Chapter 11 A

1.

1 point

Which of the following is true regarding pay?

Pay is often considered a sign of status and success.

Pay has a small impact on employee attitudes and behavior.

It influences the kind of employees who are attracted to but do not remain with the organization.

Pay rarely succeeds in aligning current employees' interests with those of the broader organization.

Employee compensation is seldom considered as an organizational cost.

2.

1 point

Which of the following is a part of the benefit?

Stock options

Unemployment compensation

Salary

Merit increases

Bonuses

3.

1 point

_____ refers to the relative pay of different jobs and how much they are paid.

External equity

Pay structure

Efficiency wage

Benchmark

Internal equity

4.

1 point

The average pay including wages, salaries, and bonuses, of jobs in an organization are part of the:

range spread.

compa-ratio.

pay level.

job structure.

pay grades.

5.

1 point

_____ refers to the relative pay of jobs in an organization.

Pay level

Equity structure

Job structure

Range spread

Compa-ratio

6.

1 point

Which of the following theories of pay suggests that people evaluate the fairness of their situations by comparing them with those of other people?

Reinforcement theory

Predicted outcome value theory

Social exchange theory

Equity theory

Expectancy theory

7.

1 point

If a person's ratio is smaller than the comparison other's ratio:

overreward inequity results.

underreward equity results.

overreward equity results.

equity results.

underreward inequity results.

8.

1 point

External equity pay comparisons:

focus on what employees in other organizations are paid for doing the same general job.

focus on what employees within the same organization, but in different jobs are paid.

happen when employees make comparisons with lower level jobs.

happen when employees make comparisons with jobs at same level but in different skill areas.

happen when employees make comparisons with jobs at higher levels.

9.

1 point

Which of the following observations is true about the equity theory?

Equity theory suggests that managers compare the performance of employee's with their potential to improve.

Job evaluation is the primary administrative tool organizations use in choosing a pay level.

Internal equity pay comparisons focus on what employees in other organizations are paid for doing the same general job.

The organization's choice of job structure influences its employees' external comparisons and their consequences.

Employees' evaluations of their pay relative to that of other employees influence their work attitudes and behaviors.

10.

1 point

Internal equity pay comparison:

is influenced by the organization's choice of pay level.

is the primary administrative tool organizations use in choosing a pay level.

focuses on what employees within the same organization, but in different jobs, are paid.

is determined using market pay surveys.

is likely to influence the decisions of applicants to accept job offers.