Term of the Day autonomy Human resource management: A degree or level of freedom and discretionallowed to an employee over his or her job. As a general rule, jobs with highdegree of autonomy engender a sense of responsibility and greater job satisfaction in the employee(s). Not every employee, however, prefers a job with high degree of responsibility. Learn more about this term Usage Example Most workers would prefer to have a boss that gives them autonomy to complete their tasks rather than a boss who is a micromanager.

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