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What is Firm Strategy
This is what HR Strategy should be based on
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What is a job family
This is a group of related jobs with broadly similar content
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What is Equity Theory
This theory focuses on an individual’s feelings of how fairly he or she is treated in comparison with others and addresses how inequity is received based on comparison of inputs and outcomes
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What is job evaluation
This determines the internal worth of a job
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What is incumbent
This is the person that fills a position at an organization
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What is time and a half
This is what FLSA has set overtime pay at
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What is pay ranges
These are the minimum and maximum pay rates associated with a pay grade
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What is Tournament Theory
This theory predicts pay structures will be concave, the gaps in pay increase as you go up in level in the organization, and there is a large end “prize” that is motivational to those throughout the structure
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What is classification
This method of job evaluation defines what each level of jobs will include
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What is relational compensation
This type of compensation includes recognition, status, employment security, training and challenging work
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What is an incentive
This part of compensation is received as a bonus when an employee reaches a goal set by the company
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What is value creation
This is increasing the use value of human capital (i.e., how much value is created by human capital)
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What is Institutional Theory
This theory is used when organizations “copy” other organizations, and their pay systems are driven by “mimicking” what other organizations are doing
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What is ranking
This method of job evaluation doesn't need a true criteria or explanation, but simply puts jobs in an order of how much the organization believe they are worth
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What is vertical pay variation
This is the pay variation that exists between pay grades
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What is the Fair Labor Standards Act
This act requires that most employees in the United States be paid at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked and overtime pay at not less than time and one-half the regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 hours in a workweek
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What is horizontal pay variation
This is differences in pay for the people in the same jobs and levels
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What is Internal Labor Markets
This theory is seen when organizations benefit from setting up work to hire externally at the bottom and promote from within
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What is point method
This method of job evaluation develops a process to look at each job and assigns points to each of the jobs based on the organization's values
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What is benefits
This is a form of compensation where the company covers the cost but does not provide direct monetary payment to the employee
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What is executive
This is the CATEGORY of an exempt job set by the FLSA that pays $700/week and is responsible for directing, operating, and overseeing several people, including hiring and firing
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What is value capture
This is reducing the costs associated with human capital so that you can capture the value that is created
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What is Value Creation and Value Capture
This theory explains how organizations can gain competitive advantage through their pay structure
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What is job analysis
This is a systematic process that are used to asses the tasks and requirements of a job
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What is egalitarian organization
This type of organization usually has a low number of pay grades and a fast work flow
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