Chapter 11 HRM Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
1) Total rewards refers to:
A) all forms of pay or other compensation provided to employees.
B) payroll costs.
C) contractual pay methods or fringe benefits to employees.
D) certain forms of pay and rewards to employees.
E) cash payments only. - ✔✔A
2) The total rewards approach has arisen from the:
A) changing business environment of the last several decades.
B) organizationʹs business needs.
C) executive boardroom.
D) changing global economy.
E) employeeʹs requirement for stability. - ✔✔A
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,3) A total rewards approach considers:
A) individual reward components as part of an integrated whole.
B) cost constraints.
C) compensation and benefits together.
D) business strategy.
E) employee value - ✔✔A
4) Originally, total rewards were conceptualized as having three broad categories: They
are:
A) performance and recognition, benefits, work experience.
B) compensation, flexible benefits, work experience.
C) bonus, benefits, work experience.
D) compensation, benefits, work experience.
E) development/career opportunities, benefits, work experience. - ✔✔D
5) Research conducted by WorldatWork has clarified the ʺwork experienceʺ category of
total rewards
by splitting it into three parts. They are:
A) work/life programs, business strategy and development/career opportunities.
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,B) work/life programs, succession programs, and salary grade.
C) work/life programs, organizational culture and development/career opportunities.
D) work/life programs, HR strategy, and development/career opportunities.
E) work/life programs, performance and recognition, and development and career
opportunities. - ✔✔E
6) Work/life programs help employees do their jobs effectively using:
A) recognition programs.
B) advancement opportunities.
C) vacation and holidays.
D) employer-paid insurance.
E) flexible scheduling and childcare. - ✔✔E
7) Engagement is:
A) the belief that the organization cares about talent management.
B) transactional rewards which are consistent across competing organizations.
C) positive emotional connection to the employer and a clear understanding of the
strategic
significance of the job.
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, D) providing competitive base pay.
E) relational work experiences. - ✔✔C
8) The Revlex Company did a salary survey, and the results showed that 10 of its key
positions had
lower wages compared with similar positions at their key competitors. The problem the
company
faces is:
A) broadbanding.
B) pay equity.
C) external inequity.
D) internal inequity.
E) comparable worth. - ✔✔C
9) You are advising the President of a newly formed company as to payroll obligations.
This
company is provincially regulated and is located in British Columbia. She has asked
you to advise
her as to legislative minimum standards regarding pay. You respond that the British
Columbia
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Answers 100% Pass
1) Total rewards refers to:
A) all forms of pay or other compensation provided to employees.
B) payroll costs.
C) contractual pay methods or fringe benefits to employees.
D) certain forms of pay and rewards to employees.
E) cash payments only. - ✔✔A
2) The total rewards approach has arisen from the:
A) changing business environment of the last several decades.
B) organizationʹs business needs.
C) executive boardroom.
D) changing global economy.
E) employeeʹs requirement for stability. - ✔✔A
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,3) A total rewards approach considers:
A) individual reward components as part of an integrated whole.
B) cost constraints.
C) compensation and benefits together.
D) business strategy.
E) employee value - ✔✔A
4) Originally, total rewards were conceptualized as having three broad categories: They
are:
A) performance and recognition, benefits, work experience.
B) compensation, flexible benefits, work experience.
C) bonus, benefits, work experience.
D) compensation, benefits, work experience.
E) development/career opportunities, benefits, work experience. - ✔✔D
5) Research conducted by WorldatWork has clarified the ʺwork experienceʺ category of
total rewards
by splitting it into three parts. They are:
A) work/life programs, business strategy and development/career opportunities.
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,B) work/life programs, succession programs, and salary grade.
C) work/life programs, organizational culture and development/career opportunities.
D) work/life programs, HR strategy, and development/career opportunities.
E) work/life programs, performance and recognition, and development and career
opportunities. - ✔✔E
6) Work/life programs help employees do their jobs effectively using:
A) recognition programs.
B) advancement opportunities.
C) vacation and holidays.
D) employer-paid insurance.
E) flexible scheduling and childcare. - ✔✔E
7) Engagement is:
A) the belief that the organization cares about talent management.
B) transactional rewards which are consistent across competing organizations.
C) positive emotional connection to the employer and a clear understanding of the
strategic
significance of the job.
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, D) providing competitive base pay.
E) relational work experiences. - ✔✔C
8) The Revlex Company did a salary survey, and the results showed that 10 of its key
positions had
lower wages compared with similar positions at their key competitors. The problem the
company
faces is:
A) broadbanding.
B) pay equity.
C) external inequity.
D) internal inequity.
E) comparable worth. - ✔✔C
9) You are advising the President of a newly formed company as to payroll obligations.
This
company is provincially regulated and is located in British Columbia. She has asked
you to advise
her as to legislative minimum standards regarding pay. You respond that the British
Columbia
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