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JANIS-FEYERABEND HYPOTHESIS

the belief that persuasive discourse is truly effective in case an individual refutes positive arguments on the other side of

JOB CONTEXT

significant aspects of the work situation different from the work itself. It is the physical environment of the work -

JOB ROTATION

an employment practice in which workers are required to perform different duties on a regularly scheduled basis.

JONAH COMPLEX

inhibition of becoming entirely self-actualized for fear of facing new challenges and situations.

JURY NULLIFICATION

It can occur when the members of the jury believe that to find the defendant guilty would be unfair or

JAPANESE MANAGEMENT

management style in Japan in the 1980s stressing continuous improvement in quality, cnsensus decision making and acute inventory systems

JOB CRITERION

The standard criteria used for evaluating employees' performance on a specific job; it consists of supervisor's ratings of employees' performance,

JOB SATISFACTION

the attitude of a worker when he reaps the rewards or the context

JONESTOWN MASS SUICIDE

A small group of members attacked and killed members of a congressional fact finding delegation from the United States, Jones

JUST NOTICEABLE DURATION

the duration for a comparison stimulus that is perceptibly shorter or longer than the duration of a standard stimulus.

JARGON

1. special words or language forms used in a particular profession of given activity.

JOB DESCRIPTION

an official job representation created by a company's personnel department to individuals applying or holding a specific job. Although formats

JOB TENURE

the length of time an employee spends in a position

JOST'S LAW

the principle that the newer of two associations of equal strength will show more loss over time than will the

JUSTICE

The legal process and the imposition of proportionate punishment. See common sense, procedural justice. It is the impartial and fair

JAUNDICE

a syndrome, characterised with a variety of liver, gallbladder and blood disorders, marked by the bile-pigment deposition in the skin,

JOB DESCRIPTIVE INDEX (JI)I)

a 72-item instrument measuring employees' attitudes in areas such as work, pay, supervision, promotions and coworkers.

JOB-CHARACTERISTICS MODEL

A model that tries to characterize the basic parametres of a job.

JOUISSANCE

enjoyment or pleasure that's something more than mere satisfaction of instincts. Such pleasure is seen as subversive and destabilizing force.

JUSTIFICATION

In epistemology, it is a concept of intellectual responsibility regarding the norms of belief about ideas, actions, emotions, claims, theories