Case 10.1

Antonio's company has an employee orientation program;has an extensive employee performance review program;and encourages managers to praise,write letters of appreciation for jobs well done,and take the time to listen to their employees.Years ago,the company began a positive reinforcement program.Managers were initially reluctant to support the program because they expected employees to begin demanding pay raises.But the company kept working at it,and eventually the program was accepted.Then,in order to increase quality and productivity,assembly-line workers were paid based on piecework for each acceptable component that they built.When the incentive programs were first introduced,employees competed with each other,teamwork was destroyed,and interpersonal relations dropped to an all-time low.Now the incentive programs and other positive reinforcement programs seem to be working.However,due to cutbacks in management levels and increasing work demands,managers are finding it harder and harder to determine which employees most deserve recognition.
-Refer to Case 10.1.The company's payment of assembly-line workers for piecework is an example of
A) profit sharing.
B) gain sharing.
C) confirmations.
D) production incentives.

Question

Case 10.1​
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Antonio's company has an employee orientation program;has an extensive employee performance review program;and encourages managers to praise,write letters of appreciation for jobs well done,and take the time to listen to their employees.Years ago,the company began a positive reinforcement program.Managers were initially reluctant to support the program because they expected employees to begin demanding pay raises.But the company kept working at it,and eventually the program was accepted.Then,in order to increase quality and productivity,assembly-line workers were paid based on piecework for each acceptable component that they built.When the incentive programs were first introduced,employees competed with each other,teamwork was destroyed,and interpersonal relations dropped to an all-time low.Now the incentive programs and other positive reinforcement programs seem to be working.However,due to cutbacks in management levels and increasing work demands,managers are finding it harder and harder to determine which employees most deserve recognition.
-Refer to Case 10.1.The company's payment of assembly-line workers for piecework is an example of​
A) ​profit sharing.
B) ​gain sharing.
C) ​confirmations.
D) ​production incentives.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Production incentives involve paying employees based on their productivity or output. This is exactly what the company is doing by paying assembly-line workers for each acceptable component that they build. It is not profit sharing because the employees are not receiving a portion of the company's profits. It is also not gain sharing because that involves sharing profits or savings with employees based on improvements in performance. Finally, confirmations are not related to payment or incentive programs, so this is not the correct answer.

Case 10.1​ ​

Case 10.1