Group Incentive Pay Programs Differ from Team Awards Pay Programs

question 18

Multiple Choice

Group incentive pay programs differ from team awards pay programs in that they

• A)typically are plant-wide programs.
• B)encourage competition between employee groups.
• C)measure performance in terms of physical output.
• D)de-emphasize the standard-setting process.

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