Job evaluation : text and cases / by John A. Patton, C. L. Littlefield and Stanley Allen Self.

List of illustrations, xiii -- Part I. Compensation policies and programs, 3 -- 1. Introduction, 3 -- 2. Planning a successful compensation program, 21 -- 3. Relations with unions, 46 -- Part II. Job analysis and description, 65 -- 4. Analyzing jobs, 65 -- 5. Writing effective job descriptions, 86 -- Part III. Job evaluation, 103 -- 6. Evaluating by the ranking and predetermined grading methods, 103 -- 7. Evaluating by the factor comparison method, 113 -- 8. Evaluating by the point rating method, 134 -- 9. Executive position evaluation, 168 -- 10. Criteria for selection of the rating method, 189 -- 11. The evaluation process, 197 -- Part IV. Pricing jobs, 219 -- 12. The wage and salary survey, 219 -- 13. The wage curve, 249 -- Part V. Administration of the compensation Program 281 -- 14. The committee, 281 -- 15. administration and control, 293 -- 16. Administering wage and salary increases, 316 -- 17. Coordinating the compensation program, 335 -- Appendix, 335 -- Selected bibliography, 463 -- Indexes, 479.