Business Englisch 03

Kern

the part of something that is central to its existence or character: in HRM, core competencies, core employees, core time

gemeinsam

relating to a large company or group: corporate code of conduct, governance, social responsibility

Beratung

advice; the provision of supportive and confidential advice to empolyees to help them overcome problems and cope with work- or home-based crises

Vetternwirtschaft

the tendency of managers to treat more favourably those employees they like and with whom they have established a good relationship

interkulturelles Training

a programme of training designed to prepare expatriate employees for a global assignment

Führungskultur

the technique of attempting to influence the attitudes and behaviour of employees through manipulating the symbolic context in which they work

Lebenslauf

CV or résumé, a summary of a person's educational an professional history, written for a job application

Ableitung, Abrechnung

money taken away from total pay for tax, national insurance, and pension contributions

a term sometimes used to describe managers and proessionals who are deemed to be ineffective

Demographie

characteristics such as sex, age, race/ethnic group, marital status, or educational background that can be collected to provide statistical profiles of a population

zurückstufen

the act of moving employees down the organizational hierarchy, reducing their responsibilities and status and lowering their remuneration

Demotivation

lack of interest and dedication to work

übertragen

pass, transfer the act of passing power, control, and responsibility from one part of the organization to another

disziplinieren

train to produce self-control; punish

entlassen

tell an employee that he will no longer be employed by the company

bestreiten

a disagreement, e.g. between an employer and employees

verkleinern

to reduce the size of a company, often by closing, selling or spinning off one or more divisions. Management may decide to downsize a firm in an effort to improve efficiency and to increase the returns to shareholders

emotionale Intelligenz

the ability to perceive, assess and manage one's own wmotions and those of others, including groups

1. beschäftigen

to pay sb regularly to do a job for you or work as a member of your organization

2. Arbeitgeber

the employer is the person, the company or organization that pays

3. Arbeitnehmer

the employee is paid

Ermächtigen

giving employees more scope to make important decisions about how they do their work without having to ask a superior

das Tätigkeitslernen

a method of management development based on the competion of practical assignments and problemsolving tasks within business, which become the basis for reflection and learning

aktive Förderungsmassnahme

effort or programme to recruit women and members of ethnic minorities as a way of reducing discrimination against these groups

1. bewerben

make a formal request for sth, especially a job or position within an organization

2. Bewerbung

a form completed by job applicants

3. Bewerber

an individual who applies for a job with an employing organization

1. etwas bewerten, schätzen

measure or evaluate job performance

2. die Bewertung

the process of evaluating the performance and assessing the development/taining needs of an employee

1. der Auszubildender

someone who works for a skilled or qualified person in order to learn a trade or profession

2. die Ausbildung

a fixed period of training in which a skill is learned, and where a contract is signed by the employer which protects the apprentice from being fired prior to the completion of the training

vermitteln

act as a judge to settle a dispute

bewerten, beurteilen

make a judgment about the quality of sth

Unabhängigkeit

freedom to determine one's own behaviour and actions

die Wertungsliste

a technique for measuring organizational succcess and identifying areas for improvement and action

handeln, verhandeln

negotiate, e.g. about prices or wages; something bought at a very good price

der Grundlohn

standard salary or wage, not including any extra payments like bonuses, commission, overtime pay, or other non-standard earnings

the idea that for a team to function effectively it needs key roles to be performed by team members - each role contributing a specific skill or behavioural dimension to the team dynamics; Belbin identified nine specific roles

Leistungsvergleich

the technique of comparing organizations in order to identify "best practice"

der Gewinn, der Nutzen, die Leistung

also "fringe benefits" or "perks": these form part of remuneration and consist of a broad range of special payments or benefits in kind, i.e. sick pay, maternity pay, pension, company cars and membership of sports and health clubs, etc. 

 bewährtestes Verfahren

a viewpoint that belives there is an optimal method of managing human resources which will lead to effectiveness and ifficiency in organizational performance

der Arbeiter

employee who works in a manual job or in a job on the factory floor

Bonus

extra payment for special work; present

der Vorgesetze

a widespread colloquial term for a manager or owner of an employment organization

der Versorger

the main wage earner in a houshold - traditionally, this was considered to be the man, but increasingly comen are becoming the primary earners