W Edward Deming - the Quality Control Expert - Has

question 5

Multiple Choice

W. Edward Deming - the quality control expert - has hinted that incentive pay is actually counter-productive. Economic analysis would indicate enhancing corporate culture and incentive rewards plans are:

• A) substitutes for each other.
• B) complements for each other.
• C) the sources of all inefficiencies in modern business.
• D) convex functions of the technology principle.

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