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Explain two possible limitations associated with establishing internally consistent compensation systems.

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There may be limitations;however,that ha...

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These indicate the name of each job within a company's job structure.


A) job specifications
B) job summaries
C) position headings
D) job titles

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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George owns a small public relations firm and customer courtesy is considered to be the most important factor in all of the jobs.Which job-content evaluation approach is George likely to use?


A) alternation ranking
B) simple ranking plans
C) paired comparison
D) classification plans

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Narrowly defined jobs can create which type of problem?


A) bureaucracy
B) excessive flexibility
C) extremely small pay differentials based on job worth differences
D) difficulty in conducting a job evaluation.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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According to the EEOC,________ refers to a present competence to perform an observable behavior.

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Summarize the five main activities of job analysis work.

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First,determine a job analysis program.A...

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Which of the following two are considered job evaluation techniques?


A) market-based and appeals-based
B) compensable content and job-based
C) market-based and job content
D) compensable content and job content

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Which source is generally able to provide the most extensive and detailed information about how job duties are performed?


A) job analysts
B) supervisors
C) job incumbents
D) benchmark jobs

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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Which type of jobs provides reference points to judge against other jobs within a company?


A) standardized jobs
B) high-value jobs
C) benchmark jobs
D) hierarchical jobs

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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A human resource manager of a company decides to change the current job-content valuation technique by using a quantitative methodology.He thinks that the old approach fails to balance internal and external considerations while evaluating jobs.Which type of job evaluation technique do you suggest for this HR manager?


A) job-content evaluation
B) market-based evaluation
C) point method
D) simple ranking plan

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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________ information describes physical and social factors that influence the nature of work.

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Which of the following is one of the four "universal compensable factors"?


A) cognitive ability
B) personality
C) effort
D) motivation

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Compare and contrast job analysis and job evaluation.

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Job analysis is a systematic process for...

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This is the systematic process for recognizing differences in the relative worth among a set of jobs and for establishing pay differentials accordingly.


A) job analysis
B) job content
C) job evaluation
D) job-relatedness

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Developing internally consistent job structures affects the competitive strategy of a company.Which of the following is a potential constraint on competitive strategy?


A) reducing a company's rigidity to respond to moves by the competition
B) potentially causing the definition of jobs to become less fluid
C) leading to less routinization
D) potentially creating far more bureaucratization within an organization

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Sarah works at a federal government agency.Her pay rate is determined by her GS level and work seniority.Which type of job-content evaluation approach was used to categorize her job?


A) alternation ranking
B) simple ranking plans
C) paired comparison
D) classification plans

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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________ are the social context or physical environment where work will be performed.

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Generalized work activities,organizational context,and work context are requirements under which O*NET category?


A) experience
B) occupation
C) requirements
D) labor market characteristics

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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These are the salient job characteristics that are the general basis for job evaluations and are used to establish relative pay rates.


A) job descriptions
B) compensable factors
C) occupation descriptions
D) ranking plans

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Who leads the process of analyzing jobs?


A) compensation generalists
B) HR specialists
C) HR generalists
D) compensation specialists

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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