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Vocab chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Communication style | How one says or writes something when one says or writes something and why someone says something |
| Demographics | Information about a population |
| Disability | Physically or mentally impaired that greatly limits major activities |
| Discrimination | When people act on their prejudices negatively |
| Electives | optional courses not needed for graduation |
| Equity | equal pay and freedom from employment discrimination |
| E-commerce | buying and selling goods of the internet |
| Entrapenuwer | person who creates a business |
| Futurecasting | making predictions based on trends |
| Job-sharing | two employs split a full time position and pay |
| Labor force | all people aged 16 and older who are working or actively seeking employment |
| Lifelong learning | constantly improving education and training throughout life |
| Nontraditional careers | careers with one gender of 25 percent or fewer workers |
| off shoring | relocation one business from one country to another |
| out sourcing | a company hires workers outside the company |
| Reasonable accommodations | changes needed t the job ir the work environment to provide assistance to do the job properly |
| STEM | courses related to science technology engineering or Math careers |
| Telecommutioning | a company links its offices to employees at another location |
| Trends | Generally direction or change over a period of time |
| Virtual learning | educational materials and courses available on the internet. |
| Workforce trends | changes employers make to be more competitive |
| Workplace diversity | a workplace includes a variety of workers with different backgrounds viewpoints experiences and ideas |
| Workplace trends | changes employers make to be more competitive |