Although Research Supports the Logic and Theoretical Benefits of Merit

question 171

Multiple Choice

Although research supports the logic and theoretical benefits of merit pay, it also indicates that __________.

• A) human resource specialists are necessary to administer merit pay plans
• B) employees are overpaid for the jobs they perform
• C) merit system cannot discriminate between high and low performers
• D) the implementation of merit pay plans is not easy
• E) managers believe that merit pay plans properly reflect employee productivity

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Definitions:

P Chart

A type of control chart used to monitor the proportion of nonconforming units in a manufacturing or business process.

Sample Proportion

The fraction of the sample that exhibits a particular attribute or characteristic, often used in survey data.

Defective Units

Items or products in a batch or production run that fail to meet quality standards or specifications.

Pooled Standard Deviation

A method used to estimate a common standard deviation for two or more groups by combining their variability estimates into a single, pooled measure.