CH2 Definitions_Strategy and Planning

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Managing HR Textbook
Taylor Bentley
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Strategy Planning Procedures for making decisions about the organization's long-term goals and strategies
Human Resource Planning (HRP) The process of anticipating and providing for the movement of people into, within and out of the organization
Strategic HR Management (SHRM) The pattern of HR deployments and activitie that enable an organization to achieve its strategic goals
Mission The basic purpose of the organization as well as its scope of operations
Strategic Wisdom 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
Core Values The strong and enduring beliefs and principles that the company uses as a foundation for its decisions
Environmental Scanning Systematic monitoring of the major external forces influencing the organization
Core Capabilities Integrated knowledge sets within an organization that distinguish it from its competitors and deliver value to customers
Value Creation 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
Cultural Audits Audits of the culture and quality of work life in an organization
Values-Based Hiring The process of outlining the behaviours that exemplify a firm's corporate culture and then hiring people who are a fit for them
Trend Analysis A quantitative approach to forecasting labour demand based on an organizational index such as sales
Management Forecasts The opinions of supervisors, department managers, experts, or others knowledgable about the organization's future employment needs
Staffing Tables Graphic representations of all organizational jobs, along with the numbers of employees currently occupying those jobs and future employment requirements (monthly or yearly)
Markov Analysis A method for tracking the pattern of employee movements through various jobs
Quality of Fill A metric designed to assess how well new hires are performing on the job
Skill Inventories Files of personnel education, experience, interests and skills that allow managers to quickly match job openings with employee backgrounds
Replacement Charts Lists of current jobholders and people who are potentional replacements if an opening occurs
Succession Planning The process of identifying, developing, and tracking key individuals for executive positions
Human Capital Readiness The process of evaluating the availability of critical talent in a company and comparing it to the firm's supply
SWOT Analysis A comparison of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for strategy formulation purposes
Attrition A natural departure of employees from organizations through quits, retirements and deaths
Hiring Freeze A practice whereby new workers are not hired as planned or workers who have left the organization are not replaced
Termination Practice initiated by an employer to separate an employee from the organization permanently
Severance Pay A lump-sum payment given to terminated employees by an employer at the time of an employer-initiated termination
Benchmarking The process of measuring one's own services and practice against the recognized leaders in order to identify areas for improvement
Balanced Scorecard (BSC) A measurement framework that helps managers translate strategic goals into operational objectives
Organizational Capability The capacity of the organization to act and change in pursuit of sustainable competitive advantage
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