Human resources

Human resources

Referring to the function within an organisation that is charged with managing its employees, often as well as its recruitment process.

Industry: Business administration; Business services

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Occupational stress indicator (OSI)

Business administration; Human resources

A psychological test that tries to measure the degree of job satisfaction and (dissatisfaction) that an individual is experiencing. Produced in 1987 by a leading expert on stress, Cary Cooper, and ...

Personnel management

Business administration; Human resources

A specialised function concerned with all aspects of the management of human resources in an organisation from recruitment to retirement, including conditions of employment, selection, training, ...

360° evaluation

Business administration; Human resources

A technique used in personnel management, where opinions about someone's work are obtained from his or her superiors as well as equal-status colleagues. Compare with 180° evaluation.

180° evaluation

Business administration; Human resources

A technique used in personnel management where opinions about someone's work are obtained from all of his or her equal status colleagues. Compare with 360° evaluation.