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According to the job characteristics theory,this core characteristic refers to the amount of freedom,independence,and discretion the employee enjoys in determining how to do the job.


A) skill variety
B) feedback
C) autonomy
D) task identity

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Which of the following are the two main reasons given for adopting pay-for-knowledge programs?


A) smaller labor markets and strategic outlines
B) market monopolies and lower labor costs
C) technological innovations and increased global competition
D) market monopolies and company turnover

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What are the two most important reasons for adopting person-focused pay?

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Person-focused pay programs represent im...

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A company that designs,manufactures,and sells only Halloween costumes would probably benefit most from this type of pay program.


A) the cross-departmental model
B) the skill blocks model
C) the job-point accrual model
D) the stair-step model

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In this person-focused pay model,employees are rewarded for increasing their skills within a single job family,even if the skills do NOT build on each other.


A) stair-step
B) skill blocks
C) job-point accrual
D) cross-departmental

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This term reflects an approach to job design that results in the development of more intrinsically motivating and interesting work.


A) job security
B) job enrichment
C) job variety
D) job identity

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This type of pay system rewards employees for successfully acquiring new job-related knowledge.


A) person-focused pay
B) competency-based pay
C) merit pay
D) incentive pay

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When a filing clerk is trained to maintain employee attendance records,it is an example of acquiring which type of skills?


A) horizontal
B) vertical
C) depth
D) breadth

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________ pay compensates employees for jobs they currently perform.

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________ pay programs have been used most widely in service and manufacturing industries.

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Which one of the following would be correct regarding person-focused pay programs?


A) the skill blocks model only emphasizes horizontal skills
B) the stair-step model addresses depth,while the skill blocks model emphasizes both horizontal and vertical skills
C) employees do not progress to more complex jobs in the stair-step model
D) stair-step models do not apply to jobs within the same family

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B

This model is geared to promoting staffing flexibility in a company by training employees in one department with some of the critical skills that are needed to perform effectively in another department.


A) the skill blocks
B) the stair-step
C) the job-point accrual
D) the cross-departmental

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Both unions and contractors,who employ carpenters,use ________ pay plans.

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skill-based

The level of specialization or expertise an employee brings to a job are what type of skills?


A) work-team
B) horizontal
C) breadth
D) depth

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This term refers to the level of specialization or expertise an employee possesses in a particular job.


A) vertical skills
B) depth of skills
C) breadth of skills
D) horizontal skills

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Which person-focused model links pay levels to increased knowledge and skills within the same general job category?


A) the cross-departmental model
B) the skill blocks model
C) the job-point accrual model
D) the stair-step model

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This is considered "at the heart" of person-focused pay programs.


A) innovation
B) management
C) training
D) data

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Which of the following pay systems is used by unions and contractors to reward their carpenters for increasing their carpentry abilities?


A) knowledge-based
B) incentive
C) skill-based
D) merit-based

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Which of the following is a main reason for the increased costs associated with person-focused pay programs?


A) higher payroll costs
B) increased overhead costs
C) higher training costs
D) all of the above

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Skill variety,task identity,autonomy,and feedback are the elements that make up this theory.


A) job demands
B) position requisite
C) job characteristics
D) position components

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C

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