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modello
modello , small plan of a major work presented by Renaissance and baroque artists to the patron who commissioned the work. The modello was intended to show the patron how the finished project would look. Many modelli exist as works of art in their own right.... Read more |
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work ethic
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Empowerment
Empowerment The primary goal of employee empowerment is to give workers a greater voice in decisions about work-related matters. Their decision-making authority can range from offering suggestions to exercising veto power over management decisions. Although the range of decisions that employees may... Read more |
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Subcontractor
SUBCONTRACTOR One who takes a portion of a contract from the principal contractor or from another subcontractor. When an individual or a company is involved in a large-scale project, a contractor is often hired to see that the work is done. The contractor, however, rarely does all the work. The... Read more |
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Morale
Morale From a managerial perspective, morale embodies the collective spirit and motivation of a group of employees. Other terms used to designate this concept include esprit and esprit de corps. In fact, esprit de corps was one of the first management principles identified by Henri Fayol in the... Read more |
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attribution
attribution. A term in art history and criticism for the assignment to an artist of a work of uncertain authorship. Attributions are sometimes made on the evidence of documents. A painting of unknown authorship may, for example, be found to accord with a description in an inventory where the artist... Read more |
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equity theory
equity theory A cognitive theory of motivation, based on the work of J. Stacey Adams, which claims that employees will be motivated if they believe that they are fairly treated in the workplace. The theory proposes that employees form an estimate of how the total benefits they receive from a job... Read more |
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least-work principle
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least-work profile
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