Cathi Prokofit Is a Candidate for a Position at Domino

question 183

Multiple Choice

Cathi Prokofit is a candidate for a position at Domino Grace, a financial services firm. She knows that corporate culture can have a large impact on employees, and so she is trying to learn as much as she can about the culture at Domino Grace. During one of her interviews, a Domino Grace Human Resources representative describes the culture as very team-oriented, people-oriented, and hard-working. Which of the following, if true, would support the conclusion that Domino Grace rewards employees based on the process that led to results and not simply the results themselves?

• A) When initiatives achieve especially strong results, employees often receive supplementary bonuses in excess of what is called for in their bonus plan.
• B) Employees are not punished when initiatives fail due to changes in external environment that could not have been predicted.
• C) Employees are often rewarded for successful initiatives even when the employees' efforts did not contribute to the success of the initiative.
• D) Employees are rewarded for positive outcomes but not punished for negative ones.
• E) Employees are punished for negative outcomes but not rewarded for positive ones.

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