Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

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attendance time /ətendəns taIm/
noun hours spent at work that are paid
for
attendant /ətendənt/ noun a
lower-level employee who is given a
measure of responsibility
attend to /ətend tu/ verb to give
careful thought to something and deal
with it The managing director will attend
to your complaint personally. We
have brought in experts to attend to the
problem of installing the new computer.
attention /ətenʃən/ noun careful
thought or consideration to pay attention
to to study carefully and follow instructions,
rules, etc.
attitude /tItjud/ noun the way in
which a person behaves or thinks
attract /ətrkt/ verb to make something
or someone join or come in We
have difficulty in attracting skilled staff
to this part of the country.
attractive /ətrktIv/ adjective
which attracts attractive salary a
good salary to make high-quality applicants
apply for the job
attribution theory of leadership
/trIbjuʃ(ə)n θIəri əv lidəʃIp/
noun the theory that leaders observe
the behaviour of the people they lead,
decide what it is that is causing them
to behave in that particular way, e.g.
what is causing them to perform well
or perform badly, and base their own
actions on what they believe those
causes to be
attrition /ətrIʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. a decrease
in the loyalty of consumers to a
product, due to factors such as boredom
or desire for a change 2. loss of labour
through natural wastage
at will /ət wIl/ adverb
employment-at-will
audio-typing /ɔdiəυ taIpIŋ/ noun
typing to dictation from a recording on a
dictating machine
audio-typist /ɔdiəυ taIpIst/ noun
a typist who types to dictation from a recording
on a dictating machine
audit /ɔdIt/ noun 1. the examination
of the books and accounts of a company
to carry out the annual audit A
thorough job audit was needed for job
evaluation. 2. a detailed examination of
something in order to assess it A thorough
job audit was needed for job evaluation.
A manpower audit showed up
a desperate lack of talent. verb to examine
the books and accounts of a company
Messrs Smith have been asked to
audit the accounts. The books have
not yet been audited.
auditing /ɔdItIŋ/ noun the act of examining
the books and accounts of a
company
auditor /ɔdItə/ noun a person who
audits
COMMENT: Auditors are appointed by the
company’s directors and voted by the
AGM. In the USA, audited accounts are
only required by corporations which are
registered with the SEC, but in the UK all
limited companies with a turnover over a
certain limit must provide audited annual
accounts.
audit trail /ɔdIt treIl/ noun the
records that show all the stages of a
transaction, e.g. a purchase, a sale or
a customer complaint, in the order in
which they happened (NOTE: an audit
trail can be a useful tool for
problem-solving and, in financial
markets, may be used to ensure
that the dealers have been fair and
accurate in their proceedings.)
Aufsichtsrat /aυfzIktsrɑt/ German
noun a supervisory board
Australian Industrial Relations
Commission /ɒstreIliən Indstriəl
rIleIʃ(ə)nz kəmIʃ(ə)n/ noun an administrative
body in Australia, established
in 1988, that is responsible for
settling industrial disputes by conciliation
and for setting the standards that
companies must meet to qualify for industrial
awards
authorisation /ɔθəraIzeIʃ(ə)n/,
authorization noun permission or
power to do something Do you have
authorisation for this expenditure?
He has no authorisation to act on our
behalf.
authorise /ɔθəraIz/, authorize verb
1. to give permission for something to
be done to authorise payment of
£10,000 2. to give someone the author-