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| Job Analysis |
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| A systematic detailed study of jobs based on identification and examination of job characteristics and the requirements of the person assigned to the job |
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| Job Description |
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| A document specifying the objectives of the job, the work to be performed including duties and responsibilities |
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| Job Enlargement |
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| The increase in the number of tasks performed by a worker in order to make the job more psychologically rewarding. It may or may not lead to job enrichment |
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| Job Enrichment |
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| The redesign of work to give workers more authority to plan their work and to decide how it is to be accomplished and allowing to learn related skills or to trade jobs with others |
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| Job Evaluation |
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| A method of determining wage levels for different jobs by comparing each job on the bases of skill requirements, education requirements, responsibilities and physical attributes |
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| Job Order |
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| A specific set of instructions, which detail the requirements to produce a good for a customer or for stock |
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| Job Rotation |
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| A management development programme that familiarises employees with the various operations of the company and the contributions of each department through temporary assignments or periods in each department |
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| Job Sharing |
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| The division of one job assignment or role between two or more persons |
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| Job Specification |
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| A written description of the skills and qualifications required for a worker to be eligible for employment for a particular job |
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| Joint Venture |
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| A partnership in which two or more people form a temporary business for a specific undertaking |
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| Journal |
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| An accounting list of transactions, which describe each transaction in chronological order: |
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| Judiciary |
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| The branch of government charged with deciding disputes among parties through the application of laws |
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| Jurisdiction |
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| The limitations or boundaries in which a business may be carried out eg Franchise; or the scope of power of a government to exercise its laws |
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