Which of the Following Is True of Employee Benefits

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of employee benefits?

• A) In both the U.S. and Europe, the awarding of stock options is linked to specific performance goals.
• B) Pension plans are more widespread in the U.S. and Japan than in Western Europe.
• C) Unlike in the U.S., compensation plans in other countries are less likely to include benefits.
• D) Paid vacation tends to be more generous in Western Europe than in the United States.
• E) Although stock options became a common form of incentive pay in Europe during the 1990s, American businesses did not begin to adopt them until the end of that decade.

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Definitions:

Type A Orientation

A behavioral pattern characterized by aggressive involvement in a chronic, incessant struggle to achieve more and more in less and less time, and if necessary, against the opposing efforts of other things or people.

Type B

Refers to a personality typology that is characterized by a lower level of stress, a patient nature, and a relaxed approach to life, contrasting with Type A personality.

Innovative Changes

Implementing new ideas, products, services, or processes to improve organization performance or approach problems in novel ways.

Proactive Individuals

People who actively take initiative and action to influence their environment or circumstances positively.