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Establishing Strategic Pay Plans

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Question 1

What are the two main components of employee compensation as described in Chapter 11?

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Question 2

According to the equity theory of motivation, what is procedural equity?

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Question 3

What did the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 primarily establish?

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Question 4

What is the key difference between a job evaluation and a market-based approach to setting pay rates?

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Question 5

What is the primary purpose of using benchmark jobs in the job evaluation process?

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Question 6

In the point method of job evaluation, what is the first step after choosing benchmark jobs?

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Question 7

What is the primary purpose of a wage curve?

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Question 8

What does a 'red circle' or 'flagged' rate signify in a compensation plan?

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Question 9

What is the primary difference between competency-based pay and traditional job evaluation-based pay?

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Question 10

What is the primary aim of broadbanding?

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Question 11

What does the concept of 'comparable worth' primarily address?

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Question 12

What was the minimum weekly salary for an employee to be considered exempt from overtime pay, according to the threshold mentioned in Chapter 11?

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Question 13

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main factors that one study concluded determines executive compensation?

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Question 14

What does a 'total rewards' strategy encompass that goes beyond traditional compensation and benefits?

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Question 15

What is a key provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)?

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Question 16

According to the case study on Wegmans Food Markets, what was the annual employee turnover for part-timers?

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Question 17

How many steps does the chapter outline for the process of creating a market-competitive pay plan?

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Question 18

In the example of an office supervisor's pay, what was the average base pay in Florida compared to New York?

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Question 19

What is the primary characteristic of job classification or job grading methods of evaluation?

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Question 20

According to the pay gap statistics mentioned in the 'Diversity Counts' section, women in the United States earn approximately what percentage of what men earn?

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Question 21

What is the primary function of a salary survey in the context of creating a pay plan?

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Question 22

What is a compa ratio?

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Question 23

What is a major advantage of the ranking method of job evaluation?

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Question 24

How much more did new female medical doctors earn per year compared to their male counterparts, according to a study cited in the chapter?

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Question 25

What does the Dodd-Frank Law of 2010 require American companies to do regarding executive pay?

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