Acronyms Flashcards
ADEA
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
ASEAN
Association of South East Asian Nations
BOK
Body of knowledge
BRIC
Brazil, Russia, India, China
BT
Business traveler
C&B
Compensation and benefits
CBT
Computer Based Training
CEE
Central and Eastern Europe
CEO
Chief executive officer
CFO
Chief financial officer
CIPD
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
COLA
Cost of Living Allowance
CSR
Corporate Social Responsibility
EEA
European economic area
EFTA
European free trade agreement
EPI
Efficient purchaser index
ESOP
Employee stock ownership plan
ESPP
Employee stock purchaser plans
ETUC
European trade union confederation
EU
European Union
FCN
Friendship, Commerce and Navigation Treaty
FCPA
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
FDI
Foreign Direct Investment
FTAA
Free Trade Area of the Americas
Fx
Exchange Rate
GATT
General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs
GEC
Global Employment Company
GHRIS
Global HR Info System
GI
Global Integration
GLOBE
Global Leadership and Org Behavior Effectiveness
GPHR
Global Professional in HR
GUFs
Global Union Federations
HCN
Host country nationals
HQ
Head quarters
HRCI
HR Certification Institute
IA
International Assignment
IB
International Business
ICC
International Chamber of Commerce
ICFTU
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
IE
International Employee
IHR
International HR
IHRM
International HR Management
IJV
International Joint Venture
ILO
International Labor Organization, U.S.
ILP
International Labour Organisation, UK
IMF
International Monetary Fund
INS
Immigration and Naturalisation Service
IPM
International Performance Management
IPO
Intellectual Property Office
IT
Information Technology
ITUC
International Trade Union Confederation
JV
Joint Venture
LR
Local responsiveness
M&A
Merger and Acquisiton
MNE
Multi National Enterprise
NAALC
North American Agreement on Labour Cooperation
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
NGO
Non Governmental Organization
OECD
Office of European Economic Cooperation
OEEC
Office of European Economic cooperation
PA
Performance Appraisal
PCN
Parent Country National
PCT
Parent Cooperation Treaty
PM
Performance Management
PRC
People’s Republic of China
R&D
Research & Development
SAR
Stock Appreciation Rights
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
SHRM
Society for Human Resource Management
SIHRM
Strategic International HR Mgmt
SME
Small and medium sized enterprises
SOX
Sarbones-oxley
TCN
Third Country National
T&D
Training and Development
TI
Transparency International
TNC
Transnational Corporation
TUAC
Trade Union Advisory Committee
UN
United Nations
UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UK
United Kingdom
U.S.
United States
WCL
World Confederation of Labor
WFPMA
World Federation of People Management Associations
WfTU
World Federation of Trade Unions
WIPO
World Industrial Property Organization
WLB
Work-life balance
WTO
World Trade Organization
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act