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BMAL 200 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Online Grocer, E-Book, Houston Chronicle

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Internal environmental factors consist of numerous distinctive angles; however, it boils down to the approach of operations and how effective a business is for both the customer and the employee. It is important that a business can perceive the qualities and adjust the weaknesses of potential risks from inside and outside of the association to maintain and preserve a high level of internal operations. Specific internal factors that influence walmart include teamwork and. Teamwork can be characterized diversely by any one individual. Ultimately, teamwork is bringing different people together who typically do not work together or work in the same area to accomplish a shared objective efficiency in hopes to maximize the business. And i think we, together as a team, have done extraordinary things. We"ve all grown, we"ve all accomplished much more than any of us ever thought that we could. with new technological advances such as.

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Related Questions

The difference between a company's strategy and a company's business model is that

A)a company's strategy is the plan for achieving strategic objectives while its business model is the plan for achieving financial objectives.

B)the strategy concerns how to compete successfully and the business model concerns how to operate efficiently.

C)a company's strategy is management's game plan for realizing the strategic vision whereas a company's business model is the game plan for accomplishing the business purpose or mission.

D)strategy relates broadly to a company's competitive moves and business approaches (regardless of the financial outcomes it produces) while the term business model relates to whether the revenues and costs flowing from the strategy demonstrate that the business is viable from a profit perspective.

E)a company's strategy concerns how to please customers while its business model concerns how to please shareholders

QUESTION 1

  1. What is the method to establish pay grade widths in which the point spreads are equal for all pay grades?

    a. pay grade bandwidth approach
    b. equal interval approach
    c. equal increase approach
    d. equal percentage approach

1 points   

QUESTION 2

  1. Which variable may be considered an advantage associated with the "a priori" method in determining factor weights?

    a. It simple and easily understood.
    b. It assumes pay structures used for benchmarking are correct.
    c. It emphasizes current pay scales.
    d. It forces committee members to work together.

1 points   

QUESTION 3

  1. The point method of job evaluation has many benefits, but it does have some drawbacks. From the list below, what would be considered a drawback of the point method?

    a. creates too large of a hierarchy of jobs
    b. creates a large number of appeals
    c. regression line is very rarely applied to the pay system
    d. appears scientifically objective but in reality it is very subjective

1 points   

QUESTION 4

  1. You have been provided with the following information about a certain pay range: minimum $50,000; mid-point $55,000; and maximum $60,000. What is the range spread and the range spread percentage?

    a. $10,000 and 20%
    b. $5,000 and 83.33%
    c. $5,000 and 20%
    d. $10,000 and 8.33%

1 points   

QUESTION 5

  1. Which step in developing a job evaluation system using the point method allows you to quantify the extent to which each factor is present in a job?

    a. defining the factors
    b. weighting the factors
    c. scaling the factors
    d. testing the system

1 points   

QUESTION 6

  1. A company decides to include "customer contact" as a compensable factor in their job evaluation system. What conclusion can you draw from this?

    a. The organization does not value "customer contact" above all other compensable factors.
    b. The organization wants to avoid customer complaints.
    c. "Customer contact" would be explicitly linked to performance bonuses.
    d. "Customer contact" is central to the execution of the company's strategy.

1 points   

QUESTION 7

  1. Which of the following should be avoided when using the point method of job evaluation?

    a. benchmarking
    b. factor overlap
    c. equal interval approach
    d. enlargement of pay grid

1 points   

QUESTION 8

  1. A "match the market" pay strategy means all jobs in the organization will actually match the market.

     True

     False

1 points   

QUESTION 9

  1. Considering the factor of "supervisory responsibility," which degree statement is an example of inconsistent construct formation?

    a. Degree 1: no supervisory responsibilities
    b. Degree 2: responsible for supervision of one to three subordinates
    c. Degree 3: responsible for supervision of four to nine subordinates
    d. Degree 4: responsible for development of annual operating budget

1 points   

QUESTION 10

  1. In a point method of job evaluation, large pay range overlaps are preferred.

     True

     False

1 points   

QUESTION 11

  1. Which term refers to the differences between the range midpoints of adjacent pay grades in a pay structure expressed by dollars?

    a. range spread
    b. broadbands
    c. split pay range
    d. intergrade differentials

1 points   

QUESTION 12

  1. Which of the following best defines a benchmark job?

    a. It is a job in the firm's job evaluation system for which there is a good match in the labour market data.
    b. It is a job in the market data that matches a pay overlap.
    c. It is the job in the organization that has a regression line equal to (1) on the pay policy line.
    d. It is the job that is adjusted to the market line for the intended pay level.

