Beyond Space Aeronautics Is Developing a Profit-Sharing Plan

question 56

Multiple Choice

Beyond Space Aeronautics is developing a profit-sharing plan. Ben, the human resource manager, assumes the employees are excited to participate in this start-up company's success. However, a supervisor tells Ben about anxiety surrounding a rumor that employees will lose money if the company has a bad year. How should Ben address this problem with employee morale?

• A) by recalling that employees are also motivated by factors other than pay
• B) by removing non-management employees from the team designing the incentive plan
• C) by conducting meetings to teach about profit sharing and how employees will benefit
• D) by reminding employees that rumors are against company policy
• E) by shutting down the company's intranet to prevent further spreading of rumors

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Definitions:

Host-Country National

An individual who is a citizen of the country in which a foreign subsidiary or company operates.

Parent-Country National

An individual who is employed by an organization or corporation in their home country and is working in another country where the organization operates.

Multinational Company

An organization that builds facilities in a number of different countries in an effort to minimize production and distribution costs.

Production Costs

The total expenses incurred in the process of producing goods or services, including raw materials, labor, and overhead.