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Heterogeneous groups |
Groups that are comprised of people from different cultures. |
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High context cultures |
Cultures that value the full context of a communication including non-verbal cues and the relationship with the speaker. |
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Holding company |
A company owning a significant portion of another companys voting stock in order to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board members. |
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Homogenous groups |
Groups that are comprised of people from different cultures. |
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Horizontal organization |
A flat organizational structure that consists of fewer hierarchal levels. Such organizational structures often rely on the use of cross-functional teams. |
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Hostile takeover |
A leveraged purchase of a company that goes against the wishes of the target companys management and board of directors. |
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Human capital |
The collective knowledge, skills and abilities of an organizations employees. |
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Human resource accounting |
The process of measuring employee costs and value to the company. |
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Human resource auditing |
The process of assessing HR programs and services to determine effectiveness or efficiency. |
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Human resource metrics |
Measurements used to determine the value and effectiveness of HR strategies. Typically includes such items as cost-per-hire, turnover rates/costs, training and human capital ROI, labor/productivity rates and costs, benefit costs per employee, etc. |
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Human resources planning |
The process of anticipating future staffing needs and ensuring that a sufficient pool of talent possessing the skills and experience needed will be available to meet those needs. |
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Hybrid organization |
An organization whose structure is comprised of both vertical and horizontal models. |
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