Exam 5: Job-Based Structures and Job Evaluation

Research shows that the compensable factor skill accounts for _____ percent of the variance in job evaluation results.

The first major decision in job evaluation is to:

The job evaluation method that most resembles a bookcase is:

A shortcoming of the Hay plan is its use is limited to a narrow range of jobs and job families.

Compensable factors based upon the work itself provide the best rationale for pay differences.

A job structure based upon job value orders jobs on the relative contribution of job content to the organization's goals.

Job evaluation should include benchmark jobs of all work domains.

An advantage of the position analysis questionnaire for job evaluation is that it can be applied to a wide depth and breadth of work.

The primary usefulness of job evaluation is:

Which of the following is not a generic compensable factor used to determine equal work in the Equal Pay Act?

A job description is compared to class descriptions.This describes the _____ method of job evaluation.

The most widely used job evaluation plan among large organizations is the:

All of the following are advantages of the ranking method of job evaluation except:

The final result of the job analysis-job description-job evaluation process is a hierarchy of work.

This example is most likely related to:

Point plans represent a significant change from ranking and classification methods in that they make explicit the criteria for evaluating jobs: compensable factors.

The U.S.federal government's pay structure is based upon _____ job evaluation system.

Which of the following would not be used as a criterion pay structure?

All the following are true of compensable factors except:

The factor problem solving in the Hay plan is very similar to the generic factor of responsibility.