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Human Capital
The economic value that an employee provides to an organization through their knowledge, skills, and abilities. Importance: Key factor in organizational performance and competitive advantage.
Talent Acquisition
The process of finding and acquiring skilled human labor for organizational needs and to meet any labor requirement. Importance: Critical for sourcing the best talent to achieve business goals.
Compensation Package
The combination of salary and additional benefits that an employee receives from their employer. Importance: Attracts and retains employees; affects job satisfaction.
360-Degree Feedback
A system where employees receive confidential, anonymous feedback from the people who work around them. Importance: Offers a comprehensive view of employee performance.
Employee Engagement
The extent to which employees feel passionate about their jobs, are committed to the organization, and put discretionary effort into their work. Importance: Impacts productivity and retention.
Onboarding
The process of integrating a new employee into an organization and its culture. Importance: Effective onboarding improves employee retention and productivity.
Organizational Development
The deliberate, systematic, and sustained effort to improve the effectiveness of an organization. Importance: Helps organizations adapt to changes and improve processes.
Turnover Rate
A measurement of the number of employees who leave an organization over a set period. Importance: It helps to measure employee retention and satisfaction.
Outsourcing
The practice of having certain job functions done outside a company instead of having an in-house department handle them. Importance: Can reduce costs and increase efficiency.
KPI
Key Performance Indicators are measurable values that demonstrate how effectively a company is achieving business objectives. Importance: KPIs help in monitoring progress towards goals.
Diversity and Inclusion
Policies and programs that promote the representation and participation of different groups of individuals. Importance: Enhances business innovation and decision-making.
Performance Appraisal
A regular review of an employee’s job performance and contribution to the company. Importance: It assists in career development and compensation decisions.
Attrition
The natural process where the workforce shrinks due to employees retiring or resigning. Importance: Its analysis helps anticipate future hiring needs and costs.
Benchmarking
The process of comparing one's business processes and performance metrics to industry bests or best practices. Importance: Helps organizations understand how they compare with competitors.
Succession Planning
A strategy for passing on leadership roles, often the ownership of a company, to an employee or group of employees. Importance: Ensures business continuity and leadership development.
Employee Retention
The ability of an organization to retain its employees. Importance: Reduces turnover costs and preserves the knowledge base within the company.
HR Analytics
The process of collecting and analyzing Human Resource data to improve an organization’s workforce performance. Importance: Provides insights for better HR decision-making and strategic planning.
Change Management
The approach to transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations to a desired future state. Importance: Ensures smooth transition and effective adoption of change.
Employer Branding
The process of promoting a company as the employer of choice to a desired target group. Importance: Attracts and retains talented employees; affects perception of company.
Work-life Balance
The equilibrium between an individual’s work and personal life. Importance: Good balance can lead to improved employee health, productivity, and retention.
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