CH. 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Strategic Planning

A

procedures for making decisions about the organization’s long-term goals and strategies

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Human Resources Planning

A

the process of anticipating and providing for the movement of people into, within, and out of an organization

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Strategic Human Resources Management

A

the pattern of human resources deployments and activities that enable an organization to achieve its strategic goals

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Mission

A

the basic purpose of the organization as well as its scope of operation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Strategic Vision

A

a statement about where the company is going and what it can become in the future; clarifies the long-term direction of the company and its strategic intent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Core Values

A

the strong and enduring beliefs and principles that the company uses as a foundation for its decisions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Environmental Scanning

A

systematic monitoring of the major external forces influencing the organization

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Business Environment

A

external factors in the general environment that a firm cannot directly control but that can affect its strategy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Remote Environment

A

Forces that generally affect most, if not all, firms such as the economy and technological, demographic, and legal and regulatory changes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Competitive Environment

A

Consists of a firm’s specific industry, including the industry’s customers, rival firms, new entrants, substitutes, and suppliers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Core Capabilities

A

integrated knowledge sets within an organization that distinguish it from its competitors and deliver value to customers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Value Creation

A

what the firm adds to a product or service by virtue of making it; the amount of benefits provided by the product or service once the costs of making it are subtracted

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Cultural Audits

A

Audits of the culture and quality of work life in an organization

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Value-based hiring

A

the process of outlining the behaviors that exemplify a firm’s corporate culture and then hiring people who are a fit for them

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Trend Analysis

A

a quantitative approach to forecasting labor demand based on an organizational index such as sales

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Management Forecasts

A

the opinions (judgements) of supervisors, department managers, experts, or others knowledgeable about the organization’s future employment needs

17
Q

Staffing Tables

A

Graphic representations of all organizational jobs, along with the numbers of employees currently occupying those jobs and future (monthly or yearly) employment requirements

18
Q

Markov Analysis

A

A method for tracking the pattern of employee movements through various jobs

19
Q

Quality of Fill

A

A metric designed to measure how well new hires that fill positions are performing on the job

20
Q

Skill Inventories

A

Files of personnel education, experience, interests, skill, and so on that allow managers to quickly match job openings with employee backgrounds

21
Q

Replacement Charts

A

listing of current job-holders and people who are potential replacements if an opening occurs

22
Q

Succession Planning

A

the process of identifying, developing, and tracking key individuals for executive positions

23
Q

Human Capital Readiness

A

the process of evaluating the availability of critical talent in a company and comparing it to the firm’s supply

24
Q

SWOT analysis

A

A comparison of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for strategy formulation purposes

25
Q

Benchmarking

A

the process of looking at your practices and performance in a given area and then comparing them with those of other companies

26
Q

Balanced Scorecard

A

A measurement framework that helps managers translate strategic goals into operational objectives

27
Q

Organizational Capability

A

The capacity of the organization to act and change in pursuit of sustainable competitive advantage