Chinesisch
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Language | English |
Category | Micro-Economics |
Level | University |
Created / Updated | 06.10.2016 / 23.01.2018 |
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when successful businesses were built on economies of s... standardisation and a strict h...
economies of scale
strict hierarchy
While many i... also feel d... with conflict, it is a.... as an inevitable part of life that must be dealt with.
individualists
feel discomfort
acknowledged
who find it harder to make their r... savings stretch as the average life expectancy
retirement savings
workers often willing to complete tasks for as little as $1 an hour, will eventually have a knock-o... e.... on the wages of traditional employees
knock-on effect
you ask to c.. why things are being done differently.
clarify why
Young people in every generation change j.... more frequently than older people because they are looking for the right one. Young people also look for feedback because they are still learning t... r... .
change jobs
learning the ropes
“A certain type of older worker with s...-after skills can manage transitions from one job to another easily enough,
sought-after skills
“But,” he adds, “for a lot of people, not only those in low-s...., p... demanding jobs but also those who don’t have that much experience m... j... transitions
low-skill, physically demanding jobs
making job transitions
“I like to watch how they handle t.... in an unstructured environment, " he says.
handle themselves
“I told him to sing for us, a very senior p... of e...., "
senior panel of executives
“It’s a factor in driving d... real wages and increasing inequality,” says Guy Standing,
driving down
“Sometimes, when an employer has a choice between two candidates, one with up-t...-d... s... and another with experience and a qualification from 40 years ago, there might be some logic for a risk-a.. e.... to choose the first candidate,
up-to-date skills
risk -averse employer
“The first relates to a.. in machine learning
advances in
“The reality is that a very large fraction of our workforce is e.... in activities that are on some level routine, repetitive and
predictable.”
engaged in
“They are self-s... and they don’t need someone looking over their shoulder.”
self-starters
"And it’s not just u... labour that’s being done online,”
unskilled labour
"But it might also be because employers assume that younger people are more adaptable, cheaper, more t....-s..... and are going to stay with the organisation longer.”
tech-savvy (Computererfahrung)
"Typically these remote f.... are very entrepreneurial,
remote freelancers
"When we join a team that already exists we should learn and be r... of the e.... culture.
be respectful of the existing culture
A 2013 study by the Oxford Martin School estimated that 47% of jobs in the US could be s... to computerisation over the next two decades.
susceptible to = empfänglich, beeinflussbar
A candidate’s hobbies and interests are not f... for small talk.
not fodder (Futter) for small talk
A European industrial company a...... this aproach during a recent r.......
applied this approach, reorganization
A f....-rate r... won’t help you now. Consider yourself warned.
first-rate résumé
A key s... factor is the ability to adequately “decode,” acknowledge and satisfactorily address the cultural b... and context associated with Diversity and Inclusion.
success factor
cultural bias (Voreingenommenheit)
A little h.... g... a long way before a job interview.
little homework goes a long way
A person who can speak openly, honestly, and specifically about their p... s.... is attractive, but
personal shortcomings (Schwäche)
A recent report, The Future Workplace, commissioned by financial protection specialist Unum and authored by The Future Laboratory, reveals how the workplace is evolving and what employers need to do successfully to manage employee w.... over the next 15 years
employee wellbeing
A team member’s c.... to the team and the team mission can increase if conflict is well-managed and resolved, but decreases if conflict g... unresolved .
commitment to
goes unresolved
A US-designed robot called Baxter, which can h... a wide variety of t.... from loading to packaging, currently costs £19,000.
handle
tasks
At t... o... end o.. this c... are ediators who do not make evaluations.
At the other end of this continuum
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