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Flashcards | 285 |
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Language | English |
Category | Micro-Economics |
Level | University |
Created / Updated | 06.10.2016 / 23.01.2018 |
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As you s... to the upper r.... of the corporate l..., you are unlikely to field such hackneyed queries.
scale to the upper rungs
corporate ladder
assertion
to say definitely (Beteuerung, Behauptung) --> She asserted that she had not borrowed his book.
At Amazon, workers are encouraged to report on each other’s performance via an o... feedback t....
online feedback tool
At more senior l... it is expected that managers and executives f.... an i... work environment and one which helps people b... a healty b... between work and personal life.
senior levels
foster (fördern)
inclusive work environment
build a healthy balance
be comfortable d.... with c....
dealing with conflict
be committed to r.... disputes close to the source
resolving disputes
Benko estimates that companies have “f... out" by about 25% over the past 25 years, losing several layers o... m.... in favour of a more grid.-l... s.... where ideas flow a.... horizontal, vertical and diagonal paths.
"flattened out”
layers of management
grid -like structure
flow along
Beyond these differences, there are also deeper cultural differences that influence the way conflict i... a.... .
conflict is approached.
BP gives out Fitbit fitness trackers to its North American staff as part of an i... programme to reduce healthcare costs.
incentive programme
bringing a fresh stream of income and f... work into emerging economies such as India and the Philippines
flexible work
Browse the business section of any bookshop and you’ll find dozens of titles promising to share the secret to c...the c ... ladder.
climbing the corporate ladder
But at the same time they reject c.... and are allergic to being managed.
careerism
but he finds that equally valuable information comes from other sources who’ve v.... candidates through everyday interactions with them.
vetted (überprüfen)
But in focusing on culture they are cl..... o... something important.
culture they are clearly onto something
But in their enthusiasm to embrace that generation, they risk s... a lot of s... oil.
swallowing a lot of snake oil
But they also need to recognise that h... commonalities s... both individual d... and g.... variations.
human commonalities swamp
individual differences
generational variations.
By absorbing the routine aspects of our jobs, optimists argue, machines are f... us u.. for more creative activities
freeing us up for
By contrast, an interest b... a... focuses on the needs and c... of the d... .
interest based approach
needs and concerns of the disputants
C.... cultures, on the other hand, value the group above the individual.
Collectivist
CEB, a consulting firm, p... 90,000 American employees each quarter.
polls (befragen)
Childhood dreams, she says, are a good c...- starter for such a long haul.
conversation-starter
Collectivists, who place a high value on harmony, getting along and 'f.....' see conflict as a s... of social f.... .
'face'
sign of social failure
Coping with cultural d.......... is becoming a v... skill .
cultural differences
valued skill
Creating that clarity requires significant h...-on e... from managers, including the ongoing work of t... progress so that companies can quickly i... when p... arise.
hands-on effort
tracking progress
intervene
problems arise
Data analysis work in areas such as advertising and finance is being o... to computers
being outsourced
De-generating into banality:
Companies are right to b... exercised a.... the millennial generation.
to be exercised about
dependent in part on the recipients m.... defined p... criteria such as the successful transfer of systems from the acquired company.
meeting defined performance criteria
Does the old saying-When in R... d... as t... Romans-still have currency?
When in Rome, do as the Romans
Each team member will a.... to t... own w... .
adhere to their own ways
Earpieces relay orders to warehouse employees and can also track their p.... and d....
track their performance and downtime
Employees are increasingly more a... of biases/prejudices and how to d.. w... them in the business environment.
aware of
deal with
Employees are measured on how well they achieved Diversity and Inclusion objectives, affecting their m... increase and bonus p....
merit increase = Leistungszahlung
bonus payout
Even for workers s.... w.. shy of retirement age, holding on to your job isn’t always easy.
some way shy of
Even if the employees’ performance and career p..... are unexceptional, their i.... knowledge direct relationships, or technical e.... can make their retention critical.
career potential, institutional knowledge, technical expertise,
Even if the stated goal is to improve their health, the awareness o... s... and the p... to meet t... at all times can cause anxiety, offsetting any increases in wellbeing.
awareness of scrutiny (genauer Blick)
pressure to meet targets
Every age group contains introverts and e..., high-f.... and l...-riders .
introverts
extroverts
high-flyers
low-riders
Everything from their education in kindergartens to their participation in social media has turned them into team p....
team players
Experience has been less kind. One reason that teams f.... to m... performance expectations is their paralysis through unresolved c... .
fail to meet performance
unresolved conflict
Failure to do so leads to inaccurate stereotypes and may f.. negative f... of hostility .
foster negative feelings of hostility.
Few look in less obvious places for more a....... performers whose skills or social networks may be critical—both in keeping the l... o... during the change effort itself as well as in delivering against its longer-term business o.....
average performers, keeping the lights on, business objectives