There is little evidence to show that pay plans linking pay to performance result in gains in
organizational performance. - Answers FALSE
Agency theory argues that employees prefer risky pay since rewards can be greater than a
salary. - Answers FALSE
In ______________ theory, incentive pay is motivating if it helps an employee gain a sense of
achievement, recognition or approval. - Answers Maslow's
An individual incentive pay system is associated with high turnover of high performers. -
Answers FALSE
A key factor in increasing trust in top management is ____________. - Answers an acceptable
appraisal system
Both success and risk sharing plans are organizational as opposed to group-level plans. -
Answers FALSE
Managers have more control over distributive justice than procedural justice. - Answers FALSE
A number of studies show that companies with profit sharing have higher performance than
companies without profit sharing. - Answers TRUE
The "oil" that lubricates the compensation engine is ______________ - Answers performance
management
The ability triangle includes all but ____________. - Answers organization development
A growing number of companies are interested in variable pay because it helps employees
adapt to new technologies and work processes. - Answers TRUE
A _______ plan divides a task into simple actions and determines the time an average worker
takes to complete each action. - Answers Bedeaux
Unions prefer individual to group incentive pay plans since members can earn more money. -
Answers FALSE
The Rowan plan uses a standard that is purposefully set high requiring high performance levels.
- Answers FALSE
An incentive system with three piecework rates is the ____________ plan. - Answers Merrick
The two most commonly used team incentive performance standards are ________________. -
Answers productivity and customer satisfaction
A team works on a project with specific performance level goals and time deadlines, but