1. A measure of how changes in one variable are related to change in another variable is the:

A. standard od deviation

B. analysis of variance

C. correlation coefficient

D. mean deviation

2. True or False How an organization positions its total compensation against its competitors is part of external competitiveness strategic choice

3. True or False Declining organization performance increases the risks facing employees-risks of still smaller bonuses, demotions, wages cuts, and even layoffs

4. Which of the following is true of procedural justice

A. Its suggests that the way pay decisions are made and implemented is insignificant

B. It is concerned with whether the actual pay differences among employees are acceptable

C. It addresses how design and administrative decisions are made

D. It refers to the fairness in the amount of reward distributed to employees

5. Joshua believes that treating employees equally will improve their job satisfaction, which in turn will increases their work productivity and performance. In accordance with his beliefs, he wants to reduce the number of job levels and the pay differentials between the levels. In this case, he is most likely to use a

A. highly layered pay structure

B. hierarchical pay structure

C. highly inequitable pay structure

D. egalitarian pay structure

6. True or False Teachers will feel pay structures are fair even when they are relatively low in the internal structure if they work in a high paying school district

7. Identify a true statement about the step by step approach to conducting conventional job analysis developed by the US federal government

A. for scheduling purposes, it is recommended that three to five interviews be conducted per day

B. it is recommended that an interview should last for a minimum of five hours and a maximum of eight hours

C. it is recommended that the same first-level supervision interviewee conduct the second tour of the worksite

D. it is recommended that the first interview be conducted with the jobholders rather than with the first-level supervisors.

8. Which of the following is defined as a structured job analysis technique that classifies job information into seven basic factors: information input, mental processes, work output, relationships with other persons, job context, other job characteristics, and general dimension

A. the task inventories method

B. the position analysis questionnaire

C. the essential elements questionnaire

D. the job task and elements inventory

9. In the context of a job analysis sufficient information to adequately identify, define, and describe a job, which of the following information is most likely to be categorized as related to the employee

A. working conditions

B. conflicting demands

C. performance criteria

D. technical knowledge

10. True or False The American with Disabilities Act's essential elements requirement for hiring and promotion decisions seems to require less detail than what is required for pay decisions

11. True or False Quantitative job analysis method help increase reliability

12. True or False The reliability and validity of the quantitative methods of job analysis have significantly reduced the importance of human judgment in job analysis

13. True or False The reliability of a job evaluation can be improved by using evaluators who are familiar with the work and training in the job evaluation process

14. True or False Product demand and the degree of competition affect the ability of an organization to change what it changes for its products and services