Exam 6: Building Internally Consistent Compensation Systems

Compare and contrast job analysis and job evaluation.

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

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

Narrowly defined jobs can create which type of problem?

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

Summarize the five main activities of job analysis work.

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

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?

Who leads the process of analyzing jobs?

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

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

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

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

Which of the following two are considered job evaluation techniques?

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

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?

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

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

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?

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