Question : 68.Which of these performance-based rewards tends to create a connection : 1243911

68.Which of these performance-based rewards tends to create a connection between the employee’s work effort and the reward received? 

A.Profit-sharing plan

B.Employee stock ownership plan

C.Gainsharing plan

D.Employee stock option plan

E.Stock option

69.A mid-sized city introduced a reward system whereby employees would find ways to reduce costs and increase work efficiency. Every employee would receive a portion of the surplus budget resulting from these cost savings. Which of the following reward systems is this city using? 

A.Gainsharing plan

B.Commission system

C.Piece rate plan

D.Share option plan

E.Commission plan

70.Gainsharing plans tend to: 

A.increase efficiency without paying employees any financial reward.

B.distribute a portion of company profits to employees in the form of company stock.

C.create a reasonably strong effort-to-performance expectancy.

D.reward individuals for their own personal performance rather than team or organizational performance.

E.increase efficiency without paying employees any financial reward creating a reasonably strong effort-to-performance expectancy.

71.Which of the following is true about stock option plans? 

A.They refer to bonuses from the work unit’s cost savings and productivity improvement.

B.They give employees the right to purchase company stock at a predetermined price up to a fixed expiration date.

C.They directly award bonuses to employees based on cost savings and increased labor productivity.

D.They tend to weaken employee commitment to the organization.

E.They encourage employees to buy company stock, usually at a discounted price or through a no-interest loan.

72.Which of the following tend to create an ownership culture and align employee behaviors more closely to organizational objectives? 

A.Job evaluations

B.Commissions

C.Piece rate plans

D.Employee share ownership plans

E.Stock option plans and employee stock ownership plans

73.When applied to non-management employees, which of the following has a weak connection between the reward and individual effort? 

A.Piece rate pay

B.Commission

C.Profit-sharing bonus

D.Gainsharing plan

E.Job evaluation

74.Which of the following is an advantage of job specialization? 

A.The quality of work increases.

B.Jobs can be mastered quickly.

C.Employees are more involved with their jobs.

D.The work is less repetitive.

E.Task specialization has no clear advantages to the organization.

75.Which of the following refers to the result of the division of labor in which work is subdivided into separate jobs assigned to different people? 

A.Piece rate system

B.Job rotation

C.Job specialization

D.Profit-sharing bonus

E.Gainsharing plan

76.Which of the following does scientific management include? 

A.Assigning employees to fixed hourly wages.

B.Systematically dividing a job into its smallest possible elements and assigning these divided tasks to employees who are best qualified to perform them.

C.Combining tasks so employees perform an entire work process from beginning to end.

D.Encouraging employees to set their own goals and have positive thoughts about their work performance.

E.Encouraging employees to complete an entire task single handedly.

77.Which of these contemporary organizational behavior practices was popularized by Fredrick Taylor in his work on scientific management? 

A.Goal setting

B.Job enrichment

C.Membership-based reward system

D.Seniority-based reward system

E.Competency-based reward system