Exam 14: Managing and Enhancing

Identify a true statement about faith-based businesses.

Which of the following is an arrangement in which a group is given responsibility for designing the work system to be used in performing an interrelated set of jobs?

Heter and Co., a multinational firm, invited groups of employees to suggest strategies for reducing cost. The firm implemented one of the strategies suggested by a group and made huge gains. If the firm uses the Scanlon plan to distribute the gains, the firm is most likely to:

Identify a true statement about compressed workweeks.

Which of the following statements is true of the productivity measurement and evaluation system (ProMES)?

In the context of evaluating performance-enhancement programs, which of the following is an explicit financial indicator?

Which of the following statements is true of the stock-purchase plans offered by a company?

Individual incentive systems are most likely to be used in cases where performance can only be assessed subjectively.

In almost every organization offering flexible work hour plans, the time of the day during which every employee must be at work is called _____.

In the context of the job characteristics approach, feedback is the:

James, an employee at a hospital, has different duties for each day of the week. On Mondays, he reviews and files patient charts. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, he collects lab specimens from patients. On Wednesdays, he enters lab results into the computer database. On Fridays, he is in charge of paperwork. This scenario most likely exemplifies a motivational approach to redesign of work called _____.

Which of the following statements is true of firm-level performance?

Briefly explain the HR systems in Muslim countries.

Which of the following is a team- and group-based incentive system that is designed to split the cost savings from productivity improvements with employees?

Which of the following statements is true of Muslim HRM systems?

In the United States, most faith-based businesses incorporate Christian beliefs into their day-to-day management practices.

The management of Jeremynt Inc., a public relations firm, gives each of its teams the responsibility of increasing their productivity through measures developed by the team members and approved by the respective team managers. The company then measures the team-level productivity, and the cost savings resulting from the improvements in productivity are split among its employees. In this scenario, Jeremynt Inc. is most likely using a group incentive system called _____.

Which of the following is a group-based incentive system?

Unlike stock-option plans, stock-purchase plans:

Which of the following statements is true of performance-based rewards?