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− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1647] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1647] |
| ==Definitiions== | | ==Definitiions== |
| *1 : a place from which a commander [[performs]] the [[functions]] of command | | *1 : a place from which a commander [[performs]] the [[functions]] of command |
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| [[Entity]] at the [[center]] of a corporation to take full [[responsibility]] for its [[action]], ensures Corporate Governance. Corporate headquarters are a key element of a corporate [[structure]] and cover [[different]] corporate [[functions]] such as [[strategic]] planning, corporate [[communications]], tax, legal, marketing, [[finance]], HR, IT. The corporate headquarters include: CEO as a key [[person]] and his [[support]] staff such as the CEO office and other CEO related [[functions]]; the "Corporate [[policy]] making" functions: Include all corporate functions [[necessary]] to [[Guidance|steer]] the firm by defining and establishing corporate policies; the Corporate Services: Activities that combine or consolidate certain [[enterprise]]-wide needed [[support]] [[services]], provided based on specialized [[knowledge]], best [[practices]], and [[technology]] to serve internal (and sometimes external) customers and [[business]] [[partners]]; the [[Interface]]: Reporting line and bi-directional link between corporate headquarters and [[business]] [[units]]. | | [[Entity]] at the [[center]] of a corporation to take full [[responsibility]] for its [[action]], ensures Corporate Governance. Corporate headquarters are a key element of a corporate [[structure]] and cover [[different]] corporate [[functions]] such as [[strategic]] planning, corporate [[communications]], tax, legal, marketing, [[finance]], HR, IT. The corporate headquarters include: CEO as a key [[person]] and his [[support]] staff such as the CEO office and other CEO related [[functions]]; the "Corporate [[policy]] making" functions: Include all corporate functions [[necessary]] to [[Guidance|steer]] the firm by defining and establishing corporate policies; the Corporate Services: Activities that combine or consolidate certain [[enterprise]]-wide needed [[support]] [[services]], provided based on specialized [[knowledge]], best [[practices]], and [[technology]] to serve internal (and sometimes external) customers and [[business]] [[partners]]; the [[Interface]]: Reporting line and bi-directional link between corporate headquarters and [[business]] [[units]]. |
| *Military | | *Military |
− | Military headquarters take many [[forms]] depending on the size and [[nature]] of the [[unit]] or formation they command. Typically, they are split into the forward, main and rear components, both within [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO NATO] nations, and those following the [[organization]] and [[doctrine]] of the former [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union Soviet Union]. | + | Military headquarters take many [[forms]] depending on the size and [[nature]] of the [[unit]] or formation they command. Typically, they are split into the forward, main and rear components, both within [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO NATO] nations, and those following the [[organization]] and [[doctrine]] of the former [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union Soviet Union]. |
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| The forward or tactical HQs (known as 'Tac' for short) is a small [[group]] of staff and [[communicators]]. Usually very mobile, they exist to allow the commander to go forward in an operation, and command the key parts of it from a position where they can see the ground and [[influence]] their [[immediate]] subordinates. | | The forward or tactical HQs (known as 'Tac' for short) is a small [[group]] of staff and [[communicators]]. Usually very mobile, they exist to allow the commander to go forward in an operation, and command the key parts of it from a position where they can see the ground and [[influence]] their [[immediate]] subordinates. |
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| The main HQs (known as 'Main') is less mobile and is involved in both the [[planning]] and [[execution]] of operations. There are a [[number]] of staff assembled here from various staff branches to [[Counsel|advise]] the commander, and to [[control]] the various aspects of planning and the conduct of discrete operations. A main HQ for a large formation will have a chief of staff (CoS) who [[coordinates]] the staff [[effort]]; in a smaller HQ this may be done by the second-in-command (2iC). | | The main HQs (known as 'Main') is less mobile and is involved in both the [[planning]] and [[execution]] of operations. There are a [[number]] of staff assembled here from various staff branches to [[Counsel|advise]] the commander, and to [[control]] the various aspects of planning and the conduct of discrete operations. A main HQ for a large formation will have a chief of staff (CoS) who [[coordinates]] the staff [[effort]]; in a smaller HQ this may be done by the second-in-command (2iC). |
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− | The rear or logistic HQs ('Rear') is some distance from the battle or front line in [[convention]]al operations. Its [[function]] is to ensure the logistical [[support]] to front line troops, which it does by [[organizing]] the delivery of combat supplies, [[Material|materiel]] and equipment to where they are needed, and by organizing [[services]] such as combat [[medicine]], equipment recovery and repair.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headquarters] | + | The rear or logistic HQs ('Rear') is some distance from the battle or front line in [[convention]]al operations. Its [[function]] is to ensure the logistical [[support]] to front line troops, which it does by [[organizing]] the delivery of combat supplies, [[Material|materiel]] and equipment to where they are needed, and by organizing [[services]] such as combat [[medicine]], equipment recovery and repair.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headquarters] |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |