1 | Force-field analysis | | _____ | Orderly way to resolve differences of opinion |
2 | Front-back structure | | _____ | Organizational structure that mixes elements of the functional, product, and geographic structures |
3 | Functional HR | | _____ | Organizational structure that divides an organization into "front" functions, which focus on customers or market groups, and "back" functions, which design and develop products and services |
4 | Functional structure | | _____ | HR structural alternative in which headquarters HR specialists craft policies and HR generalists located within divisions or other locales implement the policies, adapt them as needed, and interact with employees |
5 | Geographic structure | | _____ | Organizational structure in which geographic regions define the organizational chart |
6 | Grievance procedure | | _____ | Self-employed individuals hired on a contract basis for specialized services |
7 | HR audit | | _____ | Situation in which an organization shares responsibility and liability for their alternative workers with an alternative staffing supplier; also known as co-employment |
8 | Human resource information system (HRIS) | | _____ | Use of technology to collect, process and condense information, for the purpose of managing the information efficiently as an organizational resource |
9 | Hybrid structure | | _____ | Information technology framework and tools for gathering, storing, maintaining, retrieving, revising, and reporting relevant HR data |
10 | Independent contractors | | _____ | Various forms of collective employee actions taken to protest work conditions or employer action |
11 | Industrial actions | | _____ | Ownership of innovation by an individual or business enterprise; includes patented, trademarked, or copyrighted property |
12 | Information management (IM) | | _____ | Systematic and comprehensive evaluation of an organization's HR policies, practices, procedures, and strategies |
13 | Intellectual property (IP) | | _____ | Organizational structure in which departments are defined by the services they contribute to the organization's overall mission, such as marketing and sales, operations, and HR |
14 | Joint employement | | _____ | Type of analysis in which factors that can influence an outcome in either a negative or positive manner are listed and then assigned weights to indicate their relative strengths |