3. A skill plan thats based on depth rather than breadth focuses on the skills required to

A. manage a warehouse.

B. drive a forklift.

C. manage people.

D. perform all of the accounting tasks for an organization.

4. Andrew is performing a job evaluation using the point method. He just created a list

of the different levels of skills required for each factor. Which step did Andrew just

complete?

A. Conduct the job analysis.

B. Determine compensable factors.

C. Scale the factors.

D. Weigh the factors according to importance.

5. Kurt is currently working with the labor union that represents the employees in his

organization on developing a compensation strategy. Which step of the total compensation

strategy formulation is he executing?

A. Assessing total compensation implications

B. Mapping a total compensation strategy

C. Implementing the strategy

D. Reassessing the strategy

6. Brents organization is currently going through a vicious circle. Which of the following

about his organization is correct?

A. Performance throughout the organization has increased, so management decides to

decrease pay because the employees are already motivated by things other than

money.

B. Performance throughout the organization has decreased, so management decides

to increase pay to motivate employees.

C. Performance throughout the organization has decreased, so management decides

to decrease pay to cut costs.

D. Employee pay has increased due to high performance, thus increasing the employees

motivation to work harder and continually improve organizational performance.

7. Teresa is developing a Web site that will explain the organizations pay and benefits

package to its employees. Which step of the total compensation strategy formulation

is she executing?

A. Assessing total compensation implications

B. Mapping a total compensation strategy

C. Implementing the strategy

D. Reassessing the strategy

8. Ron is a computer programmer who works for General Electric Plastics. He has recently

been assigned to a two-month project where he will write a program that determines

the number of units that need to be produced in a single month for his company to

break even. He will be working on this project alone and will have no employees.

Which of the following levels at General Electric Plastics best describes Rons position?

A. Executive C. Technical/Managerial

B. Director D. Professional

9. Stephanie works in the 2????-bolt manufacturing division and Christine works in the 6????-bolt

manufacturing division. Stephanie earns a higher wage than Christine because the 2????

bolts are manufactured in an area where the cost of living is much higher than the area

where the 6???? bolts are manufactured. Which of the following is this an example of?

A. Content C. Use value

B. Relative contribution D. Exchange value

10. Which of the following is an example of the ranking method being used to perform a

job evaluation?

A. Using the job definitions that are provided on the Department of Labor Web site to

create the different levels of positions within an organization

B. Creating 16 different descriptions in which each job within the organization will fit

C. Creating a list of specific tasks for each job and placing a value on each one based

on how much they contribute to the organizations mission

D. Creating a list of specific skills required for each job and placing a value on each

based on how much they contribute to the organizations mission

11. Kevin just completed a job evaluation for his organization. After presenting his findings

to the HR director, he was told that the position of vice president didnt have a high

enough salary based on its level of responsibility and the position of maintenance

worker didnt have a high enough salary based on its level of responsibility. Which

of the following was missing from Kevins evaluation?

A. Supports organizational strategy

B. Supports work flow

C. Fair to employees

D. Motivates behavior toward organizational objectives

12. The employees at the McKinney Corporation have become very upset about their wage

levels because they found out that theyre the lowest paid employees in their industry.

This is an example of

A. equity theory. C. institutional model.

B. tournament theory. D. internally aligned structure

13. Shanda is performing a job analysis, and she sent a questionnaire to all the employees

in the accounting department inquiring about the work that they perform. She noticed

that there was a great deal of variance among different people who all hold the same

position. None of them could agree on the work that they perform. Which of the

following is missing from her job analysis?

A. Reliability C. Acceptability

B. Validity D. Usefulness

14. Which of the following is an example of a quantitative method being used to collect

information for a job analysis?

A. Kim is informally interviewed by a member of the HR department about what she

does at work all week.

B. Kim is observed by her supervisor who is compiling a list of all of the tasks that

she completes in a week.

C. Kim is keeping a list of all of the tasks that she completes in a week.

D. Kim is filling out a survey that asks her to rank, in order of importance, the

different responsibilities that she has in the receiving department.

15. Brittany is collecting data for a job analysis, and she just finished collecting data on

how store managers teach selling skills to their new sales associates so that they will

be able to meet their individual daily sales goals. This is an example of which kind of

information?

A. Identification C. Employee data

B. Content D. Essential elements

16. Which of the following is an example of higher wages based on human capital?

A. Gus earns more than Seymour because Gus is a member of a labor union and

Seymour isnt.

B. Gus earns more than Seymour because Gus is much better at negotiating salary

increases than Seymour.

C. Gus earns more than Seymour because Gus has been trained on all of the

machines that are used on his manufacturing line.

D. Gus earns more than Seymour because Gus has missed fewer days of work than

Seymour.

17. Forrest just gave his assistant a 3% raise because his assistant just took on the

responsibility of department budgeting. Which of the following policy choices did

Forrest just make?

A. Internal alignment C. Employee contributions

B. External competitiveness D. Management

18. Ana Lisa has a company credit card on which she is allowed to purchase gas for her

car because her job requires her to drive a lot. This is an example of which form of

pay?

A. Long-term incentive C. Benefits: work/life balance

B. Benefits: income protection D. Benefits: allowances

19. Charlotte just received a $500 bonus because her department finished its design

project ahead of schedule. This is an example of which form of pay?

A. Cash compensation: base

B. Cash compensation: merit pay

C. Cash compensation: cost-of-living adjustment

D. Cash compensation: incentives

20. Which of the following companies saw an increase in stock price as well as an increase

in CEO pay?

A. Gap C. Pfizer

B. Whole Foods D. Texas Instruments