HSLU 4. Semester BB ENGLISCH HR

the intrusive monitoring of employee behaviour at work, which may involve the use of electronic, video, and telecommunications equipment

a technique for assessing whether the organization’s strategy can cope with potential changes in the business environment

the positive benefit that occurs when two or more activities are combined

hire/employ new staff; to accept new responsibilities

the process of identifying skills and development potential amongst existing employees and finding promotion opportunities for them within the organization

a group of people with complementary skills who are involved in a common set of goals for which they are collectively accountable

has become an increasingly popular means or organizing work in contemporary organizations

a person who is supportive of (or fanatical about) all technological developments.

a person who is fearful of all technological development

a training technique where a lecture or demonstration is broadcast live to trainees in various locations

an arrangement that allows employees to work remotely from the office (normally from home) through the use of information and communications technology

a common colloquial term for an agency worker who provides short-term cover for absenteeism

end (especially a contract)

two fundamentally different approaches to managing people; theory X is based on the assumption that people don’t like work; theory Y assumes they do

time away from work as a result of illness or other cause; absence

a concept associated mainly with Japanese manufacturing organizations

a collection of techniques designed to improve the responsiveness of the organization to the demands of customers

group of workers organised together in order to bargain with management about conditions of employment

the recruitment, transport, harbouring, and receipt of people for the purpose of exploitation

the process of changing the skills, attitudes, and knowledge of employees with the purpose of improving their level of competence

move an employee to a different job, department, branch, etc.

a concept that describes how some individuals can have such an impact that they fundamentally change an organization

the principle that management decisions should be based on demonstrable evidence

number of employees in a company being replaced each year, expressed as a percentage of the whole workforce

situation in which there are not enough jobs available for all the people looking for them

move up to a higher level

empty/vacant position in a company that requires to be filled

a set of activities and processes that, when linked together, provide value for the end user

that proportion of total remuneration not consolidated into base pay which has to be re-earned in each pay period

make sb suffer unfairly, esp because one does not like them or their opinions

the technique of linking together individuals in different locations through video cameras mounted on their computer screens

a group of employees who are physically dispersed but communicate through information technology

consists of those elements of the state education system plus the voluntary training activities of businesses that prepare people for work (cf apprenticeship)

a worker who volunteers to work for an organization without payment