Chapter 7 Quiz Flashcards
Which of the following processes is used to determine the relative importance of the employee’s job to the organization and the placing of those jobs in the same hierarchy level?
a. job analysis
b. market analysis
c. performance appraisal
d. job evaluation
d. job evaluation
Which process is looked upon as the process of gathering data and information about the characteristics required for specific jobs?
a. job analysis
b. job evaluation
c. job description
d. job specifications
a. job analysis
As an HR professional, you have been asked by your organization to develop a job description the heavy-duty mechanic role. What are you likely NOT to include in the job description?
a. some statement describing the conditions under which the mechanic will work under
b. the appropriate pay grades, ranges, and future pay increases scales
c. the level of skill and certification required for the role
d. the fact that the mechanic will be working under supervision of a senior technician
b. the appropriate pay grades, ranges, and future pay increase scales
Which of he following concepts best explains why a compensation specialist is likely to earn more money working for an HR consulting firm than for a food distribution company?
a. pay equity
b. pay differentials
c. relative value
d. labour supply
c. relative value
Which of the following is NOT a valid purpose for conducting a job evaluation?
a. to control employee performance
b. to control wage costs
c. to create an equitable pay structure
d. to create perceptions f equitable pay among those covered by the system
a. to control employee performance
What do job specifications focus on?
a. job activities
b. reporting structure
c. employee qualifications
d. performance
c. employee qualifications
Which of the following statements is an example of job specification?
a. arranging meetings and scheduling out-of-town travel
b. possessing a valid driver’s license
c. answering telephones and personal inquiries
d. reporting to the head of the department
b. possessing a valid driver’s license
Since your company is newly created, you do not have any job descriptions. Which of the following methods of job analysis will you need to use?
a. interviews
b. questionnaires
c. functional
d. observation
c. functional
Carlos decides to use a time-and-motion study to gather information about a particular job. What kind of job analysis method is Carlos using?
a. obervations
b. interviews
c. questionnaires
d. functional job analysis
a. observations
One of the shortcomings associated with job analysis in dynamic work environments is the potential for obsolete data to be used for a variety of hr decisions. What proactive steps would you recommend to an organization facing this issue?
a. update job descriptions systematically
b. stop conducting job analysis
c. contract out most of your hr functions
d. allow each manager in the organization to create actual job descriptions
a. update job descriptions systematically
Which of the following is NOT one of the methods of job evaluation discussed in the text?
a. ranking method
b. forced distribution method
c. factor comparison method
d. statistical/policy capturing method
c. forced distribution method
Which term is used to describe key characteristics of jobs that are valued by organizations and differentiate jobs from one another?
a. core job dimensions
b. job facts
c. compensable factors
d. benchmarks
c. compensable factors
Organizations need to answer a series of questions in order to conduct job evaluations effectively. What questions would a job evaluation process NOT address?
a. who conducts the evaluations
b. which jobs should be changed
c. what appeal mechanisms are to be established
d. how should the job evaluation results be applied
b. which jobs should be changed
Which of the following is NOT a valid reason to re-evaluate jobs?
a. Labour market conditions change significantly
b. the strategy of the organization changes
c. new performance system is implemented
d. there is a high level of appeals.
c. new performance system is implemented
Which of the following procedures is NOT captured under the Ontario Pay Equity Act?
a. identifying job classes by gender
b. collecting job information
c. comparing jobs using gender neutral system
d. checking for performance appraisal biases
d. checking for performance appraisal biases
