OBHR 3330 TEST 2 REVIEW COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS A+ GRADED
Action Learning - ANSWER Managers work on projects outside their department.
Usually a team project.
American Federation of Labor and Congress Industrial - ANSWER The merger of the
AFL and CIO which organized workers by industries.
Broadbanding - ANSWER A job grading structure that uses spot salaries vs. many job
grades to determine what to pay particular positions and incumbents.
Building Two way Communication - ANSWER 3 principles:
Engagement
Explanation
Expectation clarity
Case Study Method - ANSWER Written cases are analyzed by trainees
The problem presented is diagnosed
Solutions are usually discussed among a group of trainees
Aims to give a realistic experience in identifying and analyzing complex problems
Civil Rights Act of 1964 - ANSWER Made it unlawful to discriminate on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Comparable Worth - ANSWER job equality, equal pay for women, low pay positions
compensation policy factors - ANSWER some companies are leaders in setting wage
rates
some are followers
organizations have policies for most pay related issues including
salary increases
promotions
demotions
overtime pay
locality and local economics play a major role in compensation policies
, geography based cost of living differentials exist
Trends in Compensation: Competency/Skill - ANSWER Employee paid for skill and
knowledge
current trends in compensation - ANSWER A current trend is to collapse multiple salary
grades and ranges down to a smaller number that contains a relatively wide range of
jobs and salary levels
Advantage is greater flexibility, especially when companies flatten their hierarchies and
organize around self managing teams
Facilitates movement of employees up and down in job level without pay raises or cuts
If an employee must temporarily spend time in a lower level job to develop a certain skill
set, no adjustment is necessary and other employees cannot insinuate an equity
violation
Contract Administration - ANSWER Activities performed by govt officials after a
contract has been awarded to determine how well the govt and the contractor
performed to meet the requirements of the contract.
components of Competency/Skill based pay plans - ANSWER Employee is paid for the
range, depth, and types of skills and knowledge they are capable of using
Rather than based on the jobs they are assigned to
Competencies are demonstrable characteristics that enable performance
Competency/Skill based pay plans should foster flexibility
"jobs" are no longer as strictly defined as in the past, sometimes employees need to be
rotatable among assignments
dissmissal- common grounds for - ANSWER o Unsatisfactory performance
Persistent failure to perform assigned duties
o Misconduct
o Lack of qualifications for the job
Employee's inability to do the assigned work although they might be diligent
Every effort should be made to salvage the employee in this case
o Changed requirements or elimination of the job
o Insubordination
ANSWERS A+ GRADED
Action Learning - ANSWER Managers work on projects outside their department.
Usually a team project.
American Federation of Labor and Congress Industrial - ANSWER The merger of the
AFL and CIO which organized workers by industries.
Broadbanding - ANSWER A job grading structure that uses spot salaries vs. many job
grades to determine what to pay particular positions and incumbents.
Building Two way Communication - ANSWER 3 principles:
Engagement
Explanation
Expectation clarity
Case Study Method - ANSWER Written cases are analyzed by trainees
The problem presented is diagnosed
Solutions are usually discussed among a group of trainees
Aims to give a realistic experience in identifying and analyzing complex problems
Civil Rights Act of 1964 - ANSWER Made it unlawful to discriminate on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Comparable Worth - ANSWER job equality, equal pay for women, low pay positions
compensation policy factors - ANSWER some companies are leaders in setting wage
rates
some are followers
organizations have policies for most pay related issues including
salary increases
promotions
demotions
overtime pay
locality and local economics play a major role in compensation policies
, geography based cost of living differentials exist
Trends in Compensation: Competency/Skill - ANSWER Employee paid for skill and
knowledge
current trends in compensation - ANSWER A current trend is to collapse multiple salary
grades and ranges down to a smaller number that contains a relatively wide range of
jobs and salary levels
Advantage is greater flexibility, especially when companies flatten their hierarchies and
organize around self managing teams
Facilitates movement of employees up and down in job level without pay raises or cuts
If an employee must temporarily spend time in a lower level job to develop a certain skill
set, no adjustment is necessary and other employees cannot insinuate an equity
violation
Contract Administration - ANSWER Activities performed by govt officials after a
contract has been awarded to determine how well the govt and the contractor
performed to meet the requirements of the contract.
components of Competency/Skill based pay plans - ANSWER Employee is paid for the
range, depth, and types of skills and knowledge they are capable of using
Rather than based on the jobs they are assigned to
Competencies are demonstrable characteristics that enable performance
Competency/Skill based pay plans should foster flexibility
"jobs" are no longer as strictly defined as in the past, sometimes employees need to be
rotatable among assignments
dissmissal- common grounds for - ANSWER o Unsatisfactory performance
Persistent failure to perform assigned duties
o Misconduct
o Lack of qualifications for the job
Employee's inability to do the assigned work although they might be diligent
Every effort should be made to salvage the employee in this case
o Changed requirements or elimination of the job
o Insubordination
