional as well as personal life when decision-making requires opinions and inputs from more than one or two people. This is where group...
How does a person measure a group's worth to the organization? It is sometimes necessary to measure the value of a group. He may be asking himself why he would want to measure the value of a group whose purpose is business. He would want to measure the price of...
Colleagues across the University identified the need for the discussion of marketing issues leading to improvements in the University's approach and activities in this area. The Principal convened a group of relevant senior officers and the Principal's Strategy Group subsequently endorsed the view that a temporary Marketing Strategy Group be...
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Principal Financial GroupR announces Tim Knott has joined the company as vice president of Group Benefits. In his role, Knott will lead the company's group underwriting and administration teams and assume responsibility for underwriting, plan administration and group proposal services for medical, life, disability, vision,...
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