Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: A Pay Model
22.
Managers seek internal alignment within their organization by:
A.
matching the competitors' pay rates.
B.
following FLSA guidelines.
C.
using fair merit increases.
D.
paying on the basis of similarities among jobs.
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23.
Compensation policy choices that affect the pay level relative to other companies are most closely associated with the _____ aspect of the pay model.
A.
internal alignment
B.
external competitiveness
C.
employee contributions
D.
pay system management
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Topic: A Pay Model
24.
The decisions to implement pay for performance, flat rate pay, and profit sharing are examples of _____ policy decisions.
A.
internal alignment
B.
efficiency
C.
employee contributions
D.
management
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Topic: A Pay Model
25.
According to the text, which of the following decisions should be made jointly?
A.
Internal alignment and management decisions
B.
External competitiveness and employee contribution decisions
C.
Employee contribution and internal alignment decisions
D.
Management and external competitiveness decisions
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Topic: A Pay Model
26.
Which of the following policy decisions directly affects employees' attitudes and work behaviors?
A.
Employee contributions
B.
Internal alignment
C.
External competitiveness
D.
Management
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Topic: A Pay Model
27.
You are an HR manager, and your boss has told you to find the best way to raise job performance. After some research, you find that _____ have the greatest instrumental value.
A.
job responsibilities
B.
training and skill development programs
C.
goal setting and job enrichment
D.
monetary incentives
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Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Caveat Emptor-Be an Informed Consumer
28.
Which of the following is NOT a question to ask for determining if research has value?
A.
Is the research useful?
B.
Can alternative explanations be ruled out?
C.
Was the research conducted by PhD researchers?
D.
Is correlation separated from causation?
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29.
A measure of how changes in one variable are related to changes in another variable is the:
A.
standard deviation
B.
analysis of variance
C.
correlation coefficient
D.
mean deviation
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30.
The best way to establish _____ is to account for competing explanations, either statistically or through control groups.
A.
causation
B.
profitability
C.
correlation coefficient
D.
internal alignment
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Topic: Caveat Emptor-Be an Informed Consumer