Exam 3: Defining Internal Alignment

Egalitarian pay structures have all but which of the following characteristics?

Distributive justice is more important than procedural justice for employee acceptance of their pay.

Lockheed's structure of 6 levels of engineers illustrates all of the following except )____________

The need to explain the rationale for compensation choices to employees is consistent with ____________ theory.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an aligned pay structure?

When employees compare the fairness of their pay,they focus primarily on how their job compares with similar jobs in other organizations.

Equity theory research shows that an egalitarian pay structure will be seen as more fair than a hierarchical structure.

Which of the following is not a factor in defining equal work in the Equal Pay Act?

James says,"I don't trust the way the company determines pay rates in my department." James is most concerned about _____.

Supply and demand for labor,but not supply and demand for products and services affect internal structures.

Which of the following pay structure procedures would not increase perceptions of pay fairness?

There is little evidence that adding additional levels and titles to a career path but without significant pay increases,motivate employees.

Experienced workers judge the fairness of their pay by developing an intuitive sense of what is fair pay.

The modern concept of a "living wage" is most similar to _____.

The content and value of work are the most common bases for determining internal structures.

(p 79)According to marginal productivity theory,employers pay use not exchange value.

If a manager wants employees to accept the organization's pay structure,the best strategy is to

Which of the following is not one of the changes in organization design that may affect pay structures?

According to recent research,employees make internal pay comparisons more frequently than external.

Internal alignment is sometimes called internal equity.