Compensation

George Milkovich, Jerry Newman, Barry Gerhart

Chapter 5 Job-Based Structures and Job Evaluation - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

How does job evaluation translate internal alignment policies (loosely coupled versus tight fitting) into practice? What does (a) organization strategy and objectives, (b) flow of work, (c) fairness, and (d) motivating people's behaviors toward organization objectives have to do with job evaluation?

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Problem 2

Why are there different approaches to job evaluation? Think of several employers in your area (the college, hospital, retailer, 7-Eleven, etc.). What approach would you expect them to use? Why?

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Problem 3

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using more than one job evaluation plan in any single organization?

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Problem 4

Why bother with job evaluation? Why not simply market-price? How can job evaluation link internal alignment and external market pressures?

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Problem 5

Consider your college or school. What are the compensable factors required for your college to evaluate jobs? How would you go about identifying these factors? Should the school's educational mission be reflected in your factors? Or are the more generic factors used in the Hay plan okay? Discuss.

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Problem 6

You are the manager of 10 people in a large organization. All of them become very suspicious and upset when they receive a memo from the HR department saying their jobs are going to be evaluated. How do you try to reassure them?

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