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11) John is a design engineer working at an auto manufacturer research and development department. In addition to his normal duties, he is assigned to a team of other engineers developing a highly automated assembly line for the new model of a passenger car. What type of team is John assigned to? A) incentive teams B) project teams C) work (process) teams D) parallel teams 12) This method reinforces cooperation among team members except when team members perceive differences in other members’ performances. A) differential incentive payments approach B) differential payments by ratio of base pay C) equal incentives payment approach D) small group incentive plans 13) Which of the following group incentive system was designed to provide employees with financial incentives for increasing customer satisfaction, increasing productivity, lowering costs, or improving safety? A) gain sharing B) team based C) small group D) profit sharing 14) Gunther Rohn was rewarded for making a suggestion that saved Ewe and Eye Electronics thousands of dollars. Which type of incentive compensation approach might have worked best? A) group incentive programs B) gain sharing plan C) management incentive plans D) employee stock ownership plan 15) What is the main objective of Scanlon plans? A) to standardize the workforce B) to encourage unionization C) to increase workforce competitiveness D) to increase employee involvement 16) Which gain sharing plan bases incentives on the ratio between labor costs and sales value of production (SVOP)? A) Rucker Plan B) referral plan C) Scanlon Plan D) Improshare 17) Which gain sharing plan focuses on lowering the percentage of labor costs using a value-added formula? A) Rucker Plan B) Scanlon Plan C) behavior encouragement plan D) Improshare 18) XYZ Manufacturing Co. uses a gain sharing plan that gives incentives to employees to finish products rather than to incentivize dollar savings. Therefore, this company measures productivity as the ratio of standard labor hours and actual labor hours. What kind of gain sharing program does XYZ Manufacturing Co. use? A) Improshare B) Rucher C) Scanlon D) SVOP 19) This incentive plan has a buy-back provision. A) ESOPs B) Rucker C) Improshare D) Scanlon 20) Which of the following is true regarding group incentive plans as opposed to individual incentive plans? A) There are more groups in a company than individuals to measure. B) Individual group members usually work more efficiently alone than in cohesive groups. C) It is easier to develop performance measures for individual incentive plans than group incentive plans. D) It is easier to develop performance measures for group incentive plans than individual in