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OVERMANNING [2 records]

Record 1 2003-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
CONT

Although the [Austin Rover plants] are among Europe's most productive plants, they are still - by Japanese standards - suffering from overmanning and archaic working practices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
CONT

Le travail à temps partiel devrait donc permettre [à Intercolor] de résoudre à la fois ses problèmes de sureffectifs et de sous-effectifs - ce qui se traduira immédiatement par une forte amélioration de la productivité. (L'Expansion 22.05-04.06.81 p. 26)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trabajo y empleo
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Record 2 1994-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
  • Human Behaviour
DEF

A condition that occurs when the number of available persons exceeds the number of essential tasks to be carried out in a given behavior setting.

OBS

Related terms: optimal manning, undermanning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
  • Comportement humain
DEF

Condition existant lorsque le nombre d'individus disponibles excède le nombre de tâches essentielles à remplir dans un cadre comportemental donné.

OBS

Termes connexes : peuplement optimal, sous-peuplement.

Spanish

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