Hrob 3010 ch1-8

Question 1

what two parts make up total rewards?

Answer 1

total compensation and relational returns(job security,status)

Question 2

Innovator strategy

Answer 2

incentives for innovation

Question 3

cost cutter

Answer 3

focus on productivity

Question 4

Three tests of competitive advantage;

Answer 4

is it aligned, does it differentiate, does it add value

Question 5

content

Answer 5

the work performed and how it gets done

Question 6

value

Answer 6

the worth of the work

Question 7

tailored structure and example

Answer 7

well defined jobs, low cost ex. mcdonalds

Question 8

Loosley coupled and example

Answer 8

jobs that require constant innovation, flexible and adaptable ex. 3M

Question 9

Egalitarian

Answer 9

productive for group collaboration, few levels and small differentials

Question 10

Hierarchical

Answer 10

high performance for individual effort, multiple levels

Question 11

tournament theory

Answer 11

works best when individual performance matters most, big price

Question 12

Institutional theory

Answer 12

Copy and conform to others

Question 13

What kind of jobs are at risk for offshoring?

Answer 13

Low skill jobs, white collar

Question 14

What is simple ranking?

Answer 14

orders jobs from highest to lowest based on their value

Question 15

Alternation ranking

Answer 15

evaluators alternate choosing the most valuable and then the least valuable

Question 16

Point method

Answer 16

A numeric score is assigned to each job, and then jobs are ranked based off their score

Question 17

6 steps in point method

Answer 17

job analysis,determine compensable factors,scale the factors, weight the factors, communicate and train users, apply to remaining jobs