Study Guide Chapter 4 Compensation and Benefits

Study Guide Chapter 4

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1)

Which type of individual incentive plan requires the achievement of multiple, complex objectives without compromising the quality and quantity of output that is generated by employees?

1)

_______

A)

referral plans

B)

piecework plans

C)

behavior encouragement plans

D)

management incentive plans

2)

What is the main objective of Scanlon plans?

2)

_______

A)

to standardize the workforce

B)

to increase employee involvement

C)

to encourage unionization

D)

to increase workforce competiveness

3)

On which teams is membership relatively permanent, with the members working full-time on the team?

3)

_______

A)

project

B)

work (process)

C)

parallel

D)

innovative

4)

Which gain sharing program measures productivity physically rather than in terms of dollar savings, and emphasizes the rapid completion of products by employees?

4)

_______

A)

the Scanlon Plan

B)

management incentive plan

C)

Improshare

D)

Rucker

5)

Which type of individual incentive plan rewards employees based on their individual hourly production against an output standard?

5)

_______

A)

behavior encouragement plans

B)

referral plans

C)

piecework plans

D)

management incentive plans

6)

Which of the following is true regarding group incentive plans as opposed to individual incentive plans?

6)

_______

A)

there are more groups in a company than individuals to measure

B)

it is easier to develop performance measures for group incentive plans than individual incentive plans

C)

it is easier to develop performance measures for individual incentive plans than group incentive plans

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