Strategy
A plan of action designed to achieve a particular set of objectives
Vision
What we expect to become as an organization at a particular point in time in the future
Mission Statement
A statement laying out our expectation of what we're going to do in order to become the organization that we have envisioned
Objectives
statements of what is to be accomplished in singular, specific, and measurable terms, with a target date
Organizational structure
the way in which an organization groups its resources to accomplish its mission
Complexity
degree to which different parts of the organization are segregated from one another
Formalization
degree to which jobs are standardized within an organization, meaning the degree to which we have created policies, procedures, and rules that "program" the jobs of the employees
Centralization
degree to which decision making is concentrated within the organization
Organizational culture
The values, beliefs, and assumptions about appropriate behavior that members of an organization share
Data Analytics
Process of accessing large amounts of date in order to analyze those data and gain insight into significant trends or patters within organizations or industries
Human resource information systems (HRIS)
interacting database systems that aim at generating and delivering HR information and allow us to automate some human resource management functions
Economic value added (EVA)
measure of profits that remain after the cost of capital has been deducted from operating profits
Return on investment (ROI)
Measure of the financial return we receive because of something that we do to invest in our organization or its people