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HRM 324 Week 2 Quiz
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1. Which type of compensation program is based, in part, on the human capital theory?
- a) merit pay
- b) seniority pay
- c) incentive pay
- d) skill-based pay
2. Passage of this Act requires compensation professionals to demonstrate that alleged discriminatory pay practices are a business necessity.
- a) Civil Rights Act of 1991
- b) Equal Pay Act of 1938
- c) Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
- d) Davis-Bacon Act of 1931
3. What represents employees’ critical psychological states that result from performing their job?
- a) fringe compensation
- b) core compensation
- c) intrinsic compensation
- d) extrinsic compensation
- When designing pay-for-knowledge programs, which of the following would be considered part of the transition matters phase?
- grouping skills
- aligning pay with the knowledge structure
- training
- skill types
6. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 addresses which three issues?
- minimum wage, overtime pay, & child-labor
- minimum wage, overtime pay, pay discrimination
- minimum wage, child-labor, pay discrimination
- overtime pay, child-labor, pay discrimination
7. According to the Equal Pay Act, which of the following are acceptable defenses for unequal work?
- a system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production, a differential based on any factor other that race, a seniority system, a system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production
- a differential based on any factor other that race, a merit system
- a seniority system, a merit system, a system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production
- a differential based on any factor other that race, a seniority system, merit system
8. What kind of accommodation involves modifying work schedules, job restructuring, and making existing facilities readily accessible for those covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
- disability accommodations
- reasonable accommodations
- regulated accommodations
- mandatory accommodations
9. These are the four core characteristics of the job characteristics theory.
- feedback, task variety, skill-variety, autonomy
- knowledge, skill identity, autonomy, feedback
- skill variety, task identity, autonomy, feedback
- skill identity, autonomy, task variety, feedback
10. Which of the following are the main reasons for the increased costs associated with pay-for-knowledge programs?
- increased compensation benefits, higher training costs, increased overhead costs
- higher payroll costs, increased overhead costs, higher training costs
- increased overhead costs, increased compensation benefits, higher payroll costs
- increased compensation benefits, higher training costs, higher payroll costs
11. This is the systematic process for recognizing differences in the relative worth among a set of jobs and for establishing pay differentials accordingly.
- job analysis
- job content
- job evaluation
- job-relatedness
12. Which of the following are typically included in a job description?
- job specification, job title, job summary
- job summary, job salary, job specification
- job title, job salary, job summary
- job salary, job title, job specification
13. In compensation surveys, how are relevant labor markets defined?
- employment numbers, occupational classification, geography
- occupational classification, market competition, employment numbers
- occupational classification, geography and market competition
- geography, employment numbers, market competition