Question Completion Status: QUESTION 1 According to expectancy theory, which of the following is the main influence of compensation? Valence Equity Reinforcement Instrumentality Expectancy QUESTION 2 In incentive pay, performance measures are primarily based on production costs. a supervisor's appraisal. individual productivity. company profits. company stock returns. QUESTION 2 In incentive pay, performance measures are primarily based on O production costs. a supervisor's appraisal. individual productivity. company profits. O company stock returns. QUESTION 3 Agents prefer a behavior-based contract when job outcomes are more measurable. jobs become less programmable. outcome uncertainty is high. they desire higher compensation. clined to take more risks. QUESTION 4 Which of the following have tax and financing advantages and serve as a takeover defense? O ESOPS Employee groups Pay-for-performance plans Company's annual output PSQs QUESTION 5 Which of the following components is a perceived link between behavior and pay? Expectancy Reinforcement Valence Instrumentality Equity QUESTION 6 Which of the following is a tool that allows companies to track financial results while monitoring progress in bu - capabilities and acquiring the intangible assets they would need for future growth? O ESOP plan External employee grid HR scorecard Balanced scorecard Merit increase grid QUESTION 7 When high performance is not followed by a monetary reward, future high performance is less likely according McGregor's theory X. Reinforcement theory. Freud's psychoanalytical theory. Theory Z QUESTION 8 In ain) plan, performance is usually measured as physical output and the payment is not rollec individual incentive gainsharing merit pay skill-based O profit-sharing QUESTION 9 In the dimension, employees base their fairness assessments on the processes that were used to compensation. quantitative distributive outcome ownership procedural QUESTION 10 Which of the following pay strategy dimensions best fits with a business strategy of concentration? Above-market benefits levels Decentralization of pay decisions Long-term time orientation High levels of variable pay Below-market short-run pay level QUESTION 11 Valence of pay outcomes should change according to different pay systems. True False dy Systems. O False QUESTION 12 Pay plans are typically used to energize, direct, or control employee behavior. O True False QUESTION 13 The performance motivation of stock option plans is particularly high from a reinforcement theory standpoint. True False ACTION QUESTION 14 Merit pay has the ability to define and reward a broad range of performance dimensions. O True False QUESTION 15 When an organization has a growth strategy, the short-run pay level and benefit level tend to be beld True False QUESTION 16 Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) carry significant investment risks for employees. O True False QUESTION 17 Intellix gives annual pay increases linked to the employee performance ratings using an incentive O True False QUESTION 18 Deferred profit-sharing plans increase employee motivation O True QUESTION 19 Relying exclusively on merit pay or individual incentives may result in high levels of work me of individualistic and competitive behavior. True False QUESTION 20 Krispy Donut wants its employees to share in the ownership of the company. The company is offer the employees to be first to buy the stocks at a fixed price. True False