MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.According to compensation expert Richard Henderson, “probably no one cost of business is more controllable and has a greater influence on profits than ____ costs.”
a.commission
b.marketing
c.legal
d.labor
2.All but which of the following results from a firm’s compensation system being viewed as inadequate?
a.Top applicants may reject the company’s employment offers.
b.Current employees may choose to leave the organization.
c.Forceful implementation of massive layoffs.
d.Current employees may begin to behave unproductively.
3.Which of the following refers to the perceptions that people have regarding the returns they get for the work they perform?
a.Inputs
b.Compensable factors
c.Resources
d.Outcomes
4.Which of the following refers to the perceptions that people have concerning what they contribute to a job?
a.Effort
b.Input
c.Performance
d.Participation
5.When employees’ perception of inequity is based on external comparisons, the employees are more likely to:
a.quit their job.
b.reduce effort.
c.work harder.
d.steal from their employer.
6.People usually judge the equity of their pay by comparing their outcome-to-input ratio with all but whom among the following?
a.People doing the same job within the same organization.
b.People doing different jobs within the same organization.
c.People doing the same job in other organizations.
d.People doing different jobs in other organizations.
7.Which of the following standards for conducting job evaluation indicate that those making the evaluations should be quite knowledgeable of the jobs being rated?
a.Accuracy of information
b.Consistency
c.Freedom from bias
d.Representativeness
8.____ refers to employees perceiving that their pay is fair relative to the pay received by workers in other organizations who hold similar positions.
a.Internal consistency
b.External competitiveness
c.Internal competitiveness
d.External consistency
9.____ refers to employees perceiving that their pay is fair relative to the pay coworkers in the same organization receive.
a.Internal competitiveness
b.External competitiveness
c.Internal consistency
d.External consistency
10.____ is the systematic process for determining the worth of a job.
a.Job evaluation
b.Job analysis
c.Job shadowing
d.Job enrichment