Question 1

Employees who take advantage of person-focused pay program opportunities may experience which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) difficulty in finding employment elsewhere because person-focused pay programs are always firm specific 
B) higher likelihood of being laid off during periods of business slowdown 
C) higher likelihood of remaining employed during periods of business slowdown 
D) feelings of inequity 
A) difficulty in finding employment elsewhere because person-focused pay programs are always firm specific 
B) higher likelihood of being laid off during periods of business slowdown 
C) higher likelihood of remaining employed during periods of business slowdown 
D) feelings of inequity

Question 2

Employees would need to learn these types of skills in order to develop self-managed work teams.

Accepted Answer

A) horizontal 
B) vertical 
C) depth 
D) breadth 
A) horizontal 
B) vertical 
C) depth 
D) breadth

Question 3

Which of the following costs is NOT associated with the use of person-focused pay programs?

Accepted Answer

A) payroll 
B) overhead 
C) training 
D) recruitment 
A) payroll 
B) overhead 
C) training 
D) recruitment

Question 4

This type of pay system rewards employees for successfully acquiring new job-related knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) person-focused pay 
B) competency-based pay 
C) merit pay 
D) incentive pay 
A) person-focused pay 
B) competency-based pay 
C) merit pay 
D) incentive pay

Employees who take advantage of person-focused pay program opportunities may experience which of the following?

Employees would need to learn these types of skills in order to develop self-managed work teams.

Which of the following costs is NOT associated with the use of person-focused pay programs?

This type of pay system rewards employees for successfully acquiring new job-related knowledge.

Strategic Compensation: a Component of Human Resource Systems

Contextual Influences on Compensation Practice

Traditional Bases for Pay: Seniority and Merit

Incentive Pay

Building Internally Consistent Compensation Systems

Building Market-competitive Compensation Systems

Building Pay Structures That Recognize Individual Contributions

Discretionary Benefits

Legally Required Benefits

Compensating Executives

Compensating the Flexible Work Force: Contingent Employees and Flexible Work Schedules

Compensation Expatriates

Pay and Benefits Outside the United States

Challenges Facing Compensation Professionals

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Exam 5: Person-focused Pay

Employees who take advantage of person-focused pay program opportunities may experience which of the following?

Employees would need to learn these types of skills in order to develop self-managed work teams.

Which of the following costs is NOT associated with the use of person-focused pay programs?

This type of pay system rewards employees for successfully acquiring new job-related knowledge.

Strategic Compensation: a Component of Human Resource Systems

Contextual Influences on Compensation Practice

Traditional Bases for Pay: Seniority and Merit

Incentive Pay

Building Internally Consistent Compensation Systems

Building Market-competitive Compensation Systems

Building Pay Structures That Recognize Individual Contributions

Discretionary Benefits

Legally Required Benefits

Compensating Executives

Compensating the Flexible Work Force: Contingent Employees and Flexible Work Schedules

Compensation Expatriates

Pay and Benefits Outside the United States

Challenges Facing Compensation Professionals

Filters