Question 1

Delayering is a work design change that involves:

Accepted Answer

A) reducing the budget allocated to individual departments 
B) creating a union-free workforce 
C) cutting down the number of work levels 
D) establishing an ergonomic workflow 
E) creating more number of supervisory jobs 
A) reducing the budget allocated to individual departments 
B) creating a union-free workforce 
C) cutting down the number of work levels 
D) establishing an ergonomic workflow 
E) creating more number of supervisory jobs C

Question 2

structure is a pay structure for well-defined jobs with relatively small differences in pay.

Accepted Answer

A) Egalitarian 
B) Loosely coupled 
C) Tailored 
D) Flexible 
E) Adaptive 
A) Egalitarian 
B) Loosely coupled 
C) Tailored 
D) Flexible 
E) Adaptive C

Question 3

Applied to internal structures, procedural justice addresses whether the actual pay differences among employees are acceptable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The process by which goods and services are delivered to the customer is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) pay structure 
B) workflow 
C) line-of-sight 
D) salary administration 
E) procedural justice 
A) pay structure 
B) workflow 
C) line-of-sight 
D) salary administration 
E) procedural justice

Question 5

In the context of internal labour markets, pay for non-entry jobs is heavily influenced by:

Accepted Answer

A) the wage paid at entry level 
B) tenure with the organization 
C) wages paid by other organizations for similar jobs 
D) internal factors of the organization 
E) availability of skills in the external market 
A) the wage paid at entry level 
B) tenure with the organization 
C) wages paid by other organizations for similar jobs 
D) internal factors of the organization 
E) availability of skills in the external market

Question 6

What is human capital?

Accepted Answer

Human capital is the

Question 7

Whatever wage the employer and the employee agree upon is called:

Accepted Answer

A) differential value 
B) nominal value 
C) marginal value 
D) use value 
E) exchange value 
A) differential value 
B) nominal value 
C) marginal value 
D) use value 
E) exchange value

Question 8

A hierarchical pay structure seeks to encourage teamwork by minimizing pay differentials among employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

For an organization that is performing worse than its competitors, what may be an outcome of using the Institutional Theory?

Accepted Answer

For an organization that is performing w

Question 10

List the external factors that shape internal pay structures.

Accepted Answer

Economic pressures,

Question 11

Unions, stockholders, and even political groups have a stake in establishing internal pay structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What does a person-based structure focus on?

Accepted Answer

A person-based structure focus

Question 13

Equal treatment of employees can result in more knowledgeable employees with more responsible jobs going unrecognized and unrewarded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Employees judge the fairness or equity of their pay by comparing it to that for other jobs at their own employer but not to that for jobs at other employers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

With respect to the criteria used to determine the number of levels of work and differentials,_______ refers to the work performed in a job and how it gets done.

Accepted Answer

A) value 
B) content 
C) return 
D) procedure 
E) contribution 
A) value 
B) content 
C) return 
D) procedure 
E) contribution

Question 16

An internal pay structure is defined by the number of levels of work, the pay differentials between the levels, and the criteria used to determine those levels and differentials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Egalitarian structures are related to greater performance when the workflow depends more on individual contributions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

is the shared norms and values that a group of people share in common

Accepted Answer

A) Culture 
B) Cognition 
C) Biasing 
D) Selection 
E) Recruiting 
A) Culture 
B) Cognition 
C) Biasing 
D) Selection 
E) Recruiting

Question 19

With respect to the criteria used to determine the number of levels of work and differentials,_______ refers to the worth of the work: its relative contribution to the organization objectives.

Accepted Answer

A) value 
B) endowment 
C) content 
D) return 
E) contribution 
A) value 
B) endowment 
C) content 
D) return 
E) contribution

Question 20

Which of the following is an external factor that influences internal structures?

