Human Resource Planning (Scenario)

question 41

Multiple Choice

Human Resource Planning (Scenario)
Steven is hired to manage the human resources department of a local manufacturing company. Unfortunately, the company has a reputation among workers of being the firm "where you work until you find your next job." Employee turnover is high and morale is low. Steven is determined to change the situation by turning the organization's human resources into a competitive advantage and a source of pride for the firm.
-To improve the company's compensation system,Steven recommends a ________ pay system that rewards employees for competencies they can demonstrate,rather than basing pay on job titles.

• A)knowledge-based
• B)merit-based
• C)function-based
• D)skills-based

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Definitions:

Issuance Price

The price at which a company's securities are made available for sale when they are first offered to the public.

Carrying Amount

The book value of an asset as recorded in an entity's financial statements, calculated as the original cost minus accumulated depreciation or amortization.

Bonds Issued

A financial instrument representing a loan made by an investor to a borrower, typically corporate or governmental, where the issuer commits to paying back the principal along with interest at a specified future date.

Straight-Line Method

A depreciation method that allocates an equal amount of the cost of an asset to each year of its useful life.