Question 1

Which of the following rewards are normally associated with a high-involvement managerial strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  high levels of pay and benefits 
B)  providing employees with the opportunity to grow professionally 
C)  providing employees with a pleasant team environment 
D)  promotions based on a high level of production 
A)  high levels of pay and benefits 
B)  providing employees with the opportunity to grow professionally 
C)  providing employees with a pleasant team environment 
D)  promotions based on a high level of production

Question 2

Which of the following organizational variables would complement a classical management strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  strong policies and procedures dictating work processes 
B)  high level of horizontal communication 
C)  significant autonomy given to employees 
D)  employee-focused organizational culture 
A)  strong policies and procedures dictating work processes 
B)  high level of horizontal communication 
C)  significant autonomy given to employees 
D)  employee-focused organizational culture

Question 3

Which of the following sets of resources is used by an organization to transform inputs into outputs?

Accepted Answer

A)  human, logistical, administrative, and financial 
B)  data bases, inventory, customers, and employees 
C)  human, information, physical, and financial 
D)  sales, service, marketing, and policies 
A)  human, logistical, administrative, and financial 
B)  data bases, inventory, customers, and employees 
C)  human, information, physical, and financial 
D)  sales, service, marketing, and policies

Question 4

To determine the most appropriate managerial strategy for a firm to utilize, it is necessary to examine the firm's structural variables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Contextual variables such as managerial strategy provide the link to structural variables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What are the five contextual variables and why are they important?

Accepted Answer

Determined by organizational goals, the

Question 7

Which of the following characteristics are common in a classical organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  joint employee-management planning and goal setting 
B)  intrinsic rewards often being used as a reward system 
C)  loyal employees who are dedicated to the norms of the organization 
D)  strong management control over employees 
A)  joint employee-management planning and goal setting 
B)  intrinsic rewards often being used as a reward system 
C)  loyal employees who are dedicated to the norms of the organization 
D)  strong management control over employees

Question 8

Which of the following terms describes systems that apply a set of procedures to a mix of resources in order to produce outputs that the marketplace values?

Accepted Answer

A)  domain 
B)  organizations 
C)  technology 
D)  Porter's concept of fit 
A)  domain 
B)  organizations 
C)  technology 
D)  Porter's concept of fit

Question 9

What is the purpose of the strategic framework for compensation?

Accepted Answer

There is no such thing as "one best" com

Question 10

You have been asked to provide some element of rationale why some companies using a human relations strategy sometimes attempt to change to a more classical framework. Which of the following would best describe the most important issue associated with your explanation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is simply very hard on management to pursue a human relations strategy. 
B)  There is pressure from owners to increase profitability. 
C)  Companies fail to react fast enough to changes in the environment. 
D)  Greater worker mobility makes a human relations strategy obsolete. 
A)  It is simply very hard on management to pursue a human relations strategy. 
B)  There is pressure from owners to increase profitability. 
C)  Companies fail to react fast enough to changes in the environment. 
D)  Greater worker mobility makes a human relations strategy obsolete.

Question 11

A strategic framework is used as a tool to help determine which aspect of compensation?

Accepted Answer

A)  the most effective compensation system 
B)  corporate goals 
C)  corporate strategy 
D)  the business plan 
A)  the most effective compensation system 
B)  corporate goals 
C)  corporate strategy 
D)  the business plan

Question 12

Richard, a new employee, is told by a more experienced employee to do only the minimum and not attempt to be a "superstar." What variable best describes what Richard is experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  engagement 
B)  commitment 
C)  structure 
D)  culture 
A)  engagement 
B)  commitment 
C)  structure 
D)  culture

Question 13

Which of the following terms best describes the scope of business operations undertaken by an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  integration 
B)  differentiation 
C)  craft 
D)  domain 
A)  integration 
B)  differentiation 
C)  craft 
D)  domain

Question 14

An organization's domain is simply another term for managerial strategy or plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The strategic framework for compensation helps to identify the corporate strategy that will best suit a firm's compensation strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following sets of strategies reflects different assumptions about employees and how they should be managed?

Accepted Answer

A)  classical, human relations, and high-involvement 
B)  low-cost, differentiator, and focused differentiator 
C)  corporate, competitive, and business 
D)  defender, prospector, and analyzer 
A)  classical, human relations, and high-involvement 
B)  low-cost, differentiator, and focused differentiator 
C)  corporate, competitive, and business 
D)  defender, prospector, and analyzer

Question 17

Marie is the new owner of a large apple farm in British Columbia. She hires seasonal workers to pick apples during the months of October and November each year. Historically, there has been an abundance of labour supply. Which of the following managerial strategies should you adopt to increase the farm's performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  human relations 
B)  classical 
C)  hybrid 
D)  high-involvement 
A)  human relations 
B)  classical 
C)  hybrid 
D)  high-involvement

Question 18

Identify the six structural variables that make up the organization structure and explain why they are so important.

