exam 3 part 2

Routine work is also termed

• transactional work

• hygiene work

• tacit work

• system work

Which of the following is an advantage of skill-based pay plans?

• They guarantee a low rate of employee turnover

• They aid in deploying workers in a way that better matches the work flow

• They are less expensive than job-based plans

• They are viewed more favorably by courts than any other type of pay plans

   The majority of applications of skill-based pay have been in:

• education industries

• manufacturing industries

• health-care industries

• service industries

  An employee's focus in a job-based approach is to

• seek promotions to earn more pay

• acquire skills

• acquire competencies

• utilize skills efficiently

  Employees in a multiskill system earn pay increases:

• by increasing their productivity

• based on job content

• based on job assignments

• by acquiring new knowledge

  A camper is an employee who _________ in a skill-based pay system.

• Tops out

• Is a jack-of-all-trades

• does not want to rotate jobs

• moves too quickly from job to job

Skill-based plans tend to work best in organizations using a(n) _________ strategy

• innovator

• defender

• laissez-faire

• cost-cutter

_________ translate each core competency into action

• Competency Indicators

• Multifunctional Skills

• Skill-based structures

• Competency Sets

Competencies are derived from the _________ beliefs about the organization and its strategic intent.

• executive leadership's

• stakeholders'

• competitors'

• customers'

The reliability of job evaluation techniques is measured by:

• determining if different evaluators produce the same results

• asking the question, "What does the evaluation measure?"

• determining hit rates.

• surveying employee attitudes about the evaluation