Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Hukumar gudanarwa" ƙungiya ce ta mutane waɗanda aka zaɓa ko aka naɗa don kula da ayyukan kamfani ko ƙungiya. Hukumar gudanarwar ita ce ke da alhakin saita dabarun gaba ɗaya da alkiblar kamfani, da kuma yanke shawara mai mahimmanci da suka shafi kuɗi, ayyuka, da gudanarwa. Hukumar ta kunshi gungun manyan jami'ai, shugabannin kasuwanci, da kwararru a fannoni daban-daban wadanda ke kawo kwarewarsu da kwarewarsu ga kungiyar. Hukumar gudanarwar tana da alhaki ga masu hannun jari ko masu ruwa da tsaki na kungiyar kuma dole ne ta yi aiki da maslahar kamfanin.