WGU C202 (Managing Human Capital -
Chapter 9) Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Direct financial compensation -
correct answer ✅compensation received in the form of salary,
wages, commissions, stock options, or bonuses
Pay mix -
correct answer ✅the relative emphasis given to different
compensation components
pay leader -
correct answer ✅organization with a compensation policy of giving
employees greater rewards than competitors
pay followers -
correct answer ✅an organization that pays its front-line employees
as little as possible
Resource dependence theory -
correct answer ✅proposition that organizational decisions are
influenced by both internal and external agents who control critical
resources
, WGU C202 (Managing Human Capital -
Chapter 9) Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Wage differentials -
correct answer ✅differences in wages between various workers,
groups of workers, or workers within a career field
labor market -
correct answer ✅all of the potential employees located within a
geographic area from which the organization might be able to hire
Cost of living allowances -
correct answer ✅clauses in union contracts that
automatically increase wages based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics' cost of living index
Market pricing -
correct answer ✅uses external sources of information
about how others are compensating a certain position to assign
value to a company's similar job
Compensation surveys -
correct answer ✅surveys of other organizations conducted to
learn what they are paying for specific jobs or job classes
Chapter 9) Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Direct financial compensation -
correct answer ✅compensation received in the form of salary,
wages, commissions, stock options, or bonuses
Pay mix -
correct answer ✅the relative emphasis given to different
compensation components
pay leader -
correct answer ✅organization with a compensation policy of giving
employees greater rewards than competitors
pay followers -
correct answer ✅an organization that pays its front-line employees
as little as possible
Resource dependence theory -
correct answer ✅proposition that organizational decisions are
influenced by both internal and external agents who control critical
resources
, WGU C202 (Managing Human Capital -
Chapter 9) Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Wage differentials -
correct answer ✅differences in wages between various workers,
groups of workers, or workers within a career field
labor market -
correct answer ✅all of the potential employees located within a
geographic area from which the organization might be able to hire
Cost of living allowances -
correct answer ✅clauses in union contracts that
automatically increase wages based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics' cost of living index
Market pricing -
correct answer ✅uses external sources of information
about how others are compensating a certain position to assign
value to a company's similar job
Compensation surveys -
correct answer ✅surveys of other organizations conducted to
learn what they are paying for specific jobs or job classes
