Question 1

In the context of internal alignment,which of the following is the correct sequence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Job description > Pay structure > Job evaluation 
B)  Job evaluation > Job description > Job structure 
C)  Pay structure > Job description > Job evaluation > Job analysis 
D)  Job description > Job evaluation > Job structure 
A)  Job description > Pay structure > Job evaluation 
B)  Job evaluation > Job description > Job structure 
C)  Pay structure > Job description > Job evaluation > Job analysis 
D)  Job description > Job evaluation > Job structure

Question 2

KayDen Corp. ,a small organization with 15 employees,conducts job evaluation using the least expensive method for the first time.In this case,KayDen is most likely to have used the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  classification method 
B)  point method 
C)  ranking method 
D)  Hay plan 
A)  classification method 
B)  point method 
C)  ranking method 
D)  Hay plan

Question 3

The policy capturing approach and the committee a priori approach for developing pay structures yield the same pay structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

One of the criteria for scaling compensable factors is to ensure that the number of degrees used is necessary to distinguish among jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What are the major decisions in a job evaluation process?

Accepted Answer

The major decisions in the job evaluatio

Question 6

The number of job evaluation plans required depends only upon the number of employees in the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Research shows that skills,one of the compensable factors,accounts for _____ percent or more of the variance in job evaluation results.

Accepted Answer

A)  90 
B)  70 
C)  55 
D)  42 
A)  90 
B)  70 
C)  55 
D)  42

Question 8

What are the characteristics of a benchmark job?

Accepted Answer

A benchmark job has the following charac

Question 9

Which of the following is a major decision in job evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Choosing the stakeholders to eliminate in the process 
B)  Choosing the method of eliminating multiple plans 
C)  Establishing standards that solely use a single plan 
D)  Establishing the purpose of evaluation 
A)  Choosing the stakeholders to eliminate in the process 
B)  Choosing the method of eliminating multiple plans 
C)  Establishing standards that solely use a single plan 
D)  Establishing the purpose of evaluation

Question 10

Each compensable factor degree should be equidistant from the adjacent degrees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true of a job evaluation plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is developed using benchmark jobs and then applied to nonbenchmark jobs. 
B)  It excludes the pay decisions made by a company. 
C)  It provides the impetus to increase job levels and titles. 
D)  It is always carried out separately for major domains of work. 
A)  It is developed using benchmark jobs and then applied to nonbenchmark jobs. 
B)  It excludes the pay decisions made by a company. 
C)  It provides the impetus to increase job levels and titles. 
D)  It is always carried out separately for major domains of work.

Question 12

The most common way of allocating weights to factors is regression modeling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is the underlying assumption in the assessment of job content?

Accepted Answer

A)  Content has intrinsic value outside external market. 
B)  Content has no artistic value. 
C)  Stakeholders are the best judge for assessing the quality of content. 
D)  Content can be determined with or without external market. 
A)  Content has intrinsic value outside external market. 
B)  Content has no artistic value. 
C)  Stakeholders are the best judge for assessing the quality of content. 
D)  Content can be determined with or without external market.

Question 14

All of the following are advantages of the ranking method of job evaluation EXCEPT that:

Accepted Answer

A)  rankings are easy to defend and justify. 
B)  the evaluation process is fast. 
C)  the evaluation process is inexpensive. 
D)  the evaluation process is not complex. 
A)  rankings are easy to defend and justify. 
B)  the evaluation process is fast. 
C)  the evaluation process is inexpensive. 
D)  the evaluation process is not complex.

Question 15

In the context of the point method of job evaluation,_____ are those characteristics in the work that an organization values;that help it pursue its strategy and achieve its objectives.

Accepted Answer

A)  competitive skills 
B)  compensable factors 
C)  core competencies 
D)  benchmark factors 
A)  competitive skills 
B)  compensable factors 
C)  core competencies 
D)  benchmark factors

Question 16

The primary reason for documenting the views of employees and supervisors on compensable factors is to meet requirements of the Equal Pay Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the point method?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can leave too much room for manipulation. 
B)  It can become bureaucratic and rule-bound. 
C)  It does not allow for comparisons. 
D)  It does not communicate what is valued. 
A)  It can leave too much room for manipulation. 
B)  It can become bureaucratic and rule-bound. 
C)  It does not allow for comparisons. 
D)  It does not communicate what is valued.

Question 18

TreeWind Inc.is a bookstore that uses skill and responsibility as its compensable factors.It assigns 20 percent weight to responsibility and 80 percent weight to skill.If the responsibility factor scores a 60 after multiplying the subfactors with their corresponding weights,and if the skill factor has two subfactors that are rated as 4 and 5,what is the total weightage given to the job?

