Human Resource Management: Text and Cases

Commonly Used Jargons

Jargon	Meaning	Usage
■ above board	■ Honest and open.	■ I do not think you are being totally above board with me.
■ anecdotal information	■ Scattered stories or reports and not scientific or definitive.	■ You cannot base such an important decision on anecdotal information.
■ apple polish	■ To support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior.	■ Harish has reached this position not through his competence but apple polishing.
■ armchair general	■ Someone who speaks critically, but has no experience in the field in question.	■ Joining a consultancy straight after college runs the risk of one becoming an armchair general.
■ b2b	■ Business to business. This is a way to describes commerce transactions ...