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11) Which company emphasizes globalization, product services, and six sigma quality improvements for corporate growth? This company also offers a renowned two-year global program for high potential HR professionals that includes the opportunity for cross-functional experience. A) Lincoln Electric B) General Electric C) Nabisco D) Wal-Mart 12) Which of the following are the two main reasons given for adopting pay-for-knowledge programs? A) smaller labor markets and strategic outlines B) market monopolies and lower labor costs C) technological innovations and increased global competition D) market monopolies and company turnover 13) Which of the following is a reason many European and Japanese employees are better skilled and able to work more productively than American workers? A) Both European and Japanese economies provide a higher quality of academic preparation and workplace learning for the non-college portions of their work forces. B) Partnerships between public educators and employers are much stronger in the United States. C) Learning is accorded a higher standing in the operations of the U.S. economy than the European and Japanese economies. D) Americans do not have equal access to educational opportunities. 14) Jamie earned a raise in pay when he finished the training for the Technician 2 position. He will receive another raise when he finishes the training for the Technician 3 position. The company is probably using which type of pay program? A) the stair-step model B) the skill blocks model C) the job-point accrual model D) the cross-departmental model 15) Which person-focused model links pay levels to increased knowledge and skills within the same general job category? A) the cross-departmental model B) the skill blocks model C) the job-point accrual model D) the stair-step model 16) In this person-focused pay model, employees are rewarded for increasing their skills within a single job family, even if the skills do NOT build on each other. A) stair-step B) skill blocks C) job-point accrual D) cross-departmental 17) Which one of the following would be correct regarding person-focused pay programs? A) the skill blocks model only emphasizes horizontal skills B) the stair-step model addresses depth, while the skill blocks model emphasizes both horizontal and vertical skills C) employees do not progress to more complex jobs in the stair-step model D) stair-step models do not apply to jobs within the same family 18) Which pay model promotes learning and skills development for a wide variety of jobs from different job families? A) cross-departmental B) job-point accrual C) stair-step D) skill blocks 19) This model is geared to promoting staffing flexibility in a company by training employees in one department with some of the critical skills that are needed to perform effectively in another department. A) the skill blocks B) the stair-step C) the job-point accrual D) the cross-departmental 20) A company that designs, manufactures, and sells only Halloween costumes would probably benefit most from this type of pay program. A) the cross-departmental model B) the skill blocks model C) the job-point accrual model D