Compensation

Compensation Management Ch. 3+4

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A behavioural framework provides a conceptual toolkit for understanding which aspect of compensation?

a. | The organizational context within which compensation management takes place |

b. | The managerial strategy that best fits an organization |

c. | How the structural variables interact to produce employee behaviour |

d. | The behaviour that various compensation plans will likely produce |

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 61 OBJ: 9

BLM: Remember

2. As the owner of a furniture moving company you require physically fit workers. The average weight of your workers is 240 pounds. You designed a special incentive program to encourage employees to lose weight. Three hundred dollars was given to the employee who lost the most weight over a three month period. The winner dropped thirty-five pounds but gained it all back to compete again in the competition. This example demonstrates which type of reward problem?

a. | Failure to produce desired behaviour |

b. | Production of desired behaviour and undesirable consequences |

c. | Production of reward dissatisfaction |

d. | Unfair compensation practices |

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 64 OBJ: 1

BLM: Analyze

3. What three key employee behaviours are desired by most employers?

a. | Membership, task, and citizenship |

b. | Classical, human relations, and high involvement |

c. | Prospector, analyzer, and defender |

d. | Motivation, satisfaction, and commitment |

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 64 OBJ: 2

BLM: Remember

4. You are extremely happy with your job and would not hesitate to recommend your company as a good place to work. Which key employee attitude are you expressing?

a. | Organizational identification |

b. | Motivation |

c. | Job satisfaction |

d. | Commitment |

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 64 OBJ: 3

BLM: Understand

5. What is the definition of membership behaviour?

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