Thesaurus
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Thesaurus: 1501 entries.
ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: Variable used in the statistical tables to refer to a shift or transformation in the way in which work is organized in the workplace, or between one workplace and others.
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ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: Indicated by work behaviours that are beneficial to the organization, but which are discretionary - that is, not directly or explicitly recognized by the formal reward system.
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ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE (Search for related entries in the library)
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE (Search for related entries in the library)
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ORGANIZED LABOUR
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ORGANIZING THE UNORGANIZED
Scope Note: The process of organizing workplaces into unions. Highlights union strategies to this end.
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OTTAWA (Search for related entries in the library)
OUTSOURCING (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: The contracting out of a part of an organization's operations to a third party. For example, in health care in Canada, many hospitals have contracted out cleaning services to third party companies.
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OVERTIME (Search for related entries in the library)
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