A) reduces the number of pay grades in a salary system. B) results in narrow categories or groups of jobs. C) introduces unnecessary distinctions among jobs. D) prevents the overlapping of pay ranges between two salary bands. A) reduces the number of pay grades in a salary system. B) results in narrow categories or groups of jobs. C) introduces unnecessary distinctions among jobs. D) prevents the overlapping of pay ranges between two salary bands.

Exam 13: Base Wage and Salary Systems

In a market-based pay system,demonstrable characteristics of a person,including knowledge,skills,and behaviors,that enable performance are used as the base for deciding compensation.

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Question 21

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the factor comparison method of job evaluation?

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Question 22

Base wages and salaries are the hourly,weekly,or monthly pay that employees receive in exchange for their work.

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Question 23

Which of the following is a potential use of job evaluations?

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Question 24

Ideally,the job evaluation process in an organization should ensure external equity,while wage surveys should ensure internal equity.

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Question 25

Averno Inc.wants to create a flexible base wage/salary structure.Which of the following will be true if the company decided to use the broadbanding approach?

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Question 26

Broadbanding:

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Question 27

The human resource department at Blue Artic Inc.is planning a new base wage and salary structure for the company.Discuss the policy issues the human resource department needs to consider in developing and implementing a base wage and salary structure.

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Question 28

Wage and salary surveys are used to collect comparative information on the policies,practices,and methods of wage payment from selected organizations in a particular type of industry.

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Question 29

What are degree statements?

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Question 30

Which of the following is an advantage of the job ranking method of job evaluation?

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Question 31

Describe broadbanding.What are its advantages?

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Question 32

Noba Products Inc.has decided to take the total rewards approach to designing a base wage/salary structure.Which of the following will be true of Noba Products Inc?

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Question 33

The most widely acknowledged shortcoming of wage and salary surveys is that it is difficult to find jobs that are directly comparable.

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Question 34

Which of the following is true about the job ranking method?

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Question 35

JF Software Inc.has decided to use the factor comparison technique for job evaluation.This method will require evaluators in the organization to conclude the evaluation by linking each compensable factor to a:

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Question 36

Under a typical skill-based pay system,companies hire employees at above-market rates.

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Question 37

In the point method of job evaluation,after the point scale has been agreed on,point values are derived for key jobs by examining the job descriptions.

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Question 38

The job classification and ranking methods of evaluating the worth of jobs are both examples of qualitative or nonquantitative techniques.

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Question 39

What is the purpose of wage and salary surveys?

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In a market-based pay system,demonstrable characteristics of a person,including knowledge,skills,and behaviors,that enable performance are used as the base for deciding compensation.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the factor comparison method of job evaluation?

Base wages and salaries are the hourly,weekly,or monthly pay that employees receive in exchange for their work.

Which of the following is a potential use of job evaluations?

Ideally,the job evaluation process in an organization should ensure external equity,while wage surveys should ensure internal equity.

Averno Inc.wants to create a flexible base wage/salary structure.Which of the following will be true if the company decided to use the broadbanding approach?

Broadbanding:

The human resource department at Blue Artic Inc.is planning a new base wage and salary structure for the company.Discuss the policy issues the human resource department needs to consider in developing and implementing a base wage and salary structure.

Wage and salary surveys are used to collect comparative information on the policies,practices,and methods of wage payment from selected organizations in a particular type of industry.

What are degree statements?

Which of the following is an advantage of the job ranking method of job evaluation?

Describe broadbanding.What are its advantages?

Noba Products Inc.has decided to take the total rewards approach to designing a base wage/salary structure.Which of the following will be true of Noba Products Inc?

The most widely acknowledged shortcoming of wage and salary surveys is that it is difficult to find jobs that are directly comparable.

Which of the following is true about the job ranking method?

JF Software Inc.has decided to use the factor comparison technique for job evaluation.This method will require evaluators in the organization to conclude the evaluation by linking each compensable factor to a:

Under a typical skill-based pay system,companies hire employees at above-market rates.

In the point method of job evaluation,after the point scale has been agreed on,point values are derived for key jobs by examining the job descriptions.

The job classification and ranking methods of evaluating the worth of jobs are both examples of qualitative or nonquantitative techniques.

What is the purpose of wage and salary surveys?

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