Exam 14: Compensation of Special Groups

Which of the following is not a reason for the move to contingent workers?

Which of the following is not an indicator of whether sales quotas are reasonable?

Equity is the major compensation challenge for _____.

The 1993 Revenue Reconciliation Act that limited employer deductions for executive compensation to $1 million of executive compensation may have contributed to the growth of executive compensation.

_____ curve expresses the relationship between years since last degree,performance,and salary.

Two ways organizations are dealing with equity issues for contingent workers are "boundaryless" careers and hiring top performers as regular employees.

A _____ is a cash or stock award earned through achieving specific goals and is taxed as ordinary income.

The most important and most difficult part of sales compensation is _____.

During recessions,top salespeople's compensation is likely to increase.

The _____ component of executive compensation has grown the most since the 1970s.

The _____ theory argues that executives make decisions that maximize their rewards.

In a maturing market,compensation should emphasize _____.

_____ is (are)a relatively uncommon form of board of directors' pay.

Less than 10 percent of companies offer legal counseling to their executives.

In most cases,when an executive calls in a compensation consultant,regardless of how well the company is performing,the executive's pay is raised.

Executives,supervisors and sales staff often receive special compensation treatment because _____.

Independent contractors generally are less expensive for employers since they receive no benefits.

Research shows that the best predictor of executive pay,by far,is _____.

Members of boards of directors are not categorized as candidates for special compensation.

Popular stereotypes of salespeople characterize them as being heavily motivated by _____.