Question 1

The key feature of an organizational system is that it transforms input resources into outputs that are valued by a body or group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which of the following is classified as a "main" managerial strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the job design management strategy 
B)  the laissez-faire management strategy 
C)  the transformational management strategy 
D)  the human relations management strategy 
A)  the job design management strategy 
B)  the laissez-faire management strategy 
C)  the transformational management strategy 
D)  the human relations management strategy D

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

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 6

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  classical 
B)  human relations 
C)  high-involvement 
D)  mechanical 
A)  classical 
B)  human relations 
C)  high-involvement 
D)  mechanical

Question 7

According to the textbook, which of the following terms would best describe an analyzer business strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  speed 
B)  slow 
C)  balance 
D)  classical 
A)  speed 
B)  slow 
C)  balance 
D)  classical

Question 8

According to the textbook, all five contextual variables are of equal importance

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 10

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 provide compensation packages that lead the marketplace. 
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 provide compensation packages that lead the marketplace.

Question 11

Which of the following key cultural values would be detrimental to a high-involvement organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  honesty 
B)  trustworthiness 
C)  doing things the way they have always been done 
D)  open communication 
A)  honesty 
B)  trustworthiness 
C)  doing things the way they have always been done 
D)  open communication

Question 12

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 13

Explain the concept of organizations as systems.

Accepted Answer

By looking at organizations as systems i

Question 14

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

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the managerial strategy that a firm is actually using 
B)  the type of structure the organization should be using 
C)  the firm's competitive advantage and required resources 
D)  organizational goals, mission, and vision 
A)  the managerial strategy that a firm is actually using 
B)  the type of structure the organization should be using 
C)  the firm's competitive advantage and required resources 
D)  organizational goals, mission, and vision

Question 16

Which of the following variables indicates to management the most appropriate managerial strategy to use in an organization?

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 17

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  structural variables 
B)  job design variables 
C)  financial variables 
D)  contextual variables 
A)  structural variables 
B)  job design variables 
C)  financial variables 
D)  contextual variables

Question 18

Which of the following conditions has NOT made it increasingly difficult for Canadian firms to make the classical managerial strategy work for them?

Accepted Answer

A)  Educational levels have increased. 
B)  Globalization has allowed work to be outsourced to a variety of developing countries. 
C)  Economic security and social security have improved. 
D)  Social values have become more democratic and egalitarian. 
A)  Educational levels have increased. 
B)  Globalization has allowed work to be outsourced to a variety of developing countries. 
C)  Economic security and social security have improved. 
D)  Social values have become more democratic and egalitarian.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Although the six structural variables ca

Question 20

Supporters of the classical managerial approach to management assume employees are inherently lazy and require constant vigilance

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The key feature of an organizational system is that it transforms input resources into outputs that are valued by a body or group.

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 of the following is classified as a "main" managerial strategy?

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

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

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?

According to the textbook, which of the following terms would best describe an analyzer business strategy?

According to the textbook, all five contextual variables are of equal importance

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

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 of the following key cultural values would be detrimental to a high-involvement organization?

What determines the contextual variables?

Explain the concept of organizations as systems.

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?

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

Which of the following variables indicates to management the most appropriate managerial strategy to use in an organization?

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?

Which of the following conditions has NOT made it increasingly difficult for Canadian firms to make the classical managerial strategy work for them?

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

Supporters of the classical managerial approach to management assume employees are inherently lazy and require constant vigilance

A Road Map to Effective Compensation

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

The key feature of an organizational system is that it transforms input resources into outputs that are valued by a body or group.

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 of the following is classified as a "main" managerial strategy?

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

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

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?

According to the textbook, which of the following terms would best describe an analyzer business strategy?

According to the textbook, all five contextual variables are of equal importance

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

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 of the following key cultural values would be detrimental to a high-involvement organization?

What determines the contextual variables?

Explain the concept of organizations as systems.

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?

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

Which of the following variables indicates to management the most appropriate managerial strategy to use in an organization?

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?

Which of the following conditions has NOT made it increasingly difficult for Canadian firms to make the classical managerial strategy work for them?

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

Supporters of the classical managerial approach to management assume employees are inherently lazy and require constant vigilance

A Road Map to Effective Compensation

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