white-collar employees

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• White-collar crime — Within the field of criminology, white collar crime or incorporated governance has been defined by Edwin Sutherland as a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation (1949). Sutherland was a …   Wikipedia

• White-collar worker — The term white collar worker refers to a salaried professional who performs semi professional office, administrative, and sales coordination tasks, as opposed to a blue collar worker, whose job requires manual labor. White collar work is an… …   Wikipedia

• white-collar crime — white collar criminal. any of various crimes, as embezzlement, fraud, or stealing office equipment, committed by business or professional people while working at their occupations. [1945 50] * * * Introduction   crime committed by persons who,… …   Universalium

• white-collar crime — A term introduced by Edwin Sutherland in the 1940s in order to draw attention to the illegalities and misdeeds of ‘captains of industry’ and other middle class members of the business world (see his’White Collar Criminality’, American… …   Dictionary of sociology

• white-collar —  Executives, managers, professional employees.  ► “Now, electronically controlled machines are replacing white collar workers throughout major corporations.” (Industry Week, Sept. 4, 1995, p. 58) …   American business jargon

• white-collar — adjective Date: 1920 of, relating to, or constituting the class of salaried employees whose duties do not call for the wearing of work clothes or protective clothing compare blue collar …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• dirty-white-collar — (DUR.tee wyt kaw.lur) adj. Relating to a corrupt, seedy, or criminal businessperson. Example Citation: David Ebert, a Rancho Santa Fe water district executive, committed the same crime Longanbach did. He commandeered the services of underlings… …   New words

• Collar workers — Groups of workers are sometimes referred to be the characteristics of their uniforms or clothing. Blue collar workers are so named because they tended to wear sturdy, inexpensive clothing that didn t show dirt easily, such as blue denim or… …   Wikipedia

• Plaid-collar crime — is an act of theft or related criminal offence that directly affects farm workers, such as the theft of produce or farm stock and equipment. Although plaid collar crime (Rural Commodity Theft) isn t a recognised criminal exercise, it has become… …   Wikipedia

• Department for Professional Employees, AFL–CIO — DPE, AFL CIO Full name Department for Professional Employees, AFL CIO Founded 1977 Country United States Head union Paul E. Almeida …   Wikipedia

• Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO — Infobox Union name= DPE, AFL CIO full name= Department for Professional Employees, AFL CIO founded= 1977 country= United States office= Washington, D.C. people= website= [http://www.dpeaflcio.org/ www.dpeaflcio.org] affiliation= AFL CIO members=… …   Wikipedia