A Major Problem with Both Merit Pay and Piece Rate

question 7

Multiple Choice

A major problem with both merit pay and piece rate plans is their emphasis on:

• A) competition.
• B) individual performance.
• C) unrealistic performance goals.
• D) stress-inducing performance expectations.

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Definitions:

Shear Zone

A region of the Earth's crust where rocks have been subjected to differential stress causing them to deform via shearing.

Pluton

A body of intrusive igneous rock that crystallized from magma cooling below the Earth's surface; can range in size from small to massive.

Terranes

Pieces of the Earth's crust that have distinct geological histories and have been merged onto a continent along a plate boundary.

Accretionary Prism

A wedge-shaped mass of sediment and rock scraped off the top of a downgoing tectonic plate at a convergent plate boundary.