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人力资源管理10
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1.Conceptually,ajobstructurecanbedefinedastherelativepayofvariousjobsintheorganization.
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2.Theequitytheorysuggeststhatpeopleoftenevaluatetheirsituationsbycomparingthemwiththoseofotherpeople.
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3.Amarketpaysurveyisthemajoradministrativetoolthatorganizationsuseinchoosingapaylevel.
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4.Internalequitypaycomparisonsfocusonwhatemployeesinotherorganizationsarepaidfordoingthesamegeneraljob.
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5.Product-marketcomparisonsthatfocusonlaborcostsdeservegreaterweightwhenlaborcostsrepresentalargeshareoftotalcosts.
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6.Product-marketcompetitionplacesalowerboundonlaborcostsandcompensation.
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7.Essentially,labor-marketcompetitionistheamountanorganizationmustpaytocompeteagainstothercompaniesthathiresimilartypesofemployees.
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8.Benchmarkingisaprocedureinwhichacompanycomparesitsownpracticesagainstthoseofthecompetition.
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9.Itisusuallyvalidtocomparereturn-on-investmentratios,suchasrevenues/laborcosts,amongorganizationsindifferentindustries.
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10.Nonkey,orbenchmark,jobshaverelativelystablecontentandarecommontomanyorganizations.
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11.Jobevaluationcanbedefinedastherelativeworthofvariousjobsintheorganizationbasedoninternalcomparisons.
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12.Compensablefactorsarejobcharacteristicsthatanorganizationvaluesandchoosestopayfor.
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13.Jobanalysisprovidesbasicdescriptiveinformationonjobattributes,andthejobevaluationprocessassignsvaluestothesecompensablefactors.
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14.Themostwidelyusedjobevaluationtechniqueisthepoint-factorsystem.
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15.Amarketpay-policylinemaybedevelopedusingjob-evaluationdataandmarketpaysurveydata.
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16.Adisadvantageofusingpaygradesistheincreasedadministrativeburdenandcosts.
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17.Marketratesareusedinthepaypolicylineapproach,butnotinthemarketsurveydataapproach.
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18.Whenresolvingconflictsbetweenexternalandinternalpaydata,thereisagrowingsentimentthatexternalcomparisonsdeservegreaterweightbecauseorganizationsarefindingitincreasinglydifficulttoignoremarketcompetitivepressures.
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19.Acompa-ratioequivalentto1suggeststhatactualpayisnotconsistentwiththepaypolicy.
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20.WithintheUnitedStates,theRunzheimerInternationalreportsthatamajorityofcompanieshaveeitheraformalorinformalpolicythatprovidesforpaydifferentialsbasedongeographiclocation.
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21.Underatwo-tierwageplan,employeesdoingthesamejobarepaidtwodifferentrates,dependingontheirbackgroundandtraining.
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22.Broadbandpayprogramscanleadtoweakerbudgetingcontrolsandrisinglaborcosts.
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23.Skill-basedpaysystemsfitwellwiththeneedsofhi-techlearningorganizations.
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24.Theuseof“banding”inorganizationsmaymeanfewerpromotionalopportunitiesforemployees.
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25.RelativelaborcostsamongtheUnitedStates,WesternEuropeancountries,andJapanhavebeenhighlystableoverthepastdecade.
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26.Thequalityandproductivityofnationallaborforcesdonotvarydramaticallybetweenindustrializedcountriesanddevelopingcountries.
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27.TheUnitedStateshasthehighestCEO/manufacturingemployeetotalremunerationmultipleofanycountryintheworld.
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28.Ifanemployerknowsanemployeeisworkingovertimebutneithermovestostopitnorpaystimeandahalf,aviolationoftheFLSAhaslikelyoccurred.
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29.TheFairLaborStandardsActrequiresthatemployeesbepaidoneandahalftimestheirhourlyrateaftereighthoursofworkonadailybasis.
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MultipleChoiceQuestions
30.Whereas_____referstotherelativepayofdifferentjobsandhowmuchtheyarepaid,_____referstotherelativepayofjobsinanorganization.
A)equitystructure;taskstructure
B)paystructure;jobstructure
C)taskstructure;equitystructure
D)jobstructure;paystructure
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31.Considerthesametwojobsintwodifferentorganizations.InOrganization1,jobs
AandBarepaidanannualaveragecompensationof$30,000and$50,000,respectively.InOrganization2,thepayratesare$25,000and$55,000,respectively.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A)Organizations1and2havethesamepaylevel
B)Organizations1and2havethesamejobstructures
C)Organizations1and2havethesameindividualpayrates
D)Organizations1and2useincentivepaysystems
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32.Implicationsoftheequitytheoryformanagingemployeecompensationincludeallbutoneofthefollowing.Nametheexception.
A)Employeesevaluatetheirpaybycomparingitwithwhatothergetpaid
B)Employeeslookattheintrinsicaspectoftheirworkwhenmakingpayevaluations
C)Employeesworkattitudesandbehaviorsareinfluencedbytheirpaycomparisons
D)Employeeperceptionsarewhatdeterminetheirpayevaluations
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33._____paycomparisonsfocusonwhatemployeeswithinthesameorganization,butindifferentjobs,arepaid.
A)Externalequity
B)Interiorincentive
C)Internalequity
D)Exteriorincentive
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34.Whichofthefollowingisnotatruestatementconcerningproduct-marketcompetition?
A)Intheabsenceofclearevidenceofquality,costsneedtobecloselymonitored
B)Organizationscompeteonmultipledimensions(e.g.,quality,service,andprice)
C)Product-marketcompetitionisthedegreetowhichanorganizationmustpaytocompeteagainstothercompaniesthathiresimilaremployees
D)Product-marketcompetitionplacesanupperboundonlaborcostsandcompensation
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35.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofanindirectpayment?
A)Wages
B)Healthinsurance
C)Bonuses
D)Salaries
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36.Whichofthefollowingtheoriesdescribestheconditionsunderwhichthebenefitsofhigherpayoutweighthehighercosts?
A)Equitytheory
B)Expectancytheory
C)Agencytheory
D)Efficiencywagetheory
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37.Accordingtoefficiencywagetheory,beingahigher-payemployerismorebeneficialwhenorganizations
A)caneasilymonitoremployeeperformance.
B)arecentralized.
C)requirehighlyskilledemployees.
D)havespecializedworkstructures.
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38.Whenusingpaysurveystoestablishpaylevels,allofthefollowingareimportantactivitiesexcept
A)includealljobsinanorganizationinthesurvey.
B)includebothlabor-marketandproduct-marketcompetitors.
C)decideifmultiplesurveyswillbeused.
D)decidehowtoweighandcombinepaydata.
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39.Whichofthefollowingcomparisonsisnotimportantwhendecidinghowtocombineandweighpaysurveydatafromproduct-marketcompetitors?
A)Theratiooflaborcoststototalcosts
B)Theelasticityofproductdemand
C)Thecostsofrecruitingreplacements
D)Theelasticityofthesupplyoflabor
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40.Whattypeofbusinessismostlikelytohaveahighrevenue-to-labor-costratio?
A)Acapital-intens