You Have Been Tasked with Providing Management with a List

question 33

Multiple Choice

You have been tasked with providing management with a list of factors distinguishing goal-sharing plans from gain-sharing plans. Which of the following should NOT be included in your list?

• A) The essence of gain sharing is simply to improve on past performance.
• B) Goal-sharing plans typically include several levels of attainment.
• C) Goal-sharing plans quantify cost savings and then share those benefits with both employees and the company using a fixed formula.
• D) Both require that management identify the group participating in the plan.

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Definitions:

Axons

Long, slender projections of neurons that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's body.

Arborization

The branching process by which neurons extend dendrites to form complex networks for communication within the nervous system.

Dendrite Growth

The process by which neurons develop dendrites, branching extensions that receive synaptic inputs from other neurons.

Shaping

A method of behavior training in which successive approximations toward a desired behavior are reinforced.