51) In most cases, the majority of the voting members on a job evaluation committee are ________.
A) managers
B) employees
C) HR specialists
D) industry experts
E) union representatives
52) Which of the following is NOT one of the typical methods used by job evaluation committees to determine the worth of a job?
A) ranking method
B) point method
C) job classification
D) paired comparison
E) factor comparison
53) When using the job classification method of job evaluation, raters categorize jobs into groups of similar jobs called ________.
A) classes
B) grades
C) sections
D) schedules
E) cohorts
54) Which of the following best describes the point method of job evaluation?
A) comparing the importance of each compensable factor
B) ranking each job relative to all other jobs based on pay grade
C) categorizing jobs into grades and classes based on specific rules
D) deciding which jobs have a higher number of compensable factors
E) identifying and quantifying the compensable factors present in a job
55) Which job evaluation method is a quantitative technique involving the identification of several compensable factors and the degree to which each of these factors is present in the job?
A) ranking method
B) point method
C) factor comparison
D) job grading method
E) job classification method
56) Which of the following best describes the factor comparison method of job evaluation?
A) identifying several compensable factors and the degree to which each factor is present in the job
B) ranking each job relative to all other jobs based on several compensable factors
C) determining the most important compensable factors for a specific job
D) categorizing jobs into groups, grades, and classes
E) classifying each job based on an overall factor
57) What are the two primary components of computer-aided job evaluations?
A) benchmark jobs and statistical models
B) compensable factors and benchmark jobs
C) grade definitions and factor comparisons
D) structured questionnaires and statistical models
E) structured questionnaires and grade definitions
58) A ________ is comprised of jobs of approximately equal difficulty or importance as established by job evaluation.
A) pay group
B) benchmark
C) pay grade
D) class
E) wage curve
59) Which of the following shows the relationship between the value of the job and the average pay for this job?
A) pay group
B) benchmark
C) pay grade
D) scatter plot
E) wage curve
60) The purpose of the wage curve is to ________.
A) show the relationship between the value of the job and the current average pay rates
B) equate jobs of similar difficulty or importance as established by job evaluation
C) choose benchmark jobs within each pay grade
D) cluster jobs into logical groupings
E) assign pay rates to pay grades