Exam 9: Pay-For-Performance: the Evidence

Available evidence indicates managers believe the most important factor for pay increases is _____.

Briefly explain the concept of flexible compensation.

When a company moves from an individual incentive plan to a group incentive plan,the company is most likely to experience _____.

Herzberg's two-factor theory argues success-sharing plans will be motivating,while at-risk plans will be demotivating.

Group incentive pay increases turnover of better performers,while individual incentive increases turnover of poorer performers.

Group pay is always more effective than individual pay.

Most experts agree that employees do not begin to consider changing their behaviors unless payouts are at least _____ percent higher.

Droppiece Inc.is a company that provides more performance-based pay and less base pay than its competitors.Who among the following is most likely to join Droppiece?

The authors argue that a system of flexible compensation could lead to more desirable employee behaviors at a lower total cost.

The amount of fairness given to employees refers to _____.

An important implication of reinforcement theory is that the timing of payouts to employees is very important.

Evidence suggests that skill-based pay may not increase productivity.

A person with low self-esteem is likely to seek _____.

Evidence suggests that talented people are motivated to join organizations with strong links between performance and pay.

When employee performance measures are ambiguous and vary from time to time,but the organization's performance is fairly stable over time,the most effective type of compensation is to offer _____.