Accepted Answer

A)  40 
B)  120 
C)  420 
D)  990 
A)  40 
B)  120 
C)  420 
D)  990

Question 19

A job description is compared to class descriptions in the _____ of job evaluation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Position Analysis Questionnaire method 
B)  point method 
C)  Hay Group Guide Chart-Profile MethodSM 
D)  classification method 
A)  Position Analysis Questionnaire method 
B)  point method 
C)  Hay Group Guide Chart-Profile MethodSM 
D)  classification method

Question 20

_____ is the process of systematically determining the relative worth of jobs for the purpose of creating an organization's job structure.

Accepted Answer

A)  Performance evaluation 
B)  Job restructuring 
C)  Job evaluation 
D)  Point factor evaluation 
A)  Performance evaluation 
B)  Job restructuring 
C)  Job evaluation 
D)  Point factor evaluation

In the context of internal alignment,which of the following is the correct sequence?

KayDen Corp. ,a small organization with 15 employees,conducts job evaluation using the least expensive method for the first time.In this case,KayDen is most likely to have used the _____.

The policy capturing approach and the committee a priori approach for developing pay structures yield the same pay structure.

One of the criteria for scaling compensable factors is to ensure that the number of degrees used is necessary to distinguish among jobs.

What are the major decisions in a job evaluation process?

The number of job evaluation plans required depends only upon the number of employees in the organization.

Research shows that skills,one of the compensable factors,accounts for _____ percent or more of the variance in job evaluation results.

What are the characteristics of a benchmark job?

Which of the following is a major decision in job evaluation?

Each compensable factor degree should be equidistant from the adjacent degrees.

Which of the following statements is true of a job evaluation plan?

The most common way of allocating weights to factors is regression modeling.

Which of the following is the underlying assumption in the assessment of job content?

All of the following are advantages of the ranking method of job evaluation EXCEPT that:

In the context of the point method of job evaluation,_____ are those characteristics in the work that an organization values;that help it pursue its strategy and achieve its objectives.

The primary reason for documenting the views of employees and supervisors on compensable factors is to meet requirements of the Equal Pay Act.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the point method?

A job description is compared to class descriptions in the _____ of job evaluation.

_____ is the process of systematically determining the relative worth of jobs for the purpose of creating an organization's job structure.

The Pay Model

Strategy: The Totality of Decisions

Defining Internal Alignment

Job Analysis

Person-Based Structures

Defining Competitiveness

Designing Pay Levels, Mix, and Pay

Pay-For-Performance: the Evidence

Pay-For-Performance Plans

Performance Appraisals

The Benefit Determination Process

Benefit Options

Compensation of Special Groups

Union Role in Wage and Salary Administration

International Pay Systems

Government and Legal Issues in Compensation

Management: Making It Work

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Exam 5: Job-Based Structures and Job Evaluation

In the context of internal alignment,which of the following is the correct sequence?

KayDen Corp. ,a small organization with 15 employees,conducts job evaluation using the least expensive method for the first time.In this case,KayDen is most likely to have used the _____.

The policy capturing approach and the committee a priori approach for developing pay structures yield the same pay structure.

One of the criteria for scaling compensable factors is to ensure that the number of degrees used is necessary to distinguish among jobs.

What are the major decisions in a job evaluation process?

The number of job evaluation plans required depends only upon the number of employees in the organization.

Research shows that skills,one of the compensable factors,accounts for _____ percent or more of the variance in job evaluation results.

What are the characteristics of a benchmark job?

Which of the following is a major decision in job evaluation?

Each compensable factor degree should be equidistant from the adjacent degrees.

Which of the following statements is true of a job evaluation plan?

The most common way of allocating weights to factors is regression modeling.

Which of the following is the underlying assumption in the assessment of job content?

All of the following are advantages of the ranking method of job evaluation EXCEPT that:

In the context of the point method of job evaluation,_____ are those characteristics in the work that an organization values;that help it pursue its strategy and achieve its objectives.

The primary reason for documenting the views of employees and supervisors on compensable factors is to meet requirements of the Equal Pay Act.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the point method?

A job description is compared to class descriptions in the _____ of job evaluation.

_____ is the process of systematically determining the relative worth of jobs for the purpose of creating an organization's job structure.

The Pay Model

Strategy: The Totality of Decisions

Defining Internal Alignment

Job Analysis

Person-Based Structures

Defining Competitiveness

Designing Pay Levels, Mix, and Pay

Pay-For-Performance: the Evidence

Pay-For-Performance Plans

Performance Appraisals

The Benefit Determination Process

Benefit Options

Compensation of Special Groups

Union Role in Wage and Salary Administration

International Pay Systems

Government and Legal Issues in Compensation

Management: Making It Work

Filters