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1. The awarding of cash bonuses is especially common in the __________ of organizations.
a. lower ranks
b. non-exempt levels
c. union members
d. senior executive ranks
e. contingency workforce
2. __________ is a pay system that links pay and performance by giving the workers the opportunity to share in productivity gains through increased earnings.
a. Skill-based pay
b. Sanctioned pay
c. Performance pay
d. Gain sharing
e. Statutory pay
3. The typical reward systems of organizations emphasize __________.
a. a mix of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards
b. only intrinsic rewards
c. only extrinsic rewards
d. only intrinsic rewards for high-level positions
e. only extrinsic rewards for high-level positions
4. For a performance appraisal system to be valid, it must __________.
a. provide inconsistent results each time it is used
b. be statistically robust
c. be used in a wide cross-section of industries
d. be used across hierarchical levels in an organization
e. actually measure people on relevant job content
5. Skill-based pay plans reward people __________.
a. based on their knowledge and education
b. based on their experience
c. for the mix and depth of skills they possess
d. for the particular job assignment they hold
e. at the same level of other people with the same job title
6. __________ performance appraisal information is useful for making selection and placement decisions.
a. Involvement
b. Feedback
c. Elaboration
d. Evaluative
e. Development
7. One disadvantage of skill-based pay is __________.
a. the possible higher pay and training costs that are not offset by greater productivity
b. managers do not like working with a skill-based pay program
c. the program can be implemented quickly
d. that workers learn to do one another's jobs
e. workers know in advance what is required to receive a pay rate
8. An organization that is able to employ two persons as one by having one person work mornings and the other person work afternoons on the same job is reaping the benefits of:
a. a compressed work week.
b. flextime.
c. flexible working hours.
d. job sharing.
e. telecommuting.
9. A __________ occurs when managers lump everyone together around the average, or middle, category; this gives the impression that there are no very good or very poor performers on the dimensions being rates.
a. personal bias error
b. recency error
c. halo error
d. leniency error
e. central tendency error
10. Rankings, paired comparisons, and forced distributions are types of __________ performance appraisal methods.
a. absolute
b. definitive
c. comparative
d. discretionary
e. conclusive