G Flashcards
Gender identity
Refers to one’s internal, personal sense of being a man or a woman (or boy or girl), which may or may not be the same as one’s sexual assignment at birth.
General Duty Clause
Statement in U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Act that requires employers subject to OSHA to provide employees with a safe and healthy work environment.
General pay increase
Pay increase given to employees based on local competitive market requirements; awarded regardless of employee performance.
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
U.S act that prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of their genetic information in both employment and health insurance.
Geographic structure
Organizational structure in which geographic regions define the organizational chart.
Global integration (GI)
Globalization strategy that emphasizes consistency of approach, standardization of processes, and a common corporate culture across global operations.
Globalization
Status of growing interconnectedness and interdependency among countries, people, markets, and organizations worldwide.
Global mindset
Ability to take an international perspective, inclusive of other cultures’ views.
Glocalization
Characteristic of an organization with a strong global image but an equally strong local identity.
Governance
System of rules and processes set up by an organization to ensure its compliance with local and international laws, accounting rules, ethical norms, internal codes of conduct, and other standards.
Green-circle rates
Situations in which an employee’s pay is below the minimum of the range.
Grievance procedure
Orderly way to resolve differences of opinion.
Griggs v. Duke Power
U.S. case that set the standard for determining whether discrimination based on disparate impact exists.
Gross profit margin
Ratio of gross profit to net sales.
