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2. The strategic framework for compensation helps to identify the corporate strategy that will best suit a firm’s
compensation strategy.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
4. Horizontal fit refers to the alignment between an organization’s mission, vision and values, and the various supportive
strategies that cascade down an organization.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
6. The three main managerial strategies described in the textbook are: the classical strategy, the human relations strategy,
and the high involvement strategy.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
7. The classical managerial approach to management assume employees are inherently lazy and require constant
vigilance.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
10. Porter offers the notion that business strategies may be divided into two broad dimensions: cost and differentiation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
11. 3M and Apple have organizational strategies that encourage innovation. As a result, their compensation strategies
support innovative behaviours by employees. Which term refers to this alignment of strategies?
a. tight fit
b. loose fit
c. horizontal fit
d. vertical fit
ANSWER: d
12. The training, compensation, and performance management functions at ABC Inc. are all focused on helping the
organization achieve its goals. What is this alignment of strategies called?
a. cross fit
b. functional fit
c. horizontal fit
d. vertical fit
ANSWER: c
13. You recently transferred from a smaller manufacturing firm to a larger one and discovered that, although entirely
different, both compensation systems are effective. How is this possible?
a. Both companies have well-trained managers.
b. Both companies do similar work and hire the same kinds of employees.
c. Both systems fit the organization and its strategy.
d. Both provide compensation packages that lead the marketplace.
ANSWER: c
15. Which term refers to the vehicle used by an organization for executing its business strategy?
a. its structure
b. its culture
16. As a human resources consultant, you decided to recommend to a business owner that she should use a contingency
view to organizational design. In order to support your recommendation, what would you look at first from a business
structure perspective?
a. structural variables
b. job design variables
c. financial variables
d. contextual variables
ANSWER: d
21. You have been asked to explain to a manager the notion of structural variables within the context of a strategic
framework for compensation. Which variable would you elaborate on?
a. how work is divided into subtasks
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