Chapter 11 C

1.

1 point

Jobs that are unique to organizations and that cannot be directly valued or compared through the use of market surveys are known as:

A-level jobs.

noncompensable jobs.

delayered jobs

nonkey jobs.

deadweight jobs.

2.

1 point

Which of the following is an administrative procedure used to measure internal job worth?

Job analysis

Job description

Job design

Job rotation

Job evaluation

3.

1 point

The characteristics of jobs that an organization values and chooses to pay for are known as:

compensable factors.

range spreads.

comparable worth factors.

calibration factors.

ergonomics.

4.

1 point

Which of the following human resource activities provides basic descriptive information on job attributes?

Selection

Job analysis

Recruitment

Strategic planning

Job structure

5.

1 point

The _____ yields job evaluation points for each compensable factor.

range spread

point-factor system

market survey system

pay policy line

pay grade

6.

1 point

When compensable factors are weighed using expert judgments about the importance of each factor, a(n) _____ weight is said to be assigned.

statistical

multiple regression

a priori

empirical

factorial

7.

1 point

The _____ is a mathematical expression that describes the relationship between a job's pay and its job evaluation points.

range spread

compa-ratio

rate range

pay policy line

pay grade

8.

1 point

A market pay policy line:

is developed using nonkey jobs.

can be generated using regression analysis.

does not use actual market rates for key jobs.

puts emphasis on internal comparisons but not external comparisons.

groups together jobs that have similar worth or content.

9.

1 point

The pay policy line:

is used to determine the correspondence between the actual and intended pay.

reduces the number of job levels to achieve more flexibility in job assignments.

does not use actual market rates for key jobs.

groups together jobs that have similar worth or content.

is used to calculate the compa-ratio.

10.

1 point

Under the _____ approach, jobs of similar worth or content are grouped together for pay administration purposes.

market survey data

pay policy line

compa-ratio

delayered

pay grade