Autocratic Leadership

DICTIONARY OF HR TERMINOLOGY

This Dictionary of HR Terminology/Glossary of HRD/HRM Terms has been compiled by adapting from multiple sources and has been proof checked by international HR professionals.

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Affirmative Action (also Positive Discrimination)

A policy or a program, which aims to redress past or present discrimination through active measures to ensure equal opportunity for all citizens. In India, the focus has mostly been on undoing the ills suffered by some groups due to caste discrimination and in South Africa or USA, on race-based discrimination. Examples of affirmative action can be found in education, employment or representation in decision-making bodies. Typical groups targeted for affirmative action are characterized by race, gender, ethnicity or disability status.

Appraisal (also Performance Planning)

Performance appraisal is the process of reviewing employee performance, setting new performance objectives, documenting the review, and also possibly delivering the review verbally in a face-to-face meeting. Annual performance reviews are typically intended to give mutual feedback on performance to the employee and often also to the supervisor, set new performance objectives and justify personnel decisions, e.g. compensations and benefits.

Attrition

Attrition is the reduction in staff and number of employees in a company through natural means such as retirement or resignation. This method for a company to decrease labour costs is considered better for company morale than labour-reduction techniques, such as mass layoffs. Some claim involuntary attrition, a synonym for laying-off and firing employees to be a form of attrition.

Autocratic Leadership

A form of corporate leadership. A leader determines the policy of the organization and instructs members what to do. In this subjective style, the leader solves the problem or makes the decision using information available to the leader at the time.

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