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OPTIMAL MANNING [1 record]

Record 1 1994-07-18

English

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

A condition that occurs when the number of people that is demanded by a behavior setting is equal to the number of essential tasks to be carried out.

OBS

Related terms: overmanning, undermanning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
  • Comportement humain
DEF

Condition existant lorsque le nombre d'individus dans un cadre comportemental est égal au nombre de tâches essentielles à remplir.

OBS

Termes connexes : sous-peuplement, surpeuplement.

Spanish

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