Accepted Answer

A) cost implication 
B) employee acceptance 
C) culture and custom 
D) HR policy 
E) human capital 
A) cost implication 
B) employee acceptance 
C) culture and custom 
D) HR policy 
E) human capital

Delayering is a work design change that involves:

structure is a pay structure for well-defined jobs with relatively small differences in pay.

Applied to internal structures, procedural justice addresses whether the actual pay differences among employees are acceptable.

The process by which goods and services are delivered to the customer is known as ________.

In the context of internal labour markets, pay for non-entry jobs is heavily influenced by:

What is human capital?

Whatever wage the employer and the employee agree upon is called:

A hierarchical pay structure seeks to encourage teamwork by minimizing pay differentials among employees.

For an organization that is performing worse than its competitors, what may be an outcome of using the Institutional Theory?

List the external factors that shape internal pay structures.

Unions, stockholders, and even political groups have a stake in establishing internal pay structures.

What does a person-based structure focus on?

Equal treatment of employees can result in more knowledgeable employees with more responsible jobs going unrecognized and unrewarded.

Employees judge the fairness or equity of their pay by comparing it to that for other jobs at their own employer but not to that for jobs at other employers.

With respect to the criteria used to determine the number of levels of work and differentials,_______ refers to the work performed in a job and how it gets done.

An internal pay structure is defined by the number of levels of work, the pay differentials between the levels, and the criteria used to determine those levels and differentials.

Egalitarian structures are related to greater performance when the workflow depends more on individual contributions.

is the shared norms and values that a group of people share in common

With respect to the criteria used to determine the number of levels of work and differentials,_______ refers to the worth of the work: its relative contribution to the organization objectives.

Which of the following is an external factor that influences internal structures?

Strategy: the Totality of Decisions

Job Analysis

Job-Based Structures and Job Evaluation

Person-Based Pay Structures

Defining Competitiveness

Designing Pay Levels, Pay Mix, and Pay Structures

Employee Benefits

Pay for Performance: Performance Appraisal and Plan Design

Pay-For-Performance Plans

The Role of Governments and Unions in Compensation

Compensation Budgets and Administration

Filters

Exam 3: Defining Internal Alignment

Delayering is a work design change that involves:

structure is a pay structure for well-defined jobs with relatively small differences in pay.

Applied to internal structures, procedural justice addresses whether the actual pay differences among employees are acceptable.

The process by which goods and services are delivered to the customer is known as ________.

In the context of internal labour markets, pay for non-entry jobs is heavily influenced by:

What is human capital?

Whatever wage the employer and the employee agree upon is called:

A hierarchical pay structure seeks to encourage teamwork by minimizing pay differentials among employees.

For an organization that is performing worse than its competitors, what may be an outcome of using the Institutional Theory?

List the external factors that shape internal pay structures.

Unions, stockholders, and even political groups have a stake in establishing internal pay structures.

What does a person-based structure focus on?

Equal treatment of employees can result in more knowledgeable employees with more responsible jobs going unrecognized and unrewarded.

Employees judge the fairness or equity of their pay by comparing it to that for other jobs at their own employer but not to that for jobs at other employers.

With respect to the criteria used to determine the number of levels of work and differentials,_______ refers to the work performed in a job and how it gets done.

An internal pay structure is defined by the number of levels of work, the pay differentials between the levels, and the criteria used to determine those levels and differentials.

Egalitarian structures are related to greater performance when the workflow depends more on individual contributions.

is the shared norms and values that a group of people share in common

With respect to the criteria used to determine the number of levels of work and differentials,_______ refers to the worth of the work: its relative contribution to the organization objectives.

Which of the following is an external factor that influences internal structures?

Strategy: the Totality of Decisions

Job Analysis

Job-Based Structures and Job Evaluation

Person-Based Pay Structures

Defining Competitiveness

Designing Pay Levels, Pay Mix, and Pay Structures

Employee Benefits

Pay for Performance: Performance Appraisal and Plan Design

Pay-For-Performance Plans

The Role of Governments and Unions in Compensation

Compensation Budgets and Administration

Filters