You Have Decided to Set a Maximum Amount of Money

question 26

Multiple Choice

You have decided to set a maximum amount of money available for merit pay and then allocate it across your departments. Which of the following approaches have you used to determine the total amount of money available for merit pay?

• A) "top-down"
• B) "across the board"
• C) organizational performance indicators
• D) "bottom-up"

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