Exam 9: Pay-For-Performance: the Evidence

Line of sight is highest in individual incentive plans.

In _____ theory,incentive pay is motivating if it helps an employee gain a sense of achievement,recognition or approval.

Compared to other incentive plans,line of sight is lowest in _____.

What are the implications for performance-based pay based on the theory of reinforcement?

Company X pays for performance.Allan,an employee of the company,is not in favor of this reward system and,therefore,leaves Company X in search of another company with different rules for getting rewards.This is an example of the:

Managers have more control over distributive justice than procedural justice.

Agency theory argues that employees prefer risky pay since rewards can be greater than a salary.

p.309)Herzberg's Two-factor theory argues success-sharing plans will be motivating while at-risk plans will be demotivating.

The most obvious sorting factor is _____.

A person with low self-esteem is likely to seek _____.

Growing evidence suggests HR practices affect employee perception of their employer which influences organization performance.

Eligibility refers to who in the organization may participate in an incentive pay program.

Group incentive pay increases turnover of better performers while individual incentive increases turnover of poorer performers.