When She Is Not Working, Shelby Trains to Run Marathons

question 78

Multiple Choice

When she is not working, Shelby trains to run marathons.She wishes she had more time to travel to various races, but work keeps her busy.Kevin does not want time off work.He needs to earn as much overtime as possible to pay off his college loans.The company recently offered either a week's pay or a week off as the bonus to the salesperson who made the most sales.Both Shelby and Marcus worked hard to win.Which advantage of individual incentives does this illustrate?

• A)Easy to evaluate individual employees
• B)Ability to match rewards to employee desires
• C)Promotes the link between performance and results
• D)May motivate less productive employees to work harder
• E)None of the above

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