HSLU 4. Semester BB ENGLISCH HR

act as a judge to settle a dispute;

make a judgment about the quality of sth;

freedom to determine one's own behaviour and actions

a technique for measuring organizational success and identifying areas for improvement and action.

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

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

the technique of comparing organizations in order to identify “best practice.”

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.

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

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

extra payment for special work; present;

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

the main wage earner in a household—traditionally, this was considered to be the man, but increasingly women are becoming the primary earners

1.-an organization’s formal rules and procedures-can be used in a negative sense 2.-involving or having a lot of complicated and unnecessary official rules

state of having put so much energy into one's work so that one has none left

process of moving from one job to another with increasing money or responsibility or both during one's professional life

capable of inspiring devotion and enthusiasm

refers to any economic activity performed by a person under the age of 15

or churn rate is the labour turnover in a department or section of an organization

register the time of arrival at work with a clock card or a badge;

scheme where only union members are allowed to work in an organisation or in certain jobs

teach sb how to do sth better

set of rules describing a model of good behaviour in a certain area of work, not legally binding

work together with other people, companies, etc.

In management, command and control refers more generally to the maintenance of authority with somewhat more distributed decision making.

total of all the money and benefits received by an employee

-overall ability to do a job - mix of skills, attitudes, and knowledge to achieve a specific objective (PLURAL)

conform to a rule or a law

statement of rules, duties and rights that both an employee and his employer must follow

ask people's opinions or advice (in a consultation);

contingency theory suggests that the effectiveness of an organization is dependent upon managers taking into account various factors that can impact in a negative or positive manner on the organization: environment, technology, size, product diversity, and people employed.

process of general learning throughout people's working life

an agreement that an employee will work for an employer in return for wages which comes into effect as soon as an offer of employment is accepted