Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

creativity test 68 cultural creative
creativity test /krieItIvIti test/
noun a test designed to assess the originality
or imagination which someone
can apply to solving problems Creativity
tests will be given to those applying
for jobs in our company where new
approaches are needed to solve old
problems. The HR manager favours
creativity tests instead of the more traditional
IQ tests.
crèche /kreʃ/ noun a special room or
building on a company’s premises
where babies and small children can be
looked after The company provides
crèche facilities for its staff. Compare
nursery
credentials /krIdenʃəlz/ plural noun
letters or documents which describe a
person’s qualities and skills The new
production manager has very impressive
credentials.
crème de la crème /krem də l
krem/ noun the elite or the very best of
a profession It is a very exclusive recruitment
agency and only looks for the
crème de la crème.
criminal record /krImIn(ə)l
rekɔd/ noun same as police record
crisis /kraIsIs/ noun a serious
economic situation where decisions
have to be taken rapidly a banking
crisis The government stepped in to
try to resolve the international crisis.
Withdrawals from the bank have
reached crisis level. The crisis in the
mortgage banks has caused problems
for the central bank. to take crisis
measures to take severe measures rapidly
to stop a crisis developing
crisis bargaining /kraIsIs
bɑɡInIŋ/ noun collective bargaining
under the threat of a strike deadline If
crisis bargaining doesn’t produce
agreement on the 12% pay increase, a
strike will be called.
crisis management /kraIsIs
mnIdʒmənt/ noun actions taken by
an organisation to protect itself when
unexpected events or situations occur
that could threaten its success or continued
operation (NOTE: Crisis situations
may result from external factors such
as the development of a new product
by a competitor or changes in legislation,
or from internal factors such as a
product failure or faulty decision-making,
and often involve the
need to make quick decisions on the
basis of uncertain or incomplete information.)
criterion /kraItIəriən/ noun the standard
by which something can be judged
Using the criterion of the ratio of
cases solved to cases reported, the police
force is becoming more efficient.
(NOTE: plural is criteria)
critical path analysis /krItIk(ə)l
pɑθ ənləsIs/ noun the analysis of
the way a project is organised in terms
of the minimum time it will take to complete,
calculating which parts can be delayed
without holding up the rest of the
project. Abbr CPM
critical success factors
/krItIk(ə)l səkses fktəz/ plural
noun the aspects of a business that
are considered to be most necessary
for it to be able to achieve its aims and
continue to operate successfully over
time
criticise /krItIsaIz/, criticize verb to
say that something or someone is wrong
or is working badly The MD criticised
the sales manager for not improving the
volume of sales. The design of the new
catalogue has been criticised.
criticism /krItIsIz(ə)m/ noun words
showing that you consider that someone
or something is wrong The tribunal
made some criticisms of the way in
which the company had presented its
case.
cross-functional
/krɒs
fŋkʃən(ə)l/ adjective referring to an
employee who can work at different and
varied tasks
cross-picketing /krɒs pIkItIŋ/
noun picketing by more than one trade
union, when each claims to represent the
workforce Cross-picketing damaged
the workers’ case by showing up the divisions
in their ranks. Cross-picketing
was due to the rivalry between the two
unions rather than any real attempt to
represent the workers’ interests.
cultural creative /kltʃərəl kri-
eItIv/ noun someone who values personal
and spiritual development, enjoys