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Question 1

Hacking

Answer 1

Act of deliberately accessing computer data without permission.

Question 2

Hazard

Answer 2

Potential for harm, often associated with a condition or activity that, if left uncontrolled, can result in injury or illness.

Question 3

Head count

Answer 3

Number of people on an organization’s payroll at a particular moment in time.

Question 4

High-context cultures

Answer 4

Societies or groups characterized by complex, usually long-standing networks of relationships; members share a rich history of common experience, so the way they interact and interpret events is often not apparent to outsiders.

Question 5

Hostile environment harassment

Answer 5

Occurs when sexual or other discriminatory conduct is so severe and pervasive that it interferes with an individual’s performance; creates an intimidating, threatening, or humiliating work environment; or perpetuates a situation that affects the employee’s psychological well-being.

Question 6

HR audit

Answer 6

Systematic and comprehensive evaluation of an organization’s HR policies, practices, procedures, and strategies.

Question 7

Human resource information system (HRIS)

Answer 7

Information technology framework and tools for gathering, storing, maintaining, retrieving, revising, and reporting HR data.