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BUS 434 Complete Class

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BUS 434 Week 1 Discussion Question DQ 1 Employee Satisfaction

BUS 434 Week 1 Discussion Question DQ 2 Global Wage Rates

BUS 434 Week 1 Quiz Answers
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BUS 434 Week 1 DQ 1 Employee Satisfaction

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“Employee satisfaction relates directly to income obtained from work performed and the lifestyle opportunities made available to the workers and their families from this work-related income.” Elaborate on the link between work-related income and employee satisfaction in today’s workplace. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings
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BUS 434 Week 1 DQ 2 Global Wage Rates

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Wage rates in the United States are higher than similarly skilled workers in other countries such as China, Mexico and India. Consequently, many U.S. businesses have outsourced their manufacturing and production needs to take advantage of these lower wage rates. Discuss how, working collaboratively, the federal government and U.S. businesses can modify employee compensation packages to become more globally competitive. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
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BUS 434 Week 1 Quiz

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  1. All but which one of the following conditions will influence jobs and job-related opportunities in the future?
  2. Which of the following is a noncompensation benefit rather than a compensation benefit?
  3. An organization designs and implements a reward system to
  4. Claims on goods and services made available and paid for either totally or in some percentage by the employer are
  5. A company car, a company credit card, and subsidized food services are all examples of which one of the following forms of payment?
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BUS 434 Week 2 DQ 1 Compensation System

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A basic premise of a market-based economy is that each individual has the opportunity – through education, experience, hard, work, etc. – to improve his or her job earning potential. As a result, some employees may enjoy greater earnings than their colleagues. Assess how an organization can create a fair, market-competitive compensation system that provides greater rewards for those who earn it, yet is viewed as fair and equitable by the organization. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
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BUS 434 Week 2 DQ 2 Job Description

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The job description is often referred to as the building block of human resources. Nearly every employment action – recruitment, compensation, discipline, etc. – is predicated on an effective job description.Today, there is considerable debate whether job descriptions should be broader and more generic, versus narrow and more specific. Distinguish between the advantages and disadvantages of each approach, and which you see as the more preferable approach. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
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BUS 434 Week 2 Quiz

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  1. An organization’s _____________ describes in broad or general value-laden terms what the organization wishes to accomplish in the long term—the kind of product it intends to provide and how it intends to provide it.
  2. Which one of the following jobs is not exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements outlined by the FLSA?
  3. The 1935 National Labor Relations Act
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BUS 434 Week 3 Assignment Employee Relations Manager Paper

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The most effective compensation strategy is one that develops a clear link between:

Work that an employee is expected to perform (typically detailed in the job description);

Work that the employee performed (typically detailed in a performance evaluation);
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BUS 434 Week 3 DQ 1 Job Evaluation Methods

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There are two general types of job evaluation methods: those that investigate the job as a whole and those that investigate the job from a variety of components. Choosing one job evaluation method, examine how that method would be the preferable approach to attain comparable worth throughout the organization, and where it would not be the preferable approach. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
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BUS 434 Week 3 Quiz

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  1. The term “going rate” implies that there is
  2. In the following array of data, which value is the 9th decile?
  3. Many specialists who make extensive use of survey data believe that _______ values provide valuable information for establishing minimum and maximum pay values for a job or a grade.
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BUS 434 Week 4 DQ 1 Performance Standards

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Describe the relevance of performance standards for today’s knowledge-directed workers, and how their use will result in a more competitive compensation and benefit strategy. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
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BUS 434 Week 4 DQ 2 Performance Incentives

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Compare and contrast when it would be preferable to motivate employee performance through short-term incentives versus long-term incentives, and vice-versa. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
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BUS 434 Week 4 Quiz

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  1. The National Association of Suggestion Systems claims that a dollar spent in rewarding suggestions will return ______ dollars in improved operations to the organization.
  2. The size of a bonus received by an operating manager will quite often be determined by all but which one of the following criteria?
  3. Which of the following statements is least descriptive of why many suggestion plans have failed?
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BUS 434 Week 5 DQ 1 Executive Compensation

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The growing compensation inequity between executive management and the average employee threatens to destabilize organizational morale and societal justice.
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BUS 434 Week 5 DQ 2 Benefit Packages

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Today’s globally competitive business environment has caused many U.S. businesses to reduce the value of their employee benefit packages. Examine how an organization can maintain its costly benefit structure while remaining competitive against countries whose companies do not offer such benefits. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
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BUS 434 Week 5 Final Paper Holland Enterprises Compensation and Benefit System

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Attracting and retaining the most talented employees is essential for long-term organizational success. An important component to attracting and retaining such employees is the design and implementation of an effective compensation and benefit system.
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