Exam 3: Rewarding Teamwork: Compensation and Performance Appraisals

When building a variable team-based pay structure, __________ measurement periods and __________ payouts motivate employees more, and are __________.

A student feels less proud of an "A" they received on a difficult test when they learn that everyone in the class received an "A" on the test. This type of ratee bias is attributed to:

Of the following, which is an advantage of competency-based pay?

An example of the Halo Bias is:

Regarding the building of a variable team-based pay structure, which of the following choices is most true in relation to this guiding principle: "Goals should cover areas that team members can directly affect"?

Regarding team evaluations and rater biases, of the following descriptions, what is the best definition of the primacy and recency bias?

The process by which an organization introduces a program is more important than the program itself. The programs with the greatest likelihood of success are those that:

Recognition is considered one type of team-based pay. Recognition is best described as an):

A situation in which people believe they are more talented and contribute more than others give them credit for illustrates which type of bias?

The extrinsic incentives bias is best described as the tendency for people to:

Base pay is a person's regular salary. Base pay differs from variable pay. Base pay is based on:

In regard to job-based pay systems, a key advantage for organizations is:

All of the following are potential problems with 360-degree feedback EXCEPT:

In addition to biases existing on the part of people who do the ratings, the people who receive evaluations i.e., the ratees) can be biased as well. One example of ratee bias is egocentric bias, which is best described as the tendency to:

An incentive plan where a portion of the bottom-line economic company profits is given to employees is called __________. An incentive plan that combines a measurement of productivity with a financial bonus related to any increases in organizational productivity is called __________.

There are several useful "guiding principles" that leaders should follow when instituting team-based pay. All of the following are useful guidelines EXCEPT:

The 360-degree feedback method is best described as:

People feel a strong social obligation to return favors. Thus a potential flaw of 360-degree programs is that they are subject to collusion: "I'll give you a good rating if you give me one." This situation is an example of:

When using incentives to motivate a team, the team can respond with unintended negative behaviors such as __________.

Which type of performance appraisal is best used with teams?