Base Pay Definition

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What is the term used when the granting of sexual favors is tied to employment decisions such as promotions and salary increases?

Quid Pro Quo

In a hostile environment case, sexual harassment occurs when unwanted conduct related to gender unreasonably interferes with an individual's work performance.

True

Which of the following behaviors may constitute sexual harassment based on gender?

Asking a coworker for a date once.

Repeating inappropriate remarks to a coworker. (correct)

Respecting a coworker's boundaries.

Continually making unwanted romantic or sexual overtures to a coworker. (correct)

A written summary of tasks performed in a job, conditions of the job, and job requirements is known as a job ____.

description Signup and view all the answers

What is the method of recruitment where a current employee refers a friend or family member for a job?

Employee Referral Signup and view all the answers

What is base pay?

Base pay is a fixed amount that an employer agrees to pay an employee in exchange for time and services agreed upon before the employee begins working. Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of determining a job's worth called?

Job evaluation Signup and view all the answers

Pay compression occurs when the pay of one or more employees is very close to the pay of more-experienced employees in the same job, or even those in higher-level jobs, including managerial positions. This is also known as salary or wage ___________.

compression Signup and view all the answers

Variable compensation is pay that remains constant between pay periods.

False Signup and view all the answers

Match the following types of compensation with their definitions:

Wages = Monetary compensation for employees Salaries = Regular payment by an employer to an employee expressed monthly or annually Variable Pay = Pay that gets added to an employee's base salary and can change between pay periods Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the value or trait that employers use to determine how much to pay an employee?

Compensable factors Signup and view all the answers

What is job rotation?

Opportunity to perform several different jobs in an organization Signup and view all the answers

A discrepancy between what an employee __________ expected a job to be like and the reality of the job can affect motivation and satisfaction.

Job Expectation Signup and view all the answers

Which communication style is described as communication from subordinates to superiors or employees to managers?

Upward communication Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the process of terminating multiple employees at the same time?

Downsizing Signup and view all the answers

Employee participation in setting goals leads to a decrease in performance.

False Signup and view all the answers

Match the conflict style with its description:

Avoiding Style = Ignoring the conflict and hoping it will resolve itself Accommodating Style = Giving in and risking hurting oneself to settle the conflict Forcing Style = Handling conflict in a win-lose fashion with little regard for the other person Collaborating Style = Wanting to win while also ensuring the other person wins Compromising Style = Adopting give-and-take tactics to enable each side to get some of what they want Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Compensation

Base pay: a fixed amount an employer agrees to pay an employee in exchange for time and services; can be expressed as an hourly rate, monthly income, or annual salary
Job evaluation: a process to determine a job's worth, consisting of internal pay equity (comparing jobs within an organization) and external pay equity (comparing with other organizations)
Compensable factors: traits used to determine how much to pay an employee, such as education, work experience, tenure, and skills
Wages: a form of monetary compensation for employees, categorized as direct compensation
Variable pay: additional pay that gets added to an employee's base salary, typically 8-19% of the base salary
Direct compensation: the amount of money paid to an employee, excluding benefits, time off, etc.
Indirect compensation: type of payment to an employee that doesn't involve directly paying a wage or salary
Extrinsic reward: tangible benefits, covering pay, bonuses, and benefits
Intrinsic reward: psychological benefits gained from making a meaningful contribution through work

Job Design and Analysis

Job design: creating new jobs or adding responsibilities to existing jobs to accomplish organizational goals
Job rotation: giving employees the opportunity to perform different jobs within an organization
Job specifications: a list of knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform a job
Performance standards: guidelines outlining what the company expects from employees, including job duties and qualities
Job analysis: identifying how a job is performed, the conditions under which it is performed, and the personal requirements it takes to perform the job

Onboarding and Training

Onboarding: integrating new hires into the organization, including an initial new-hire orientation process and learning about the organization's structure, culture, vision, mission, and values
On-the-job training (OJT): informal training by experienced peers and supervisors that occurs on the job and during job tasks
Job motivation: the internal force that drives a worker to action and the external factors that encourage that action
Job expectation: the discrepancy between what an employee expected a job to be like and the reality of the job

Communication

Organizational communication: the transmission of business-related information among employees, management, and customers
Upward communication: communication from subordinates to superiors or employees to management
Downward communication: communication from superiors to subordinates or management to employees
Business communication: methods include memos, telephone calls, email, and voice mail
Informal communication: transmission of information through the grapevine

Conflict and Stress

Conflict styles: avoiding, accommodating, forcing, collaborating, and compromising
Occupational stressors: role conflict, role ambiguity, and role overload
Personal stressors: non-work issues such as family problems, health issues, and financial problems
Organizational stressors: person/organization fit, organizational politics, and change

Work schedule: the usual schedule is eight hours a day, five days a week, with an hour break for lunch
Compressed workweeks: working fewer days but longer hours
Job sharing: two employees sharing one job by splitting the work hours
Work at home: an alternative to coming to an organization's building### Types of Teams
Parallel teams consist of representatives from various departments within an organization and require a clear purpose, support from each functional area, and increased trust levels among committee members.
Project teams are formed to produce one-time outputs and are dismantled once the goal is accomplished.
Management teams coordinate, manage, advise, and direct employees and teams.

Leadership

Fiedler's contingency model states that a leader's style is effective only in certain situations.
The Least-Preferred Coworker (LPC) Scale is used to identify the subordinate or employee with whom a leader would least want to work.
Three factors that influence situational favorability are task structuredness, leader position power, and leader-member relations.

Employee Behavior

Absenteeism is influenced by employee satisfaction and commitment, with dissatisfied employees more likely to miss work and leave their jobs.
Counterproductive behaviors can be separated into two types: those aimed at individuals (gossip, harassment, incivility) and those aimed at the organization (theft, sabotage).

Employee Participation

Employee participation in goal setting increases commitment to reaching a goal.
Quid pro quo is a form of sexual harassment where granting of sexual favors is tied to employment decisions.

Harassment

Hostile environment cases involve unwanted patterns of conduct related to gender that unreasonably interfere with an individual's work performance.
Types of harassment include sexual harassment, which can be based on gender or repetitive unwanted behavior.

Job Description

A job description is a written summary of tasks performed, conditions, and requirements needed to perform a job.
Employee referral is a method of recruitment where a current employee refers a friend or family member for a job.

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This quiz covers the definition and concept of base pay, also known as base salary or basic salary. It explains the fixed amount paid to an employee for their time and services.