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labour, division of — the separation of a work process into a number of tasks, with each task performed by a separate person or group of persons. It is most often applied to systems of mass production and is one of the basic organizing principles of the assembly … Universalium
division of labour — diˌvision of ˈlabour , division of labor noun divisions of labour PLURALFORM [countable, uncountable] ECONOMICS a way of organizing work in which each member of a group has one particular job to do instead of each member doing a share of all the… … Financial and business terms
labour — la‧bour [ˈleɪbə ǁ ər] , labor noun [uncountable] 1. work involving a lot of physical or mental effort: • The garage charges £65 an hour for labour. • those involved in repetitive, unskilled manual labour (= work that involves using your … Financial and business terms
labour — /lay beuhr/, n., v.i., v.t., adj. Chiefly Brit. labor. Usage. See or1. * * * I In economics, the general body of wage earners. In classical economics, labour is one of the three factors of production, along with capital and land. Labour can also… … Universalium
Division of labour — is the specialisation of cooperative labour in specific, circumscribed tasks and like roles. Historically an increasingly complex division of labour is closely associated with the growth of total output and trade, the rise of capitalism, and of… … Wikipedia
Division of Labour & Transaction Costs — Abbreviated title (ISO) DLTC Discipline Economics … Wikipedia
Labour law — concerns the inequality of bargaining power between employers and workers. Labour law (also called labor law or employment law) is the body of laws, administrative rulings, and precedents which address the legal rights of, and restrictions on,… … Wikipedia
Labour and Labour Legislation — • Labour is work done by mind or body either partly or wholly for the purpose of producing utilities Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Labour and Labour Legislation Labour and Labour Legislation … Catholic encyclopedia
Labour Party (Malta) — Labour Party Partit Laburista Leader Joseph Muscat Founded 15 October … Wikipedia
division of labour — The assigning of different functions to different agents • • • Main Entry: ↑division * * * division of labour UK US noun [singular] the way that the work that needs to be done is divided so that different people are responsible for different… … Useful english dictionary
