Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

efficiently 87 email
quickly the efficient working of a system
An efficient assistant is invaluable.
An efficient new machine would
save time.
efficiently /IfIʃ(ə)ntli/ adverb in an
efficient way She organised the sales
conference very efficiently.
effort /efət/ noun an act of using the
mind or body to do something The
sales staff made great efforts to increase
sales. Thanks to the efforts of the finance
department, overheads have been
reduced. If we make one more effort,
we should clear the backlog of orders.
e.g. /idʒi/ for example or such as
The contract is valid in some countries
(e.g. France and Belgium) but not in
others.
ego drive /iɡəυ draIv/ noun a person’s
ambition or motivation to succeed
Ego drive is highly valued in sales
representatives
eighty per cent rule /eIti pə sent
rul/ noun US the principle which states
that if selection of a particular ethnic,
age or sex group is less than 80% of another
group, then the selection system is
defective According to the eighty per
cent rule our recruitment practices used
to be highly discriminatory.
elasticity /IlstIsəti/ noun the ability
to change easily in response to a
change in circumstances elasticity of
supply and demand changes in supply
and demand of an item depending on its
market price
e-learning /i lnIŋ/ noun learning
by means of courses or aids to study
provided on the Internet or an intranet
(NOTE: E-learning is a development
from computer-based training and,
because it is Internet based, it is very
flexible: it allows the learner to proceed
at their own pace and can be adapted
to suit the changing needs of the company.
Full form is electronic learning)
elect /Ilekt/ verb 1. to choose someone
by a vote She was elected president
of the staff club. 2. to choose to do
something He elected to take early
retirement.
-elect /Ilekt/ suffix referring to a person
who has been elected but has not yet
started the term of office
elected officer /IlektId ɒfIsə/
noun an official with decision-making
powers, e.g. a director or union representative,
who is chosen by a vote of the
members or shareholders of an
organisation
election /Ilekʃən/ noun the act of
electing someone the election of officers
of an association the election of
directors by the shareholders to stand
for election to be a candidate in an
election
electronic cottage /elIktrɒnIk
kɒtIdʒ/ noun somone’s home from
which they work for a company on a
computer, usually linked to the office
via a modem
electronic learning /elIktrɒnIk
lnIŋ/ noun same as e-learning
electronic mail /elIktrɒnIk meIl/
noun same as email 1
element /elImənt/ noun a basic part
or the smallest unit into which something
can be divided the elements of a
settlement Work study resulted in a
standard time for each job element.
eligibility /elIdʒIbIlIti/ noun the fact
of being eligible The chairman questioned
her eligibility to stand for
re-election.
eligible /elIdʒIb(ə)l/ adjective which
can be chosen She is eligible for
re-election.
eligible list /elIdʒIb(ə)l lIst/ noun a
list of qualified applicants in an order
based on the results of tests After
marking the candidates’ tests, they drew
up an eligible list.
eliminate /IlImIneIt/ verb to remove
to eliminate defects in the system
Using a computer should eliminate all
possibility of error. We have decided
to eliminate this series of old products
from our range.
email /imeIl/ noun 1. a system of
sending messages from one computer
terminal to another, using a modem and
telephone lines You can contact me by
phone or email if you want. 2. a message
sent electronically I had six