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WORK FORCE SCALING GUIDELINE [1 record]

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Record 1 2026-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
  • Personnel Management (General)
DEF

workforce scaling guidelines: Guidelines that express workforce requirements as variables dependent upon a set of criteria.

OBS

An example of such a criterion is workload.

OBS

The replacement of "manpower" by "workforce" aligns with gender‑neutral and inclusive terminology in personnel management.

OBS

workforce scaling guideline; manpower scaling guideline: designations usually used in the plural.

OBS

workforce scaling guideline; WSG: The plural form of this designation (workforce scaling guidelines), the abbreviation and the definition are standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • manpower scaling guidelines
  • workforce scaling guidelines
  • work force scaling guidelines
  • work force scaling guideline

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
  • Gestion du personnel (Généralités)
DEF

Guide indiquant la manière de déterminer les effectifs nécessaires sous la forme de variables basées sur une série de critères.

OBS

La charge de travail est un exemple de ces critères.

OBS

guide de calcul des effectifs : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración militar
  • Gestión del personal (Generalidades)
DEF

Tablas o guías que dan las normas que fijan la relación entre los efectivos necesarios y la carga de trabajo a desarrollar.

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