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1 Which of the following is NOT one of the issues for employers to consider when developing benefits plans?

a.

Which benefits to be offered

b.

Coverage of retirees in the plan

c.

Benefit choices to give employees

d.

All of the above are issues to be considered

2 Abas, the supervisor of 10 employees in the direct sales department, regularly keeps a log of positive and negative work-related behaviours of all his subordinates. Every 6 months or so, Abas and his subordinates meet to discuss the subordinates performance, using these as examples. Compiling such examples as they occur anchors the eventual appraisal and thus improves appraisal outcomes. The performance appraisal method Abas uses is

a.

Graphic rating scale

b.

Critical incidents

c.

Paired ranking

d.

Forced distribution

3 According to Vrooms Expectancy theory, a persons motivation to exert some level of effort is a function of three things, which are:

a.

Expectancy/ Instrumentality/ Valence

b.

Performance/ Effort/ Reward

c.

Needs/ Effort / Feedback

d.

Hygienes/ Motivators/ Self-esteem

4 Ahmets company pays for the employees range, depth, and types of skills and knowledge, rather than for the job title s/he holds. His company uses

a.

Internal-equity pay

b.

competency-based pay

c.

professionally-based pay

d.

none of the above

5 Which of the following is NOT included in the compensation packages of top executives?

a.

Short-term incentives

b.

Medium-term incentives

c.

Long-term incentives

d.

Benefits and perks

6 Which of the following can employers use to address external equity of pay?

a.

Performance appraisals

b.

Salary surveys

c.

Job evaluations

d.

Employee satisfaction (attitude) surveys

7 Zubeyde tends to rate all her 15 employees 5 out of 5, as she is afraid of being unfair by giving some of them lower than deserved ratings. This is one of the potential problems in performance appraisals, and it is called

a.

Halo effect

b.

unclear standards

c.

leniency

d.

central tendency

8 Mehmets company gives each employee a benefits fund budget, and lets the person spend it on the benefits s/he or she prefers, in addition to the certain legally required items, such as Social Security and unemployment insurance. This is an example of a(n)

a.

family-centred plan

b.

executive perquisite

c.

cafeteria approach

d.

ala carte plan

9 The Lincoln Electric Company of Ohio distributes its total annual profits (less taxes, 6% dividends to stockholders, and a reserve) each year among employees based on their merit rating. This is an example of

a.

profit sharing plan

b.

commission

c.

ESOP

d.

bonus

10 Annie and Meg, two social workers both at retirement age but would like to continue work at reduced hours, share a 40-hour-per week job. While Annie works mornings, Meg works afternoons. This arrangement allows them to reduce their hours while the organisation retains their expertise. This is an example of a

a.

work-sharing

b.

duty-sharing

c.

job-sharing

d.

time-sharing