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Human resources
Referring to the function within an organisation that is charged with managing its employees, often as well as its recruitment process.
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curriculum vitae
Business administration; Human resources
From the Latin meaning ‘course of life’. A summary of a person’s previous career including work experience, qualifications, achievements and usually some basic biographic data. It is used by ...
incentive
Business administration; Human resources
In economics, this term is almost synonymous with motivation. In psychology, it is the basis of external motivation only and can refer to any kind of reward or inducement. In an organization, ...
staff appraisal
Business administration; Human resources
The assessment of how well a member of staff is doing in his or her job. It is usual to include a performance appraisal interview as part of this process.
job description
Business administration; Human resources
The broad outline of what tasks a job consists of; delineating its duties and responsibilities and the position of the job within the organization.
behavior modification
Business administration; Human resources
The deliberate changing of a particular pattern of behavior (e.g. the attempt to reduce smoking or drinking in times of stress) by using methods based on the theory of behaviorism.
job enrichment
Business administration; Human resources
The desired result of job restructuring, in which various aspects of a job or its component tasks are changed in order to help strengthen employee motivation and increase job satisfaction.
job satisfaction
Business administration; Human resources
The extent to which a worker is content with the rewards she or he gets out of her or his job, particularly in terms of intrinsic motivation.
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