Chapter 5 - Job Based Structures and Job Evaluation

What are the steps of the point method?

1. Conduct job analysis 2. Determine compensable factors 3. Scale the factors 4. Weight the factors according to importance 5. Select criterion pay structure 6. Communicate the plan and train users 7. Apply to non-benchmark jobs 8. Develop online software support

Most widely used point method job evaluation

Hay Group plan

What is a disadvantage of the point method?

It can become bureaucratic and rule-bound

Disadvantages of the ranking method

It fails to tell employees what is important about their jobs

How does the alternation ranking method work?

It requires evaluators to agree on which jobs are the most and least valuable, then the next most and least valued, and so on, until all the jobs have been ordered

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

Job Evaluation

Correct sequence of events in the context of internal alignment

Job description > Job evaluation > Job structure

_____ refers to determining the intervals on a measurement instrument.

Scaling

A major decision in job evaluation is to choose ______

among alternative approaches

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

classification method

In the context of the point method of job evaluation, ______ are job attributes that provide the basis for evaluating the relative growth of jobs inside an organization.

compensable factors

The ______ of a job is its external market value

exchange value

Most factors have ____ number of degrees

four to eight

Research shows that ____ factor(s) account(s) for 98 to 99 percent of the variance in job evaluation plans

three

Which of the following is the underlying assumption in the assessment of job content? A. Content has intrinsic value outside the 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 the external market

A. Content has intrinsic value outside the external market

Which of the following statements is true of a job evaluation plan? A. It is developed using benchmark jobs and then applied to non-benchmark 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 non-benchmark jobs

In the context of job evaluation, the two common ways of ranking are?

Alternation ranking and paired comparison

KayDen Corp. a small organization with 15 employees, conducts a job evaluation using the least expensive method for the first time. In this case KayDen is most likely to have used the A. Classification method B. Point method C. Ranking method D. Hay plan

C. Ranking method

The job evaluation system that most resembles a bookcase with many shelves is?

Classification

Who is most likely to conduct job evaluations of senior management jobs?

Compensation managers

Which of the following is NOT true of the usage of multiple plans versus single job evaluation plans? A. Employers rarely evaluate all jobs in an organization at one time B. Many employers design different evaluation plans for different types of work C. Typically, a related group of jobs is used for evaluation D. A single universal plan is acceptable to employees if the work covered is highly diverse

D. A single universal plan is acceptable to employees if the work covered is highly diverse

Which of the following is a job evaluation method that can group a wide range of work together in one system but leave too much room for manipulation? A. Ranking B. Point C. Scaling D. Classification

D. Classification

1. What is the most used job evaluation method in the United States and Europe?

Point method

Which job evaluation method uses compensable factors?

Point method

____ is when the compensable factor importance weights are inferred using statistical methods

Policy capturing