Which of the Following Statements Is True of Team Compensation

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of team compensation?

• A) Skill-based pay works best in relatively stable environments where employees can focus on improving productivity, cost savings, or quality.
• B) Nonfinancial awards tend to be most effective when teams or team-based interventions are first introduced.
• C) Gainsharing is most effective for self-managing and self-directing teams performing complex tasks.
• D) Gainsharing programs are especially effective when coupled with management recognition, such as awards, certificates, and praise.

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Definitions:

Signals

Means of communication or interaction between cells, organisms, or molecules that trigger responses.

Cyclic AMP

A secondary messenger important in many biological processes, formed from ATP by the action of adenylyl cyclase.

Second Messenger

A substance (e.g., cyclic AMP or calcium ions) that relays a message from a signaling molecule (the first messenger) bound to a cell-surface receptor; leads to some change in the cell.

Protein Kinase A

An enzyme that transfers phosphate groups from ATP to specific proteins, playing a key role in the regulation of cellular processes.