What Is the Primary Focus of a Merit Pay System

question 19

Multiple Choice

What is the primary focus of a merit pay system?

• A)to reward employees for exceptional performance on special projects
• B)to reward employees for not being fired
• C)to provide end-of-year bonuses that do not build into base pay
• D)to offer a uniform merit increase to all employees across performance levels
• E)to link increases in base pay to how employees are rated on a subjective performance evaluation

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Definitions:

Genetic Engineering

A field of biotechnology that involves directly manipulating the genes of organisms to modify or improve specific characteristics or produce desired products.

Dominant Genes

Genes that express their trait even when only one copy is present, overpowering recessive genes in determining certain characteristics.

Recessive Genes

Genes that produce their characteristic phenotype only when their allele is identical and not masked by a dominant allele in a heterozygous pairing.

Epigenetics

The study of heritable changes in gene expression that occur without changes in the DNA sequence, often influenced by environmental factors and lifestyle.