Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

top-down approach 260 trade dispute
or most important place She rose to
the top of her profession. adjective at
the highest point or most important
place top management The company
is one of the top six exporters.
top-down approach /tɒp daυn ə-
prəυtʃ/ noun a style of leadership in
which the senior management makes
plans and decides what should be done
and then communicates its plans and decisions
to employees at lower levels in
the organisation (NOTE: the opposite is
bottom-up approach)
top-down information /tɒp daυn/
noun a system of passing information
down from management to the
workforce
top-down planning /tɒp daυn
plnIŋ/ noun methods of planning,
where decisions are taken at executive
level, and passed down to the workforce
without any consultation
top executive /tɒp IɡzekjυtIv/, top
manager /tɒp mnIdʒə/ noun a main
director
top-flight /tɒp flaIt/, top-ranking
/tɒp rŋkIŋ/ adjective in the most important
position Top-flight managers
can earn very high salaries. He is the
top-ranking official in the delegation.
top-hat pension plan /tɒp ht
penʃ(ə)n pln/ noun a special extra
pension scheme for senior managers
top management /tɒp
mnIdʒmənt/ noun the main directors
of a company
top official /tɒp əfIʃ(ə)l/ noun a
very important person in a government
department
top-ranking /tɒp rŋkIŋ/ adjective
same as top-flight
tort /tɔt/ noun harm done to a person
or property which can be the basis of a
civil lawsuit
total /təυt(ə)l/ adjective complete or
with everything added together The
company has total assets of over £1bn.
The total cost was much more than
expected. Our total income from exports
rose last year.
total disability /təυt(ə)l dIsəbIləti/
noun a situation where an employee is
completely disabled, and so can receive
maximum benefit
total quality management
/təυt(ə)l kwɒlIti mnIdʒmənt/
noun a management style which demands
commitment to maintain and improve
quality throughout the workforce
(with control of systems, quality, inspection
of working practices, etc.)
Abbr TQM
total systems approach /təυt(ə)l
sIstəmz əprəυtʃ/ noun a way of organising
a large company, in which the
systems in each section are all seen as
part of the total corporate system
total wage bill /təυt(ə)l weIdʒ bIl/
noun all the money paid by a company
in salaries and wages
touch /ttʃ/ verb to touch base to
make contact with someone to see how
things are going
toxic employee /tɒksIk ImplɔIi/
noun an employee who is angry or discontented
and spreads discontent in the
company or department where they
work (slang)
TQM abbr total quality management
track record /trk rekɔd/ noun
success or failure of a company or salesperson
in the past We are looking for
someone with a track record in the computer
market.
trade /treId/ noun 1. the business of
buying and selling 2. a particular type of
business, or people or companies dealing
in the same type of product She’s
very well known in the clothing trade.
trade association /treId əsəυsi-
eIʃ(ə)n/ noun a group which links together
companies in the same trade
trade bureau /treId bjυərəυ/ noun
an office which specialises in commercial
inquiries
trade cycle /treId saIk(ə)l/ noun a
period during which trade expands, then
slows down, then expands again
trade description /treId dI-
skrIpʃən/ noun a description of a product
to attract customers
trade dispute /treId dIspjut/
noun a dispute between employers and
employees or between the groups that