1.Evidence indicates that the perceived value of benefits rises when employers introduce 2.Open pay systems tend to work best when 3.One downside of team incentives is that 4.aspirations. 5. ___________ bridge the gap between organizational objectives and individual expectations and 6.One strategic issue that should influence the design of benefits is an organization’s 7.What is driving the increasing costs of healthcare? 8.Reviews of both laboratory and field tests of _____________ are quite consistent. Individuals tend to follow a norm of fairness and to use it as a basis for distributing rewards. 9.The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 requires that 10.Which act covers private-sector employees over age 21 enrolled in noncontributory (100% employer-paid) retirement plans that have 1-year service? 11.The gatekeeper in a managed care health insurance plan is the 12. ______________cover 128 million workers in the United States. 13.In labor economics, __________________ theory holds that unless an employee can produce a value equal to the value received in wages, it will not be worthwhile to hire that worker. 14. Narrowing pay ratios between jobs or pay grades in a firm’s pay structure is
15. __________ is not legally required, and, because of unemployment compensation, many firms do not offer it.
16.The type of private pension plan in which an employer promises to pay a retiree a stated pension is a 17.Which of the following laws established the first national minimum wage? 18.In the United States, salary discussions among employees are protected under
19.Gain sharing plans consist of all EXCEPT which of the following elements: 20 ________________ provides a supplemental, one-time payment when death is accidental, and it provides a range of benefits when employees become disabled that is, when they cannot perform the main functions of their occupations. 21.At a comprehensive point of view, a(n) _____ includes anything an employee