Problems Associated with Gainsharing Plans Are Due to All but Which

question 47

Multiple Choice

Problems associated with gainsharing plans are due to all but which of the following reasons?

• A) Employee perceptions of unfairness.
• B) Dwindling employee suggestions for improving efficiency.
• C) Inflexibility of payout formulas.
• D) Reduction of competition among team members.

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Definitions:

Legitimate Work

Employment or tasks that are lawful and recognized as valid and respectable within society.

Relative Deprivation Theory

A sociological view that posits individuals feel deprived not on the basis of objective conditions, but by comparing their situation to others'.

Frustration

Frustration is the feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve something.

Gould's Theory

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