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Chapter 4 vocab
Question | Answer |
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Communication style | how one says or writes something, when one says or writes it, and why one says or writes it |
Demographics | information about a population |
Disability | physical or mental impairment that greatly limits major activities |
Discrimination | occurs when people act on their prejudices negetively |
Electives | optional courses not needed for graduation |
Equity | equal pay and freedom from employment discrimination |
E-Commerse | buying and selling goods over the internet |
Entrepeneur | person who creates a business |
Futurecasting | making predictions based on trends |
Job-sharing | two employees split full-time position and pay |
Labor Force | all people aged 16 and older who are working or actively seeking employment |
Lifelong learning | constantly improving education and training throughout life |
Nontraditional career | careers with one gender of 25 percent or fewer workers |
Offshoring | relocating a business from one country to another |
Outsourcing | a company hires workers outside the company |
Reasonable accommodations | changes needed to the job or the work environment to provide assistance to do the job properly |
STEM | courses related to science, technology, engineering, or math careers |
Telecommuting | a company links its offices to employees at another location |
Trends | general direction or change over a period of time |
Virtual learning | educational materials and courses available on the internet |
Workforce trends | changes employees make to allow them to meet their personal and professional goals and responsibilities |
Workplace diversity | a workplace includes a variety of workers with different backgrounds, viewpoints, experiences, and ideas |
Workplace trends | changes employees make to be more competitive |