Accepted Answer

The six structural variables (or dimensi

Question 19

What should an effective organizational structure provide an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  It identifies sources of required inputs for an organization. 
B)  It reduces internal uncertainty while increasing external uncertainty for an organization. 
C)  It increases internal uncertainty while decreasing external uncertainty for an organization. 
D)  It decreases both internal and external uncertainty for an organization. 
A)  It identifies sources of required inputs for an organization. 
B)  It reduces internal uncertainty while increasing external uncertainty for an organization. 
C)  It increases internal uncertainty while decreasing external uncertainty for an organization. 
D)  It decreases both internal and external uncertainty for an organization.

Question 20

According to Perrow's approach to classifying technology, an electrical utility or a plant that manufactures washing machines is an example of what type of technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  routine 
B)  nonroutine 
C)  mediating 
D)  focused low-cost 
A)  routine 
B)  nonroutine 
C)  mediating 
D)  focused low-cost

Which of the following rewards are normally associated with a high-involvement managerial strategy?

Which of the following organizational variables would complement a classical management strategy?

Which of the following sets of resources is used by an organization to transform inputs into outputs?

To determine the most appropriate managerial strategy for a firm to utilize, it is necessary to examine the firm's structural variables.

Contextual variables such as managerial strategy provide the link to structural variables.

What are the five contextual variables and why are they important?

Which of the following characteristics are common in a classical organization?

Which of the following terms describes systems that apply a set of procedures to a mix of resources in order to produce outputs that the marketplace values?

What is the purpose of the strategic framework for compensation?

You have been asked to provide some element of rationale why some companies using a human relations strategy sometimes attempt to change to a more classical framework. Which of the following would best describe the most important issue associated with your explanation?

A strategic framework is used as a tool to help determine which aspect of compensation?

Richard, a new employee, is told by a more experienced employee to do only the minimum and not attempt to be a "superstar." What variable best describes what Richard is experiencing?

Which of the following terms best describes the scope of business operations undertaken by an organization?

An organization's domain is simply another term for managerial strategy or plan.

The strategic framework for compensation helps to identify the corporate strategy that will best suit a firm's compensation strategy.

Which of the following sets of strategies reflects different assumptions about employees and how they should be managed?

Identify the six structural variables that make up the organization structure and explain why they are so important.

What should an effective organizational structure provide an organization?

According to Perrow's approach to classifying technology, an electrical utility or a plant that manufactures washing machines is an example of what type of technology?

A Road Map to Effective Compensation

A Behavioural Framework for Compensation

Components of Compensation Strategy

Performance Pay Choices

Formulating the Reward and Compensation Strategy

Evaluating Jobs: The Job Evaluation Process

Evaluating Jobs: The Point Method of Job Evaluation

Evaluating the Market

Evaluating Individuals

Designing Performance Pay Plans

Designing Indirect Pay Plans

Activating and Maintaining an Effective Compensation System

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Exam 2: A Strategic Framework for Compensation

Which of the following rewards are normally associated with a high-involvement managerial strategy?

Which of the following organizational variables would complement a classical management strategy?

Which of the following sets of resources is used by an organization to transform inputs into outputs?

To determine the most appropriate managerial strategy for a firm to utilize, it is necessary to examine the firm's structural variables.

Contextual variables such as managerial strategy provide the link to structural variables.

What are the five contextual variables and why are they important?

Which of the following characteristics are common in a classical organization?

Which of the following terms describes systems that apply a set of procedures to a mix of resources in order to produce outputs that the marketplace values?

What is the purpose of the strategic framework for compensation?

You have been asked to provide some element of rationale why some companies using a human relations strategy sometimes attempt to change to a more classical framework. Which of the following would best describe the most important issue associated with your explanation?

A strategic framework is used as a tool to help determine which aspect of compensation?

Richard, a new employee, is told by a more experienced employee to do only the minimum and not attempt to be a "superstar." What variable best describes what Richard is experiencing?

Which of the following terms best describes the scope of business operations undertaken by an organization?

An organization's domain is simply another term for managerial strategy or plan.

The strategic framework for compensation helps to identify the corporate strategy that will best suit a firm's compensation strategy.

Which of the following sets of strategies reflects different assumptions about employees and how they should be managed?

Identify the six structural variables that make up the organization structure and explain why they are so important.

What should an effective organizational structure provide an organization?

According to Perrow's approach to classifying technology, an electrical utility or a plant that manufactures washing machines is an example of what type of technology?

A Road Map to Effective Compensation

A Behavioural Framework for Compensation

Components of Compensation Strategy

Performance Pay Choices

Formulating the Reward and Compensation Strategy

Evaluating Jobs: The Job Evaluation Process

Evaluating Jobs: The Point Method of Job Evaluation

Evaluating the Market

Evaluating Individuals

Designing Performance Pay Plans

Designing Indirect Pay Plans

Activating and Maintaining an Effective Compensation System

Filters