Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

culture 69 cycle time
change, likes learning about new cultures
and, usually, wants a simpler way
of life
culture /kltʃə/ noun a way of living
in a society or a country
culture shock /kltʃə ʃɒk/ noun the
shock when a person moves from one
type of society to another (as for emigrants
from European countries to the
USA)
current /krənt/ adjective referring
to the present time the current round
of wage negotiations
‘…crude oil output plunged during the past
month and is likely to remain at its current level
for the near future’ [Wall Street Journal]
currently /krəntli/ adverb at the
present time We are currently negotiating
with the bank for a loan.
curriculum vitae /kərIkjυləm
vitaI/ noun a summary of a person’s
work experience and qualifications sent
to a prospective employer by someone
applying for a job Candidates should
send a letter of application with a curriculum
vitae to the HR manager. The
curriculum vitae listed all the candidate’s
previous jobs and her reasons for
leaving them. Abbr CV (NOTE: the plural
is curriculums or curricula vitae.
American English is résumé)
cushy /kυʃi/ adjective which does not
involve any effort (informal.)
cushy number /kυʃi nmbə/ noun
work that offers the same money for less
effort than another similar job He
spends all his time looking for a cushy
number. (NOTE: American English is
gravy job)
customer focus /kstəmə fəυkəs/
noun the aiming of all marketing operations
towards the customer
cut /kt/ noun 1. the sudden lowering
of a price, salary or the number of jobs
price cuts or cuts in prices he took
a cut in salary, he took a salary cut he
accepted a lower salary 2. a share in a
payment She introduces new customers
and gets a cut of the sales rep’s commission.
verb 1. to lower suddenly
We are cutting prices on all our models.
to cut (back) production to reduce
the quantity of products made The
company has cut back its sales force.
We have taken out the second telephone
line in order to try to cut costs. 2. to reduce
the number of something to cut
jobs to reduce the number of jobs by
making people redundant he cut his
losses he stopped doing something
which was creating a loss 3. to be cut
out for to be very suitable for She was
not cut out for a post as a personal
secretary.
‘…state-owned banks cut their prime rates a
percentage point to 11%’ [Wall Street Journal]
‘…the US bank announced a cut in its prime
from 10½ per cent to 10 per cent’
[Financial Times]
‘Opec has on average cut production by one
third since 1979’ [Economist]
cutback /ktbk/ noun a reduction
cutbacks in government spending
cut down (on) /kt daυn ɒn/ verb
to reduce suddenly the amount of something
used The government is cutting
down on welfare expenditure. The office
is trying to cut down on electricity
consumption. We have installed networked
computers to cut down on
paperwork.
CV abbr curriculum vitae Please apply
in writing, enclosing a current CV.
cybernetics /saIbənetIks/ plural
noun the study of information communication
systems and how they can be
improved (NOTE: takes a singular verb)
cycle /saIk(ə)l/ noun a set of events
which happen in a regularly repeated
sequence
cycle time /saIk(ə)l taIm/ noun the
time taken to complete a job The cycle
time for the job will decrease with the
introduction of new machinery.