For Incentive Pay to Motivate Employees to Contribute to the Organization's

question 61

Multiple Choice

For incentive pay to motivate employees to contribute to the organization's success,the pay plans must be well designed.Which of the following statements would strengthen this argument?

• A) Performance measures are to be linked to the individual's goals.
• B) Employees are given unattainable performance standards.
• C) Employees will value the rewards or incentives that are being offered.
• D) Employees are given limited resources to meet their goals.
• E) The pay plan takes into account that employees will accept all goals irrespective of their rewards.

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Definitions:

Performance Deficiency

Performance deficiency occurs when an employee's work output fails to meet the required standards or expectations set by the organization.

Scope

Denotes the extent, range, or breadth of a project, study, or activity.

Attitude

A settled way of thinking or feeling about something, which influences an individual's behavior towards it.

External Attribution

The process of attributing the cause of behavior to situational factors outside the individual.