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High Are responsible for decision process and strategy Make decisions Quality circles Participation groups Degree of Empowerment Participate in decisions Suggestion programs Give input Periodic briefings Have no decision discretion Low Fow Employee Skills Required Many and Complex Which of the following statements is true? The more empowered employees are, the fewer skills they need to do their jobs. The highest level of employee empowerment is self-management, Cross-functional teams represent a lower level of empowerment than suggestion programs. Periodic briefings by management require extremely high employee skills, Management at Work Flight 001 (pronounced "flight one") is a store that caters to frequent travelers. The business was conceived by international business travelers John Sencion and Brad John. Sencion and John thought it took too long to prepare for trips. They decided to start a travel store that is streamlined and provides frequent flers with everything they need to travel comfortably, Flight 001's products include a wide range of carry-on bags, luggage sets, duffels and totes, toiletry bags, document organizers, and gadgets to help travelers use their electronic Items wherever they might travel The owners of Flight001 encourage employees to make decisions themselves when they feel confident that they can make an effective decisi practice increases Imagine that you have just been hired as a manager at Flight 001. You want to empower the employees working at your store. Which of the actions could you take? Check all that apply. The owners of Flight001 encourage employees to make decisions themselves when they feel confident that they can make an effective decision. This practice increases Give em the equity employees feel about their jobs magine that you mployees working at your store. Which of the following actions could you the rewards employees get for good performance the sense of responsibility and authority the employees feel Provide the resentment employees have when asked to make their own decisions hange what they do. Allow employees to make substantive decisions. Ensure employees have the knowledge to contribute to company goals. magine that you conducted a survey to assess employee Job satisfaction. The results were encouraging but a substantial percentage of employees explained that the traditional work schedule of 8 hours per day for 5 days per week was not ideal for them. Some employees wanted to be able to pick Cheir children up from school, Others wanted to be able to travel on the weekend. Some employees wanted to work part-time, Imagine that you have just been hired as a manager at Flight 001. You want to empower the employees working at your store. Which of the following actions could you take? Check all that apply. Give employees information about company performance Provide dally input to employees regarding their work and Instruct them on how to change what they do. Allow employees to make substantive decisions. Ensure employees have the knowledge to contribute to company goals. Imagine that you conducted a survey to assess employee sob satisfaction. The results were encouraging but a substantial percentage of employees explained that the traditional work schedule of 8 hours per day for 5 days per week was not ideal for them. Some employees wanted to be able to pick their children up from school. Others wanted to be able to travel on the weekend. Some employees wanted to work part-time which alternative work schedule should you use of the office space available is insufficient for your growing workforce, but much of the work can be accessed through the corporate website? Compressed work schedule Telecommuting Job sharing Temporary work schedule Assignment: Chapter 15: Managing Employee Motivation and Performance 6. Organizational Reward Systems and Motivation Organizations may offer executives rewards that include high salaries, memberships in private clubs, and access to recreational facilities. Some CEOS car millions more per year than other employees at the same company, which statement best explains why executive compensation is so different than that of other employees? Executive turnover is lowest at companies with high levels of executive compensation Employee satisfaction tends to be highest a companies in which the top executives earn the most. Executives are ultimately responsible for the organization's success and therefore should be entitled to rewards Executives have more education than other employees Managers at Lincoln Electric set annual performance goals for each employee. At the end of the year, managers determine pay increases based on cach employee's achievement of those goals. This is an example of: Gainsharing Pay for knowledge Merit pay Employee stock options AL ACME Fireworks, all of the employees in the company get a ralse when company profits are 10% higher than the profits from the preceding year. This type of reward system is known as: Pay for knowledge At ACME Fireworks, all of the employees in the company get a raise when company profits are 10% higher than the profits from the preceding year. This type of reward system is known as: Pay for knowledge lump sum bonuses Gainsharing Employee stock options In the late 1800s, Stars & Roebuck started setting aside shares of stock for their employees' pension plans. This enabled employees to share in company profits. This reflects a rewards system that includes: Employee stock options Gainsharing Lump-sum bonuses Pay for knowledge