Exam 12: Recognizing Employee Contributions With Pay

According to E. L. Thorndike's Law of Effect, high performance followed by a reward will motivate employees to repeat the performance and make it recur more often in the future.

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Question 81

Which of the following is true of how managers may differ from shareholders?

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Question 82

Which of the following is a tool that allows companies to track financial results while monitoring progress in building the capabilities and acquiring the intangible assets they would need for future growth?

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Question 83

Which of the following have tax and financing advantages and serve as a takeover defense?

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Question 84

When there is goal setting, employment security, and management commitment, which compensation program are you describing?

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Question 85

When an organization is using concentration strategy, it will

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Question 86

Which of the following is a compensation program that would best support an organizational culture of cooperation and problem solving?

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Question 87

How would you describe ability and motivation?

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Question 88

Pay plans are typically used to energize, direct, or control employee behavior.

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Question 89

________ perception is the perceived link between effort and performance.

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Question 90

Agents prefer a behavior-based contract when

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Question 91

What is Thorndike's Law of Effect? Explain its significance with reference to reinforcement theory.

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Question 92

Agency costs are likely to arise when

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Question 93

Why is it useful for organizations to think in terms of designing a mix of programs rather than choosing one overall compensation program? Give examples.

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Question 94

Which of the following is a drawback of using profit sharing?

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Question 95

Peers and subordinates provide feedback on manager performance in merit pay programs.

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Question 96

What are some of the potential consequences of employee involvement in compensation decision making?

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Question 97

From a(n) ________ standpoint, the effect on performance motivation may be limited in ownership programs because of the less obvious link between pay and performance.

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Question 98

By law, what percentage of assets must an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) invest in its company's stock?

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Question 99

With respect to employee participation in decision-making, the more agents there are, the lower the monitoring cost.

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According to E. L. Thorndike's Law of Effect, high performance followed by a reward will motivate employees to repeat the performance and make it recur more often in the future.

Which of the following is true of how managers may differ from shareholders?

Which of the following is a tool that allows companies to track financial results while monitoring progress in building the capabilities and acquiring the intangible assets they would need for future growth?

Which of the following have tax and financing advantages and serve as a takeover defense?

When there is goal setting, employment security, and management commitment, which compensation program are you describing?

When an organization is using concentration strategy, it will

Which of the following is a compensation program that would best support an organizational culture of cooperation and problem solving?

How would you describe ability and motivation?

Pay plans are typically used to energize, direct, or control employee behavior.

________ perception is the perceived link between effort and performance.

Agents prefer a behavior-based contract when

What is Thorndike's Law of Effect? Explain its significance with reference to reinforcement theory.

Agency costs are likely to arise when

Why is it useful for organizations to think in terms of designing a mix of programs rather than choosing one overall compensation program? Give examples.

Which of the following is a drawback of using profit sharing?

Peers and subordinates provide feedback on manager performance in merit pay programs.

What are some of the potential consequences of employee involvement in compensation decision making?

From a(n) ________ standpoint, the effect on performance motivation may be limited in ownership programs because of the less obvious link between pay and performance.

By law, what percentage of assets must an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) invest in its company's stock?

With respect to employee participation in decision-making, the more agents there are, the lower the monitoring cost.

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