Brad, a manager at a new investment firm, is performing job evaluation. He selects 12 benchmark jobs in the firm and then ranks each of these jobs against compensable job factors such as physical effort, responsibility, skill, and nature of the working conditions. This ranking is based on job descriptions created during job analysis. Later, the management meets as a group and develops a consensus on the assigned values for each job. In the given scenario, which of the following systems or methods is Brad most likely using for job evaluation?

An advantage of retaining highly performing employees is that:

Which of the following factors is most likely a reason for the failure of a merger or acquisition?

Employee leasing involves an organization paying a fee to a company that provides a pool of employees to the organization on a temporary basis.

Which of the following refers to the system of rules and procedures for how and when punishment is administered and how severe the punishment should be?

A gourmet chocolate manufacturer imports the best quality cocoa for its chocolates from the country. However, the country has recently stopped exporting cocoa because of the increase in the demand for cocoa in the country. In the context of changing environments, which of the following does this scenario best illustrate?

Exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine are inapplicable when:

When agricultural machines were introduced, a number of industries benefited from them. At the same time, a number of farmers and small organizations that relied on manual labor and traditional methods of agriculture lost their business. In the context of the general environment, this scenario best illustrates the effect of the:

Which of the following statements is true of stock options?

Which of the following statements is true of the job descriptive index?