Question 1

Advocates of competencies say that they can empower employees to take charge of their own development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How are "personal characteristics" competencies different from "visionary" competencies?

Accepted Answer

Personal characteristics have the aura o

Question 3

A(n)system is one where pay increases come with certification of new abilities.

Accepted Answer

A) task-based 
B) multiskill-based 
C) work-based 
D) assignment-based 
E) job-based 
A) task-based 
B) multiskill-based 
C) work-based 
D) assignment-based 
E) job-based

Question 4

What is a competency-based approach?

Accepted Answer

It pays for underlying, broadl

Question 5

Which of the following is true of competency-based plans?

Accepted Answer

A) These plans are free of biases and judgments. 
B) These plans eliminate the need to control costs. 
C) Managers who use these plans focus on placing the right people in the right job. 
D) These plans maximize flexibility. 
E) Results of these plans are always reliable and valid. 
A) These plans are free of biases and judgments. 
B) These plans eliminate the need to control costs. 
C) Managers who use these plans focus on placing the right people in the right job. 
D) These plans maximize flexibility. 
E) Results of these plans are always reliable and valid.

Question 6

Which of the following is true about job evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A) It perpetuates any bias that exists in current wages when structured to mirror existing pay rates. 
B) It is not susceptible to gender bias. 
C) It does not bear any influence on skill-based pay structure. 
D) It is free of subjectivity. 
E) It involves identifying an employee's visionary competency. 
A) It perpetuates any bias that exists in current wages when structured to mirror existing pay rates. 
B) It is not susceptible to gender bias. 
C) It does not bear any influence on skill-based pay structure. 
D) It is free of subjectivity. 
E) It involves identifying an employee's visionary competency.

Question 7

Employees like the potential of higher pay that comes with learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How is the validity of job evaluation measured?

Accepted Answer

by "hit rates," i.e., the degree to whic

Question 9

Competency analysis is a:

Accepted Answer

A) process used to clarify the purpose of a competency system 
B) process used to evaluate the degree of subjectivity involved in a competency system 
C) process used to measure the reliability of a competency system 
D) process used to measure the validity of a competency system 
E) process used to understand the nature and characteristics of a job 
A) process used to clarify the purpose of a competency system 
B) process used to evaluate the degree of subjectivity involved in a competency system 
C) process used to measure the reliability of a competency system 
D) process used to measure the validity of a competency system 
E) process used to understand the nature and characteristics of a job

Question 10

Competency-based pay plans are different from skill-based plans in that:

Accepted Answer

A) competency-based plans are a type of job-based pay structures 
B) competency-based plans are applied only to blue-collar jobs 
C) competency-based plans eliminate the need to control costs 
D) competency-based plans do not allow for lateral movement 
E) competency-based plans are not very specific; they are more general, paying for broadly applicable knowledge, skills and behaviour 
A) competency-based plans are a type of job-based pay structures 
B) competency-based plans are applied only to blue-collar jobs 
C) competency-based plans eliminate the need to control costs 
D) competency-based plans do not allow for lateral movement 
E) competency-based plans are not very specific; they are more general, paying for broadly applicable knowledge, skills and behaviour

Advocates of competencies say that they can empower employees to take charge of their own development.

How are "personal characteristics" competencies different from "visionary" competencies?

A(n)system is one where pay increases come with certification of new abilities.

What is a competency-based approach?

Which of the following is true of competency-based plans?

Which of the following is true about job evaluation?

Employees like the potential of higher pay that comes with learning.

How is the validity of job evaluation measured?

Competency analysis is a:

Competency-based pay plans are different from skill-based plans in that:

The Pay Model

Strategy: the Totality of Decisions

Defining Internal Alignment

Job Analysis

Job-Based Structures and Job Evaluation

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

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Exam 6: Person-Based Pay Structures

Advocates of competencies say that they can empower employees to take charge of their own development.

How are "personal characteristics" competencies different from "visionary" competencies?

A(n)system is one where pay increases come with certification of new abilities.

What is a competency-based approach?

Which of the following is true of competency-based plans?

Which of the following is true about job evaluation?

Employees like the potential of higher pay that comes with learning.

How is the validity of job evaluation measured?

Competency analysis is a:

Competency-based pay plans are different from skill-based plans in that:

The Pay Model

Strategy: the Totality of Decisions

Defining Internal Alignment

Job Analysis

Job-Based Structures and Job Evaluation

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