Exam 10: Pay-For-Performance Plans

Which of the following is not an advantage of team incentives?

The authors argue that for merit pay to live up to its potential,all of the following should be done except _________

An advantage of group incentives is turnover may be higher among poorer performers because they hurt group performance.

Discuss SVOP.

If you had repair work done on your car,the compensation system the shop uses to pay the mechanics is most likely the ________ plan.

The trend in recent variable-pay design is to combine the best of _____ and _____ plans.

The Rowan plan uses a standard that is purposefully set high requiring high performance levels.

Labor costs are to value added as pay roll costs are to:

The standard hour plan is likely to be an effective incentive plan for plumbers employed by a plumbing company.

Advantages of the balanced scorecard are that it is easily understood by employees and has low administrative costs.

Hoarding star performers,reluctance to accept new team members and resistance to transferring team members are examples of which team-related compensation problem?

A common problem with incentive systems is workers focus primarily on behaviors and results that are rewarded.

Unions prefer individual to group incentive pay plans since members can earn more money.

Surveys show the most popular type of variable pay plan is ____________

The two most commonly used team incentive performance standards are:

The common feature to all types of incentive plans is:

Variable pay as a percent of payroll is __ percent.

Paying a dime for every bottle collected and turned into a collection center is an example of:

Components identified as vital to the success of both Scanlon and Rucker plans are:

High performance ratings are nearly always statistically related to high merit increases.