When Setting Performance Measures for Incentive Systems, We Can Say

question 106

Multiple Choice

When setting performance measures for incentive systems, we can say that the best measures are those that

• A)are quantitative, simple to understand, and show a clear relationship to improved performance.
• B)are qualitative, flexible, and create competition between employees.
• C)allow employers to "ratchet up" standards and base rewards on qualitative standards.
• D)reduce administrative costs, determine rewards based only on quantity, and reward only exceptional employees.

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Definitions:

Phallic Stage

Stage in which, according to Sigmund Freud, boys become focused on their penis and girls become aware that they do not have one. Girls are said to develop penis envy (that is, they desire to have a penis and feel cheated).

Little Hans

A case study by Sigmund Freud involving the analysis of a 5-year-old boy's fear of horses, which Freud interpreted as a manifestation of the Oedipus complex.