Question 1

This term is used to describe the specific products or services offered by a given organization:

Accepted Answer

A)  Task environment 
B)  Differentiation 
C)  Craft 
D)  Domain 
A)  Task environment 
B)  Differentiation 
C)  Craft 
D)  Domain

Question 2

What determines the contextual variables?

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational goals 
B)  structural variables 
C)  managerial strategy 
D)  corporate strategy 
A)  organizational goals 
B)  structural variables 
C)  managerial strategy 
D)  corporate strategy

Question 3

The strategic framework for compensation helps to identify the corporate strategy that will best suit a firm's compensation strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following production processes refers to long-linked technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Standardized transactions are used to connect mutually interested people. 
B)  Tasks are divided into sequential steps and carried out by different employees. 
C)  Each item or case is unique and dealt with individually. 
D)  There is no standardization used to produce the product. 
A)  Standardized transactions are used to connect mutually interested people. 
B)  Tasks are divided into sequential steps and carried out by different employees. 
C)  Each item or case is unique and dealt with individually. 
D)  There is no standardization used to produce the product.

Question 5

Briefly explain the difference between the three managerial strategies described in the text.

Accepted Answer

Although the six structural variables ca

Question 6

Which of the following variables refers to the set of procedures and resources used to transform input into output?

Accepted Answer

A)  domain 
B)  technology 
C)  task environment 
D)  work force 
A)  domain 
B)  technology 
C)  task environment 
D)  work force

Question 7

As the business environment has become more complex,and demands on employee performance have gotten higher,it is important to simplify compensation systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What determines the most appropriate managerial strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational processes 
B)  factors of production 
C)  contextual variables 
D)  structural variables 
A)  organizational processes 
B)  factors of production 
C)  contextual variables 
D)  structural variables

Question 9

To expand your scope as an HR practitoner,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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both companies have well-trained managers. 
B)  Both companies do similar work and hire the same kinds of employees. 
C)  Both systems fit the organization and its strategy. 
D)  Both take a universal approach using the best practices of Canada's top employers. 
A)  Both companies have well-trained managers. 
B)  Both companies do similar work and hire the same kinds of employees. 
C)  Both systems fit the organization and its strategy. 
D)  Both take a universal approach using the best practices of Canada's top employers.

Question 10

In the classical managerial strategy the main role of the supervisor is to control and evaluate subordinates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the purpose of the strategic framework for compensation?

Accepted Answer

There is no such thing as "one best" com

Question 13

Of the five contextual variables,the most important is the environment that faces a given firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following leadership styles is appropriate for companies pursuing a classical managerial strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The leader is controlling and employee-oriented. 
B)  The leader is controlling and task-oriented. 
C)  The leader gives free rein to employees. 
D)  The leader is facilitating and both task- and employee-oriented. 
A)  The leader is controlling and employee-oriented. 
B)  The leader is controlling and task-oriented. 
C)  The leader gives free rein to employees. 
D)  The leader is facilitating and both task- and employee-oriented.

Question 15

Which of the following sets of strategies reflects different assumptions about employees and how they should be managed?

Accepted Answer

A)  classical, human relations, and high-involvement 
B)  low-cost, differentiator, focused differentiator 
C)  corporate, competitive, and business 
D)  defender, prospector and analyzer 
A)  classical, human relations, and high-involvement 
B)  low-cost, differentiator, focused differentiator 
C)  corporate, competitive, and business 
D)  defender, prospector and analyzer

Question 16

What can you determine by examining a firm's structural variables?

Accepted Answer

A)  the managerial strategy a firm is actually using 
B)  the managerial strategy a firm should be using 
C)  a firm's corporate strategy 
D)  the corporate strategy a firm should be using 
A)  the managerial strategy a firm is actually using 
B)  the managerial strategy a firm should be using 
C)  a firm's corporate strategy 
D)  the corporate strategy a firm should be using

Question 17

As a new business owner you have decided to take a contingency approach to organizational design.What must first be considered in order to identify the most appropriate structure for your company?

Accepted Answer

A)  structural variables 
B)  managerial strategy 
C)  financial variables 
D)  contextual variables 
A)  structural variables 
B)  managerial strategy 
C)  financial variables 
D)  contextual variables

Question 18

Which reward strategy is appropriate for companies using a human relations approach to management?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rewards are mainly extrinsic and focus on loyalty to the organization 
B)  A wide variety of both intrinsic and extrinsic rewards are used. 
C)  Only extrinsic rewards are offered. 
D)  Only intrinsic rewards are offered. 
A)  Rewards are mainly extrinsic and focus on loyalty to the organization 
B)  A wide variety of both intrinsic and extrinsic rewards are used. 
C)  Only extrinsic rewards are offered. 
D)  Only intrinsic rewards are offered.

