Exam 2: A Strategic Framework for Compensation

The three main managerial strategies described in the textbook are: the classical strategy,the human relations strategy,and the high involvement strategy.

As a human resources consultant,you decided to recommend to a business owner that she should use a contingency view to organizational design.In order to support your recommendation,what would you look at first from a business structure perspective?

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

The training,compensation,and performance management functions at ABC Inc.are all focused on helping the organization achieve its goals.What is this alignment of strategies called?

According to the textbook,which term would best describe an analyzer business strategy?

If a particular compensation system has been successful in one organization,it is very likely that replicating that compensation system will bring success in another organization.

Which characteristics are common in a classical organization?

Which of the following is a structural variable interrelated with compensation?

The classical managerial approach to management assume employees are inherently lazy and require constant vigilance.

Explain the concept of fit.

A prospector strategy,short life cycle products,a highly skilled work force,and a relatively small organization would be a good combination of variables for which managerial strategy?

Which of the following is a contextual variable to consider when deciding on the managerial strategy to be used?

Narrow jobs characterize high involvement systems.

Which key cultural value would be detrimental to a high-involvement organization?

3M and Apple have organizational strategies that encourage innovation.As a result,their compensation strategies support innovative behaviours by employees.Which term refers to this alignment of strategies?

You recently transferred from a smaller manufacturing firm to a larger one and discovered that,although entirely different,both compensation systems are effective.How is this possible?

Which term describes an organization's core values and understandings shared by its members?

Which term refers to the vehicle used by an organization for executing its business strategy?

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 statement would best describe the most important issue associated with your explanation?

Which managerial strategy most highly values an organization's culture?