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How much do you know about improving wages and reducing income inequality?
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How much do you know about improving wages and reducing income inequality?

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What is the impact of low wages on an organization?

  • Positive effects on stakeholders
  • Negative effects on stakeholders (correct)
  • No impact on stakeholders
  • Unclear impact on stakeholders
  • What measures can management take to overcome low wages?

  • Increase workload
  • Better pay, diversity and equity programs, and changes to work systems (correct)
  • Decrease benefits
  • Implement more strict employee policies
  • What external variables may be needed to effectively boost pay?

  • Increased workload
  • Minimum-wage laws and labor union pressure (correct)
  • Decreased benefits
  • Stricter employee policies
  • How can establishing diversity objectives or targets help with low wages?

    <p>It can motivate hiring managers to favor qualified applicants from underrepresented groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can changes to work systems promote?

    <p>Improved employee satisfaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has caused stagnant wages to become a major issue?

    <p>Globalization and technological advancements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can transparency in salary policies and hiring processes help improve?

    <p>Wages by ensuring fair and equitable pay</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    • Low wages have negative effects on various stakeholders in an organization.
    • Management can take measures such as better pay, diversity and equity programs, and changes to work systems to overcome low wages.
    • External variables such as minimum-wage laws and labor union pressure may be needed to effectively boost pay.
    • Establishing diversity objectives or targets can motivate hiring managers to favor qualified applicants from underrepresented groups.
    • Changes to work systems can promote alignment between employee and company results.
    • Stagnant wages have become a major issue due to changes in the economy, including globalization and technological advancements.
    • Organizations have implemented various wage improvement plans aimed at increasing the minimum wage and providing financial incentives to employees.
    • Transparency in salary policies and hiring processes can help improve wages by ensuring that workers are being paid fairly and equitably.
    • Establishing a living wage or adjusting the minimum wage to match inflation can help reduce income inequality and provide workers with adequate compensation.
    • Wage improvement plans are essential in addressing stagnant wages and income inequality.

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    Are you interested in learning about the impact of low wages on organizations and their stakeholders? Take this quiz to test your knowledge on how management can take measures to overcome low wages and external variables that can affect pay. Discover the importance of diversity and equity programs, changes to work systems, and wage improvement plans in promoting fair and equitable compensation. Explore the effects of stagnant wages in today's economy and find out how transparency in salary policies and living wages can help reduce income inequality. Keywords: low wages, management

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