Ch. 5 and 6

Which of the following is least likely to be used in establishing skill-based certification methods?

College degree

The roots of job-based pay structures are traced to

Frederick Taylor

Skill-based plans tend to work best in organizations using a(n) ________ strategy.

cost-cutter

A ________ approach controls costs by paying only as much as the work performed is worth, regardless of any greater skills the employee may possess.

job-based

Which of the following is an advantage of skill-based pay plans?

They aid in deploying workers in a way that better matches the work flow.

The job evaluation method that most resembles a bookcase with many shelves is:

Classification

________ are more likely to conduct job evaluations of senior management jobs.

Compensation managers

________ are the observable behaviors that indicate the level of competency within each competency set.

Competency indicators

In the context of internal alignment, which of the following is the correct sequence?

Job description > Job evaluation > Job structure

________ is the process of systematically determining the relative worth of jobs to create a job structure for an organization.

Job evaluation

Which of the following methods 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?

The alternation-ranking method

Which of the following is a characteristic of benchmark jobs?

They employ a reasonable proportion of the workforce.

Which of the following reasons makes competencies a risky foundation for a pay system?

Vagueness and subjectivity

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

The reliability of job evaluation techniques is measured by:

determining if different evaluators produce the same results.

Compensable factors, skill blocks, and competency sets are used for:

determining what to value.

The final step in designing a point plan involves

developing online software support

Competencies are derived from the ________ beliefs about the organization and its strategic intent.

executive leadership's