1 points   

QUESTION 13

  1. Mille, a human resource compensation specialist, determines that the correlation coefficient is nearly –1 (negative one) after calculating a straight regression line. What conclusion can Mille make based on this nearly perfect correlation coefficient?

    a. The lower the job evaluation points, the lower the pay
    b. The higher job evaluation points, the higher the pay.
    c. The higher the job evaluation points, the lower the pay.
    d. The nearly –1 (negative one) correlation coefficient implies that no change in the pay system is required.

1 points   

QUESTION 14

  1. Your task is to persuade an executive to design a job evaluation system using the point method. What would be the focal point of your argument?

    a. The point method has a high degree of accuracy in measuring jobs.
    b. The point method includes performance management.
    c. The point method is simple to use.
    d. The point method is the only system recognized by employment equity legislation.

1 points   

QUESTION 15

  1. The terms job evaluation and job analysis are interchangeable.

     True

     False

1 points   

QUESTION 16

  1. One of the greatest benefits of using a point method of job evaluation is that it is statistically scientific.

     True

     False

1 points   

QUESTION 17

  1. Which statement best defines range spread?

    a. It is the difference between the first and last pay broadband
    b. It is the difference between the range midpoints of adjacent pay grades in a pay structure, expressed in dollars.
    c. It is calculated by dividing the intergrade differential (expressed in dollars) of each pay grade by the midpoint (in dollars) of the previous pay grade
    d. It is the difference between the maximum and the minimum pay level, in dollars, for a given pay range.

1 points   

QUESTION 18

  1. In order to establish a midpoint of the pay range you must first convert the market line into a pay line policy.

     True

     False

1 points   

QUESTION 19

  1. Which of the following takes place once the job evaluation system has been finalized?

    a. compensable factors are weighed
    b. all jobs are scored
    c. factor degrees are analyzed
    d. factor weightings are measured

1 points   

QUESTION 20

  1. What is a disadvantage of having very narrow pay grades?

    a. The only way for an employee to significantly increase their wages is through a promotion.
    b. It makes seniority systems redundant.
    c. The reliability of the pay grade is low.
    d. The internal stability of the pay grade is low.
  1. How can HR professionals demonstrate that they provide value in terms of return on investment for an organization?
  2. How do an organization’s vision, mission, and strategywork together to help organizations survive and thrive, and what is the role recruitment and selection plays in this? Clearly define each of the terms within your answer.
  3. Discuss the impact of demographics and current socioeconomic conditions on organizational recruitment and selection practices for organizations.
  4. Discuss the impact of demographics and current socioeconomic conditions on organizational recruitment and selection practices for organizations.
  5. Can an invalid selection test be reliable? Can an unreliable selection test be valid? Explain, and provide examples of each instance to illustrate.
  6. Compare and contrast content, construct, and criterion related validity strategies? Provide an example of each approach
  7. Define, compare, contrast, and provide examples of fairness and bias as used in the context of HR selection
  8. Would the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms prohibit an employer from putting in place a selection system that favoured women over men in the hiring process? Could such discrimination ever be justified under the Charter?
  9. What are the prohibited grounds of employment discrimination in Alberta, define prohibited grounds of employment discrimination?
  10. What does it mean to accommodate someone to the point of undue hardship?
  11. Why is basing hiring practices on a “gut feeling” risky business?
  12. Why is a job analysis essential to the defence of any selection process or selection system?
  13. What is the relationship of a “position” to a “job” and a “job” to a “job family”?
  14. What are the major differences between a competency-based selection system, and one developed through job analysis?
  15. What is a competency? Defend your answer
  16. If you were limited in selecting employees based on only one of the four types of performance discussed in this chapter, which one would you choose? Why?
  17. Why is it important to understand performance as part of the recruitment and selection process?
  18. Define task performance, contextual performance, adaptive behaviour, and counterproductive behaviour. Discuss the role each of these plays in developing a recruitment and selection system.
  19. List and explain each of the performances defined in Campbell’s performance taxonomy