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Define broadbanding.

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The practice of using fewer pay grades w...

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Average comparative ratio = _____.


A) the average of the comparative ratio for each employee divided by the number of employees
B) the total of the comparative ratio of all employees divided by the number of employees
C) the number of employees divided by the average of the comparative ratio for each employee
D) the number of employees divided by the total of the comparative ratio for each employee

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Which of the following is typically the immediate next step after job analysis in the compensation administration process?


A) Compensation philosophy
B) Job evaluation
C) Internal focus
D) External focus

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Not having to pay social security, unemployment, or workers' compensation costs to independent contractors offers major advantages to the employer.

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Tangible rewards cannot be easily measured or quantified.

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Which of the following is true of pay compression?


A) It is the process by which all employees' pays decrease significantly in an economic downturn.
B) It occurs when the employer groups employees with different pay grades together.
C) It is frequently a result of labor market pay levels increasing faster than current employees' pay adjustments.
D) It occurs when pay differences among individuals with different levels of experience and performance become large.

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_____ occurs when a creditor obtains a court order that directs an employer to set aside a portion of an employee's wages to pay a debt owed to the creditor.


A) Liquidation
B) Sequestration
C) Garnishment
D) Distraint

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Average hourly rate = _____.


A) total individual hourly rates of pay for all employees divided by the total output produced
B) total individual hourly rates of pay for all employees divided by the number of employees
C) total individual hourly rates of pay for all employees divided by the total number of hours worked
D) total individual hourly rates of pay for all employees divided by the total output produced in an hour

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Which of the following is an indicator of external inequity?


A) Difficulty hiring new employees
B) Lack of fairness in how rewards are distributed among employees
C) Lower attrition levels
D) Reward system based on favoritism

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Define compensable factor.

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A compensable factor identifie...

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Which of the following is classified as an outcome in the equity theory?


A) Loyalty
B) Time
C) Effort
D) Job security

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Match-the-market strategy is also called third-quartile strategy.

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Describe the entitlement philosophy of employee compensation.

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The entitlement philosophy assumes that ...

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Define job evaluation.

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Job evaluation is a formal, sy...

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_____ groups jobs into pay grades based on similar market survey amounts.


A) Market scaling
B) Market pegging
C) Market lining
D) Market banding

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Define base pay.

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The basic compensation that an...

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The total rewards package includes all forms of compensation, the monetary and nonmonetary rewards provided by a company to attract, motivate, and retain employees.

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Which of the following is true of green-circled employees?


A) They are paid above the range set for a job.
B) They are paid below the range set for a job.
C) They are paid on par with the range set for the job.
D) Their pay is not determined by the ranges set for a job.

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Which of the following is true of the factor-comparison method of job evaluation?


A) In this method, descriptions of each group of jobs are written and then each job is put into a grade according to the group it best matches.
B) It is time-consuming and difficult to use, which accounts for its limited popularity in organizations.
C) It uses subjective judgments to develop the class descriptions and to place jobs accurately in them.
D) It is a qualitative method that combines the classification and ranking methods.

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Describe performance-based pay increases.

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Some employers have shifted to more pay-...

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