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WGU – C236 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONSAND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
2024 UPDATED
What is a Reward System? - ------correct answer-------Reward Systems are also
mechanisms for exchanging value between two parties. Employees create value
for the organization through their work, and organizations provide value for
employees through the reward systems.
Define Job Analysis - ------correct answer-------the process of systematically
analyzing positions that result in completed work in organizations.
What are the implications of Job Analysis on the compensation system? - ------
correct answer-------1) Job Analysis, provides a process for understanding how
work is organized and serves as the basis for most reward systems.
2) Job Analysis will detail the knowledge, skill, and ability requirement for a job,
which will have a direct connection to the reward strategy for that particular job.
3) the job analysis defined the nature of the work which serves as an important
determinant of Fair Labor Standards Act status (exempt vs. non-exempt).
4) Job Analysis provides an understanding of the nature of the work performance
which is vital for determining the likely effectiveness of performance-based pay
systems.
What does an employee contribute to the organization to create value? - ------
correct answer-------Work
,What are 3 job analysis methods available to a company to analyze a job? - ------
correct answer-------1) Traditional Interviews
2) Questionnaires
3) Panel Interview
What is involved in the traditional interview? - ------correct answer-------The job
analyst asks the job incumbent preset questions about the content, skills needed,
and time spent on activities in the job.
How is the panel interview used to analyze a job? - ------correct answer-------
Multiple job incumbents (and sometimes multiple job analysts) all meet together
to analyze the job. In panel interviews, the job incumbents themselves explore
the agreement and contradictions in their responses.
What analysis method does an organization use to overcome some of the
limitations of interview methods? - ------correct answer-------Questionares
When creating a job analysis who should you speak with for input? - ------correct
answer-------In small organizations, the information may be gathered from every
incumbent of a given job. As the number of job incumbents per job increases,
organizations typically try to make the process more efficient by choosing a
subset of the job incumbents to be involved in the process.
Why is it necessary to gain buy in for a job analysis to create a value-added
analysis? - ------correct answer-------It is important to involve people from all levels
in the organization, not only to increase the quality of the information, but also to
obtain buy-in from those who will be using it for reward decisions.
, What is the goal of a job analysis? - ------correct answer-------Understand the work
involved and how it creates value (The goal is not to evaluate the performance of
any particular employee in performing that work)
Define job design and state what is its purpose? - ------correct answer-------The
process of systematically constructing jobs to make them functional, efficient, and
motivational
Job Title - ------correct answer-------Name by which the job is known within the
company
Job Specification - ------correct answer-------Translates the TDRs into the
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other (KSAOs) that an employee needs to
perform the job at a satisfactory level
What is included in the bulk of the job description? - ------correct answer-------
Written documents that serve as the primary source of information about jobs for
many uses within the organization, and these descriptions play a key role in the
design and implementation of total reward systems.
Job Family - ------correct answer-------Grouping of jobs that have similar functions
or content
What does the Fair Labor Standards Act require of organizations? - ------correct
answer-------Organizations determine the "employee status" of each job
What does an Independent Contractor have the ability to do? - ------correct
answer-------Have the ability to set their own hours and work processes, and they
work and are paid on a project basis with the opportunity for profit or loss
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