Question Question 1 How does job evaluation aid in the process of establishing an internally aligned pay structu

Question 1

How does job evaluation aid in the process of establishing an internally aligned pay structure?

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Question 2

Explain external competitiveness. Point to specific examples and be as thorough as possible in your response.

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Question 3

Explain the difference between standard deviation and quartiles and percentiles. Please provide examples.

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Question 4

How is the underlying purpose of job-based structures different from that of person-based structures? List the purpose of each and provide examples.

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Question 5

What is the central challenge of offering discretionary benefits?

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Question 6

What can be done to make the function of compensation committees consistent with shareholders’ interest? Explain your answer.

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Question 7

Are employees more likely to favor defined contribution plans over defined benefit plans? How about employers? Explain your answer.

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Question 8

What are the usual steps in a conventional job analysis procedure? List them in their order of occurrence.

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Question 9

What impact will flexible work schedules have on employees’ commitment to their employers? On employee productivity? On company effectiveness? Please be specific in your response and provide examples.

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Question 10

Can companies easily develop compensation systems that are both internally consistent and market competitive? What are some of the challenges to this goal?

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Question 11

For this part of the exam, please see page 264 in Chapter 9 in your textbook and read the Case Study entitled: “Time off at Superior Software Services.” After you have read the case, please respond to the three questions at the end of the case. That is all you need to do. No need to prepare an analysis like you have been doing for class. Just respond to the three questions at the end in as much details as possibly. Each question should yield at least a paragraph as a response. Be sure to cite!