Question 19

Identify the six structural variables that make up the organization structure and explain why they are so important.

Accepted Answer

The six structural variables (or dimensi

Question 20

You are in the process of designing a new reward system for your firm.What is the most important single determinant of what will or will not be a successful reward system for your firm?

Accepted Answer

A)  the particular managerial strategy used 
B)  the interrelationships among the structural variables 
C)  corporate strategy 
D)  competitive advantage 
A)  the particular managerial strategy used 
B)  the interrelationships among the structural variables 
C)  corporate strategy 
D)  competitive advantage

This term is used to describe the specific products or services offered by a given organization:

What determines the contextual variables?

The strategic framework for compensation helps to identify the corporate strategy that will best suit a firm's compensation strategy.

Which of the following production processes refers to long-linked technology?

Briefly explain the difference between the three managerial strategies described in the text.

Which of the following variables refers to the set of procedures and resources used to transform input into output?

As the business environment has become more complex,and demands on employee performance have gotten higher,it is important to simplify compensation systems.

What determines the most appropriate managerial strategy?

To expand your scope as an HR practitoner,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?

In the classical managerial strategy the main role of the supervisor is to control and evaluate subordinates.

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

What is the purpose of the strategic framework for compensation?

Of the five contextual variables,the most important is the environment that faces a given firm.

Which of the following leadership styles is appropriate for companies pursuing a classical managerial strategy?

Which of the following sets of strategies reflects different assumptions about employees and how they should be managed?

What can you determine by examining a firm's structural variables?

As a new business owner you have decided to take a contingency approach to organizational design.What must first be considered in order to identify the most appropriate structure for your company?

Which reward strategy is appropriate for companies using a human relations approach to management?

Identify the six structural variables that make up the organization structure and explain why they are so important.

You are in the process of designing a new reward system for your firm.What is the most important single determinant of what will or will not be a successful reward system for your firm?

A Road Map to Effective Communication

A Behavioural Framework for Compensation

Components of Compensation Strategy

Performance Pay Choices

Formulating the Reward and Compensation Strategy

Evaluating Jobs: the Job Evaluation Process

Evaluating Jobs: the Point Method of Job Evaluation

Evaluating the Market

Evaluating Individuals

Designing Performance Pay Plans

Designing Indirect Pay Plans

Activating and Maintaining an Effective Compensation System

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Exam 2: A Strategic Framework for Compensation

This term is used to describe the specific products or services offered by a given organization:

What determines the contextual variables?

The strategic framework for compensation helps to identify the corporate strategy that will best suit a firm's compensation strategy.

Which of the following production processes refers to long-linked technology?

Briefly explain the difference between the three managerial strategies described in the text.

Which of the following variables refers to the set of procedures and resources used to transform input into output?

As the business environment has become more complex,and demands on employee performance have gotten higher,it is important to simplify compensation systems.

What determines the most appropriate managerial strategy?

To expand your scope as an HR practitoner,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?

In the classical managerial strategy the main role of the supervisor is to control and evaluate subordinates.

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

What is the purpose of the strategic framework for compensation?

Of the five contextual variables,the most important is the environment that faces a given firm.

Which of the following leadership styles is appropriate for companies pursuing a classical managerial strategy?

Which of the following sets of strategies reflects different assumptions about employees and how they should be managed?

What can you determine by examining a firm's structural variables?

As a new business owner you have decided to take a contingency approach to organizational design.What must first be considered in order to identify the most appropriate structure for your company?

Which reward strategy is appropriate for companies using a human relations approach to management?

Identify the six structural variables that make up the organization structure and explain why they are so important.

You are in the process of designing a new reward system for your firm.What is the most important single determinant of what will or will not be a successful reward system for your firm?

A Road Map to Effective Communication

A Behavioural Framework for Compensation

Components of Compensation Strategy

Performance Pay Choices

Formulating the Reward and Compensation Strategy

Evaluating Jobs: the Job Evaluation Process

Evaluating Jobs: the Point Method of Job Evaluation

Evaluating the Market

Evaluating Individuals

Designing Performance Pay Plans

Designing Indirect Pay Plans

Activating and Maintaining an Effective Compensation System

Filters